Héctor Rodríguez (judoka)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Héctor Rodríguez
Personal information
Full nameHéctor Rodríguez Torres
Born (1951-08-12) 12 August 1951
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍63 kg, ‍–‍65 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1976)
World Champ.Bronze (1973)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal ‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Lausanne ‍–‍63 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1975 Mexico City ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan ‍–‍65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54355
JudoInside.com989
Updated on 21 June 2023

Héctor Rodríguez Torres (born 12 August 1951) is a Cuban judoka and Olympic champion.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal by defeating South Korea's Chang Eun-kyung in the final.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Héctor Rodríguez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Judo" Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 28 February 2008)


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