Héctor Rodríguez (judoka)

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Héctor Rodríguez
Personal information
Full nameHéctor Rodríguez Torres
Born (1951-08-12) 12 August 1951
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryCuba
SportJudo
‍–‍63 kg, ‍–‍65 kg
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1976)
Bronze (1973)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1976 Montreal‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1973 Lausanne‍–‍63 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1975 Mexico City‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place1979 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)