Héctor Rodríguez (judoka)

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

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
World Champ.Bronze (1973)
Olympic GamesGold (1976)
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.

References
  1. "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Judo" Archived 17 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 28 February 2008)


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