Enrique Rodríguez (boxer)

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

Enrique Rodríguez

Personal information
Born	(1951-11-19)19 November 1951 Candás, Asturias, Spain
Died	23 November 2022(2022-11-23) (aged 71) Avilés, Spain
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing Spain Olympic Games 1972 Munich Light Flyweight World Amateur Championships 1974 Havana Light Flyweight European Amateur Championships 1973 Belgrade Light Flyweight 1975 Katowice Light Flyweight Mediterranean Games 1971 Izmir Light Flyweight 1975 Algiers Light Flyweight

Enrique Rodríguez Cal (19 November 1951 – 23 November 2022) was a Spanish boxer who won the bronze medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) division at the 1972 Summer Olympics. It was Spain's only medal in Munich, West Germany. He captured the bronze medal at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba. Rodríguez also represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first round, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony.

Rodríguez died on 23 November 2022, at the age of 71.

Olympic results

1972

• Defeated Alexandru Turei (Romania) 3-2
• Defeated Davey Armstrong (United States) 5-0
• Defeated Rafael Carbonell (Cuba) 4-1
• Lost to Kim U-Gil (North Korea) 2-3

1976

• Lost to Serdamba Batsuk (Mongolia) RSC 3

External links

• Boxing record for Enrique Rodríguez from BoxRec (registration required)

Sources

• Spanish Olympic Committee Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine