Francisco Rodríguez (boxer, born 1945)

Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Brito (born September 20, 1945) is a retired Venezuelan boxer. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City he won the gold medal in the inaugural men's light flyweight ( 48 kg) division, in addition to claiming the gold at the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Francisco Rodríguez
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Antonio Rodríguez Brito
NicknameMorochito
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1945-09-20) September 20, 1945
Cumaná, Sucre
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Flyweight and Flyweight
Medal record
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Light flyweight
Pan American Games
1967 Winnipeg Flyweight
1971 Cali Flyweight
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