Francisco Rodríguez (boxer, born 1945)
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This article is about the Venezuelan boxer. For the Mexican boxer, see Francisco Rodriguez (boxer, born 1984).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Brito.
Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Brito (20 September 1945 – 23 April 2024) was a 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. Rodríguez died on 23 April 2024, at the age of 78.[1]
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Full name | Francisco Antonio Rodríguez Brito | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Morochito | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Venezuelan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1945-09-20)20 September 1945 Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 April 2024(2024-04-23) (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Light Flyweight and Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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