Arturo Rodríguez

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Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Gold 1928 Amsterdam Heavyweight

Arturo "El Mono" J. Rodríguez Jurado (born May 26, 1907, date of death unknown) was an Argentine boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

In 1924 he lost his first fight against Thyge Petersen and was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class.

Four years later he won the gold medal in the heavyweight class after winning the final against Nils Ramm.

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Olympic Champions in Boxing Heavyweight
1904+1908: over 158 lb (71.7 kg), 1920-1936: over 175 lb (79.4 kg), 1948: over 80 kg 1952-1980: over 81 kg, 1984-2004: 81-91 kg
1904: Samuel Berger • 1908: Albert Oldman • 1920: Ronald Rawson • 1924: Otto von Porat • 1928: Arturo Rodríguez • 1932: Santiago Lovell • 1936: Herbert Runge • 1948: Rafael Iglesias • 1952: Ed Sanders • 1956: Pete Rademacher • 1960: Franco De Piccoli • 1964: Joe Frazier • 1968: George Foreman • 1972+1976+1980: Teófilo Stevenson • 1984: Henry Tillman • 1988: Ray Mercer • 1992+1996+2000: Félix Savón • 2004: Odlanier Solís


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