Arturo Rodríguez

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Olympic medalist

Arturo Rodríguez
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Gold 1928 Amsterdam Heavyweight

Arturo "El Mono" (The Monkey) J. Rodríguez Jurado (May 26, 1907 – November 22, 1982) 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, Rodríguez won the gold medal in the heavyweight class after winning the final against Nils Ramm.

References

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, 1984-2008: 81-91 kg

1904: Samuel Berger (USA) • 1908: Albert Oldman (GBR) • 1920: Ronald Rawson (GBR) • 1924: Otto von Porat (NOR) • 1928: Arturo Rodríguez (ARG) • 1932: Santiago Lovell (ARG) • 1936: Herbert Runge (GER) • 1948: Rafael Iglesias (ARG) • 1952: Ed Sanders (USA) • 1956: Pete Rademacher (USA) • 1960: Franco De Piccoli (ITA) • 1964: Joe Frazier (USA) • 1968: George Foreman (USA) • 1972–1976–1980: Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) • 1984: Henry Tillman (USA) • 1988: Ray Mercer (USA) • 1992–1996–2000: Félix Savón (CUB) • 2004: Odlanier Solís (CUB) • 2008: Rakhim Chakkhiyev (RUS)