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Francisco Rodríguez

1945 - 2024

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Rodríguez is the 78th most popular boxer (up from 133rd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Venezuela (up from 79th in 2019) and the most popular Venezuelan Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Francisco Rodríguez ranks 78 out of 496. Before him are Oscar Casanovas, Carlo Orlandi, Roger Michelot, Carmelo Robledo, Canelo Álvarez, and Carmen Barth. After him are Marijan Beneš, Rafael Iglesias, Víctor Avendaño, Edgar Basel, Nils Ramm, and Ronald Rawson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Francisco Rodríguez ranks 378. Before him are Tobias Wolff, Jozef Moravčík, Fuad Muzurović, Nikolai Tanayev, Tommy Svensson, and Huell Howser. After him are Miriam Defensor Santiago, Iccho Itoh, Kent Karlsson, Alcindo, Prawit Wongsuwon, and Betty Mahmoody. Among people deceased in 2024, Francisco Rodríguez ranks 306. Before him are Anita Bryant, Ruth Westheimer, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Richard H. Truly, George Eastham, and Richard Simmons. After him are Charles Shyer, Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Michel Jazy, Kishin Shinoyama, Guram Kostava, and Lynn Conway.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Francisco Rodríguez ranks 55 out of 183. Before him are Isaías Medina Angarita (1897), Gabriela Spanic (1973), María Corina Machado (1967), José Tadeo Monagas (1784), Manuel Blum (1938), and Joaquín Crespo (1841). After him are Rosalio José Castillo Lara (1922), Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906), Jesús Rafael Soto (1923), José Gregorio Monagas (1795), Lupita Ferrer (1947), and Juan Bautista Pérez (1869).

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Among BOXERS In Venezuela

Among boxers born in Venezuela, Francisco Rodríguez ranks 1. After him are Edwin Valero (1981), Yoel Finol (1996), and Gabriel Maestre (1986).

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