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Washington Rodríguez

1944 - 2014

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Washington Rodríguez Medina (April 6, 1944 – 31 December 2014) was a Uruguayan boxer, who won a bronze medal in the bantamweight category (– 54 kg) at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Earlier in 1962 Rodríguez won a bantamweight bronze medal at the Latin American Games. After the 1964 Olympics he turned professional, and retired in 1969 with a record of five wins (four by knockout) and one loss. He then worked at the National Bank of Uruguay. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Washington Rodríguez is the 156th most popular boxer (up from 211th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Uruguay (up from 275th in 2019) and the most popular Uruguayan Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Washington Rodríguez ranks 156 out of 496. Before him are Horacio Accavallo, Emanuel Steward, Dick Tiger, Naseem Hamed, James J. Jeffries, and Manfred Wolke. After him are Salvador Sánchez, Claudio Barrientos, Samuel Mosberg, Abdelhak Achik, Jan Szczepański, and Arturo Rodríguez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Washington Rodríguez ranks 596. Before him are Jane Lapotaire, Gunnar Larsson, Bobby Heenan, Tore Berger, John Kay, and Erich Hamann. After him are Ibrahim Sunday, Jim Capaldi, Alberto Demiddi, Akitsugu Konno, Charles W. Juels, and Angus King. Among people deceased in 2014, Washington Rodríguez ranks 432. Before him are Rokurō Naya, Göte Hagström, Klaus Schmidt, Ibrahim Touré, Barbro Kollberg, and Toimi Alatalo. After him are Michio Mado, Amiri Baraka, Irene Fernandez, Els Borst, Glenn Cornick, and Elaine Stritch.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Washington Rodríguez ranks 221 out of 444. Before him are Jorge Larrionda (1968), Aníbal Ruiz (1942), Máximo Santos (1847), Ever Almeida (1948), Antonio Urdinarán (1898), and Julio Herrera y Obes (1841). After him are Hugo de León (1958), Ondino Viera (1901), Ildo Maneiro (1947), Cristian Rodríguez (1985), Luis Garisto (1945), and Roberto Lovera (1922).

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Among BOXERS In Uruguay

Among boxers born in Uruguay, Washington Rodríguez ranks 1. 

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