Enrique Rodríguez
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Enrique Rodríguez Cal is a retired boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Spain
Spain
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, who won the bronze medal in the light flyweight
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...

 division (– 48 kg) division at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
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. It was Spain's only medal in Munich
Munich
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, West Germany
West Germany
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. He captured the bronze medal at the inaugural 1974 World Championships
1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from August 17 to 30. The first edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. A total number of 274 boxers...

 in Havana, Cuba. Rodríguez also represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...

, where he was eliminated in the first round, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony.

Olympic results

1972
  • Defeated Alexandru Turei
    Alexandru Turei
    Alexandru Turei is a former light flyweight Romanian boxer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was defeated by Enrique Rodríguez in the first round of Olympic tournament.-References:...

     (Romania) 3-2
  • Defeated Davey Lee Armstrong (United States) 5-0
  • Defeated Rafael Carbonell
    Rafael Carbonell
    Rafael Carbonell Carrion is a retired boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1964....

     (Cuba) 4-1
  • Lost to Kim U-Gil
    Kim U-Gil
    Kim U-Gil is a former boxer from North Korea who won the silver medal in the light flyweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he was defeated by Hungary's György Gedó on points .-External links:*...

     (North Korea) 2-3


1976
  • Lost to Serdamba Batsuk (Mongolia) RSC 3
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