Washington Rodríguez

Name: Washington Rodriguez
Alias: Cuerito
Birth Name: Washington Rodríguez Medina
Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay
Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay
Died: 2014-12-31 (Age:70)
Height: 159cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Washington Rodriguez Medina, born Montevideo, Uruguay, on April 6, 1944, won the bantam bronze medal in 1964, Olympic Games of Tokyo, Japan. Rodriguez, named "Cuerito", is the only boxer to have won an olympic medal for Uruguay. Before the Olympic Games in 1962, in Buenos Aires, he won the bantam silver medal at the Latin American Games.

He became a professional boxer in Montevideo, Uruguay, on October 11, 1964, and his record shows 15 bouts, 14 won, and 1 draw. He decided to finish his career, undefeated in 1969, to dedicate his time to work in the National Republic Bank of Uruguay.

Olympic results

• Defeated Sam An Ek (Cambodia) 5-0
• Defeated Jaroslav Slajs (Czechoslovakia) KO 3 (2:10)
• Defeated Karimu Young (Nigeria) 4-1
• Lost to Takao Sakurai (Japan) 0-5