Joaquín Rocha Herrera (born August 16, 1944, in Mexico City) is a Mexican former

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Amateur career

Rocha was a 1968 Olympic boxing bronze medalist in the heavyweight division at Mexico City in 1968.

1968 Olympic results

Below is the record of Joaquin Rocha, a Mexican heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics: * Round of 16: defeated Adonis Ray (Ghana) by decision, 4-1 * Quarterfinal: defeated Rudi Lubbers (Netherlands) by decision, 3-2 * Semifinal: lost to Jonas Chpulis (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest (was awarded bronze medal)

References

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Boxers from Mexico City Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Mexico Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico 1944 births Living people Olympic medalists in boxing Mexican male boxers Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in boxing Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games {{Mexico-Olympic-medalist-stub