Enrique Rodríguez Cal (19 November 1951 – 23 November 2022) was a Spanish boxer who won the bronze medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) division at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972 ...

. It was Spain's only medal in

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. He captured the bronze medal at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba. Rodríguez also represented his native country at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, where he was eliminated in the first round, and carried the flag at the opening ceremony. Rodríguez died on 23 November 2022, at the age of 71.

Olympic results

1972 *Defeated

Alexandru Turei Alexandru Turei (born August 7, 1952, in Cluj-Napoca) is a former light flyweight Romanian boxer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Mun ...

(Romania) 3-2 *Defeated Davey Armstrong (United States) 5-0 *Defeated Rafael Carbonell (Cuba) 4-1 *Lost to

Kim U-Gil Kim U-gil (born 17 October 1949) is a former boxer from North Korea who won the silver medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he was defeated by Hungary ...

(North Korea) 2-3 1976 *Lost to Serdamba Batsuk (Mongolia) RSC 3

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