Arturo Rodríguez (boxer)

Arturo J. Rodríguez Jurado (nicknamed El Mono) (27 May 1907 – 22 November 1982)[1] was an Argentinian boxer and rugby union player. As a boxer, he competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1924, he lost his first fight against Thyge Petersen and was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class. In 1928 Rodríguez Jurado won the gold medal, after beating Nils Ramm in the heavy weight category. This was the first gold medal won by Argentina in boxing.[2]

Rodríguez Jurado with the Argentina rugby union team in 1929

This article is about the boxer. For other uses, see Arturo Rodríguez (disambiguation).
Arturo Rodríguez

Medal record
Men's Boxing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Heavyweight

In rugby union, Rodríguez Jurado played for San Isidro Club, and was the Argentina national team captain.

His sons, Arturo, Jaime and Marcelo, also had notable careers as rugby players, and were called up for the national team as their father had been in the 1920s.[3]

His nephew is Fernando Rodríguez.[4]

References
  1. "Arturo Rodríguez". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. "Arturo Rodríguez". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. Arturo Rodríguez Jurado profile on Olympic Sports website
  4. "Olympedia – Arturo Rodríguez". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 December 2021.


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