Héctor Rodriguez Torres Judoka
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Héctor Rodriguez Torres
Country: Cuba
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Born: 12 August 1951 (73 years)
Judoka Héctor Rodriguez Torres was the first ever Olympic Champion for Cuba in 1976. The Cuban trailblazer earned the nickname ‘The Volcano of Montreal’ when he took Olympic gold. The 1973 world bronze medallist paved the way for young Cubans to follow in his footsteps. After retiring Rodriguez coached the national team and led his charges to the World Youth Championships success before moving on to work in a High-Performance Centre in Madrid.
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Match balance per year
| Year | Matches | Won | Lost | % won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1973 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% |
| 1972 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Total | 18 | 12 | 6 | 66.7% |
Head-to-heads
| Date | Opponent | Noc | Rnd | W/L | Type | Event | Cat | video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1980 | Kriz, Jaroslaw | TCH | 9/12 | L | OG | Moscow | U65 | |
| 31 Jul 1980 | Solodukhin, Nikolay | URS | 1/16 | L | OG | Moscow | U65 | |
| 30 Jul 1976 | Chang, Eun-Kyung | KOR | final | W | OG | Montreal | U63 | |
| 30 Jul 1976 | Tuncsik, József | HUN | 1/2 | W | OG | Montreal | U63 | |
| 30 Jul 1976 | Gomes, José | POR | 1/4 | W | OG | Montreal | U63 | |
| 30 Jul 1976 | Standowicz, Marian | POL | 1/8 | W | OG | Montreal | U63 | |
| 30 Jul 1976 | Abolo, Emmanuel | CMR | 1/16 | W | OG | Montreal | U63 | |
| 24 Jun 1973 | Mounier, Jean-Jacques | FRA | 3/5 | W | WCh | Lausanne | U63 | |
| 24 Jun 1973 | Kawaguchi, Takao | JPN | 1/2 | L | WCh | Lausanne | U63 | |
| 24 Jun 1973 | Chung, Jai Youg | PRK | 5/7 | W | WCh | Lausanne | U63 | |
| 24 Jun 1973 | Minami, Yoshiharu | JPN | 1/4 | L | WCh | Lausanne | U63 | |
| 24 Jun 1973 | Lira, Alexis | VEN | 1/8 | W | WCh | Lausanne | U63 | |
| 24 Jun 1973 | Pointner, Erich | AUT | 1/16 | W | WCh | Lausanne | U63 | |
| 24 Jun 1973 | Cruz, | ESP | 1/32 | W | WCh | Lausanne | U63 | |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Kim, Yong Ik | PRK | 1st | L | OG | Munich | U63 | |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Repuyan, Renato | PHI | 2nd | W | OG | Munich | U63 | |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Talaj, Marian | POL | 3rd | W | OG | Munich | U63 | |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Mounier, Jean-Jacques | FRA | 1/4 | L | OG | Munich | U63 | |
