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

Amateur career

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

Joaquín Rocha

1968 Olympic results

Below is the record of Joaquin Rocha, a Mexican heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

Joaquín Rocha

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)

Joaquín Rocha

References

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Olympic Results

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