Dominic Rodriguez

Career Highlights

• World Junior Championships, Ashgabat, 2024 (81kg - Men)
• World Junior Championships, Guayaquil, 2022 (73kg - Men)
• World Junior Championships, Olbia, 2021 (73kg - Men)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2023 – 17th (73kg - Men)
• Years of participation: 73kg - Men 2022, 2023; 60kg - Men 2019
• Top finish: 17th – 2019 (60kg - Men), 2023 (73kg - Men)

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International Judo Federation Competition History:  Dominic Rodriguez IJF Profile

Personal: A standout high school wrestler, Rodriguez became a star on the judo mat as well, winning three straight Cadet (U17) Pan American Championship titles beginning at age 15 in 2019. Competing at just his second-ever senior international event in 2022, Rodriguez declared himself as one to watch by competitors of all ages when he won gold at the Senior Pan American Championships less than a month before graduating high school. At just 17 years old, the win made Rodriguez the youngest U.S. man ever to win a Senior Pan Am gold. Later that year, Rodriguez made his debut at the Senior World Championships and now holds a top-40 world ranking with just over a year to go before the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. 

Competition Highlights:

2023:

Fifth - Varadero Pan American Open

2022:

Gold - Senior Pan American Championships

Gold - USA Judo Youth National Championships 

Silver - Tunis African Open

Bronze - Junior Pan American Championships 

2021:

Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships

Bronze - Junior Pan American Championships (81kg)

2020:

Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships 

2019:

Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships (60kg)

Gold - Panama City Cadet Pan American Cup (60kg)

Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (60kg)

Bronze - Panama City Junior Pan American Cup (60kg)