Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Rafael Armando•Rueda García |
Used name | Armando•Rueda |
Born | 19 February 1929 in Torreón, Coahuila (MEX) |
Died | 27 November 2018 |
Measurements | 183 cm / 74, 81 kg |
NOC | Mexico |
Armando Rueda was a weightlifter who competed for Mexico at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. Rueda became a dentist, practicing in Mexicali, Baja California. He later lived in San Diego, California, where he and his wife raised their children.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | MEX | Armando Rueda | |||
Middleweight, Men (Olympic) | 17 | |||||
1952 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | MEX | Armando Rueda | |||
Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) | 12 |