Weight Category: 73 kg
Club: NYAC / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center
Career Highlights
- Current Senior World Ranking: No. 56
- Current Junior World Ranking: No. 17
- 2022 Senior Pan American Champion
- 3x Cadet Pan American Champion
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 History:
2023:
- Gold - USA Judo Senior National Championships
- Gold - USA Judo Junior Olympic Championships (IJF-Junior)
- Gold - Guayaquil Junior Pan American Cup
2022:
- 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 (81 kg)
2020:
- Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships
2019:
- Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships (60kg)
- Gold - Panama City Cadet Pan American Cup (60 kg)
- Bronze - USA Judo Senior National Championships (60 kg)
- Bronze - Panama City Junior Pan American Cup (60 kg)