Dominic Rodriguez

Weight Category: 73 kg

Club: NYAC / Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Center

• Current Senior World Ranking: No. 48
• 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)