Patrick López

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.

Patrick López

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Adelis López Rojas
Nickname(s)	"El Elegante"
Nationality	Venezuela
Born	March 17, 1978 (1978-03-17) Tinaco, Cojedes
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kilograms (140 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Light Welterweight
Medal record Pan American Games Bronze 1999 Lightweight Gold 2003 Light Welterweight Central American and Caribbean Games Gold 2002 Light Welterweight South American Games Gold 2002 Light Welterweight

Patrick López (born March 17, 1978 in Tinaco, Cojedes) is a light-welterweight boxer from Venezuela. He won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.

Amateur

Lopez is a southpaw who won the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2003 PanAm Games.

Olympic results

He represented his country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.

• 2000 Sydney (as a Lightweight)

• Defeated Norman Schuster (Germany) 24-10
• Lost to Alexandr Maletin (Russia) RSC 3

• 2004 Athens (as a Light Welterweight)

• Lost to Michele di Rocco (Italy) 30-37

Pro

Nicknamed El Elegante he turned professional on December 13, 2004. As of 2008 his record is 13-1.

References

• Professional boxing record for Patrick López from BoxRec
• sports-reference