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Ugandan boxer
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Born | 12 July 1943 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 1998 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eridadi Mukwanga (12 July 1943 – January 1998) was a Ugandan boxer, silver medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
He was the first athlete representing Uganda——to win an Olympic medal.
Amateur highlights※
Bantamweight silver medalist at the "1968 Olympics in Mexico City." Results were:
- Defeated Roberto Cervantes (Mexico) points
- Defeated Chang Kyou-Chul (Korea) points
- Lost——to Valerian Sokolov (Soviet Union) TKO-2
References※
- ^ Profile: Eridadi Mukwanga sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)
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