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 in any sport.
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)
- "They won medals, set records and lifted Uganda's flag high". Monitor. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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- 1943 births
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