Eridadi Mukwanga
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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.[1]
He was the first athlete representing Uganda to win an Olympic medal.
Amateur highlights[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Profile: Eridadi Mukwanga sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)