Eridadi Mukwanga

Boxer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBoxer
PlacesUganda
isAthlete Boxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth12 July 1943
Age81 years
The details

Biography

Eridari 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

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