Aaron Popoola

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Aaron Popoola
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Popoola in 1962
Personal information
Born22 March 1942
Accra, Ghana
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Representing Ghana flag 1964.svg  Ghana
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1966 Kingston Light Welterweight

Aaron Popoola (born 22 March 1942) is a former Ghanaian boxer. He participated in the 1968 Olympics, where he lost in the second round to Turkish Celal Sandal. He participated in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and 1966 Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal in 1966 after losing to Jim McCourt. [1] [2]

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1968 Olympic results

Below is the record of Aaron Popoola, a Ghanaian welterweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

References

  1. Aaron Popoola Commonwealth Games Federation
  2. "On This Day: August 13th" Irish Boxing