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Benson Gicharu
XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Winners of (Men's) Boxing Fly Weight 52Kg Event Mayengbam Suranjoy of India (Gold), Benson Njangiru of Kenya (Silver), Oteng Oteng of Botswana (Bronze) and Haroon Iqbal of Pakistan (Bronze).jpg
Benson Gicharu (first from left) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full nameBenson Gicharu Njangiru
NationalityFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Born (1985-05-03) 3 May 1985 (age 38)
Nairobi, Kenya
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Flyweight
Bantamweight
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Delhi Flyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Bantamweight

Benson Gicharu Njangiru (born 3 May 1985) is a Kenyan amateur boxer who won silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi (at flyweight), a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games (at bantamweight) and qualified for the 2012 Olympics (at flyweight). His occupation is police officer. [1]

In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he lost to Suranjoy Mayengbam in the final.

At the 2011 All-Africa Games Oteng won the rematch 10:8 and went on to win the title [2]

At the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament Oteng won the rubber match but Gicharu qualified for the Olympics anyway. At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he lost his first bout 16:19 to Egyptian Hesham Abdelaal. [3]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he competed in the bantamweight division, losing to England's Qais Ashfaq in the semi-final. [4]

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References

  1. http://amateurboxingassociationofkenya.com/Benson.htm%5B%5D
  2. AllAfrica 2011
  3. "Benson Njangiru Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. "Glasgow 2014 - Men's Bantam (56kg) Semi-final 2". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.