Charles Kizza

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Charles Kizza
Personal information
Full nameCharles Bakule Kizza
NationalityUgandan
Born (1974-01-18) 18 January 1974 (age 49)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria Heavyweight

Charles Bakule Kizza (born 18 January 1974), known as Charles Kizza, is a Ugandan boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Kizza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2019.