France Mabiletsa

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France Mabiletsa
Personal information
Full nameFrance Lassie Mabiletsa
NationalityFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Born (1962-11-25) November 25, 1962 (age 61)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Light-Heavyweight
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria Light heavyweight

France Lassie Mabiletsa (born 25 November 1962), known as France Mabiletsa, is an Olympic light heavyweight boxer from Botswana. He won a bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "France Mabiletsa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.