Habibu Kinyogoli

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Habibu Kinyogoli
Personal information
NationalityTanzanian
Born (1948-10-02) 2 October 1948 (age 75)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
All-Africa Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Lagos Bantamweight

Habibu Kinyogoli (born 2 October 1948) is a Tanzanian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] Kinyogoli also represented Tanzania at the 1970 and 1974 British Commonwealth Games. [2] [3] He won a silver medal in the 1973 All-Africa Games in the bantamweight category. [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Habibu Kinyogoli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. "9.Commonwealth Games - Edinburgh, Scotland - July 17-24 1970". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. "10.Commonwealth Games - Christchurch, New Zealand - January 24 - February 2 1974". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. "2.All-Africa Games - Lagos, Nigeria - January 7-18 1973". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 February 2019.