Isaac Ikhouria

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Isaac Ikhouria
Gilberto Carrillo, Mate Parlov, Isaac Ikhouria, Janusz Gortat 1972cr.jpg
Ikhouria (2nd right) at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1947-10-09) 9 October 1947 (age 76)
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Munich -81 kg
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Lagos -81 kg

Isaac Ikhouria (born 9 October 1947) is a retired light-heavyweight boxer from Nigeria who won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] A year later he won a gold medal at the 1973 All-Africa Games.

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References

  1. Isaac Ikhouria Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference