John Kamau

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John Kamau
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NationalityKenyan
Born (1947-05-13) 13 May 1947 (age 77)
Sport
Sport Boxing

John Kamau (born 13 May 1947) is a Kenyan boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Tibor Papp of Hungary, before losing to Artur Olech of Poland. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Kamau Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. "John Kamau". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 February 2021.