John Opio

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John Opio
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NationalityUgandan
Born (1951-10-28) 28 October 1951 (age 67)
Sport
Sport Boxing

John Opio (born 28 October 1951) is a Ugandan boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "John Opio Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 18 December 2018.