Mohamed Faragalla

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Mohamed Faragalla
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NationalitySudanese
Born (1939-01-01) 1 January 1939 (age 80)
Malakal, Sudan
Sport
Sport Boxing

Mohamed Faragalla (born 1 January 1939) is a Sudanese boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

Boxing combat sport

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 33 boxers from 33 nations competed.

1960 Summer Olympics Games of the XVII Olympiad, celebrated in Rome in 1960

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held from August 25 to September 11, 1960, in Rome, Italy. The city of Rome had previously been awarded the administration of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, Rome had no choice but to decline and pass the honour to London.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Mohamed Faragalla Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 29 November 2018.