Vicky Byarugaba

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Vicky Byarugaba
Personal information
NationalityUgandan
Born (1954-11-17) 17 November 1954 (age 70)
Sport
Sport Boxing

Victor "Vicky" Byarugaba (born 17 November 1954) is a Ugandan boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Career

Byarugaba beat an Israelie boxer in 1976 and this excited His Excellency Idi Amin which he called revenge against . [2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vicky Byarugaba Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "The man who 'avenged' the 1976 raid". Monitor. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2025.