Keith Mwila

Zambian boxer
Keith Mwila
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Zambia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Light Flyweight

Keith Mwila (November 1966 – 9 January 1993)[1] was a Zambian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight (-48 kg) category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States,[2] becoming the first Olympic medalist from Zambia.

Olympic results

  • Round of 32: Bye
  • Round of 16: Defeated Chung Pao Ming (Taiwan/Chinese Taipei) Referee stopped contest in second round
  • Quarterfinal Defeated Mamoru Kuroiwa (Japan) by decision, 5-0
  • Lost to Salvatore Todisco (Italy) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Keith Mwila". www.olympedia.org.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keith Mwila". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

External links

  • Keith Mwila at BoxRec (registration required)Edit on Wikidata
  • Keith Mwila at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Keith Mwila at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Article on Keith Mwila


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