Nojim Maiyegun (born 17 February 1941 in Lagos) is a retired Nigerian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Middleweight (71 kg) category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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1964 Tokyo | Light Middleweight |
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1966 Kingston | Light Middleweight |
He was Nigeria's first Olympic medalist. He revealed his loss of vision in 2012.[1]
Sources
edit- ^ "I'm Still Alive, Maiyegun Cries Out". Naij. 2012.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Nojim Maiyegun from BoxRec (registration required)
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