Eridadi Mukwanga Explained

Eridadi Mukwanga (12 July 1943  - January 1998) was a Ugandan boxer, silver medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.^[1]

He was the first athlete representing Uganda to win an Olympic medal in any sport.^[2]

Amateur highlights

Bantamweight silver medalist at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Results were:

• Defeated Roberto Cervantes (Mexico) points
• Defeated Chang Kyou-Chul (Korea) points
• Lost to Valerian Sokolov (Soviet Union) TKO-2

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234553/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/eridadi-mukwanga-1.html Profile: Eridadi Mukwanga
2. Web site: 2021-02-05 . They won medals, set records and lifted Uganda’s flag high . 2024-09-20 . Monitor . en.