Nojim Maiyegun
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1964 Tokyo | Light Middleweight |
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1966 Kingston | Light Middleweight |
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.
He was Nigeria's first Olympic medalist. He revealed his loss of vision in 2012.[1]
Sources
- ^ "I'm Still Alive, Maiyegun Cries Out". Naij. 2012.
External links
- Boxing record for Nojim Maiyegun from BoxRec (registration required)
- Article - The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane
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