Nojim Maiyegun
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Nigeria
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| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1964 Tokyo | Light Middleweight |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1966 Kingston | Light Middleweight |
Nojim Maiyegun (born 21 February 1944 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.
- 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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