Anthony Andeh (16 August 1945 – 12 May 2010) was a Nigerian

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

, and then won the gold medal in the lightweight event at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated

Badawi El-Bedewi Badawi El-Bedewi (born 14 May 1942) is an Egyptian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport ...

of Egypt, before losing to

Tin Tun Tin Tun ( my, တင်ထွန်း, ) (born 20 November 1944 in Rangoon) is a formerly jailed Burmese political dissident, Olympic boxer, and one of the pioneers of the now-extinct Scouting movement in that country, imprisoned under the ...

of Burma.

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* 1945 births 2010 deaths Nigerian male boxers Olympic boxers for Nigeria Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Lightweight boxers Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub