Anthony Mwamba (8 August 1960 – 21 January 2021) was a Zambian

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. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Mwamba won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...

. He died of

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

during the pandemic in Zambia.

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* 1960 births 2021 deaths Zambian male boxers Olympic boxers for Zambia Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Zambia Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia Place of birth missing Light-welterweight boxers Sportspeople from Lusaka Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{Zambia-boxing-bio-stub