Crispine "Chris" Odera (12 December 1963 – 27 November 2012) was a
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
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from
Kenya, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's super-heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the
1987 All-Africa Games
The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987, to August 12, 1987, in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.
From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulti ...
in
Nairobi, Kenya. He represented his native country 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 ...
in
Seoul, South Korea, where he was knocked down in the second round by eventual gold medal winner
Lennox Lewis
Lennox Claudius Lewis (born 2 September 1965) is a former professional boxer and boxing commentator who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion, a two-time lineal champion, and the last heavyweight to hold ...
from
Canada.
References
External links
Chris Odera's profile at Sports Reference.com
1963 births
2012 deaths
Heavyweight boxers
Super-heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Kenya
Kenyan male boxers
African Games gold medalists for Kenya
African Games medalists in boxing
Competitors at the 1987 All-Africa Games
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