John Kamau (born 13 May 1947) is a Kenyan

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 flyweight 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 ...

. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated

Tibor Papp Tibor Papp (5 April 1944 – February 2014) was a Hungarian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international mul ...

of Hungary, before losing to

Artur Olech Artur Olech (22 June 1940 – 12 August 2010) was a Polish boxer. He was born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union and died in Wroclaw, Poland. Olech won two silver medals at the Olympic Games, in 1964 in Tokyo and 1968 in Mexico C ...

of Poland.

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1947 births Living people Kenyan male boxers Olympic boxers for Kenya Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Flyweight boxers {{Kenya-boxing-bio-stub