Keith Mwila (November 1966 – 9 January 1993) was a

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

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, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight (-48 kg) category at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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. He became the first Olympic medalist from Zambia.

Olympic results

* Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: Defeated Chung Pao Ming (Taiwan/Chinese Taipei) Referee stopped contest in second round * Quarterfinal Defeated

Mamoru Kuroiwa is a retired boxer from Japan, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. He lost in the quarterfinals of the light flyweight division to Zambia's eventual bronze medalist Keith Mwila at the 1984 Olympics ...

(Japan) by decision, 5-0 * Lost to

Salvatore Todisco Salvatore Todisco (August 30, 1961 in Naples – November 25, 1990) was a light flyweight boxer from Italy, who won the silver medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Californi ...

(Italy) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

External links

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Article on Keith Mwila
1966 births 1993 deaths Light-flyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Zambia Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Zambia Olympic medalists in boxing Zambian male boxers Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Zambia-boxing-bio-stub