Muniswamy Venu (born 20 April 1946) is an Indian

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 lightweight event at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he won his first fight, against Neville Cole of Great Britain, before losing to

Samuel Mbugua Samuel Mbugua (born 1 January 1946) is a retired boxer from Kenya, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the semifinals he was defeated by Poland ...

of Kenya.

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* 1946 births Living people Indian male boxers Olympic boxers for India Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1970 Asian Games Boxers at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Boxers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Lightweight boxers Recipients of the Arjuna Award Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games {{India-boxing-bio-stub