Peter Opiyo Odhiambo (born 20 October 1966), known as Peter Odhiambo, is a retired
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
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from
Kenya
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, who competed for his native country in the Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
. One year earlier, he captured the gold medal in his weight division at the
1995 All-Africa Games
The 6th All-Africa Games were played from 13 to 23 September 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 46 countries participated in eighteen sports.
South Africa, having previously been banned from competition by the other African nations, was invited to the ...
in
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
. Odhiambo is nicknamed "Dynamite".
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1966 births
Living people
Kenyan male boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers of Kenya
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya
Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
African Games gold medalists for Kenya
African Games medalists in boxing
Competitors at the 1995 All-Africa Games
People from Nyeri County
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