George Oywello (17 January 1939 - 1965) was a Ugandan boxer. Born in

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, Uganda, Oywello competed for Uganda in both the

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in Rome and the

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in Tokyo. In 1964 boxing in the heavyweight competition he was beaten by eventual gold medal winner,

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. He died in a car accident in 196

1960 Olympic results

Below is the record of George Oywello, a Ugandan light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to Gheorghe Negrea (Romania) on points, 0-5.

1964 Olympics results

Below is the record of George Oywello, a Ugandan heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: * Round of 16: lost to Joe Frazier (United States) referee stopped contest

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

In the

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, Oywello won a gold medal in the heavyweight competition beating New Zealander, Bill Kini in the final.

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1939 births Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games People from Gulu District Olympic boxers for Uganda Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Uganda 1965 deaths Ugandan male boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Northern Region, Uganda {{Uganda-boxing-bio-stub