Keith Mwila (November 1966 – 9 January 1993) was a
Zambia
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boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light flyweight (-48 kg) category at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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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 (Japan) by decision, 5-0
* Lost to
Salvatore Todisco (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
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