Rashid Ali Hadj Matumla (born June 26, 1968 in
Tanga Tanga may refer to:
Places Burkina Faso
* , a town in eastern Burkina Faso
* Tanga, Sidéradougou, a village in western Burkina Faso
* Tanga-Pela, a village in northern-central Burkina Faso
Other places
* Tanga, Tanzania, a city and port on th ...
) is a retired male
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 ...
from
Tanzania
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, who represented his native
East Africa
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n country in three consecutive
Summer Olympics
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, starting in 1988 (Seoul). He was nicknamed ''Snakeboy'' during his career. Matumla also competed at two
Commonwealth Games
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: 1994 and 1998. Matumla now lives at Keko suburb in Dar es Salaam.
1996 Olympic results
Below is the record of Rashid Ali Hadj Matumla, a Tanzanian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics:
* Round of 32: lost to
Phillip Boudreault (Canada) on points, 12-16.
See also
*
Bruno Tarimo
*
Goodluck Mrema
References
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External links
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1968 births
Living people
People from Tanga, Tanzania
Tanzanian male boxers
Lightweight boxers
Light-welterweight boxers
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Tanzania
Olympic boxers for Tanzania
Light-middleweight boxers
African Boxing Union champions
People from Tanga Region
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