Samuel Mbugua (born 1 January 1946) is a retired

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from

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, who won the bronze medal in the

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division (– 60 kg) at the

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. In the semifinals he was defeated by

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's eventual gold medalist Jan Szczepański (walk-over).

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* https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/sports/basketball/boxing-great-mbugua-walks-down-memory-lane-as-he-ages-gracefully-654702 1946 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Kenya Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya Olympic medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya Kenyan male boxers Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing {{Kenya-Olympic-medalist-stub