Bruno Bongongo (born June 30, 1985) is an amateur

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 the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

. Bongongo fought for the

at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, losing to

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

Joseph Mulema Joseph Mulema (born 13 September 1982) is a welterweight boxer from Cameroon who fought at the 2008 Olympics. He won a gold medal in the men's welterweight event at the 2011 All-Africa Games The 10th All-Africa Games (), also known as Maput ...

in the opening round welterweight contest.

References

1985 births Living people Welterweight boxers Central African Republic male boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for the Central African Republic {{CentralAfricanRepublic-boxing-bio-stub