Martin Ndongo Ebanga (23 March 1966 – 6 March 2024) was a Cameroonian
boxer.
Ndongo-Ebanga won the bronze medal in the men's
lightweight
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division (– 60 kg) at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles, California
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. He was defeated in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist
Luis Ortiz of
Puerto Rico
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. N'Dongo also competed at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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in
Seoul, South Korea
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, where he was eliminated in the second round. He died on 6 March 2024, at the age of 57.
Olympic results
*1st round bye
*Defeated
Shadrah Odhiambo (Sweden) RSC 2
*Defeated
Gordon Carew (Guyana) KO 2
*Defeated
Fahri Sumer (Turkey) 4-1
*Lost to
Luis Ortiz (Puerto Rico) 2-3
References
External links
databaseOlympics.com
1966 births
2024 deaths
Lightweight boxers
Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Cameroon
Olympic bronze medalists for Cameroon
Olympic medalists in boxing
Cameroonian male boxers
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
20th-century Cameroonian sportsmen
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