Eridadi Mukwanga

Eridadi Mukwanga
Personal information
Born12 July 1943
Died1998
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Uganda
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Bantamweight

Eridadi Mukwanga (12 July 1943 – January 1998) was a Ugandan boxer, silver medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1]

He was the first athlete representing Uganda to win an Olympic medal in any sport.[2]

  1. ^ Profile: Eridadi Mukwanga sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)
  2. ^ "They won medals, set records and lifted Uganda's flag high". Monitor. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2024.