Nojim Maiyegun
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Nigeria
| ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1964 Toyko | Light Middleweight |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| | 1966 Kingston | Light Middleweight |
Nojim Maiyegun (born February 21, 1944 in Lagos) is a retired Nigerian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Middleweight (71 kg) category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
He was Nigeria's first Olympic medalist. He revealed his loss of vision in 2012.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "I'm Still Alive, Maiyegun Cries Out". Naij. 2012.
- Professional boxing record for Nojim Maiyegun from BoxRec
- Article - The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane
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