George Oywello Explained

George Oywello
Realname:George Oywello
Weight:Heavyweight, Light heavyweight
Height:181 cm
Nationality:Ugandan
Birth Date:17 January 1939
Birth Place:Gulu, Uganda
Death Date:1965 (aged 26)

George Oywello (17 January 1939 - 1965) was a Ugandan boxer. Born in Gulu, Uganda, Oywello competed for Uganda in both the 1960 Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. In 1964 boxing in the heavyweight competition he was beaten by eventual gold medal winner, Joe Frazier.[1] He died in a car accident in 1965.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8463

1960 Olympic results

Below is the record of George Oywello, a Ugandan light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics:

1964 Olympics results

Below is the record of George Oywello, a Ugandan heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

In the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, Oywello won a gold medal in the heavyweight competition beating New Zealander, Bill Kini in the final.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Oywello . www.sports-reference.com . 25 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922225717/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/oy/george-oywello-1.html . 22 September 2013 .
  2. Web site: Top 10: Greatest exploits at the Commonwealth Games . www.observer.ug . 26 July 2013.