Hellen Baleke Explained

Hellen Baleke
Realname:Hellen Baleke
Nickname:Nnalongo
Nationality:Ugandan
Birth Date:May 3, 1987
Birth Place:Kayunga District, Uganda

Hellen Baleke (born 3 May 1987[1]) is a Ugandan amateur boxer notable for being the first Ugandan woman to win a bronze medal in boxing[2] at the 2019 All Africa Games.[3] [4]

Boxing career

Hellen Baleke took up boxing in 2005[5] as a trainee with Rhino Club before moving to KCCA Boxing Club in 2008.[6] She competes in the middleweight division.[7] She has also represented Uganda internationally with the She Bombers and is coached by Mercy Mukankusi.[8]

She has represented Uganda at the 2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Jeju, South Korea, where she lost to eventual Gold medal winner, Claressa Shields. She also participated in the 2019 African Games, where she fought Khadija El-Mardi en route to winning the bronze medal.

Personal life

Hellen Baleke was born to Sarah Bagoole[9] [10] in Kayunga District.[11]

Hellen Baleke is a mother of two[9] and is the elder sister of She Bombers boxer, Diana Tulyanabo.[12] [13]

References

  1. Web site: AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Jeju 2014 Entry List by NOC. AIBA. 16 November 2014. AIBA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926101327/https://d21c25674tgiqk.cloudfront.net/2015/02/Entry-list-by-NOC.pdf. 26 September 2020. 11 March 2020. dead.
  2. Web site: Female boxing coach wants more medals. Daily Monitor. en. 2020-03-11.
  3. Web site: All Africa Games: Masembe, Ssemujju win quarterfinal bouts to enter medal bracket. Muyita. Joel. 2019-08-27. Kawowo Sports. en-US. 2020-03-13.
  4. Web site: Ugandan boxers need special recognition. Zziwa. Hassan Badru. The Observer - Uganda. en-gb. 2020-03-13.
  5. Web site: Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl. www.newvision.co.ug. 2020-03-11.
  6. Web site: Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl. www.newvision.co.ug. 2020-03-13.
  7. Web site: Olympics2020 Qualifiers: Bizarre, Coach Dropped, Receptionist On Plane. Jackson. Kayiira. en-US. 2020-03-13. 2020-02-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215173249/http://www.nimsportug.com/2020/02/14/olympics2020-qualifiers-bizarre-coach-dropped-receptionist-on-plane/. dead.
  8. Web site: Why Ugandan boxers flopped at the Africa Olympic qualifiers. www.newvision.co.ug. 2020-03-26.
  9. Web site: Boxing sisters' dream made in Katanga Slum. Daily Monitor. en. 2020-03-13.
  10. Web site: Female Boxers Fight to Survive in Ugandan Capital Slum Voice of America - English. www.voanews.com. en. 2020-03-26.
  11. Web site: Sisters Pioneer Women's Boxing in Uganda. 2015-09-07. Global Press Journal. en-US. 2020-03-11.
  12. Web site: Ugandan Women Put On Their Boxing Gloves Inter Press Service. www.ipsnews.net. 2020-03-26.
  13. Web site: The queens of sport: Earning their place at the table of men. Daily Monitor. en. 2020-03-26.

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