Nojim Maiyegun
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1964 Toyko | Light Middleweight |
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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]
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- Professional boxing record for Nojim Maiyegun from BoxRec
- Article - The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane
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