Benson Gicharu
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| Full name | Benson Gicharu Njangiru | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Kenya | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 3, 1985 Nairobi, Kenya | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||
| Rated at |
Flyweight Bantamweight | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benson Gicharu Njangiru (born May 3, 1985) is a Kenyan amateur boxer who won Silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi and qualified for the 2012 Olympics. His occupation is police officer.[1]
In Delhi 2010 he beat Oteng Oteng but lost to local Suranjoy Mayengbam.
At the 2011 All-Africa Games Oteng won the rematch 10:8 and went on to win the title[2]
At the 2012 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament Oteng won the rubber match but Gicharu qualified anyway. At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he lost his first bout 16:19 to Egyptian Hesham Abdelaal.