Nojim Maiyegun
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for ![]() | ||
Men's Boxing | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Bronze | 1964 Toyko | Light Middleweight |
Commonwealth Games | ||
Bronze | 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.
Sources
- Professional boxing record for Nojim Maiyegun from BoxRec
- Article - The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane