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Benjamin Mwangata

Benjamin Mwangata is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country as a flyweight in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul). He also competed at two Commonwealth Games: 1990 and 1998. Mwangata won a silver medal in the flyweight division at the 1987 All-Africa Games, losing in the final to Gemelhu Bezabeh of Ethiopia.

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Full nameBenjamin Mwangata
Nationality Tanzania
Born (1966-03-11) March 11, 1966
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
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SportBoxing
Flyweight

Benjamin Mwangata (born March 11, 1966) is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country as a flyweight in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul). He also competed at two Commonwealth Games: 1990 and 1998. Mwangata won a silver medal in the flyweight division at the 1987 All-Africa Games, losing in the final to Gemelhu Bezabeh of Ethiopia.1

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  1. "4.All-Africa Games - Nairobi, Kenya - August 1-12 1987". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
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