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Philip Waruinge

Personal information
Full name	Philip Waruinge
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1945-02-03)3 February 1945 Murang'a, Central Province, Kenya
Died	19 October 2022(2022-10-19) (aged 77) Nakuru, Kenya
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Featherweight
Medal record Olympic Games 1972 Munich Featherweight 1968 Mexico City Featherweight Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Featherweight 1970 Edinburgh Featherweight 1962 Perth Flyweight All-Africa Games 1965 Brazzaville Featherweight

Philip Waruinge (3 February 1945 – 19 October 2022) was a Kenyan professional boxer, who competed in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) during his career as an amateur.

Personal life

Philip Waruinge was born on 3 February 1945 in Murang'a, Kenya. He died in Nakuru on 19 October 2022, at the age of 77.

Career

Amateur career

Waruinge represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1964. He won the bronze medal in Mexico City, Mexico (1968) losing 2:3 to local Antonio Roldan and was awarded the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at the 1968 Olympic Games.

Waruinge captured the silver in 1972 in Munich, West Germany.

1972 Olympics

Below are the results of Philip Waruinge, a Kenyan featherweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: defeated Jabbar Feli (Iran) by decision, 4-1
• Round of 16: defeated Salah Mohamed Amin (Egypt) by decision, 5-0
• Quarterfinal: defeated Jacko Lindberg (Finland) by decision, 4-1
• Semifinal: defeated Clemente Rojas (Colombia) by decision, 3-2
• Final: lost to Boris Kuznetsov (Soviet Union) by decision, 2-3 (was awarded silver medal)

Professional career

Waruinge turned professional in 1973 as a super bantamweight and had limited success. He fought largely in Japan. In 1976, Waruinge boxed against WBC Bantamweight titleholder Carlos Zarate. Waruinge was outclassed and was knocked out in the fourth round. He retired after a loss two years later, having competed in 25 professional bouts. He won 14, lost 10, and drew 1.

References

1. "Philip Waruinge: Boxer (1945-) | Biography, Facts, Information, Career, Wiki, Life". peoplepill.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
2. Ahenda, Ben (19 October 2022). "Boxing: Olympian Philip Waruinge dies aged 77". The Standard.

External links

• Boxing record for Philip Waruinge from BoxRec (registration required)
• Olympic results 1968
• databaseOlympics

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