Nick Okoth

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Nick Okoth
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Okoth
Nickname"Nick"
Nationality Kenya
Born (1983-03-03) 3 March 1983 (age 41)
Nairobi, Kenya
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFeatherweight
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Bantamweight
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Lightweight
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Brazzaville Lightweight
African Military Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tunis Lightweight

Nicholas Okongo Okoth (born 3 March 1983)

2008 Olympics as a featherweight after winning the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
.

In Beijing he lost his debut to Arturo Santos Reyes.

Okoth grew up in the Mathare slums of Nairobi with three brothers who would also become boxers.[2] The four of them, along with a cousin, trained at Undugu Amateur Boxing Club.

He qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ^ "OKOTH Nicholas Okongo". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Nick Okoth has a fighting family history". boxingafrica.com. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ Wasike, Maxwell (4 June 2021). "Nick Okoth eyeing Olympics glory". KBC | Kenya's Watching. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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