Seifu Makonnen
Seifu Makonnen (11 June 1952 – 15 June 2020),[1] known by the nickname Tibo, was a two-time Olympic boxer from Ethiopia.
Biography
He was born in
Makonnen then fought exhibition bouts in front of as many as 50,000 people at His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie Stadium. In August 1972, the Ethiopian Olympic Committee chose Makonnen for the team at the
In 1976, Makonnen was again selected for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and many said he was a medal hope, but he was unable to compete because of the African boycott of the Olympics. His scheduled bout with Robert Burgess of Bermuda was listed as a walk-over (not available to compete). Makonnen received awards and recognition from His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, president Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, president Idi Amin of Uganda, and president Julius Nyerere of Tanzania.
After 1976, Makonnen fought and won in
Makonnen died in Los Angeles after a long illness with diabetes.
References
- ^ Olympedia
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Seifu Makonnen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Ethiopia lives in L.A. Hearts - Los Angeles Times". www.latimes.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ High Cloud Foundation
- ^ Abebe Bikila Day International Peace Half Marathon