Joseph Marwa
Joseph Marwa (born July 15, 1964 in Mara) is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul). Nicknamed The Hungry Lion he also competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Marwa won a silver medal in the light-middleweight division at the 1991 All-Africa Games, losing in the final to Kabary Salem of Egypt.[1] Joseph Marwa is currently situated in Zanzibar, Tanzania and works as the head bouncer of a very well known hotel, Kendwa Rocks in Kendwa.
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| Full name | Joseph Marwa | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Hungry Lion | |||||||||||||
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| Born | July 15, 1964 Mara Region | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||
| Weight class | Welterweight, Light-middleweight | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- "5.All-Africa Games - Cairo, Egypt - September 20 - October 1 1991". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
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