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Fatai Ayinla
Medal record
Representing   Nigeria
Men's Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Havana Heavyweight
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1973 Lagos Heavyweight
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston Light Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Light Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch Heavyweight

Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle (6 May 1939 – 12 October 2016) was an amateur boxer from Nigeria, who won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division (+ 81 kg) at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria. He was born in Ibadan, Oyo. Ayinla represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1968 and 1972. He claimed a bronze medal at the first World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba (1974).

1972 Olympic results

Below is the record of Fatai Ayinla, a Nigerian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fatai Ayinla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012.
  • Article - The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane
  • "Legendary African Boxing Champion is Dead: Adieu to Fatai Ayinla". Gbedu Magazine. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fatai Ayinla
Medal record
Representing   Nigeria
Men's Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Havana Heavyweight
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1973 Lagos Heavyweight
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston Light Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Light Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch Heavyweight

Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle (6 May 1939 – 12 October 2016) was an amateur boxer from Nigeria, who won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division (+ 81 kg) at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria. He was born in Ibadan, Oyo. Ayinla represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: in 1968 and 1972. He claimed a bronze medal at the first World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba (1974).

1972 Olympic results

Below is the record of Fatai Ayinla, a Nigerian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fatai Ayinla". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012.
  • Article - The Death of Nigerian Sports And A Walk Down Memory Lane
  • "Legendary African Boxing Champion is Dead: Adieu to Fatai Ayinla". Gbedu Magazine. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

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