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Chris Odera Personal information Born December 12, 1963 Medal recordMen's Boxing All-Africa Games Gold 1987 Nairobi Super Heavyweight Crispine ("Chris") Odera (born December 12, 1963) is a retired boxer from Kenya, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's super heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi, Kenya. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was knocked down in the second round by eventual gold medal winner Lennox Lewis from Canada.
References
All-Africa Boxing Champions in Men's Super Heavyweight 1987 – 2007: over 91 kg 1987: Chris Odera (KEN) • 1991: Richard Igbineghu (NGR) • 1995: Duncan Dokiwari (NGR) • 1999: Ahmed Abdel Samad (EGY) • 2003: Gbenga Oloukun (NGR) • 2007: Emad Abdelhalim Ali (EGY)
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- Kenyan boxers
- Heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Kenya
- African boxing biography stubs
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