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Grace Sseruwagi

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Grace Sseruwagi
Personal information
Full namePeter Grace Sseruwagi
NationalityUgandan
Born(1933-12-30)30 December 1933
Namutamba, Uganda
Died6 February 2018(2018-02-06) (aged 84)[1]
Sport
SportBoxing

Peter Grace Sseruwagi (30 December 1933 – 6 February 2018) was a Ugandan boxer and coach for the national team.[2][3] He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[4] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he lost to Khalid Al-Karkhi of Iraq.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Legendary boxer Sseruwagi who knocked out Amin dies". Edge. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Sseruwagi's hard punches knocked out Idi Amin". Daily Monitor. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ Bakama, James. "Remembering boxing legend Peter Sseruwagi". New Vision. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grace Seruwagi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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