{"id":5441,"date":"2015-11-26T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T04:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/?p=5441"},"modified":"2015-12-27T15:27:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T19:27:57","slug":"kenya-boxing-results-at-the-1988-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenyapage.net\/commentary\/kenya-sports-commentary\/kenya-boxing-results-at-the-1988-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya boxing results at the 1988 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kenya&#8217;s performance at the 1988 Olympics is the best ever by an African nation. Robert Wangila became the first African ever to win an Olympic gold medal. This is a feat that has not been replicated by any other African since then. Light Middleweight Christopher Sande reached the semi-finals and earned a bronze medal. Three other Kenyans made it to the quarter-finals: Stephen Mwema, Joseph Akhasamba and Harold Obunga. 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