Fatai Ayinla

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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