Fatai Ayinla

Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle listen^ⓘ(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).

Fatai Ayinla

Medal record Representing Nigeria Men's Boxing World Amateur Championships 1974 Havana Heavyweight All-Africa Games 1973 Lagos Heavyweight Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Light Heavyweight 1970 Edinburgh Light Heavyweight 1974 Christchurch Heavyweight

1972 Olympic results

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

• Round of 16: lost to Carroll Morgan (Canada) by decision, 2-3

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.