Chris Odera
{{Short description|Kenyan boxer (1963–2012)}}
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|birth_date=12 December 1963
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|death_date= {{death date and age|df=y|2012|11|27|1963|12|12}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mwakilishi.com/content/articles/2012/12/06/kenyan-boxer-chris-odera-dies-in-germany-family-appeals-for-help.html |title=Kenyan Boxer Dies in Germany, Family Appeals for Help |publisher=Mwakilishi.com |accessdate=2013-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531203821/http://www.mwakilishi.com/content/articles/2012/12/06/kenyan-boxer-chris-odera-dies-in-germany-family-appeals-for-help.html |archivedate=2014-05-31 }}
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}
{{MedalGold| 1987 Nairobi | Super-heavyweight}}
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Crispine "Chris" Odera (12 December 1963 – 27 November 2012) was a 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.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093138/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/od/crispine-odera-1.html Chris Odera's profile at Sports Reference.com]
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Category:Super-heavyweight boxers
Category:Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic boxers for Kenya
Category:African Games gold medalists for Kenya
Category:African Games gold medalists in boxing
Category:Boxers at the 1987 All-Africa Games
Category:20th-century Kenyan sportsmen
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