Joe Orewa
{{short description|Nigerian boxer}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
|name=Joe Orewa
|birth_date=12 June 1960
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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Nigeria}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold| 1982 Brisbane | Bantamweight}}
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Joseph “Joe” Orewa, also known as King Cobra (born 12 June 1960) is a Nigerian boxer. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in the bantamweight class.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/joe-orewa-1.html Profile: Joe Orewa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102225541/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/joe-orewa-1.html |date=2013-11-02 }} sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 22 January 2014) He won a gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.{{cite web
|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3040/event/1478
|title=Boxing 54kg - Men Brisbane 1982
|website=thecgf.com
|accessdate=21 August 2019
|archive-date=20 October 2022
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020025357/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3040/event/1478
|url-status=dead
}}
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Category:Olympic boxers for Nigeria
Category:Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Boxers at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria
Category:Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Category:20th-century Nigerian sportsmen
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing
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