John Kamau

{{short description|Kenyan boxer}}

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| nationality = Kenyan

| sport = Boxing

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|5|13|df=yes}}

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John Kamau (born 13 May 1947) is a Kenyan boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/john-kamau-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095020/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/john-kamau-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=John Kamau Olympic Results |access-date=2 December 2018}} At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Tibor Papp of Hungary, before losing to Artur Olech of Poland.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/4298 |title=John Kamau |work=Olympedia |access-date=9 February 2021}}