Muniswamy Venu

{{short description|Indian boxer}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Muniswamy Venu

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| image = The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Dronacharya Award to the Hony. Captain M. Venu, VSM, in Boxing, for the year 2005 at a glittering function in New Delhi on August 29, 2006.jpg

| caption = Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Dronacharya Award to the Hony. Captain M. Venu, VSM

| nationality = Indian

| sport = Boxing

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|4|20|df=yes}}

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Muniswamy Venu (born 20 April 1946) is an Indian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/muniswamy-venu-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052637/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/muniswamy-venu-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Muniswamy Venu Olympic Results |accessdate=16 December 2018}} At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he won his first fight, against Neville Cole of Great Britain, before losing to Samuel Mbugua of Kenya.