Muideen Ganiyu
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Nigeria | ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Afro-Asian Games | ||
 | 2003 Hyderabad | Featherweight |
| All-Africa Games | ||
 | 2003 Abuja | Featherweight |
 | 2007 Algiers | Lightweight |
| Runner-up | 2011 Maputo | Light Welterweight 64kg |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Runner-up | 2010 Delhi | Light Welterweight |
| Pre-Olympic Championships | ||
| 2004 Havana | Featherweight |
| Summer Olympics | ||
| Runner-up | 2004 Athens | Featherweight |
Muideen Ganiyu (born 5 May 1987) is a boxer from Nigeria born in Ibadan the Oyo State capital known by many as the king of boxing. He won a silver medal at the 8th All-Africa Games in 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria, and later that same year, he won a gold medal at the first Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad, India.
Career
[edit]He won bronze medal in the 2004 pre-olympic championships in Havana Cuba.
He participated in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics where he made it to the quarterfinals and was ranked number 5. In 2007, he won the bronze medal at the 9th all African Games in Algiers, Algeria.
In 2007, he was selected to represent Nigeria at the World Boxing Championships in Chicago, United States.
He was the captain of the Nigeria boxing team at the 2010 commonwealth games in Delhi, India.
He also participated in 2011 at the 10th all African games in Maputo, Mozambique.
References
[edit]- 1987 births
- Living people
- Featherweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for Nigeria
- Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Nigerian male boxers
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games silver medalists in boxing
- Boxers at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- 20th-century Nigerian people
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen