Benjamin Mwangata (born March 11, 1966) is a retired male boxer from

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

, who represented his native

East Africa East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the Africa, African continent, distinguished by its unique geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the regi ...

n country as a

flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing up to and including 51 kg (112 lb) for a title fight. Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of boxin ...

in two consecutive

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

, starting in 1988 (Seoul). He also competed at two

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...

: 1990 and 1998. Mwangata won a silver medal in the flyweight division at the 1987 All-Africa Games, losing in the final to Gemelhu Bezabeh of

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

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1966 births Living people Tanzanian male boxers Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Olympic boxers for Tanzania Commonwealth Games competitors for Tanzania African Games silver medalists for Tanzania African Games silver medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1987 All-Africa Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{Africa-Olympic-medalist-stub