Joseph Destimo (born 22 September 1943) is a Ghanaian

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. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

and the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he defeated

Walter Henry John Walter Henry (born 28 July 1937) is a Canadian boxer. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1964, he was eliminated in his first bout by Constantin Ciucă Constantin Ciucă (born 20 September 1941) is ...

of Canada, before losing to

Servílio de Oliveira Servílio Sebastião de Oliveira (born May 6, 1948 in São Paulo) is a former Brazilian Olympic bronze medalist . In 1968, he became the first Brazilian boxer ever to win an Olympic medal. It occurred at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. ...

of Brazil.

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1943 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Olympic boxers for Ghana Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Volta Region Flyweight boxers 20th-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Ghana-boxing-bio-stub