Muniswamy Venu (born 20 April 1946) is an Indian

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing * Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

. He competed in the men's lightweight event at 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 1972 Summer Olympics, he won his first fight, against

Neville Cole Neville Cole (19 June 1952 – 31 March 2009) was an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially b ...

of Great Britain, before losing to

Samuel Mbugua Samuel Mbugua (born 1 January 1946) is a retired boxer from Kenya, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the semifinals he was defeated by Poland's ...

of Kenya.

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* 1946 births Living people Indian male boxers Olympic boxers for India Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games silver medalists in boxing Asian Games bronze medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1970 Asian Games Boxers at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Asian Games boxers for India Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Boxers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Lightweight boxers Recipients of the Arjuna Award Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games boxers for India {{India-boxing-bio-stub