Vicky Byarugaba

Vicky Byarugaba
Personal information
NationalityUgandan
Born (1954-11-17) 17 November 1954 (age 71)
Sport
SportBoxing

Victor "Vicky" Byarugaba (born 17 November 1954) is a Ugandan boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Career

Byarugaba beat an Israelie boxer in 1976 and this excited His Excellency Idi Amin which he called revenge against .

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vicky Byarugaba Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "The man who 'avenged' the 1976 raid". Monitor. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2025.