Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Stephen Kuria "Steven"•Thega |
Used name | Steven•Thega |
Born | 9 February 1946 in Murang'a, Murang'a (KEN) |
Died | 28 September 2021 in Nairobi, Nairobi (KEN) |
Measurements | 178 cm / 81 kg |
NOC | Kenya |
Steven Thega was a Kenyan boxer who fought at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the 1972 München Olympics. He was the 1968 and 1972 African Champion. Thega died in 2021 at age 75 shortly after recovering from COVID-19.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1968 Summer Olympics | Boxing | KEN | Steven Thega | |||
Light-Middleweight, Men (Olympic) | =9 | |||||
1972 Summer Olympics | Boxing | KEN | Steven Thega | |||
Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic) | =17 |