Gilbert Khunwane

Gilbert Khunwane (born 15 June 1977) is a male boxer from Botswana, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round of the men's lightweight ( 60 kg) division by Mexico's eventual bronze medalist Cristian Bejarano.

Gilbert Khunwane
Personal information
Full nameGilbert Khunwane
Nationality Botswana
Born (1977-06-15) June 15, 1977
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLightweight

Khunwane won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gilbert Khunwane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Justice Dipeba
Flagbearer for  Botswana
Sydney 2000
Succeeded by
Khumiso Ikgopoleng



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