Dickson Wamwiri
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dickson Wamwiri Wanjiku |
| Nationality |
 Kenya |
| Born | 24 December 1984 |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event(s) | 58 kg |
Dickson Wamwiri Wanjiku (born December 24, 1984) is a Kenyan taekwondo practitioner.[1] Wamwiri qualified for the men's 58 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after winning the championship title from the African Qualification Tournament in Tripoli, Libya.[2] In December of 2012, he lost the preliminary match to defending world and Olympic champion Chu Mu-yen of Chinese Taipei, with a final score of 0–7.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Dickson Wamwiri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ "WTF African Taekwondo Qualification Tournament Wraps Up in Resounding Success in Tripoli, Libya". World Taekwondo Federation. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 58kg (128 lbs) Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ Makori, Elias (20 August 2008). "Wamwiri, Akinyi beaten". Daily Nation Kenya. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
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