Waruinge Nakayama

Name: Waruinge Nakayama
Alias: Philip Waruinge
Birth Name: Philip Waruinge
Hometown: Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Birthplace: Murang’a, Kenya
Died: 2022-10-19 (Age:77)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Olympic results

Philip Waruinge won the Silver Medal representing Kenya at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, boxing as a Featherweight (57 kg). He also won the Bronze Medal representing Kenya at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, boxing as a Featherweight (57 kg) and was awarded the Val Barker Trophy, as the outstanding boxer. Waruinge also represented Kenya at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, boxing as a Featherweight (57 kg). His results were:

1964

• Round of 32 - Defeated Alfonso Frazer (Panama) KO 1
• Round of 16 - Lost to Heinz Schulz (East Germany) 0-5

1968

• Round of 32 - Defeated Jean-Paul Anton (France) 5-0
• Round of 16 - Defeated Mohamed Sourour (Morocco) 5-0
• Quarterfinal - Defeated Miguel Garcia (Argentina) 4-1
• Semifinal - Lost to Antonio Roldan (Mexico) 2-3

1972

• Round of 32 - Defeated Jabbar Feli (Iran) 4-1
• Round of 16 - Defeated Salah Mohamed Amin (Egypt) 5-0
• Quarterfinal - Defeated Jouko Lindberg (Finland) 4-1
• Semifinal - Defeated Clemente Rojas (Colombia) 3-2
• Final - Lost to Boris Kuznetsov (Soviet Union) 2-3