Timothy Feruka
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Timothy Feruka was a Zambia
n boxer and coach. Nicknamed Tim the Tiger, he is regarded as a legend in his native Zambia.
The 5'3" (161 cm) 106 lbs (48 kg) Feruka competed in the Men's Light-Flyweight 48 kg category for Zambia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
. He lost against Ethiopian boxer Chanyalev Haile in the first round.
Feruka was the first Zambian to win a gold medal during the All-Africa Games
in 1973 and also added another medal during the Afro-Asian Games
in Mexico.
He retired as an amateur in 1976 due to ill health and started coaching.
He died on Monday December 8, 2003 and his funeral was subject to a controversy when both the National Sports Council of Zambia
(NSCZ) and Boxing Board of Control (BBC) failed to attend his burial.
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
n boxer and coach. Nicknamed Tim the Tiger, he is regarded as a legend in his native Zambia.
The 5'3" (161 cm) 106 lbs (48 kg) Feruka competed in the Men's Light-Flyweight 48 kg category for Zambia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Zambia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
-Athletics:Men's 100 metres*Larmeck Mukonde* First Heat — 11.16s Men's 800 metres*Benson Mulomba* Heat — 1:53.4 Men's 1500 metres*Benson Mulomba* Heat — DNS...
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. He lost against Ethiopian boxer Chanyalev Haile in the first round.
Feruka was the first Zambian to win a gold medal during the All-Africa Games
All-Africa Games
The All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or the Pan African Games, are a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa...
in 1973 and also added another medal during the Afro-Asian Games
Afro-Asian Games
The Afro-Asian Games are a series of inter-continental multi-sport competitions, held between athletes from Asia and Africa. These Games are one-of-a-kind, since no other sporting competition brings athletes from these two continents together for one event, excluding the Olympic Games. These Games...
in Mexico.
He retired as an amateur in 1976 due to ill health and started coaching.
He died on Monday December 8, 2003 and his funeral was subject to a controversy when both the National Sports Council of Zambia
National Sports Council of Zambia
National Sports Council of Zambia is a sports council based in Zambia. They have considerbale power in sports policy in Zambia and were responsible for banning Faz president Kalusha Bwalya from all official sporting engagements....
(NSCZ) and Boxing Board of Control (BBC) failed to attend his burial.