Kwamena Turkson
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| Full name | Papa Kwamena Andze Turkson | ||||||||||
| Nationality |  Sweden | ||||||||||
| Born | January 17, 1976 Bäckaby, Vetlanda, Jönköping | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||
| Weight class | Heavyweight | ||||||||||
| Club | IF Rinkeby International | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Papa Kwamena Andze Turkson (born 17 January 1976 in Bäckaby, Vetlanda, Jönköping) is a retired male boxer from Sweden.[1]
Turkson competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's heavyweight division (– 91 kg) by Cuba's defending champion and later gold medalist Félix Savón after a knock-out in the first round. He twice won a bronze medal during his amateur career at the European Championships.
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