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Sakti Mazumdar

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Sakti Mazumdar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born(1931-11-13)13 November 1931
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died21 May 2021(2021-05-21) (aged 89)
Kolkata, India
Sport
SportBoxing

Sakti Mazumdar (13 November 1931 – 21 May 2021) was an Indian boxer.[1] He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] In his first fight he beat Nguyen Van Cua of Vietnam by walkover, before being eliminated by Han Soo-ann of South Korea.[2] He died on 21 May 2021 from a heart attack in his home in the Ballygunge area of Kolkata.[3]

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  1. ^ "Sakti Mazumdar". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sakti Mazumdar Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ Olympic Boxer Shakti Mazumdar Passes Away Aged 90
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