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{{short description|Ugandan boxer}}
{{Short description|Ugandan boxer (born 1987)}}
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| name = Hellen Baleke
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| weight = [[Middleweight]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|05|03|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|05|03|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kayunga District]],[[Uganda]]
| birth_place = [[Kayunga District]], Uganda
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| wins = 11
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[boxing]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[2019 Africa Games]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[African Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2019 Africa Games|2019 Morocco]] | [[Middleweight]]}}
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Hellen Baleke (born 3 May 1987<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://d21c25674tgiqk.cloudfront.net/2015/02/Entry-list-by-NOC.pdf|title=AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships Jeju 2014 Entry List by NOC|last=AIBA|first=|date=16 November 2014|website=AIBA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>) is a Ugandan female boxer notable for being the first Ugandan woman to win a [[bronze medal]] in [[boxing]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Boxing/690270-5436104-rukr5n/index.html|title=Female boxing coach wants more medals|website=Daily Monitor|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> at the [[2019 African Games|2019 All Africa Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kawowo.com/2019/08/27/all-africa-games-masembe-ssemujju-win-quarterfinal-bouts-to-enter-medal-bracket/|title=All Africa Games: Masembe, Ssemujju win quarterfinal bouts to enter medal bracket|last=Muyita|first=Joel|date=2019-08-27|website=Kawowo Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://observer.ug/sports/62007-ugandan-boxers-need-special-recognition|title=Ugandan boxers need special recognition|last=Zziwa|first=Hassan Badru|website=The Observer - Uganda|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
'''Hellen Baleke''' (born 3 May 1987<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://d21c25674tgiqk.cloudfront.net/2015/02/Entry-list-by-NOC.pdf|title=AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Jeju 2014 Entry List by NOC|last=AIBA|date=16 November 2014|website=AIBA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926101327/https://d21c25674tgiqk.cloudfront.net/2015/02/Entry-list-by-NOC.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2020|access-date=11 March 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is a Ugandan [[amateur boxer]] notable for being the first Ugandan woman to win a [[bronze medal]] in [[boxing]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/Boxing/690270-5436104-rukr5n/index.html|title=Female boxing coach wants more medals|website=Daily Monitor|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> at the [[2019 African Games|2019 All Africa Games]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://kawowo.com/2019/08/27/all-africa-games-masembe-ssemujju-win-quarterfinal-bouts-to-enter-medal-bracket/|title=All Africa Games: Masembe, Ssemujju win quarterfinal bouts to enter medal bracket|last=Muyita|first=Joel|date=2019-08-27|website=Kawowo Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://observer.ug/sports/62007-ugandan-boxers-need-special-recognition|title=Ugandan boxers need special recognition|last=Zziwa|first=Hassan Badru|website=The Observer - Uganda|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Boxing career ==
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Hellen Baleke took up boxing in 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1506768/baleke-beats-odds-boxings-poster-girl|title=Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> as a trainee with Rhino Club before moving to KCCA Boxing Club in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1506768/baleke-beats-odds-boxings-poster-girl|title=Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> She competes in the [[middleweight]] division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nimsportug.com/2020/02/14/olympics2020-qualifiers-bizarre-coach-dropped-receptionist-on-plane/|title=Olympics2020 Qualifiers: Bizarre, Coach Dropped, Receptionist On Plane|last=Jackson|first=Kayiira|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-13|archive-date=2020-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215173249/http://www.nimsportug.com/2020/02/14/olympics2020-qualifiers-bizarre-coach-dropped-receptionist-on-plane/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has also represented Uganda internationally with the She Bombers and is coached by Mercy Mukankusi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1515845/ugandan-boxers-flopped-africa-olympic-qualifiers|title=Why Ugandan boxers flopped at the Africa Olympic qualifiers|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
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Hellen Baleke was born to Sarah Bagoole <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Boxing-sisters--dream-made-Katanga-Slum/691232-2929670-sgx567/index.html|title=Boxing sisters’ dream made in Katanga Slum|website=Daily Monitor|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/female-boxers-fight-survive-ugandan-capital-slum|title=Female Boxers Fight to Survive in Ugandan Capital Slum {{!}} Voice of America - English|website=www.voanews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>in [[Kayunga District|Kayunga Distric]]<nowiki/>t<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/uganda/sisters-pioneer-women-s-boxing-in-uganda/|title=Sisters Pioneer Women’s Boxing in Uganda|date=2015-09-07|website=Global Press Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>.


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She has represented Uganda at the [[2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]] in [[Jeju City|Jeju]], [[South Korea]], where she lost to eventual Gold medal winner, [[Claressa Shields]]. She also participated in the [[2019 African Games]], where she fought [[Khadija El-Mardi]] en route to winning the bronze medal.<ref name=":0" />
== Boxing Career & Participation ==
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Hellen Baleke took up boxing in 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1506768/baleke-beats-odds-boxings-poster-girl|title=Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> as a trainee with Rhino Club before moving to KCCA Boxing Club in 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1506768/baleke-beats-odds-boxings-poster-girl|title=Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>. She competes in the [[middleweight]] division<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nimsportug.com/2020/02/14/olympics2020-qualifiers-bizarre-coach-dropped-receptionist-on-plane/|title=Olympics2020 Qualifiers: Bizarre, Coach Dropped, Receptionist On Plane|last=Jackson|first=Kayiira|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> .She has also represented Uganda internationally with the She Bombers and is coached by Mercy Mukankusi<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1515845/ugandan-boxers-flopped-africa-olympic-qualifiers|title=Why Ugandan boxers flopped at the Africa Olympic qualifiers|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>.


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== Personal life ==
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She has represented Uganda at the [[2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships]] in [[Jeju]], [[South Korea]], where she lost to eventual Gold medal winner, [[Claressa Shields]]. She also participated in the 2019 Africa Games, where she beat to win the Broze medal
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Hellen Baleke was born to Sarah Bagoole<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Boxing-sisters--dream-made-Katanga-Slum/691232-2929670-sgx567/index.html|title=Boxing sisters' dream made in Katanga Slum|website=Daily Monitor|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/female-boxers-fight-survive-ugandan-capital-slum|title=Female Boxers Fight to Survive in Ugandan Capital Slum {{!}} Voice of America - English|website=www.voanews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref> in [[Kayunga District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/uganda/sisters-pioneer-women-s-boxing-in-uganda/|title=Sisters Pioneer Women's Boxing in Uganda|date=2015-09-07|website=Global Press Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>


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Hellen Baleke is a mother of two<ref name="auto"/> and is the elder sister of She Bombers boxer, Diana Tulyanabo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/10/ugandan-women-put-on-their-boxing-gloves/|title=Ugandan Women Put On Their Boxing Gloves {{!}} Inter Press Service|website=www.ipsnews.net|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Full-Woman/The-queens-of-sport--Earning-their-place-at-the-table-of-men/689842-1874306-format-xhtml-17wut7z/index.html|title=The queens of sport: Earning their place at the table of men|website=Daily Monitor|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>
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== Personal Life ==
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Hellen Baleke is a mother of two<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Boxing-sisters--dream-made-Katanga-Slum/691232-2929670-sgx567/index.html|title=Boxing sisters’ dream made in Katanga Slum|website=Daily Monitor|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> and is the elder sister of She Bombers boxer, Diana Tulyanabo<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/10/ugandan-women-put-on-their-boxing-gloves/|title=Ugandan Women Put On Their Boxing Gloves {{!}} Inter Press Service|website=www.ipsnews.net|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Full-Woman/The-queens-of-sport--Earning-their-place-at-the-table-of-men/689842-1874306-format-xhtml-17wut7z/index.html|title=The queens of sport: Earning their place at the table of men|website=Daily Monitor|language=en|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref>

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[[Category:African Games medalists in boxing]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2019 African Games]]
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[[Category:African Games bronze medalists for Uganda]]
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[[Category:People from Kayunga District]]
[[Category:20th-century Ugandan women]]
[[Category:21st-century Ugandan sportswomen]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Central Region, Uganda]]

Latest revision as of 08:29, 18 December 2024

Hellen Baleke
Born
Hellen Baleke

(1987-05-03) May 3, 1987 (age 37)
Kayunga District, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Other namesNnalongo
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Medal record
Women's boxing
Representing  Uganda
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat Middleweight

Hellen Baleke (born 3 May 1987[1]) is a Ugandan amateur boxer notable for being the first Ugandan woman to win a bronze medal in boxing[2] at the 2019 All Africa Games.[3][4]

Boxing career

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Hellen Baleke took up boxing in 2005[5] as a trainee with Rhino Club before moving to KCCA Boxing Club in 2008.[6] She competes in the middleweight division.[7] She has also represented Uganda internationally with the She Bombers and is coached by Mercy Mukankusi.[8]

She has represented Uganda at the 2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Jeju, South Korea, where she lost to eventual Gold medal winner, Claressa Shields. She also participated in the 2019 African Games, where she fought Khadija El-Mardi en route to winning the bronze medal.[3]

Personal life

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Hellen Baleke was born to Sarah Bagoole[9][10] in Kayunga District.[11]

Hellen Baleke is a mother of two[9] and is the elder sister of She Bombers boxer, Diana Tulyanabo.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ AIBA (16 November 2014). "AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Jeju 2014 Entry List by NOC" (PDF). AIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Female boxing coach wants more medals". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  3. ^ a b Muyita, Joel (2019-08-27). "All Africa Games: Masembe, Ssemujju win quarterfinal bouts to enter medal bracket". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  4. ^ Zziwa, Hassan Badru. "Ugandan boxers need special recognition". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  5. ^ "Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  6. ^ "Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  7. ^ Jackson, Kayiira. "Olympics2020 Qualifiers: Bizarre, Coach Dropped, Receptionist On Plane". Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  8. ^ "Why Ugandan boxers flopped at the Africa Olympic qualifiers". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  9. ^ a b "Boxing sisters' dream made in Katanga Slum". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  10. ^ "Female Boxers Fight to Survive in Ugandan Capital Slum | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  11. ^ "Sisters Pioneer Women's Boxing in Uganda". Global Press Journal. 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  12. ^ "Ugandan Women Put On Their Boxing Gloves | Inter Press Service". www.ipsnews.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  13. ^ "The queens of sport: Earning their place at the table of men". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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