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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 |
'''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|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> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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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 |
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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== Boxing Career & Participation == |
== Boxing Career & Participation == |
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== Personal Life == |
== 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 |
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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| Born | Hellen Baleke May 3, 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ugandan | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Nnalongo | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||
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| Wins | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Hellen Baleke (born 3 May 1987[1]) is a Ugandan female boxer notable for being the first Ugandan woman to win a bronze medal in boxing[2] at the 2019 All Africa Games.[3][4]
Background
Hellen Baleke was born to Sarah Bagoole [5][6]in Kayunga District[7].
Boxing Career & Participation
Hellen Baleke took up boxing in 2005[8] as a trainee with Rhino Club before moving to KCCA Boxing Club in 2008[9]. She competes in the middleweight division[10] .She has also represented Uganda internationally with the She Bombers and is coached by Mercy Mukankusi[11].
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 fought Khadija El-Mardi enroute to winning the bronze medal.
Personal Life
Hellen Baleke is a mother of two[12] and is the elder sister of She Bombers boxer, Diana Tulyanabo[13][14]
References
Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Lists of women boxers
- ^ AIBA (16 November 2014). "AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Jeju 2014 Entry List by NOC" (PDF). AIBA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Female boxing coach wants more medals". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ Muyita, Joel (2019-08-27). "All Africa Games: Masembe, Ssemujju win quarterfinal bouts to enter medal bracket". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ Zziwa, Hassan Badru. "Ugandan boxers need special recognition". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Boxing sisters' dream made in Katanga Slum". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Female Boxers Fight to Survive in Ugandan Capital Slum | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "Sisters Pioneer Women's Boxing in Uganda". Global Press Journal. 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Baleke beats the odds to become boxing's poster girl". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ Jackson, Kayiira. "Olympics2020 Qualifiers: Bizarre, Coach Dropped, Receptionist On Plane". Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Why Ugandan boxers flopped at the Africa Olympic qualifiers". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "Boxing sisters' dream made in Katanga Slum". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "Ugandan Women Put On Their Boxing Gloves | Inter Press Service". www.ipsnews.net. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- ^ "The queens of sport: Earning their place at the table of men". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
Category:Boxing at the African Games Category:Women in Uganda Category:AIBA World Boxing Championships Category:2019 African Games Category:Ugandan boxers
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