Charles Lubulwa

Charles Lubulwa (born 28 December 1964) is a Ugandan former boxer. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics where he became the youngest Ugandan athlete to have competed at an Olympic Games, suffering a first round defeat. He also fought in the 1984 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals, and the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Early life Lubulwa was born in the city of Naguru in Uganda. He attended St Judes Primary School where he took up boxing, initially in secret, against his father's wishes. Two of Lubulwa's brothers, Fred Mutuweta and Robin Lukanga, also became boxers. He qualified for the 1977 national championships but his father transferred Lubulwa to a new school, St Charles Lwanga, for his O-levels. The move was also designed to move Lubulwa out of boxing but he kept training in private as the school had no suitable facilities.

Lubwula's former coach, Fred Genza, approached the school in a bid to allow Lubwula to compete in a national boxing event. The school's headmaster agreed and Lubwula travelled to Kampala, living with Genza to conceal his entry into the competition from his father. He won a silver medal in the novice category. When he returned to his school he found that the other children had been following his progress and such was the interest in the sport, the school soon introduced its own boxing program. After receiving a bye through his first round, Lubulwa faced Hungarian György Gedó. His opponent was considerably more experienced; Gedó was competing in his fourth Olympic Games and had won gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Gedó defeated Lubulwa by TKO in the first round of the bout. The pair also entered the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Lubulwa was forced to pull out of the competition after contracting Malaria just days before the start of the Games. The disappointment ultimately led to Lubulwa's retirement from the sport.

Later life After retiring from boxing, Lubulwa took up coaching the sport and became the Head coach of the Kampala Capital City Authority Boxing Club.