George Gilbody

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George Gilbody
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NationalityBritish
Born (1955-01-01) 1 January 1955 (age 69)
Southport, England
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George Gilbody (born 1 January 1955) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1]

Gilbody was the National Champion in 1974 after winning the prestigious ABA featherweight title, he was also a four times National Champion in the lightweight division (1977, 1979, 1980, 1981) boxing out of St. Helens Star ABC. [2] He also represented England in the 60 kg lightweight division at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Gilbody Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
  3. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.