Georgios Gazis

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Georgios Gazis
Personal information
Full nameΓεώργιος Γαζής
NationalityFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Born (1981-05-25) 25 May 1981 (age 42)
Kozani, Dytiki Makedonia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Middleweight
ClubEthnikos Kozani
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Tunis Light Middleweight

Georgios Gazis (born 25 May 1981) is a Greek amateur boxer. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's middleweight division.

Gazis lost his qualifier semi to Jean-Mickaël Raymond but won the decisive third place bout against Victor Cotiujanschi.

At the Olympics, he defeated Herry Saliku Biembe but lost to southpaw Carlos Góngora (1:12).


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