Georgi Kostadinov

For the soccer player, see Georgi Kostadinov (footballer).
Georgi Kostadinov

Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Flyweight

Georgi Kostadinov (born 16 January 1950) is a former boxer from Bulgaria. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Amateur career

Georgi Kostadinov won the Olympic flyweight gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games for Bulgaria. His results were:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: Defeated Jan Balouch (Pakistan) TKO 2
  • Round of 16: Defeated Chris Ius (Canada) by decision, 5–0
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Calixto Perez (Colombia) by decision, 3–2
  • Semifinal: Defeated Leszek Błażyński (Poland) by decision, 5–0
  • Final: Defeated Leo Rwabwogo (Uganda) by decision, 5–0 (won gold medal)

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgi Kostadinov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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