George Gilbody Explained

George Gilbody
Nationality:British
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:1 January 1955
Birth Place:Southport, England

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 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]

Notes and References

  1. George Gilbody Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040710/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/george-gilbody-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 25 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing.
  3. Web site: 1978 Athletes. Team England.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.