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 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]

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.