György Gedó

György Gedó

Personal information
Born	23 April 1949 (1949-04-23) (age 75) Újpest, Hungary
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Vasas, Budapest
Medal record Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1972 Munich -48 kg European Amateur Championships 1969 Bucharest -48 kg 1971 Madrid -48 kg 1975 Katowice -48 kg

György Gedó (born 23 April 1949) is a retired Hungarian light-flyweight boxer. He competed in the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. He was the European light-flyweight champion in 1969 and 1971.[1] Gedó is Jewish.[2]

1972 Olympic record

Below are the results of György Gedó, a Hungarian light flyweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

• Round of 32: defeated Surapong Sripirom (Thailand) by a third-round technical knockout
• Round of 16: defeated Dennis Talbot (Australia) by decision, 5-0
• Quarterfinal: defeated Volodymyr Ivanov (Soviet Union) by decision, 3-2
• Semifinal: defeated Ralph Evans (Great Britain) by decision, 5-0
• Final: defeated Kim U-gil (North Korea) by decision, 5-0 (won gold medal)

References

1. György Gedó. sports-reference.com
2. Mike Silver (4 March 2016). Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History. Lyons Press. pp. 344–. ISBN 978-1-63076-140-0.