Georgi Kostadinov

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Georgi Kostadinov (born 16 January 1950) is a former boxer from Bulgaria. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/georgi-kostadinov-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418071800/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/georgi-kostadinov-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Georgi Kostadinov Olympic Results |access-date=20 December 2018}}

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

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070308222418/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KOSTAGEO01 databaseOlympics]
[https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=575846 Interview with Georgi Kostadinov] {{in lang|bg}}
[https://www.soft-press.com/uploads/products/book1428/Pages%20from%20Olimp_BG_web.pdf] {{in lang|bg}}

Category:1950 births

Category:Living people

Category:Flyweight boxers

Category:Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Category:Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic boxers for Bulgaria

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria

Category:Sportspeople from Burgas

Category:Olympic medalists in boxing

Category:Bulgarian male boxers

Category:Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen