György Gedó

{{Short description|Hungarian boxer (born 1949)}}

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|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|23 April 1949}}

|birth_place= Újpest, Hungary

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| height = 162 cm

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| sport = Boxing

| club = Vasas, Budapest

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1972 Munich | -48 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Amateur Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1969 Bucharest | -48 kg}}

{{MedalGold| 1971 Madrid | -48 kg}}

{{MedalBronze| 1975 Katowice | -48 kg}}

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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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070342/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/gyorgy-gedo-1.html György Gedó]. sports-reference.com Gedó is Jewish.{{cite book|author=Mike Silver|title=Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GaM8CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA344|date=4 March 2016|publisher=Lyons Press|isbn=978-1-63076-140-0|pages=344–}}

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)

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