George Gilbody
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 1 January 1955 Southport, England |
| Died | 31 October 2025 (aged 70) Warrington, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
George Gilbody (1 January 1955 – 31 October 2025) was a British boxer. He captained the British boxing team 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]
Gilbody died on 31 October 2025, at the age of 70.[5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Gilbody Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Parsons, Mike (12 November 2025). "British Olympic boxer of 1980 Games George Gilbody dies". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2025.