Georgios Stefanopoulos

Georgios Stefanopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Στεφανόπουλος; born March 31, 1962, in Peristeri, Attiki) is a former boxer from Greece, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country in the men's heavyweight division ( 91 kg), starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He twice won a medal at the European Championships in the early 1990s. Georgios also had some success in kickboxing, winning a gold medal in the Full-Contact heavyweight category at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 1986.

Georgios Stefanopoulos
Georgios Stefanopoulos in 2010
Personal information
Full nameΓεώργιος Στεφανόπουλος
Nationality Greece
Born (1962-03-31) March 31, 1962
Peristeri, Attiki
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classHeavyweight
Medal record
European Amateur Boxing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Gothenburg Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Bursa Heavyweight
Mediterranean Games Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Narbonne Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Latakia Heavyweight
European Amateur Kickboxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Athens Heavyweight

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgios Stefanopoulos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
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