Georgy Balakshin

Georgy Balakshin
Georgy Balakshin in November 2016
Personal information
Full nameГеоргий Русланович Балакшин
Nationality Russia
Born (1980-03-06) March 6, 1980
Antonovka, Yakut ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFlyweight
ClubDynamo, Yakutsk
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingFlyweight
World Championships
2001 BelfastFlyweight
European Championships
2002 PermFlyweight
2004 PulaFlyweight
2006 PlovdivFlyweight
2011 AnkaraFlyweight
World Cup
2005 MoscowFlyweight

Georgy Ruslanovich Balakshin (Russian: Георгий Русланович Балакшин; born March 6, 1980, in Antonovka, near Nyurba, Sakha Republic) is an Olympic boxer from Russia best known for winning the European title three times.