Georgy Balakshin

Georgy Balakshin
Georgy Balakshin in November 2016
Personal information
Full nameГеоргий Русланович Балакшин
Nationality Russia
Born (1980-03-06) March 6, 1980
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFlyweight
ClubDynamo, Yakutsk
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing Flyweight
World Championships
2001 Belfast Flyweight
European Championships
2002 Perm Flyweight
2004 Pula Flyweight
2006 Plovdiv Flyweight
2011 Ankara Flyweight
World Cup
2005 Moscow Flyweight

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.