Gani Zhailauov (born 3 August 1985) is an amateur boxer from

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

who fought at lightweight (-60 kg) at the 2012 Olympics. At the

2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 10, 2011. The competition ran under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur ...

he won a bronze medal, after losing the semifinal to Cuban Yasniel Toledo. BY reaching the semi-finals he qualified for the Olympics. At the London Olympics, he had major problems in a 12:12 countback win over Thailand's Saylom Ardee who complained bitterly, then defeated India's Jai Bhagwan 16:8. In the quarter-finals, he again lost to Toledo.

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1985 births Living people People from Kyzylorda Region Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan Kazakhstani male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Kazakhstan-boxing-bio-stub