Gennady Golovkin, known by the nickname Triple G, is a Kazakh former professional boxer born April 8, 1982, who competed from 2006 to 2022. He became a two-time unified middleweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC and IBF titles at various points between 2014 and 2023 and making 20 consecutive middleweight title defenses, a total that ties Bernard Hopkins for the division record. Before turning professional he won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and a gold medal at the 2003 World Championships, both in the middleweight division, and his professional record reads 42 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 37 of his wins by knockout.
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Career HighlightHeld the WBA (Super), WBC and IBF middleweight titles at points between 2014 and 2023 1 Classification
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What Olympic medal did Gennady Golovkin win?
Silver in middleweight boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Gennady Golovkin won a silver medal in the men's middleweight boxing event at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing second.
Where was Gennady Golovkin born?
Born 8 April 1982 in Quaraghandy, Kazakhstan.
Gennady Golovkin was born on 8 April 1982 in Quaraghandy, Kazakhstan.
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Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin (Cyrillic: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; also spelled Gennadiy; born 8 April 1982), often known by his nickname "GGG" or "Triple G", is a Kazakh former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2022.
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Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin (Cyrillic: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; also spelled Gennadiy; born 8 April 1982), often known by his nickname "GGG" or "Triple G", is a Kazakh former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2022.
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Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin (Cyrillic: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; also spelled Gennadiy; born 8 April 1982), often known by his nickname "GGG" or "Triple G", is a Kazakh former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2022.
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Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin (Cyrillic: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; also spelled Gennadiy; born 8 April 1982), often known by his nickname "GGG" or "Triple G", is a Kazakh former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2022.
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the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version), World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles at varying points between 2014 and 2023.
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Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin (Cyrillic: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; also spelled Gennadiy; born 8 April 1982), often known by his nickname "GGG" or "Triple G", is a Kazakh former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2022.
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Gennadiy Gennadyevich Golovkin (Cyrillic: Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин; also spelled Gennadiy; born 8 April 1982), often known by his nickname "GGG" or "Triple G", is a Kazakh former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2022.
Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
He went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning a middleweight silver medal.
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