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

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

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 Bronze, after losing the semifinal to Cuban

Yasniel Toledo Yasnier Toledo López (born 15 September 1989 in Camagüey) is a Cuban amateur boxer from Pinar del Río who won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the PanAm lightweight title in 2011. He is a southpaw. Career After winning the 5 ...

. He hereby qualified for the Olympics. At London he had major problems in a 12:12 countback win over Saylom Ardee who complained bitterly, then defeated

Jai Bhagwan Jai Bhagwan (born 11 May 1985), is a two-time Asian Championships medallist and a bronze winner at the 2010 Commonwealth Games who also represented India in Boxing in the lightweight (60 kg) division at the 2012 London Olympics. Bhagwan q ...

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 of Kazakhstan Kazakhstani male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Kazakhstan-boxing-bio-stub