Tibor Csík
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- The native form of this personal name is Csík Tibor. This article uses the Western name order.
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Tibor Csík (September 2, 1927 – June 22, 1976) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Hungary, who won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Csik had an easy route to the semi-finals, as his first opponent was disqualified, and his quarter final opponent Jimmy Carruthers of Australia, was forced to withdraw due to an eye injury.
In the final, Csik won a decision over Giovanni Zuddas of Italy, to win the gold medal.
He was born in Jászberény and died in Sydney, Australia.
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