1947 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The 1947 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland from 2 to 17 May. It was the seventh edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA and the second consecutive European Championship held in Ireland with the other championship being held before the break during World War II in the 1939 Games.

1947 European Amateur Boxing Championships
Host cityDublin
CountryIreland
Dates2–17 May

Medal winners edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze 4th place
Flyweight
(– 51 kilograms)
  Luis Martinez Zapata
Spain
  James Clinton
Scotland
  František Majdloch
Czechoslovakia
  József Bednai
Hungary
Bantamweight
(– 54 kilograms)
  Laszlo Bogacs
Hungary
  Bertil Ahlin
Sweden
  Peter Sanderson
England
  Jim Dwyer
Scotland
Featherweight
(– 58 kilograms)
  Kurt Kreuger
Sweden
  Peter Maguire
Ireland
  Jules van Dyk
Belgium
  Lajos Fehér
Hungary
Lightweight
(– 62 kilograms)
  Joseph Vissers
Belgium
  Roger Baour
France
  Svend Wad
Denmark
  Willie Frith
Scotland
Welterweight
(– 67 kilograms)
  John Ryan
England
  Charles Humez
France
  Giuseppe Facchi
Italy
  Eddie Cantwell
Ireland
Middleweight
(– 73 kilograms)
  Aimé-Joseph Escudie
France
  Wally Thom
England
  Július Torma
Czechoslovakia
  Jan Schubart
Netherlands
Light Heavyweight
(– 80 kilograms)
  Hennie Quentemeijer
Netherlands
  Léon Nowiaz
France
  Vital L'Hoste
Belgium
  Ken Wyatt
England
Heavyweight
(+ 80 kilograms)
  Gerry Ó Colmáin
Ireland
  George Scriven
England
  Giulio Bastiani
Italy
  Bedřich Lívanský
Czechoslovakia

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France (FRA)1304
2  England (ENG)1214
3  Ireland (IRL)1102
  Sweden (SWE)1102
5  Belgium (BEL)1023
6  Hungary (HUN)1001
  Netherlands (NED)1001
  Spain (ESP)1001
9  Scotland (SCO)0101
10  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0022
  Italy (ITA)0022
12  Denmark (DEN)0011
Totals (12 entries)88824

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