The Men's 1979 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Cologne, West Germany from May 5 to May 12, 1979. The 23rd edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 146 fighters[1] from across many European countries participated in the competition.[2][3]
| Host city | Cologne |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Nations | 22 |
| Athletes | 171 |
| Dates | 2–10 May |
The Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) and Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) categories were contested for the first time.[2]
Medal winners edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
 Shamil SabirovSoviet Union |
 Dietmar GeilichEast Germany |
 András RózsaHungary
|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Henryk ŚrednickiPoland |
 Daniel RaduRomania |
Alexandr Dugarov Soviet Union
|
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Nikolay Khraptsov Soviet Union |
 Dimitar PekhlivanovBulgaria |
 Georg VlachosWest Germany
|
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Viktor Rybakov Soviet Union |
Chacho Andreykovski Bulgaria |
Kazimierz Przybylski Poland
|
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Viktor Demyanenko Soviet Union |
Rene Weller West Germany |
Ilie Dragomir Romania
|
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Serik Konakbayev Soviet Union |
 Patrizio OlivaItaly |
Caroly Hajnal Romania
|
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Ernst Müller West Germany |
 Sreten MirkovićYugoslavia |
Ion Budusan Romania
|
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Miodrag Perunović Yugoslavia |
Viktor Savchenko Soviet Union |
 Rostislav OsičkaCzechoslovakia
|
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
 Tarmo UusivirtaFinland |
Valentin Silaghi Romania |
Manfred Gebauer East Germany
|
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Albert Nikolyan Soviet Union |
Tadija Kačar Yugoslavia |
Paweł Skrzecz Poland
|
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Yevgeniy Gorstkov Soviet Union |
Werner Kohnert East Germany |
 Roger AnderssonSweden
|
| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |
Peter Hussing West Germany |
Ferenc Somodi Hungary |
Jürgen Fanghänel East Germany
|
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | SFR Yugoslavia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
References edit
- ^ 23rd European championships in Cologne (FRG) 5-12 May 1979
- ^ a b "23.European Championships - Cologne, FRG - May 5–12, 1979". Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ a b "Boxing". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 2005-08-22. Retrieved 2012-01-23.