The Men's 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Reno, United States from May 8 to 18. The fourth edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.
| 1986 AIBA World Boxing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Reno-Sparks Convention Center |
| Location | Reno, United States |
| Start date | May 8, 1986 |
| End date | May 18, 1986 |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba (CUB) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 12 | 10 | 24 | 46 | |
Medal winners edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight (48 kg) |
Juan Torres Odelin Cuba |
 Luis Román Rolón1Puerto Rico |
José Rodrigues Brazil
|
| Flyweight (51 kg) |
Pedro Orlando Reyes Cuba |
David Grimán Venezuela |
János Varadi Hungary
|
| Bantamweight (54 kg) |
Moon Sung-kil South Korea |
René Breitbarth East Germany |
Arnaldo Mesa Cuba
|
| Featherweight (57 kg) |
 Kelcie BanksUnited States |
Jesus Sollet Cuba |
Andreas Zülow East Germany
|
| Lightweight (60 kg) |
Adolfo Horta Cuba |
Engels Pedroza Venezuela |
Orzubek Nazarov Soviet Union
|
| Light welterweight (63,5 kg) |
Vassili Shyshov Soviet Union |
Howard Grant Canada |
Mirko Puzović Yugoslavia
|
| Welterweight (67 kg) |
Kenneth Gould United States |
Candelario Duvergel Cuba |
Tibor Molnár Hungary
|
| Light middleweight (71 kg) |
Angel Espinosa Cuba |
Enrico Richter East Germany |
Manvel Avetisyan Soviet Union
|
| Middleweight (75 kg) |
Darin Allen United States |
Henry Maske East Germany |
Julio Quintana Cuba
|
| Light heavyweight (81 kg) |
Pablo Romero Cuba |
Loren Ross1 United States |
Damir Škaro Yugoslavia
|
| Heavyweight (91 kg) |
Félix Savón Cuba |
Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands |
Svilen Rusinov Bulgaria
|
| Super heavyweight (+91 kg) |
Teófilo Stevenson Cuba |
Alex Garcia United States |
Vyacheslav Yakovlev Soviet Union
|
- Puerto Rican Louis Rolon (48 Kg) and American Lauren Ross (81 Kg) were disqualified for doping violations.