The 2006 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Area Teleferica in Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy[1] from June 6 to June 11. This was the 1st ever edition of this annual competition, and was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.
| Host city | Sardinia |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Nations | 17 |
| Athletes | 78 |
| Dates | 6–11 June |
| Main venue | Area Teleferica |
78 fighters representing 17 federations competed in 13 weight divisions. Turkey was the most successful country with 2 gold, 4 silver and four bronze medals.[2] Italian star Simona Galassi retired from amateur boxing after winning gold in these games.[3]
Medal winners edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 kg |  Steluța Duță
|
 Valeria Calabrese
|
 Serpil Yassıkaya |
| 48 kg | Laura Tosti
|
Camelia Negrea
|
 Jenny Hardings |
| 50 kg | Simona Galassi
|
 Delphine Mancini
|
Ayse Yavuz |
| 52 kg | Sumeyra Kaya
|
 Elena Walendzik
|
Saliha Ouchen |
| 54 kg |  Karolina Michalczuk
|
Natalie Kalinowski
|
Mihaela Cijevschi |
| 57 kg |  Dina Burger
|
 Evelyn Coolens
|
Myriam Dellal |
| 60 kg | Gülsüm Tatar
|
Anna Kasprzak
|
Sandra Brugger |
| 63 kg |  Vinni Skovgaard
|
 Amanda Coulson
|
Süreyya Ağıl |
| 66 kg | Anna Ingman
|
Nurhayat Hicyakmazer
|
Yvonne Rasmussen None awarded |
| 70 kg | Aya Cissoko
|
Emine Ozkan
|
None awarded |
| 75 kg |  Anita Ducza
|
Hatice Olgundeniz
|
Anna Środowska None awarded |
| 80 kg | Beata Małek
|
Ulrike Bruckner
|
None awarded |
| 86 kg | Mária Kovács
|
Şemsi Yaralı
|
Adriana Hosu |
Medal count table edit
| 2006 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1 | Turkey
|
2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 | Poland
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Italy
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Hungary
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | France
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Romania
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Denmark
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Switzerland
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Sweden
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Germany
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Belgium
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| England
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 |  Finland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ireland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 13 | 21 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Women's Boxing puts on a Show". Tg Magazine (in Italian). 8 Jun 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ^ "1st European Union Womens Championships" (PDF). International Boxing Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ^ Alfredo (2 Oct 2006). "Boxing: Rome and Porto Torres ambassadors of the European Union". Seconds Out - Free Sports Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.