1955 European Amateur Boxing Championships

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1955 European Amateur Boxing Championships
Host city West Berlin
Country Germany
Nations24
Athletes153
Dates27 May–5 June

The 1955 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in West Berlin, Germany, from May 27 to June 5. The 11th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 153 fighters from 24 countries participating (among them Turkey, Egypt and Saara).

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Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Edgar Basel
West Germany
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Mircea Dobrescu
Romania
Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Kukier
Poland

Flag of East Germany.svg Wolfgang Behrendt
East Germany

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of Poland.svg Zenon Stefaniuk
Poland
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Boris Stiepanov
Soviet Union
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Hellebuyck
Belgium

Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Schwarz
West Germany

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of England.svg Tommy Nicholls
England
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Zasukhin
Soviet Union
Flag of Finland.svg Pentti Hamalainen
Finland

Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Peter Mehling
West Germany

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Harry Kurschat
West Germany
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Darweesh Mustafa
Egypt
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ilija Lukić
Yugoslavia

Flag of Finland.svg Pentti Rautiainen
Finland

Light Welterweight
( 63.5 kilograms)
Flag of Poland.svg Leszek Drogosz
Poland
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Pal Budai
Hungary
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Yengibaryan
Soviet Union

Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Petersen
Denmark

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Flag of England.svg Nicky Gargano
England
Flag of France.svg Hippolyte Annex
France
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Pavle Sovljanski
Yugoslavia

Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Nicolae Linca
Romania

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Flag of Poland.svg Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Poland
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Karlos Dzhaneryan
Soviet Union
Flag of France.svg Marcel Pigou
France

Flag of East Germany.svg Rolf Caroli
East Germany

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennadi Shatkov
Soviet Union
Flag of Sweden.svg Stig Sjölin
Sweden
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Wemhöner
West Germany

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bedrich Koutny
Czechoslovakia

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Erich Schöppner
West Germany
Flag of East Germany.svg Ulrich Nitzschke
East Germany
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Július Torma
Czechoslovakia

Flag of Italy.svg Ottavio Panunzi
Italy

Heavyweight
(+ 81 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Algirdas Šocikas
Soviet Union
Flag of Germany.svg Horst Witterstein
West Germany
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Horymír Netuka
Czechoslovakia

Flag of France.svg Francis Magnetto
France

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)3137
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3014
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2316
4Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)2002
5Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0123
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0123
7Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)0112
8Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt  (EGY)0101
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)0101
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0101
11Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0033
12Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0022
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0022
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Totals (16 entries)10102040

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