1957 European Amateur Boxing Championships

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1957 European Amateur Boxing Championships
Host city Prague
Country Czechoslovakia
Nations21
Athletes149
Dates25 May–2 June

The 1957 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from May 25 to June 2. The 12th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 149 fighters from 21 countries participating.

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Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Homberg
West Germany
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Mircea Dobrescu
Romania
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Peter Davies
Wales

Flag of France.svg René Libeer
France

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Oleg Grigoryev
Soviet Union
Flag of Italy.svg Gianfranco Piovesani
Italy
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Goschka
West Germany

Flag of Scotland.svg Johnny Morrisey
Scotland

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Velinov
Bulgaria
Flag of Italy.svg Mario Sitri
Italy
Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Boczarski
Poland

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Safronov
Soviet Union

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Paździor
Poland
Flag of Finland.svg Olli Mäki
Finland
Flag of Scotland.svg John Kidd
Scotland

Flag of Germany.svg Horst Herper
West Germany

Light Welterweight
( 63.5 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Yengibaryan
Soviet Union
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Walter Ivanus
Czechoslovakia
Flag of Poland.svg Zygmunt Milewski
Poland

Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ilija Lukić
Yugoslavia

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Grauss
West Germany
Flag of Austria.svg Leopold Potesil
Austria
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuri Gromov
Soviet Union

Flag of Ireland.svg Fred Tiedt
Ireland

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Flag of Italy.svg Nino Benvenuti
Italy
Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Walasek
Poland
Flag of East Germany.svg Rolf Caroli
East Germany

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ivan Sobolev
Soviet Union

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Poland.svg Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Poland
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dragoslav Jakovljević
Yugoslavia
Flag of East Germany.svg Paul Nickel
East Germany

Flag of Germany.svg Karl Schoenberg
West Germany

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Gheorghe Negrea
Romania
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Stankov
Bulgaria
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdenek Cipro
Czechoslovakia

Flag of Hungary.svg Laszlo Csabajszky
Hungary

Heavyweight
(+ 81 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrey Abramov
Soviet Union
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Vasile Mariutan
Romania
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Němec
Czechoslovakia

Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Branislav Davidović
Yugoslavia

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3036
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)2125
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)2035
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1203
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)1203
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1102
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0123
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0123
9Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0101
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0101
11Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0022
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)0022
13Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0011
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)0011
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  (WAL)0011
Totals (16 entries)10102040

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