1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships

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1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships
Host city Belgrade
Country Yugoslavia
Nations21
Athletes146
Dates3–10 June

The 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from 3 to 10 June. The 14th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 146 fighters from 21 countries participating.

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Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Vacca
Italy
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Stolnikov
Soviet Union
Flag of East Germany.svg Otto Babiasch
East Germany

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Chervet
Switzerland

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Sivko
Soviet Union
Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Gutman
Poland
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Nicolae Puiu
Romania

Flag of Italy.svg Primo Zamparini
Italy

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of England.svg Francis Taylor
England
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksei Zasukhin
Soviet Union
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Constantin Georghiu
Romania

Flag of East Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Schulz
East Germany

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of Scotland.svg Richard McTaggart
Scotland
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Petar Benedek
Yugoslavia
Flag of Hungary.svg János Kajdi
Hungary

Flag of England.svg Paul Warwick
England

Light Welterweight
( 63.5 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aloizs Tumiņš
Soviet Union
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ljubiša Mehović
Yugoslavia
Flag of Italy.svg Pierre Cosentino
Italy

Flag of Poland.svg Marian Kasprzyk
Poland

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ričardas Tamulis
Soviet Union
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Max Meier
Switzerland
Flag of France.svg Jean Josselin
France

Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McKenzie
Scotland

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Boris Lagutin
Soviet Union
Flag of East Germany.svg Hans-Dieter Neidel
East Germany
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Virgil Badea
Romania

Flag of Germany.svg Eric Schichta
West Germany

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Walasek
Poland
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yevgeny Feofanov
Soviet Union
Flag of Austria.svg Franz Frauenlob
Austria

Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dragoslav Jakovljevic
Yugoslavia

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Italy.svg Giulio Saraudi
Italy
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Gheorghe Negrea
Romania
Flag of England.svg Jack Bodell
England

Flag of Poland.svg Zdzisław Józefowicz
Poland

Heavyweight
(+ 81 kilograms)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrey Abramov
Soviet Union
Flag of Italy.svg Benito Penna
Italy
Flag of Poland.svg Zbigniew Gugniewicz
Poland

Flag of East Germany.svg Günter Siegmund
East Germany

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Yugoslavia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)5308
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2125
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1135
4Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)1023
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)1012
6Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)*0213
7Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0134
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania  (ROU)0134
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0112
10Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0011
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0011
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0011
Totals (13 entries)10102040

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