1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships

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1986 AIBA World Boxing Championships
Venue Reno-Sparks Convention Center
Location Reno, United States
Start dateMay 8, 1986 (1986-05-08)
End dateMay 18, 1986 (1986-05-18)

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.

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Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)72211
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)3115
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1045
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)1012
5Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0325
6Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela  (VEN)0202
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0101
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0101
9Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0044
10Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0022
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0022
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)0022
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0011
Totals (16 entries)12102446

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light flyweight
(48 kg)
Flag of Cuba.svg Juan Torres Odelin
Cuba
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Luis Román Rolón 1
Puerto Rico
Flag of Brazil.svg José Rodrigues
Brazil

Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Kwang-soo
South Korea

Flyweight
(51 kg)
Flag of Cuba.svg Pedro Orlando Reyes
Cuba
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg David Grimán
Venezuela
Flag of Hungary.svg János Varadi
Hungary

Flag of Turkey.svg Eyüp Can
Turkey

Bantamweight
(54 kg)
Flag of South Korea.svg Moon Sung-kil
South Korea
Flag of East Germany.svg René Breitbarth
East Germany
Flag of Cuba.svg Arnaldo Mesa
Cuba

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuri Alexandrov
Soviet Union

Featherweight
(57 kg)
Flag of the United States.svg Kelcie Banks
United States
Flag of Cuba.svg Jesus Sollet
Cuba
Flag of East Germany.svg Andreas Zülow
East Germany

Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Nowak
Poland

Lightweight
(60 kg)
Flag of Cuba.svg Adolfo Horta
Cuba
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Engels Pedroza
Venezuela
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Orzubek Nazarov
Soviet Union

Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Emil Chuprenski
Bulgaria

Light welterweight
(63,5 kg)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vassili Shyshov
Soviet Union
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Howard Grant
Canada
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Mirko Puzović
Yugoslavia

Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Borislav Abadzhiev
Bulgaria

Welterweight
(67 kg)
Flag of the United States.svg Kenneth Gould
United States
Flag of Cuba.svg Candelario Duvergel
Cuba
Flag of Hungary.svg Tibor Molnár
Hungary

Flag of East Germany.svg Torsten Schmitz
East Germany

Light middleweight
(71 kg)
Flag of Cuba.svg Angel Espinosa
Cuba
Flag of East Germany.svg Enrico Richter
East Germany
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Manvel Avetisyan
Soviet Union

Flag of Sweden.svg Lotfi Ayed
Sweden

Middleweight
(75 kg)
Flag of the United States.svg Darin Allen
United States
Flag of East Germany.svg Henry Maske
East Germany
Flag of Cuba.svg Julio Quintana
Cuba

Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Petrich
Poland

Light heavyweight
(81 kg)
Flag of Cuba.svg Pablo Romero
Cuba
Flag of the United States.svg Loren Ross 1
United States
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Damir Škaro
Yugoslavia

Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Deyan Kirilov
Bulgaria

Heavyweight
(91 kg)
Flag of Cuba.svg Félix Savón
Cuba
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arnold Vanderlyde
Netherlands
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Svilen Rusinov
Bulgaria

Flag of the United States.svg Michael Bentt
United States

Super heavyweight
(+91 kg)
Flag of Cuba.svg Teófilo Stevenson
Cuba
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Garcia
United States
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vyacheslav Yakovlev
Soviet Union

Flag of Italy.svg Biaggio Chianese
Italy

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