1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships

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1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships
Host city Vejle
Country Denmark
Nations35
Athletes304
Dates30 March–7 April

The Men's 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from March 30 to April 7. The 31st edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 304 fighters from 35 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.

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Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Daniel Petrov
Bulgaria
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleg Kiryukhin
Ukraine
Flag of Romania.svg Sabin Bornei
Romania

Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Lozano
Spain

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Albert Pakeyev
Russia
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Yuliyan Strogov
Bulgaria
Flag of Ireland.svg Damaen Kelly
Ireland

Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Kovganko
Ukraine

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of Hungary.svg István Kovács
Hungary
Flag of Russia.svg Raimkul Malakhbekov
Russia
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Aleksandar Khristov
Bulgaria

Flag of Sweden.svg John Larbi
Sweden

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Ramaz Paliani
Russia
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Serafim Todorov
Bulgaria
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Harrison
Scotland

Flag of England.svg David Burke
England

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of Romania.svg Leonard Doroftei
Romania
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tontcho Tontchev
Bulgaria
Flag of Turkey.svg Vahdettin İşsever
Turkey

Flag of Italy.svg Christian Giantomassi
Italy

Light Welterweight
( 63.5 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Oktay Urkal
Germany
Flag of Turkey.svg Nurhan Süleymanoğlu
Turkey
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Radoslav Suslekov
Bulgaria

Flag of Belarus.svg Sergey Bykovsky
Belarus

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Flag of Denmark.svg Hasan Al
Denmark
Flag of Romania.svg Marian Simion
Romania
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Dzindziruk
Ukraine

Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Saitov
Russia

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Flag of Romania.svg Francisc Vaştag
Romania
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Beyer
Germany
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavol Polakovič
Czech Republic

Flag of Hungary.svg György Mizsei
Hungary

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Sven Ottke
Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg Zsolt Erdei
Hungary
Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Mendy
France

Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Lebziak
Russia

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Aurino
Italy
Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Mandengue
France
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Vybornov
Russia

Flag of Turkey.svg Yusuf Öztürk
Turkey

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Luan Krasniqi
Germany
Flag of France.svg Christophe Mendy
France
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Bartnik
Poland

Flag of Sweden.svg Kwamena Turkson
Sweden

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Alexei Lezin
Russia
Flag of Ukraine.svg Wladimir Klitschko
Ukraine
Flag of Germany.svg René Monse
Germany

Flag of Sweden.svg Attila Levin
Sweden

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)3137
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)3115
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)2114
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1326
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1113
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1012
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1001
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0224
9Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0213
10Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0123
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0033
12Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)0011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0011
Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)0011
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)0011
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)0011
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0011
Totals (18 entries)12122448

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