1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships

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1997 AIBA World Boxing Championships
Location Budapest, Hungary
Start dateOctober 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
End dateOctober 26, 1997 (1997-10-26)

The Men's 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from October 18 to October 26. The ninth edition of this competition, a year after the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. The tournament saw the increase in the age limit of boxers from (32) years to (35) years of age.

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Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)43310
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)4217
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)2002
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)1023
5Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia  (GEO)1012
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0213
7Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0112
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0112
9Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)0101
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)0101
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0101
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0022
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0022
14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0011
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM)0011
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)0011
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)0011
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0011
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)0011
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)0011
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Totals (23 entries)12122448


Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Maikro Romero
Cuba
Flag of the Philippines.svg Roel Velasco
Philippines
Flag of Slovakia.svg Rudolf Dydi
Slovakia

Flag of Bulgaria.svg Daniel Petrov
Bulgaria

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Manuel Mantilla
Cuba
Flag of Russia.svg Ilfat Razyapov
Russia
Flag of Argentina.svg Omar Andrés Narváez
Argentina

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Bulat Jumadilov
Kazakhstan

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Raimkul Malakhbekov
Russia
Flag of Cuba.svg Waldemar Font
Cuba
Flag of Turkey.svg Soner Karagöz
Turkey

Flag of Armenia.svg Aram Ramazyan
Armenia

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of Hungary.svg István Kovács
Hungary
Flag of Germany.svg Falk Huste
Germany
Flag of Russia.svg Sayan Sanszat
Russia

Flag of Cuba.svg Rusinelson Hardy
Cuba

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksander Maletin
Russia
Flag of Mongolia.svg Tumentsetseg Uitumen
Mongolia
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Koba Gogoladze
Georgia

Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Eun-Chul
South Korea

Light Welterweight
( 63,5 kilograms)
Flag of Romania.svg Dorel Simion
Romania
Flag of Russia.svg Paata Gvasalia
Russia
Flag of Sweden.svg Tonton Semakala
Sweden

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Konecný
Czech Republic

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Saitov
Russia
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Dzindziruk
Ukraine
Flag of Cuba.svg Juan Hernández Sierra
Cuba

Flag of Romania.svg Marian Simon
Romania

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Alfredo Duvergel
Cuba
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yermakhan Ibraimov
Kazakhstan
Flag of Turkey.svg Ercüment Aslan
Turkey

Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Diaconu
Romania

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Hungary.svg Zsolt Erdei
Hungary
Flag of Cuba.svg Ariel Hernández
Cuba
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Eigenbrodt
Germany

Flag of France.svg Jean-Paul Mendy
France

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Lebziak
Russia
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Serrat
France
Flag of Cuba.svg Isael Alvarez
Cuba

Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Kirk
Ireland

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Félix Savón
Cuba
Flag of Germany.svg Mike Hanke
Germany
Flag of Italy.svg Giacobbe Fragomeni
Italy
Flag of Denmark.svg Tue Bjørn Thomsen
Denmark
Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Georgi Kandelaki
Georgia
Flag of Cuba.svg Alexis Rubalcaba
Cuba
Flag of Belarus.svg Sergei Liakhovich
Belarus

Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Vidoz
Italy

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