2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships

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2001 AIBA World Boxing Championships
Venue Odyssey Arena
Location Belfast, Northern Ireland
Start dateJune 3, 2001 (2001-06-03)
End dateJune 10, 2001 (2001-06-10)

The Men's 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 3 to June 10. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing International Boxing Association (AIBA).

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Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Yan Bartelemí
Cuba
Flag of Romania.svg Marian Velicu
Romania
Flag of the United States.svg Ronald Siler
United States

Flag of the Philippines.svg Harry Tañamor
Philippines

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of France.svg Jérôme Thomas
France
Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Sydorenko
Ukraine
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Alexandar Alexandrov
Bulgaria

Flag of Russia.svg Georgy Balakshin
Russia

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Guillermo Rigondeaux
Cuba
Flag of Turkey.svg Agasi Agaguloglu
Turkey
Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Danylchenko
Ukraine

Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Elio Rojas
Dominican Republic

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of Turkey.svg Ramaz Paliani
Turkey
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galib Jafarov
Kazakhstan
Flag of Sweden.svg Majid Jelili
Sweden

Flag of Finland.svg Joni Turunen
Finland

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Mario Kindelán
Cuba
Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Ukraine
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandr Maletin
Russia

Flag of Croatia.svg Filip Palić
Croatia

Light Welterweight
( 63,5 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Diógenes Luna
Cuba
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Shtilianov
Bulgaria
Flag of France.svg Willy Blain
France

Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Solotov
Ukraine

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Lorenzo Aragón
Cuba
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Thompson
United States
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sherzod Husanov
Uzbekistan

Flag of Ireland.svg James Moore
Ireland

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Damián Austín
Cuba
Flag of Romania.svg Marian Simion
Romania
Flag of Italy.svg Ciro Di Corcia
Italy

Flag of Turkey.svg Bülent Ulusoy
Turkey

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Gogolev
Russia
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Utkirbek Haydarov
Uzbekistan
Flag of Cuba.svg Yordanis Despaigne
Cuba

Flag of England.svg Carl Froch
England

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeniy Makarenko
Russia
Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktor Perun
Ukraine
Flag of France.svg John Dovi
France

Flag of Romania.svg Claudio Rasco
Romania

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Odlanier Solis
Cuba
Flag of England.svg David Haye
England
Flag of Russia.svg Sultanachmed Ibragimov
Russia

Flag of Ukraine.svg Vyacheslav Uselkov
Ukraine

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Ruslan Chagaev
Uzbekistan
Flag of Ukraine.svg Aleksey Masikin
Ukraine
Flag of Germany.svg Vitali Boot
Germany

Flag of Cuba.svg Pedro Carrión
Cuba

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)7029
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2035
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)1113
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)1113
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1023
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0437
7Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)0213
8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0112
Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)0112
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0112
11Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0101
12Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)0011
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)0011
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0011
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Totals (19 entries)12122448

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