2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships

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2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships
Host city Pula
Country Croatia
Nations41
Athletes292
Dates19–29 February

The men's 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Pula, Croatia, from February 19 to February 29. The 35th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 292 fighters from 41 countries competed at these championships. Russia's Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov afterwards received the Best Fighter Award. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. All medal winners earned a berth for the Athens Games.

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Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light flyweight
(−48 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Kazakov
Russia
Flag of Italy.svg Alfonso Pinto
Italy
Flag of Hungary.svg Pál Bedák
Hungary

Flag of Bulgaria.svg Salim Salimov
Bulgaria

Flyweight
(−51 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Georgi Balakshin
Russia
Flag of Georgia.svg Nikoloz Izoria
Georgia
Flag of Germany.svg Rustamhodza Rahimov
Germany

Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Rzany
Poland

Bantamweight
(−54 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Gennady Kovalev
Russia
Flag of France.svg Ali Hallab
France
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Detelin Dalakliev
Bulgaria

Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Liczik
Poland

Featherweight
(−57 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Vitali Tajbert
Germany
Flag of France.svg Khedafi Djelkhir
France
Flag of Belarus.svg Mikhail Bernadski
Belarus

Flag of Georgia.svg Konstantine Kupatadze
Georgia

Lightweight
(−60 kilograms)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Stilianov
Bulgaria
Flag of Turkey.svg Selcuk Aydin
Turkey
Flag of Hungary.svg Gyula Káté
Hungary

Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Valentino
Italy

Light welterweight
(−64 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Maletin
Russia
Flag of Ukraine.svg Igor Pashchuk
Ukraine
Flag of Turkey.svg Mustafa Karagöllü
Turkey

Flag of France.svg Willy Blain
France

Welterweight
(−69 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Oleg Saitov
Russia
Flag of France.svg Xavier Noel
France
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Ruslan Khairov
Azerbaijan

Flag of Lithuania.svg Rolandas Jasevicius
Lithuania

Middleweight
(−75 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov
Russia
Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Wilaschek
Germany
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Javid Taghiyev
Azerbaijan

Flag of Ireland.svg Andy Lee
Ireland

Light heavyweight
(−81 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Makarenko
Russia
Flag of Croatia.svg Marijo Šivolija
Croatia
Flag of Poland.svg Alexey Kuziemski
Poland

Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Fedchuk
Ukraine

Heavyweight
(−91 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Alekseyev
Russia
Flag of Belarus.svg Viktor Zuyev
Belarus
Flag of Croatia.svg Vedran Đipalo
Croatia

Flag of Turkey.svg Ertugrul Ergezen
Turkey

Super heavyweight
(+91 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Povetkin
Russia
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Cammarelle
Italy
Flag of Lithuania.svg Jaroslav Jaksto
Lithuania

Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sergey Rozhnov
Bulgaria

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)9009
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1113
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1034
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0314
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0213
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0123
7Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)0112
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)0112
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia  (GEO)0112
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0112
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0033
12Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)0022
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0022
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)0022
15Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)0011
Totals (15 entries)11112244

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