2006 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships

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2006 Women's European Union Boxing Championships
Host city Sardinia
Country Italy
Nations17
Athletes78
Dates6–11 June
Main venueArea Teleferica
2007  

The 2006 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Area Teleferica in Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy [1] from June 6 to June 11. This was the 1st ever edition of this annual competition, and was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.

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78 fighters representing 17 federations competed in 13 weight divisions. Turkey was the most successful country with 2 gold, 4 silver and four bronze medals. [2] Italian star Simona Galassi retired from amateur boxing after winning gold in these games. [3]

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
46 kg Flag of Romania.svg Steluța Duță Flag of Italy.svg Valeria Calabrese Flag of Turkey.svg Serpil Yassıkaya

Flag of Poland.svg Ewelina Pękalska

48 kg Flag of Italy.svg Laura Tosti Flag of Romania.svg Camelia Negrea Flag of Sweden.svg Jenny Hardings

Flag of Hungary.svg Mónika Csík

50 kg Flag of Italy.svg Simona Galassi Flag of France.svg Delphine Mancini Flag of Turkey.svg Ayse Yavuz

Flag of Romania.svg Lidia Ion

52 kg Flag of Turkey.svg Sumeyra Kaya Flag of Germany.svg Elena Walendzik Flag of France.svg Saliha Ouchen

Flag of Italy.svg Loredana Piazza

54 kg Flag of Poland.svg Karolina Michalczuk Flag of Germany.svg Natalie Kalinowski Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Cijevschi

Flag of Finland.svg Kati Collander

57 kg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dina Burger Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Evelyn Coolens Flag of France.svg Myriam Dellal

Flag of Turkey.svg Gonca Yılmaz

60 kg Flag of Turkey.svg Gülsüm Tatar Flag of Poland.svg Anna Kasprzak Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sandra Brugger

Flag of France.svg Lucie Bertaud

63 kg Flag of Denmark.svg Vinni Skovgaard Flag of England.svg Amanda Coulson Flag of Turkey.svg Süreyya Ağıl

Flag of Ireland.svg Alanna Murphy

66 kg Flag of Sweden.svg Anna Ingman Flag of Turkey.svg Nurhayat Hicyakmazer Flag of Denmark.svg Yvonne Rasmussen
None awarded
70 kg Flag of France.svg Aya Cissoko Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Ozkan None awarded

Flag of Italy.svg Patrizia Pilo

75 kg Flag of Hungary.svg Anita Ducza Flag of Turkey.svg Hatice Olgundeniz Flag of Poland.svg Anna Środowska
None awarded
80 kg Flag of Poland.svg Beata Małek Flag of Germany.svg Ulrike Bruckner None awarded
86 kg Flag of Hungary.svg Mária Kovács Flag of Turkey.svg Şemsi Yaralı Flag of Romania.svg Adriana Hosu

Flag of Poland.svg Paulina Szmidt

Medal count table

2006 Women's European Union
Amateur Boxing Championship
PosCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 24410
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2136
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2125
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2013
5Flag of France.svg  France 1135
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1135
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1012
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1012
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1012
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0303
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0101
Flag of England.svg  England 0101
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0011
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0011
Total131321

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