2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships

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2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
Host city Liverpool
Country England
DatesNovember

The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.

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Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Flag of Armenia.svg Hovhannes Danielyan
Armenia
Flag of Spain.svg Jose de la Nieve Linares
Spain
Flag of Hungary.svg Istvan Ungvari
Hungary

Flag of Turkey.svg Ferhat Pehlivan
Turkey

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Georgiy Chygayev
Ukraine
Flag of Sweden.svg Salomo N'tuve
Sweden
Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandr Riscan
Moldova

Flag of North Macedonia.svg Munin Veli
Macedonia

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of England.svg Luke Campbell
England
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Detelin Dalakliev
Bulgaria
Flag of Germany.svg Denis Makarov
Germany

Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Andrew Selby
Wales

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vasyl Lomachenko
Ukraine
Flag of Russia.svg Araik Ambartsumov
Russia
Flag of France.svg Hicham Ziouti
France

Flag of Sweden.svg Bashir Hassan
Sweden

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Leonid Kostylev
Russia
Flag of Belarus.svg Vazgen Safaryants
Belarus
Flag of Ireland.svg Ross Hickey
Ireland

Flag of Hungary.svg Miklos Varga
Hungary

Light Welterweight
( 64 kilograms)
Flag of Armenia.svg Eduard Hambardzumyan
Armenia
Flag of Hungary.svg Gyula Kate
Hungary
Flag of Ireland.svg John Joe Joyce
Ireland

Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Legowski
Poland

Welterweight
( 69 kilograms)
Flag of Belarus.svg Mahamed Nurudzinau
Belarus
Flag of Germany.svg Jack Culcay-Keth
Germany
Flag of Turkey.svg Abdülkadir Köroğlu
Turkey

Flag of France.svg Jaoid Chiguer
France

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ivan Senay
Ukraine
Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Koptyakov
Russia
Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn O'Kane
Ireland

Flag of Moldova.svg Victor Cotiujanshiu
Moldova

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Usyk
Ukraine
Flag of Belarus.svg Siarhei Karneyeu
Belarus
Flag of Latvia.svg Nikolajs Grishunins
Latvia

Flag of Germany.svg Rene Krause
Germany

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Egor Mekhontsev
Russia
Flag of Armenia.svg Tsolak Ananikyan
Armenia
Flag of Romania.svg Petrisor Gananau
Romania

Flag of Hungary.svg Jozsef Darmos
Hungary

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Kubrat Pulev
Bulgaria
Flag of Russia.svg Denis Sergeev
Russia
Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Kapitanenko
Ukraine

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Memnun Hadžić
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)4015
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2305
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM)2103
4Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)1203
5Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)1102
6Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)1001
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0134
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0123
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0112
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0101
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)0033
12Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0022
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova  (MDA)0022
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0022
15Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)0011
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0011
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia  (MKD)0011
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)0011
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  (WAL)0011
Totals (20 entries)11112244

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