2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships | |
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Venue | Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex |
Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Start date | September 22, 2011 |
End date | October 10, 2011 |
Competitors | 685 from 127 nations |
2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships | |
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Light flyweight | |
Flyweight | |
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The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 10, 2011. [1]
The competition ran under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing, the AIBA, and followed on from the biggest World Championships in AIBA history which was held in Milan, Italy in 2009. [2] [3]
This world championship served as a qualifier for the 2012 Summer Olympics. 685 boxers participated from 127 countries. [4]
The preliminary rounds started on September 26 with the finals being held on October 10.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 nations) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
685 competitors from 127 countries participated. [5]
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