Host city | Amman, Jordan |
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Dates | 30 June – 9 July 2013 |
Main venue | King Hussein Youth City Arena |
The 27th edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships was held from June 30 to July 9, 2013, in Amman, Jordan.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
2 | India | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
5 | Jordan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Thailand | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
8 | Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
10 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
12 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
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