Host city | Sofia |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Dates | 8–16 August |
The Men's 2014 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships was held at the Sofia Sport Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 16 August. The 8th edition of the competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the European Boxing Confederation.
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Bulgaria * | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | Moldova | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
4 | Ireland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | France | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Georgia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
13 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
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