Host city | Casablanca |
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Country | Morocco |
Nations | 19 [1] |
Athletes | 103 [1] |
Events | 10 |
Dates | August 18–23, 2015 |
Main venue | Mohammed V Athletic Center [2] |
The 2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships were held at the Mohammed V Athletic Center in Casablanca, Morocco from 18 to 23 August 2015. It was the 18th edition of this event organised by the African governing body for amateur boxing, the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC).
Date | Round |
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18–19 August 2015 | Preliminaries |
20–21 August 2015 | Quarterfinals |
22 August 2015 | Semifinals |
23 August 2015 | Finals |
Below is the final medal table from the championships. [3] The event was dominated by Morocco and Algeria, with the two nations combining to win nine of the ten available gold medals. [4] Morocco won the most gold medals, with five, as well as the most total medals, with eight.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Morocco | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Algeria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Egypt | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
5 | Botswana | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Ghana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
8 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
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