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The 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Warsaw, Poland from March 30 to April 4, 2004 at the annual Feliks Stamm Boxing Tournament. The top two in each weight category gained entry into the 2004 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |  Bato-Munko Vankeev (BLR) |  Jérôme Thomas (FRA) |  Igor Samoilenco (MDA) |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |  Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) |  Shahin Imranov (AZE) |  Alexey Shaydulin (BUL) |
| Light Welterweight (– 64 kilograms) |  Patrick Bogere (SWE) |  Michele di Rocco (ITA) | Boris Georgiev (BUL) |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |  Marian Simion (ROU) |  Oleh Mashkin (UKR) |  Aleksander Rubiuk (EST) |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) | Vugar Alakbarov (AZE) | Daniel Betti (ITA) |  Spyridon Kladouchas (GRE) |
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