African Amateur Boxing Championships

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African Boxing Championships
StatusActive
GenreSports event
Date(s)Midyear
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated 1962 / 2001
Organised by AFBC

The African Amateur Boxing Championships is the premier pan-continental annual competition for amateur boxing in Africa. The championships are organised by the continent's governing body, the African Boxing Union (ABU). The first edition of the tournament took place in 1962.

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Editions

From 2017, it was held Men and Women in same country and same time.

Men's editions

NumberYearHostDatesEventsNationsBoxersChampion
1 1962 Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg Cairo, Egypt 17–23 March10 Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg Egypt / Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2 1964 Ghana flag 1964.svg Accra, Ghana ... April–... May108 Ghana flag 1964.svg Ghana / Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
3 1966 Flag of Nigeria.svg Lagos, Nigeria 26–30 April1014Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
4 1968 Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg Lusaka, Zambia 6–11 May1116Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
5 1972 Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi, Kenya 28 February–4 March11Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
6 1974 Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala, Uganda 9–14 December11Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
7 1979 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Benghazi, Libya 12–21 July11Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
8 1983 Flag of Uganda.svg Kampala, Uganda 17–25 August11 Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg Zambia
9 1994 Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg, South Africa ...–... December12Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
10 1998 Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers, Algeria 7–17 May1215220Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
11 2001 Flag of Mauritius.svg Port Louis, Mauritius 14–20 May12Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
12 2003 Flag of Cameroon.svg Yaoundé, Cameroon 9–18 May111490Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
14 2005 Flag of Morocco.svg Casablanca, Morocco 29 April–8 May11Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
15 2007 Flag of Madagascar.svg Antananarivo, Madagascar 21–27 May11Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
16 2009 Flag of Mauritius.svg Vacoas, Mauritius 21–26 July11Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
17 2011 Flag of Cameroon.svg Yaoundé, Cameroon 3–10 June10Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
18 2015 Flag of Morocco.svg Casablanca, Morocco 17–24 August1019103Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Women's editions

NumberYearHostDatesEventsNationsBoxersChampion
1 2001 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo, Egypt 5–9 July11Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2 2010 Flag of Cameroon.svg Yaoundé, Cameroon 23–28 March7Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
3 2014 Flag of Cameroon.svg Yaoundé, Cameroon 3–7 March5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Combined editions

NumberYearHostDatesEventsNationsBoxersChampion
MenWomenTotal
19 2017 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Brazzaville, Congo 18–25 June1824183Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
20 2022 Flag of Mozambique.svg Maputo, Mozambique 12–17 September2424211Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
21 2023 Flag of Cameroon.svg Yaoundé, Cameroon 28 July –6 August2527264Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

All-time medal table

Men

As of 2015 inclueding men's events of the combined editions until 2023:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 37232282
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 23202265
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 20171350
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2014842
5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 18161549
6Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 17151244
7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 16171548
8Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1310831
9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1031730
10Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 84618
11Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7161033
12Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7102138
13Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 74718
14Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 3249
15Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 3126
16Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 26715
17Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 2248
18Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 2204
19Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 2103
20Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 191929
21Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 151016
22Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1438
23Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1146
24Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1067
25Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0516
26Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 0347
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0347
28Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 0224
29Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0156
30Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 0145
31Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0123
32Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 0101
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0101
34Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 0022
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0022
36Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 0011
Totals (36 entries)222220262704

Need bronze medals of 1983 and 1994 editions

Women

As of 2014 inclueding women's events of the combined editions until 2023:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1010424
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 910524
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 88016
4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 841022
5Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 45918
6Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 4037
7Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2338
8Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2125
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2125
10Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2024
11Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1146
12Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1102
13Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1001
14Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0156
15Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0112
16Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 0101
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 0101
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0101
19Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0066
20Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0033
21Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0011
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0011
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0011
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0011
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 0011
Totals (25 entries)544964167

Need bronze medals of 2001 and 2010 (with some silver medals) editions

See also

Results database

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