1998 Junior World Boxing Championships

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The 1998 Junior World Boxing Championships were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 6 to November 16, 1998. It was the tenth edition of the Junior World Boxing Championships. The competition is under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA and is the junior version of the World Amateur Boxing Championships.

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Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Flag of Romania.svg Sorin Tanasie
Romania
Flag of Ireland.svg Harry Cunningham
Ireland
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandr Bakhtin
Russia

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aman Batyrbayev
Kazakhstan

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Serik Jeylelov
Kazakhstan
Flag of Russia.svg Georgiy Balakshin
Russia
Flag of Ireland.svg Darren Campbell
Ireland

Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Haan
Germany

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Servin Suleymanov
Ukrania
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Bekzat Sattarkhanov
Kazakhstan
Flag of Argentina.svg Ceferino Labarda
Argentina

Flag of Germany.svg Hamisi Durst
Germany

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of Argentina.svg Israel Hector Perez*
Argentina
Flag of Cuba.svg Armando Bouza
Cuba
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dmitriy Svetlichnyy
Ukraine

Flag of Russia.svg Aidar Gazetdinov
Russia

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Anton Solopov
Russia
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Miguel Angel Cotto
Puerto Rico
Flag of Lithuania.svg Darius Jasevicius
Lithuania

Flag of Romania.svg Constantin Mirica
Romania

Light Welterweight
( 63,5 kilograms)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Tomashov
Ukraine
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Geard Ajetovic
Yugoslavia
Flag of Turkey.svg Omer Akdi
Turkey

Flag of Cuba.svg Inocente Fiss
Cuba

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Flag of Russia.svg Khamzat Ustarkhanov
Russia
Flag of Germany.svg Dimitri Sartison
Germany
Flag of Romania.svg Lucian Bute
Romania

Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dejan Ribac
Yugoslavia

Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergey Kostenko
Ukraine
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Hamilton
Australia
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baurzhan Kairmenov
Kazakhstan

Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Kazantsev
Russia

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Germany.svg Mathias Kempe
Germany
Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Fedetov
Russia
Flag of Ukraine.svg Andrey Fedchuk
Ukraine

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Olzhas Orazaliev
Kazakhstan

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Yohanson Martinez
Cuba
Flag of Argentina.svg Hugo Hernan Garay
Argentina
Flag of Sweden.svg Giovanni Alvarez
Sweden

Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Murinchik
Russia

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Flag of Cuba.svg Odlanier Solis
Cuba
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastian Ceballos
Argentina
Flag of Armenia.svg Levon Paytan
Armenia

Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniy Arkhipov
Russia

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Flag of Armenia.svg Bagrat Oganyan
Armenia
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Pavel Storozhyuk
Kazakhstan
Flag of Russia.svg Valeriy Chechenev
Russia

Flag of the United States.svg Javier Mora
USA

Medal table

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