1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships
European Amateur Boxing Championships
The European Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Europe, organised by the continent's governing body EUBC, which stands for the European Boxing Confederation...

were held in Milan

Milan

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, Italy

Italy

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from 5 to 9 May. It was the 5th edition of the competition, organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 85 fighters from 16 countries participating.

Medal winners

Flyweight (– 50.8 kilograms)	Vilmos Énekes Hungary	Edmund Sobkowiak Edmund Sobkowiak Edmund Sobkowiak was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Poznań.In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Louis Laurie.-External links:*... Poland	Gavino Matta Gavino Matta Gavino Matta was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Sassari.... Italy
Bantamweight (– 53.5 kilograms)	Ulderico Sergo Ulderico Sergo Ulderico Sergo was a bantamweight professional boxer from Italy, who won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin... Italy	Anton Osca Romania	Veikko Huuskonen Veikko Huuskonen Veikko Huuskonen was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Alec Hannan.-External links:*... Finland
Featherweight (– 57.1 kilograms)	Aleksander Polus Aleksander Polus Aleksander Józef Polus was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Dortmund, German Empire and died in Poznań.... Poland	Federico Cortonesi Italy	Gyula Szabó Hungary
Lightweight (– 61.2 kilograms)	Herbert Nürnberg Herbert Nürnberg Herbert Nürnberg was a German boxer.Born in Kiel, Nürnberg won four times the German Championship in the Lightweight class and took thrice the 2nd place , won the International Tournament at Berlin 1937, won the International Meeting at Berlin 1938, and won twice the gold medal at the 1937... Germany	Nikolai Stepulov Nikolai Stepulov Nikolai Stepulov was an Estonian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal in the lightweight class after losing the final against Imre Harangi.-References:*... Estonia	Marino Facchin Marino Facchin Mario Facchin was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bagnolo di Po.... Italy
Welterweight (– 66.7 kilograms)	Michael Murach Michael Murach Michael Murach was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Germany	Imre Mándi Imre Mándi Imre Mándi was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Sten Suvio.... Hungary	Oscar Ågren Oscar Ågren Oscar Ågren was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships and in the 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships.... Sweden
Middleweight (– 72.6 kilograms)	Henryk Chmielewski Henryk Chmielewski (boxer) Henryk Chmielewski was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he finished fourth in the middleweight class... Poland	Gerardus Dekkers Netherlands	Bruno Zorzenone Italy
Light Heavyweight (– 79.4 kilograms)	Luigi Musina Luigi Musina Luigi Musina was an Italian boxer.He won twice the gold medal in the 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan and the 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Dublin, winning twice his final fights against Franciszek Szymura. Musina played in several duals: ITA vs. HUN , Europe vs... Italy	Franciszek Szymura Franciszek Szymura Franciszek Szymura was a Polish boxer who competed four times in the European Amateur Boxing Championships and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.... Poland	Lajos Szigeti Lajos Szigeti Lajos Szigeti was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Budapest.... Hungary
Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kilograms)	Olle Tandberg Olle Tandberg Olle Tandberg was the Swedish heavyweight boxing champion-Biography:He was born in Stockholm, Sweden on October 10, 1918. During his career he totaled 30 fights, winning 23 , losing 6 , and drawing 1. He fought in the 1936, Berlin Olympics where he defeated American boxer Art Oliver... Sweden	Herbert Runge Herbert Runge Herbert Runge was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Elberfeld and died in Wuppertal.-Amateur career:Runge was an eight time German amateur heavyweight champion 1935-1943... Germany	Erling Nilsen Erling Nilsen Erling Nilsen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class after winning the third place fight against Ferenc Nagy... Norway

Medal table

1	Poland	2	2	0	4
2	Italy	2	1	3	6
3	Germany	2	1	0	3
4	Hungary	1	1	2	4
5	Sweden	1	0	1	2
6	Estonia	0	1	0	1
–	Netherlands	0	1	0	1
–	Kingdom of Romania	0	1	0	1
9	Finland	0	0	1	1
–	Norway	0	0	1	1

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