1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships
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The 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships
were held in Breslau, Germany
from 20 to 25 January. There were 97 fighters from 11 countries participating: Germany, Hungary, and Italy (16 boxers in each squad), and Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. After World War II
, the results were annulled by AIBA
.
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 Breslau, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
from 20 to 25 January. There were 97 fighters from 11 countries participating: Germany, Hungary, and Italy (16 boxers in each squad), and Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the results were annulled by AIBA
International Boxing Association
The International Boxing Association is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
.
Medal winners
| Flyweight (– 50.8 kilograms) |
 Constante PaesaniItaly |
Amleto Falcinelli Italy |
 Mariano Diaz MendezSpain |
| Bantamweight (– 53.5 kilograms) |
Arturo Paoletti Arturo Paoletti Arturo Paoletti was an Italian boxer. He was born in Mira, Veneto.He won thrice the Italian championships at Ferrara 1937, Terni 1941, and Viareggio 1942, and won the gold medal in the Bantamweight class at the 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Breslau.Between 1936 and 1942 he was on... Italy |
Juan Marti Spain |
 Stig KreugerSweden |
| Featherweight (– 57.1 kilograms) |
 Dezső FrigyesDezso Frigyes Dezső Frigyes was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he finished fourth in the featherweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Josef Miner... Hungary |
 Artur BuettnerGermany |
Ermano Bonetti Italy |
| Lightweight (– 61.2 kilograms) |
Duilio Bianchini Italy |
Florindo Tiberi Italy |
Heinz Gorczyca Germany |
| Welterweight (– 66.7 kilograms) |
Ferdinand Raeschke Ferdinand Raeschke Ferdinand Raeschke was a German boxer.He won the 22nd German National Championships in 1941, and won the gold medal, defeating Gyula Torma , Borje Wretman , and Lajos Szentgyorgy , in the Welterweight class at the 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Breslau.In 1940–1941, he was on the... Germany |
Lajos Szentgyorgy Hungary |
Borje Wretman Sweden |
| Middleweight (– 72.6 kilograms) |
Karl Gustaf Noren Sweden |
Adolf Baumgarten Adolf Baumgarten Adolf Baumgarten was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Henry Tiller.... Germany |
Carl Schmidt Germany |
| Light Heavyweight (– 79.4 kilograms) |
 Svend Aage ChristensenDenmark |
Otto Proffitlich Germany |
Rudolf Pepper Germany |
| Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kilograms) |
Hein ten Hoff Hein ten Hoff Hein ten Hoff was a German boxer and Präsident des Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer .... Germany |
Richard Grupe Germany |
Gino Latini Italy |
Medal table
| 1 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Hungary |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Spain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |