1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships
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The 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships
were held in Belgrade
, Yugoslavia
from 3 to 10 June. The 14th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 146 fighters from 21 countries participating.
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 Belgrade
Belgrade
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, Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
from 3 to 10 June. The 14th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 146 fighters from 21 countries participating.
Medal winners
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Paolo VaccaItaly |
 Vladimir StolnikovSoviet Union |
 Otto BabiaschOtto Babiasch Otto Babiasch is a German former boxer who won the bronze medal at the 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the flyweight category, representing East Germany. He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.... East Germany  Fritz ChervetSwitzerland |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Sergei Sivko Sergei Sivko Sergey Aleksandrovich Sivko was a boxer representing the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the flyweight event where he finished in second place.-References:*... Soviet Union |
 Piotr GutmanPoland |
 Nicolae PuiuRomania Primo ZampariniPrimo Zamparini Primo Zamparini was an Italian bantamweight professional boxer who won silver in Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He fought against and was defeated by Oleg Grigoryev who won gold.-References:... Italy |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
 Francis TaylorEngland |
Aleksandr Sasuzhin Soviet Union |
Constantin Georghiu Romania Karl-Heinz SchulzEast Germany |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
 Richard McTaggartRichard McTaggart Richard McTaggart MBE is a retired boxer from Dundee, Scotland, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.-Amateur career:... Scotland |
 Petar BenedekYugoslavia |
 János KajdiJános Kajdi János Kajdi was a boxer from Hungary who won the silver medal in the welterweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany... Hungary Paul WarwickEngland |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Aloizs Tumiņš Aloizs Tumiņš Aloizs Tumiņš was a Latvian boxer from the Soviet Union.He won two medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships: gold medal at Belgrade 1961 and silver one at Moscow 1963 both in the Light Welterweight division.... Soviet Union |
Ljubiša Mehović Yugoslavia |
Pierre Cosentino Italy Marian KasprzykMarian Kasprzyk Marian Kasprzyk is a former Polish welterweight boxer.-Amateur:Kasprzyk won the Welterweight gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and the Bronze Medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics as a Light Welterweight.-Olympic results:1964*Defeated Misael Vilugron 3-2*Defeated Sikiru Alimi 5-0*Defeated... Poland |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Ričardas Tamulis Ricardas Tamulis Ričardas Tamulis was a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the welterweight event where he finished in second place.... Soviet Union |
Max Meier Switzerland |
 Jean JosselinFrance Ian McKenzieScotland |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Boris Lagutin Boris Lagutin Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin was possibly the most celebrated of Soviet boxers. During his career as a boxer, he has won 241 fights and lost only 11. He won medals in three Olympic Games, including two golds, in 1964 and 1968. Lagutin also won at European championships in 1961 and 1963 and at USSR... Soviet Union |
Hans-Dieter Neidel East Germany |
Viriu Badea Romania  Eric SchichtaWest Germany |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Tadeusz Walasek Tadeusz Walasek Tadeusz Walasek was a Polish boxer.He won a silver medal for Poland at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games in the men's middleweight division . Walasek lost a 3-2 decision in the final to Eddie Crook of the United States... Poland |
Yevgeny Feofanov Yevgeny Feofanov Yevgeny Feofanov is a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the middleweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*... Soviet Union |
 Franz FrauenlobAustria Dragoslav JakovljevicYugoslavia |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Giulio Saraudi Giulio Saraudi Giulio Saraudi was an Italian boxer, and an Olympic bronze medalist.-Amateur career:... Italy |
Gheorghe Negrea Gheorghe Negrea Gheorge Negrea was a boxer from Romania.He competed for Romania in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in second place.-References:*... Romania |
Jack Bodell Jack Bodell Jack Bodell is a retired English professional boxer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s.... England Zdzisław JózefowiczPoland |
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) |
Andrey Abramov Andrey Abramov (boxer) Andrey Vasilievich Abramov was a Russian boxer from the Soviet Union.He won three gold medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships: at Prague 1957, Lucerne 1959, Belgrade 1961, and silver one at Moscow 1963, all in the Heavyweight division.... Soviet Union |
Benito Penna Italy |
Zbigniew Gugniewicz Poland Günter SiegmundGünter Siegmund Günter Siegmund is a German heavyweight boxer who won the bronze medal in international competitions.He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :... East Germany |
Medal table
| 1 | Soviet Union |
5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Italy |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Poland |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Kingdom of England |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Kingdom of Scotland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| =7 | German Democratic Republic |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| =7 | Romania |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Switzerland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| =10 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| =10 | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| =10 |  Early Modern France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| =10 | West Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |