1965 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The 1965 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 East Berlin

East Berlin

East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...

, East Germany from 22 to 29 May. The 16th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 172 fighters from 24 countries participating.

Medal winners

Flyweight (– 51 kilograms)	Hans Freistadt West Germany	Hubert Skrzypczak Hubert Skrzypczak Hubert Zenon Skrzypczak is a boxer from Poland.He competed for Poland in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light flyweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*... Poland	Constantin Ciucă Romania John McCluskey Scotland
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms)	Oleg Grigoryev Oleg Grigoryev Oleg Georgievich Grigoryev was a bantamweight boxer from the Soviet Union, who won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. In the finale he defeated Italian Primo Zamparini, who won the silver.... Soviet Union	Jan Gałązka Poland	Nicolae Giju Romania Horst Rascher West Germany
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms)	Stanislav Stepashkin Stanislav Stepashkin Stanislav Ivanovich Stepashkin is an amateur boxer from the Soviet Union.Stepashkin trained at Trudovye Rezervy until 1963 and then at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1964 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in the... Soviet Union	Brunon Bendig Brunon Bendig Brunon Bendig was a bantamweight amateur boxer from Poland, who tied for bronze with Australian Oliver Taylor at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:1964... Poland	Ken Buchanan Ken Buchanan Ken Buchanan is a former boxing undisputed world lightweight champion. Many consider Buchanan to be the best boxer ever to come out of Scotland.- Early career :... Scotland Wolfgang Hübner East Germany
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms)	Velikton Barannikov Velikton Barannikov Velikton Barannikov was a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the lightweight event where he finished in second place.On November 29, 2007, he was killed in a traffic collision.-References:*... Soviet Union	Józef Grudzień Józef Grudzien Józef Grudzień is a retired boxer from Poland.He won two medals at the Olympic Games: gold on in the Lightweight division at Tokyo 1964 and silver at Mexico City 1968... Poland	Jim McCourt Jim McCourt James "Jim" Vincent McCourt was a boxer from Northern Ireland.McCourt won a bronze medal for the Ireland in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the lightweight division. McCourt lost a controversial 3-2 decision to Russian Velikton Barannikov. Shortly after the Games McCourt defeated olympic... Ireland Antoniu Vasile Romania
Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms)	Jerzy Kulej Jerzy Kulej Jerzy Kulej is a retired boxer and politician.He twice won the gold medal in the Light welterweight division Jerzy Kulej (born October 19, 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a retired boxer and politician.He twice won the gold medal in the Light welterweight division Jerzy Kulej (born October 19,... Poland	Preben Rasmussen Denmark	Ermanno Fasoli Italy Rupert König Austria
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	Luigi Patruno Italy	Detlef Dahn East Germany Vladimír Kučera Czechoslovakia
Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms)	Viktor Ageyev Soviet Union	Angel Doitchev Bulgaria	Mario Casati Italy Anton Schnedl Austria
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms)	Valeriy Popenchenko Soviet Union	William Robinson England	Lucjan Słowakiewicz Poland Wolfgang Trodler Wolfgang Trödler Wolfgang Trödler is a German middleweight boxer who won the bronze medals at the 1965 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.-References:... East Germany
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms)	Danas Pozniakas Danas Pozniakas Danas Pozniakas was a Lithuanian boxer who competed for the Soviet Union.He was born near Białystok and died in Vilnius.In 1968 he won the Olympic gold medal in the light heavyweight class.... Soviet Union	Peter Gerber West Germany	Bernd Anders East Germany Béla Horváth Hungary
Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms)	Aleksandr Isossimov Soviet Union	Kiril Pandov Bulgaria	Dušan Rybanský Czechoslovakia Ernő Szénási Hungary

Medal table

1	Soviet Union	8	0	0	8
2	Poland	1	4	1	6
3	West Germany	1	1	1	3
4	Bulgaria	0	2	0	2
5	Italy	0	1	2	3
=6	Denmark	0	1	0	1
=6	Kingdom of England	0	1	0	1
8	Romania	0	0	3	3
9	Kingdom of Scotland	0	0	2	2
10	German Democratic Republic	0	0	4	4
=11	Austria	0	0	2	2
=11	Czechoslovakia	0	0	2	2
=11	Hungary	0	0	2	2
14	Republic of Ireland	0	0	1	1
Total		10	10	20	40

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