1971 European Amateur Boxing Championships
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The 1971 European Amateur Boxing Championships
were held in Madrid
, Spain
from 11 June to 19 June. The 19th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 194 fighters from 27 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 Madrid
Madrid
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, Spain
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from 11 June to 19 June. The 19th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 194 fighters from 27 countries participating.
Medal winners
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
 György GedóGyörgy Gedó György Gedó is a former Hungarian boxer.Gedó was born in Újpest, Budapest, Hungary. He won the gold medal in the light flyweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics... Hungary |
 Aurel MihaiRomania |
 Roman RożekPoland  José EscuderoSpain |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez is a retired boxer from Spain, who twice represented his native country during the 1970s at the Summer Olympics. He reached the quarterfinals in 1972... Spain |
Leszek Błażyński Poland |
Neil McLaughlin Ireland Constantin GruiescuRomania |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Tibor Badari Hungary |
 Aleksandr MelnikovSoviet Union |
Aurel Dumitrescu Romania Michael Dowling Ireland |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Ryszard Tomczyk Poland |
András Botos András Botos András Botos is a retired boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:*Boxed as a Featherweight... Hungary |
Gabriel Pometcu Romania Brendan McCarthy Ireland |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Jan Szczepański Jan Szczepanski (boxer) Jan Antoni Szczepański is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany... Poland |
Antoniu Vasile Romania |
László Orbán László Orbán László Orbán is a retired boxer from Hungary, who won the silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he was defeated by Poland's Jan Szczepański on points .-References:*... Hungary Nikolay ChromovSoviet Union |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
 Ulrich BeyerEast Germany |
Calistrat Cuţov Calistrat Cutov Calistrat Cuţov is a former Romanian boxer, who won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics, together with Zvonimir Vujin of Yugoslavia... Romania |
 Michael KingwellEngland  Erik SivebækDenmark |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
János Kajdi János 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 |
Manfred Wolke Manfred Wolke Manfred Wolke is a former welterweight boxer. He was a member of the Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder.... East Germany |
 Celal SandalTurkey  Damiano LassandroItaly |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Valeriy Tregubov Soviet Union |
 Svetomir BelićYugoslavia |
Wiesław Rudkowski Poland Ion GyőrfiRomania |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Juozas Juocevičius Soviet Union |
Alec Năstac Alec Nastac Alec Năstac is a retired boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the middleweight division after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Michael Spinks of the United States... Romania |
Hans-Joachim Brauske East Germany  Reima VirtanenReima Virtanen Reima Valdemar Virtanen is a former boxer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was nicknamed "Kila" and "Rema" during his career... Finland |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Mate Parlov Mate Parlov Mate Parlov was a Croatian boxer, and an Olympic gold medalist for former Yugoslavia. As a professional, he won the European light heavyweight title in 1976 and WBC light heavyweight world title in 1978.... Yugoslavia |
Ottomar Sachse East Germany |
Ralf Jensen Denmark Horst StumpRomania |
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) |
Vladimir Chernyshev Soviet Union |
 Peter HussingPeter Hussing Peter Hussing was a West German heavyweight boxing champion. Although one of the favorites in European Championship in Katowice in 1975, he was heavily KO-ed by Andrzej Biegalski from Poland, who later became the champion. Four years later, Hussing became the European Champion in Cologne 1979... West Germany |
Ludwik Denderys Poland Les StevensEngland |
Medal table
| =1 | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| =1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Poland |
2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | German Democratic Republic |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Spain |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Romania |
0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | West Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Republic of Ireland |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| =10 | Denmark |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| =10 |  Kingdom of England |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| =12 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| =12 | Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| =12 | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |