1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Minsk

Minsk

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, Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

from May 17 to May 24. The 32nd edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 180 fighters from 38 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.

Medal winners

Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms)	Sergey Kazakov Sergey Kazakov Sergey Kazakov is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win the World Championships 2003 and European Championships 1998, 2002 and 2004 in the Men's Light Flyweight.Kazakov won the European Championships in 1998... Russia	Ivanas Stapovičius Ivanas Stapovicius Ivanas Stapovičius is a retired boxer from Lithuania. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he lost in the quarterfinals of the men's lightflyweight division to North Korea's eventual bronze medalist Kim Un-Chol.-References:*... Lithuania	Pál Lakatos Pál Lakatos Pál Lakatos is a retired boxer from Hungary, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 2000... Hungary Oleg Kiryukhin Oleg Kiryukhin Oleg Kiryukin is a Ukrainian boxer, who won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:Defeated Abdul Rashid Qambrani 17-3Defeated Beibis Mendoza 18-6... Ukraine
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms)	Vladimir Sidorenko Ukraine	Ilfat Radziapov Russia	Vachtang Darchinyan Armenia Ramaz Gazashvili Georgia
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms)	Sergey Danilchenko Sergey Danilchenko Sergey Danilchenko was a Ukrainian boxer, who won an Bantamweight Bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. A year later, at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he won the bronze medal in the same division.... Ukraine	Marian Alexandru Romania	Raimkul Malakhbekov Raimkul Malakhbekov Raimkul Khudoynazarovich Malakhbekov is one of highest titled boxers of Russia, who won two Olympic medals in the Men's Bantamweight category.- Biography :... Russia Reidar Walstad Norway
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms)	Ramaz Paliani Ramaz Paliani Ramaz Paliani \|Georgia]]) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and European Championships in the men's featherweight division.He has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russia in international competitions, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games... Turkey	Artyom Simonyan Armenia	Sanchat Sayan Russia János Nagy János Nagy János Nagy was a Hungarian diplomat, who served as Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 1968 and 1971.-References:*... Hungary
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms)	Kay Huste Germany	Koba Gogoladze Koba Gogoladze Koba Gogoladze is a professional boxer from Georgia. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics as a lightweight, losing on points in the quarterfinals to Leonard Doroftei.-Olympic career:... Georgia	Tigran Ouzlian Greece Artur Gevorkyan Artur Gevorkyan Artur Gevorkyan is a professional Turkmen football player of Armenian descent, playing for Nasaf Qarshi.-Goals for Senior National Team:In 2007 Gevorkyan scored 2 goals on his international debut.-External links:*... Armenia
Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms)	Dorel Simion Dorel Simion Dorel Simion is a Romanian boxer. Simion won the Welterweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed "Bombardierul"... Romania	Nurhan Süleymanoglu Nurhan Süleymanoglu Nurhan Süleymanoğlu is a boxer from Turkey.Participating at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was stopped in the second round of the light welterweight division by Cuba's Héctor Vinent.... Turkey	Dimitri Pavluschenko Russia Sergei Bykovski Belarus
Welterweight (– 67 kilograms)	Oleg Saitov Oleg Saitov Oleg Elekpayevich Saitov is a Russian boxer. He studied journalism in Ryazan, a city of approximately one million people south of Moscow.He won the Olympic gold medal at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division, and bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. He was the winner of the... Russia	Sergei Dzinziryuk Ukraine	Marian Simion Marian Simion Marian Simion is a Romanian boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal... Romania Vadim Mezga Belarus
Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms)	Frédéric Esther Frédéric Esther Frédéric Esther is a boxer from France, competing in the middleweight division. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was stopped in the quarterfinales of the light middleweight division by eventual silver medalist Marian Simion of... France	Aslan Ercüment Turkey	Christopher Bessey England Adrian Diaconu Adrian Diaconu Adrian Diaconu is a Romanian professional boxer, living and fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada... Romania
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms)	Zsolt Erdei Zsolt Erdei Zsolt Erdei is a Hungarian boxer in the light heavyweight division. He is the former undefeated Lineal & WBO light heavyweight champion, and WBC cruiserweight champion. Erdei is also the first Hungarian to win a world title in two weight divisions.Erdei boxed at the 2000 Summer Olympics... Hungary	Brian Magee Brian Magee Brian Magee is reigning European super middleweight boxing champion, who as an amateur competed for Ireland in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics... Ireland	Jean-Paul Mendy Jean-Paul Mendy Jean-Paul Mendy is a professional boxer from France, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.-Amateur:... France Dimitri Strelchinin Russia
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms)	Aleksandr Lebziak Aleksandr Lebziak Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak is a Russian boxer, who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He beat Rudolf Kraj in the final.... Russia	Coutney Fry England	Tomasz Adamek Tomasz Adamek Tomasz Adamek is a Polish professional heavyweight boxer. His record is 44-2 .He is the former WBC world light heavyweight champion and the former IBF, IBO and The Ring magazine cruiserweight champion. As of the end of 2009, Ring Magazine has ranked Adamek as the 30th best boxer in the world... Poland Claudiu Rasko Claudio Rasco Grigore Claudio Rasco , sometimes written Claudiu Rasku, is a Romanian boxer best known for having won the bronze at the 2001 amateur world championships.-Amateur:... Romania
Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms)	Giacobbe Fragomeni Giacobbe Fragomeni Giacobbe Fragomeni is a Cruiserweight boxer from Italy and former WBC champion of the world. As an amateur he won the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk at heavyweight 201 lbs/91 kg limit.... Italy	Sergei Dytchkov Belarus	Evgeny Makarenko Evgeny Makarenko Yevgeny Mikhaylovich Makarenko is a boxer from Russia best known to win two world titles 2001 and 2003 at light heavyweight, and him being a part of the 2005 Russian team at the Boxing World Cup.-Career:... Russia Kwamena Turkson Kwamena Turkson Papa Kwamena Andze Turkson is a retired male boxer from Sweden.Turkson competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's heavyweight division by Cuba's defending champion and later gold medalist Félix Savón after... Sweden
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms)	Alexei Lezin Alexei Lezin Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin was a Russian boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Lezin never turned pro.- Amateur accomplishments :*1993 competed as a Heavyweight at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland... Russia	Vladimir Lazebnik Ukraine	Sinan Samil Sam Sinan Samil Sam Sinan Şamil Sam is a German born Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU and WBC International titles in the heavyweight division.- Amateur career :... Turkey Tofik Basisi Israel

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