1st AIBA European 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from February 25 – March 1, 2008 in Roseto degli Abruzzi
-Pescara
, Italy
. During the tournament 250 boxers from 40 countries competed for 26 Olympic qualifiyng places in 11 different weight categories.
(ENG - 7), (SCO - 4), (WAL - 2)
Number in is total boxer in each country
Roseto degli Abruzzi
Roseto degli Abruzzi, more commonly Roseto, is a town and comune of the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a beach resort on the Adriatic Sea and has about 24,000 inhabitants. Geographically, Roseto is positioned on estuaries of the Vomano and Tordino Rivers. It is...
-Pescara
Pescara
Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. During the tournament 250 boxers from 40 countries competed for 26 Olympic qualifiyng places in 11 different weight categories.
Qualifying
40 teams participated in this tournament:(ENG - 7), (SCO - 4), (WAL - 2)
Number in is total boxer in each country
Competition System
The competition system of the 1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament is the knockout round system. Each boxer fights one match per round.Medal summary
| Light flyweight |
 David AyrapetyanDavid Ayrapetyan David Valeryevich Ayrapetyan is a Russian-Armenian amateur boxer. He is best known for having won the European title at light flyweight in 2006, and a silver medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:... |
 Łukasz Maszczyk |
 Ferhat PehlivanFerhat Pehlivan Ferhat Pehlivan is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the light-flyweight division. He is a member of the Karnet S.K. in Akçaabat, Trabzon, where he is coached by Altar Kalkışım...  Anton Bekish |
| Flyweight |
 Norbert KaluczaNorbert Kalucza Norbert Kalucza is a Hungarian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-Career:He qualified for the Olympics by beating German boxer Marcel Schneider in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament.-External links:* * .... |
 Khalid Saeed YafaiKhalid Saeed Yafai Khalid Yafai is a British amateur boxer, ranked 3rd in the world at the 52kg weight division.-Career:Like Naseem Hamed, flyweight Yafai is the son of Yemeni parents... |
 Marcel Schneider  Igor SamoilencoIgor Samoilenco Igor Samoilenco is a retired male boxer from Moldova. He twice represented his native Eastern European country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. Samoilenco claimed a bronze medal at the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Perm, Russia... |
| Bantamweight |
 John Joe NevinJohn Joe Nevin John Joseph Nevin , more commonly known as John Joe Nevin, is an Irish amateur boxer who won the Irish national boxing title and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 18.... |
Vyacheslav Goyan |
Rustamhodza Rahimov Rustamhodza Rahimov Rustamhodza Rahimov is a boxer from Germany, but of Tajik origins, as his name suggests.- Medals :* In the 2004 Summer Olympics Rahimov won a bronze medal in the flyweight boxing event. He was 29.... |
| Featherweight |
 Khedafi DjelkhirKhedafi Djelkhir Khédafi Djelkhir, or sometimes Khesafi Djelkhir, is a French featherweight amateur boxer of Algerian origin... |
 Shahin ImranovShahin Imranov Shahin Imranov is a boxer from Azerbaijan.best known to win two featherweight silver medals at European championships.-Career:... |
Wilhelm Gratschow Wilhelm Gratschow Wilhelm Gratschow is an German amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-Career:Gratschow started as a bantamweight and became German Champion in 2004, in 2005 he lost in the semifinal. He failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in third place at the 1st AIBA European... |
| Lightweight |
 Olexandr Klyuchko |
Miklos Varga Miklós Varga Miklos Varga is a Hungarian amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics but lost his only bout at lightweight to Merey Akshalov.-External links:*... |
Ramal Amanov  Georgian PopescuGeorgian Popescu Georgian Popescu is an amateur boxer from Romania. He qualified to complete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division.-References:... |
| Light Welterweight |
Gyula Káté Gyula Kate Gyula Káté is a Hungarian amateur boxer best known to win two bronze medals at European Championships and one at World Championships.-Career:... |
Ionut Gheorghe Ionut Gheorghe Ionuţ Gheorghe is a boxer from Romania.-Career:He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden... |
John Joe Joyce John Joe Joyce John Joe Joyce, aka Johnny Joyce or JJJ, is an Irish amateur boxer who represented Ireland in the 2008 Olympic Games in the light welterweight division....  Egidijus KavaliauskasEgidijus Kavaliauskas Egidijus Kavaliauskas is a Lithuianian boxer who competed in the 2008 Olympoics but lost his first bout at junior welterweight.-External links:**... |
| Welterweight |
Magomed Nurutdinov Magomed Nurutdinov Magomed Nurutdinov/Mahamed Nurudzinau is a Belarusian amateur boxer who boxed at the Olympics 2008 at welterweight and later became European cha.... |
Olexandr Stretskiy |
Billy Joe Saunders Billy Joe Saunders Billy Joe Saunders is a British professional boxer, who after a distinguished junior career qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Career:... |
| Middleweight |
 Naim TerbunjaNaim Terbunja Naim Terbunja is a Swedish amateur boxer of Kosovo-Albanian descent who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at middleweight.... |
James Degale James DeGale He is European super middleweight championJames Frederick DeGale MBE is an English boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Harlesden, London. He started amateur boxing at the Trojan club at the age of 10 before moving to Dale Youth boxing club... |
 Andranik HakobyanAndranik Hakobyan Andranik Hakobyan is an Armenian amateur boxer. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at middleweight.... |
| Light Heavyweight |
Ismail Syllakh |
Ramazan Magomedov Ramazan Magomedov Ramazan Magomedov whose second name is also sometimes spelt Magamedau is a Belarusian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight.The elusive Magomedov lost to Tony Jeffries at the 2007 World Championships.... |
Kenneth Egan Kenneth Egan Kenneth "Kenny" Egan is an amateur boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a Silver Medal in the final of the 81 kg, Light-Heavyweight boxing final at the 2008 Olympics... Bahram MuzafferBahram Muzaffer Bahram Muzaffer is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the heavyweight division.He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight after he was re-allocated the position vacated by Ismayl Sillakh. At the Olympics, Muzaffer beat Aziz Ali but lost in the round of 16 to Ireland's runner-up... |
| Heavyweight |
Viktor Zuyev |
Oleksandr Usyk Oleksandr Usyk Oleksandr Usyk or Aleksandr Usik is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:... |
Artur Szpilka Artur Szpilka Artur Szpilka nickname "Szpila" [eng. "The Pin"] is a Polish professional southpaw boxer in Heavyweight division now of North Bergen, NJ. He fought for Górnik Wieliczka.He was the Polish cruiserweight champion.... Daniel Price |
| Super Heavyweight |
 Kubrat PulevKubrat Pulev Kubrat Venkov Pulev is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.-Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit:At the 2001 world... |
 Marko TomasovićMarko Tomasovic (boxer) Marko Tomasović is a Croatian boxer and kickboxer, best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at super heavyweight. He is tall and weights .-Career:In 2005 Marko entered the W.A.K.O... |
Jaroslav Jaksto  Robert HeleniusRobert Helenius Robert "The Nordic Nightmare" Helenius is a Finnish professional Heavyweight boxer. As an amateur he won Silver at the European Championships 2006 at super heavyweight... |
Medal table
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| 2 | align=left | |2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | align=left | |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | align=left | |1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | align=left | |1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| align=left | |1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| align=left | |1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | ENG | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| align=left | |0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| align=left | |0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| align=left | |0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Key to AIBA decisions
| KO | DSQ | BDSQ | JURY | RSC | RSCH | RSCI | RSCOS | NC | WO | RET | R |
| Knockout | Disqualified | Both disqualified | Result determined by jury votes | Referee stop contest | Referee stop contest by head blow | Referee stop contest by injured | Referee stop contest outscored | No contest | Walkover | Retired | Round |
See also
- 1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from January 23 to January 31, 2008 in Algiers, Algeria.-Qualifying:21 teams participated in this tournament:Number in is total boxer in each country- Competition System :...