2006 World Women's Boxing Championship
Encyclopedia
The 2006 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships
was an international women's boxing
competition hosted by India
from November 18 to November 23, 2006 in New Delhi
. It was the 4th championship, which started in 2001 in Scranton
, Pennsylvania, US.
The World Championship was contested in thirteen weight disciplines by 180 amateur women boxers from 32 countries, and was conducted in the Talkatora Indoor Stadium.
India
won four gold, one silver and three bronze medals, while Russia
, last year's champion, finished second with three gold and three bronze medals, followed by North Korea
with a tally of 2-0-1. Canadians
, the runners-up in 2005 edition, were fourth with one gold and two bronze.
Abbreviations:
World Amateur Boxing Championships
The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...
was an international women's boxing
Women's boxing
Women's boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games at a demonstration bout in 1902. For most of the 20th century, however, it was banned in most nations. Its revival was pioneered by the Swedish Amateur Boxing Association, which sanctioned events for women in 1988. The British Amateur Boxing...
competition hosted by India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
from November 18 to November 23, 2006 in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. It was the 4th championship, which started in 2001 in Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
, Pennsylvania, US.
The World Championship was contested in thirteen weight disciplines by 180 amateur women boxers from 32 countries, and was conducted in the Talkatora Indoor Stadium.
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
won four gold, one silver and three bronze medals, while Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, last year's champion, finished second with three gold and three bronze medals, followed by North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
with a tally of 2-0-1. Canadians
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the runners-up in 2005 edition, were fourth with one gold and two bronze.
Participating nations
| Algeria Argentina Australia Canada China Denmark Egypt Finland France | Hungary India Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Montenegro Morocco Netherlands | New Zealand North Korea Norway Philippines Poland Romania Russia South Korea Sri Lanka | Sweden Chinese Taipei Tunisia Turkey Turkey at the 2006 World Women's Boxing Championship Turkey participated in the 4th World Women’s Boxing Championship held between November 18 and 23, 2006 in New Delhi, India. With twelve women boxers participating, Turkey garnered two medals, one gold and one bronze... Ukraine US |
Results
Bronze medals are awarded to both losing semi-finalists.| 2006 Women's World Boxing Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 46 kg |  Mary KomMary Kom Mangte Chungneijang Merykom, also known as MC Mary Kom or Mary Kom, is a female boxer from Manipur, India who is supported by Olympic Gold Quest. Mary Kom, a mother of two, is five times World Boxing Champion, successively... |
 Steluta Duta |
 Jong Ok |
 Nazgul Boranbayeva |
| 48 kg | Ri Jong Hyang |
 Yesica BoppYesica Bopp Yesica Yolanda Bopp, born April 11, 1984 in Villa Domínico is women's boxing champion in the light flyweight division. Nicknamed "Tuti," Bopp stands 5'0" tall and has a perfect professional record of 18-0.... |
 Alice Kate Aparri |
 Marlen Esparz |
| 50 kg |  Hasibe ErkoçHasibe Erkoç Hasibe Erkoç is a Turkish female boxer. She is a member of the TSE club in Ankara, Turkey.She represented her country in the Flyweight category at the 4th World Women's Boxing Championship held between November 18 and 23, 2006 in New Delhi, India... |
 Siyuan Li |
Chhotu Loura |
 Fadia el Idrissi |
| 52 kg | Sarita Devi |
 Viktoria Rudenko |
 Samiha A Ali Hassan |
 Jagoda Karge |
| 54 kg |  Sofya Ochigava |
Karolina Michalczuk |
Qin Zhang |
Lyumdmyla Hrytsay |
| 57 kg | Yum Kum Ju |
N. Usha |
Bin Wu |
Mihaela Cijevschi |
| 60 kg |  Katie Taylor |
Anabella Farias |
Mitchel Martinez |
Tatiana Chalya |
| 63 kg | Jenny R. L. |
 Klara Svensson |
 Katie Dunn |
Yulia Nemtsova |
| 66 kg |  Aya Cissoko |
Oleksandra Kozlan |
Aruna Mishra |
Mary Spencer Mary Spencer Mary Spencer Mary Spencer Mary Spencer (born December 12, 1984 is a Canadian boxer who currently competes as a 75 kilogram middleweight. She has won three World Championships, five Pan American Games gold medals, and eight Canadian Championships. Spencer began serious boxing training in 2002. As of... |
| 70 kg | Arian Fortin |
Akima Stocks |
Luminita Turcin |
Olga Slavinskaya |
| 75 kg | Lekha K.C. |
Jinzi Li |
 Anita Ducza |
Olga Novikova |
| 80 kg | Irina Sinetskaya |
Chitiqua Hemingway |
Renu |
Beata Malek |
| 86 kg | Elena Surkova |
Maria Kovacs |
Adriana Hosu |
Şemsi Yaralı Semsi Yarali Şemsi Yaralı is a world and European champion Turkish female boxer competing in the heavyweight division. She is a member of the TSE club in Ankara, Turkey.... |
Medal count table
| 2006 Women's World Boxing Championship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1 | India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | North Korea North Korea The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea... |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Turkey Turkey at the 2006 World Women's Boxing Championship Turkey participated in the 4th World Women’s Boxing Championship held between November 18 and 23, 2006 in New Delhi, India. With twelve women boxers participating, Turkey garnered two medals, one gold and one bronze... |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
1 | 1 | |||
| 6= | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... |
2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8= | Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | US United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
2 | 2 | |||
| 12 | Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
1 | 1 | |||
| 16 | Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
2 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
1 | 1 | |||
| 17= | Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... |
1 | 1 | |||
| 17= | Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 13 | 13 | 26 | 52 | ||
Preliminary rounds
| November 18, 2006 | |||
| Weight | Red | Blue | |
| 48 kg | |||
| O Myloserdna |
RSCI R-3 | Valerie Bedard |
|
| Monika Csik |
19 - 8 |  Laura Tosti |
|
| Olesya G |
18 - 7 | Nargul B |
|
| Ri Jong Hyang |
RSCOS |  Koufi Arbia |
|
| 54 kg | |||
| Ri Kwang Suk |
23 - 22 | Lydia Walczak |
|
| Preeti Beniwal |
9 - 24 | Karolina M |
|
| A Issatayeva |
RSCOS | L Hyrtsay |
|
| E Klinefelter |
7 - 20 | Sabriye Sengül |
|
| Sofya Ochigava |
RSCOS |  Jasmine D |
|
Kati Collander  |
25 - 5 |  B Erdengerel |
|
| 57 kg | |||
Alexis P  |
15 - 16 | Mihaela Cijevschi |
|
| O Sydorenko |
8 - 26 | Nagehan Gül |
|
| Ronica Jeffery |
13 - 19 | Myriam Dellal |
|
| 60 kg | |||
| Eva Wahistrom |
18 - 4 | Valerya Kurluk |
|
| Katif Taylor |
RCSOS | Carolina Barry |
|
| 66 kg | |||
| Dawn Chalmers |
14 - 21 | Aya Cissoko |
|
| Irina Poteyeva |
20 - 25 |  Marichelle De |
|
| Lisa Kuronya |
18 - 26 | Mary Spencer |
|
| Diana B |
RSCOS-2 | T Ariunjrgal |
|
| Yan Zhong |
12 - 16 | Oleksandra Kozlan |
|
| Anna Ingman |
RSCOS | Bianka Nagy |
|
| 70 kg | |||
Natalia O  |
RSCOS | Ariane Fortin |
|
| Ting Ting Yang |
13 - 29 | Olga Slavinskaya |
|
| Nurcan Çarkçi |
RSCOS | Engi Saad M |
|
| 75 kg | |||
| Hatice Aliç |
RSC |  S Elhaddad |
|
| November 19, 2006 | |||
| Weight | Red | Blue | |
| 46 kg | |||
| S Gnevanova |
RSCOS | O Shtakun |
|
| Rina Na |
25 - 16 | |
|
| N Branbayeva |
12 - 8 | Derya Aktop |
|
| Sofia Moelholt |
28 - 26 |  Chou Hsin Chen |
|
| Hrim Rezk |
RSCOS | Steluta Duta |
|
| 48 kg | |||
| Camelia Negrea |
4 - 12 | Yesica Bopp |
|
| C Kalpana |
24 - 7 | Nadia Shehata |
|
| G Nandintsetse |
12 - 22 | Alice Katea |
|
| Wensi Huang |
13 - 10 | P Ewlina |
|
| G Basibütün |
23 - 24 | Marlen Esparza |
|
| Jenny Hardingz |
13 - 13 |  A Tuwakku |
|
| O Myloserdna |
13 - 26 | Monika Csik |
|
| Olesya G |
10 - 16 | Ri Jong Hyang |
|
| 57 kg | |||
| Yum Kum Zu |
15 - 8 | Elena G |
|
| Z Szuknia |
20 - 9 | Ikram Salem |
|
| L G Munkhjarga |
RSC R-1 | Mi Sun Yu |
|
| Chien Hsin Tzu |
8 - 20 | Bin Wu |
|
Ingrid Egner  |
16 - 15 | Anna Kasprzak |
|
| Sandra Bizier |
14 - 20 | N Usha |
|
| Izhuldazai |
10 - 22 | Mihaela Cijevschi |
|
| Nagehan Gül |
26 - 12 | Myriam Dellal |
Semifinals
| November 22, 2006 | |||
| Weight | Red | Blue | |
| 46 kg | |||
| M C Mary Kom |
20 - 8 | Jong Ok |
|
| Nazgul Boranbayeva |
RSCOS | Steluta Duta |
|
| 48 kg | |||
| Yesica Bopp |
16 - 9 | Alice Kate Aparri |
|
| Marlen Esparz |
RSCOS | Ri Jong Hyang |
|
| 50 kg | |||
| Chhoutu Loura |
8 - 17 | Hasibe Erkoç |
|
| Siyuan Li |
25 - 6 | Fadia El Idrissi Aparri |
|
| 52 kg | |||
| Sarita Devi |
RSCOS | Samiha A Ali Hassan |
|
| Jagoda Karge |
RSCOS | Viktoria Rudenko |
|
| 54 kg | |||
| Qin Zhang |
11 - 17 | Karolina Mihalczuk |
|
| Lyumdmyla Hyrtsay |
4 - 21 | Sofya Ochigava |
|
| 57 kg | |||
| Yum Kum Ju |
23 - 4 | Bin Wu |
|
| N Usha |
15 - 10 | Mihaela Cijevschi |
|
| 60 kg | |||
| Anabella Farias |
18 - 13 | Mitchel Martinez |
|
| Tatiana Chalya |
6 - 23 | Katie Taylor |
|
| 63 kg | |||
| Jenny R L |
25 - 19 | Katie Dunn |
Finals
| November 23, 2006 | |||
| Weight | Red | Blue | |
| 48 kg | Yesica Bopp |
Ri Jong Hyang |
|
| 50 kg | Hasibe Erkoç |
18 - 12 | Siyuan Li |
| 54 kg | Karolina Mihalczuk |
Sofya Ochigava |
|
| 60 kg | Anabella Farias |
Katie Taylor |
|
| 63 kg | Jenny R L |
Klara Svensson |
|
| 66 kg | Aya Cissoko |
Oleksandra Kozlan |
|
| 70 kg | Akima Stocks |
Ariane Fortin |
|
| 75 kg | C Lekha |
Jinzi Li |
|
| 80 kg | Chitiqua Hemingway |
Irina Sinetskaya |
|
| 86 kg | Maria Kovacs |
Elena Surkova |
|
| 46 kg | M C Mary Kom |
Steluta Duta |
|
| 52 kg | Santa Devi |
Viktoria Rudenko |
|
| 57 kg | Yum Kum Ju |
N Usha |
Abbreviations:
- RSCOS: Referee Stopped Contest Out Scored
- RSCI: Referee Stopped Contest Injury