1981 European Amateur Boxing Championships
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The Men's 1981 European Amateur Boxing Championships
were held in Tampere
, Finland
from May 2 to May 10, 1981. The 24th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA
. 171 fighters from 22 European countries participated in the competition.
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 Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
from May 2 to May 10, 1981. The 24th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA
European Amateur Boxing Association
European Boxing Confederation is the European governing body in amateur boxing. It is a member of the world governing body AIBA. It came into existence on the adoption of its constitution on February 16, 2009, taking over the functions of the former European Amateur Boxing Association .The current...
. 171 fighters from 22 European countries participated in the competition.
Medal winners
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
 Ismail Mustafov |
 Dietmar Geilich |
 Shamil SabirovShamil Sabirov Shamil Altaevich Sabirov is a retired boxer.-Career:He won the gold medal for the USSR in the light flyweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he defeated Cuba's Hipólito Ramos on points .A light flyweight, Sabirov was one of the best amateur boxers in the world in...  Gerard Hawkins |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Petar Lesov |
 Constantin TitoiuConstantin Titoiu Constantin Titoiu is a retired amateur boxer from Romania. At the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won the bronze medal in the flyweight division . In the semifinals he was beaten by eventual silver medalist Michael Collins of the United States. He also received a bronze medal in the 1983... |
 Bogdan Maczuga Jarmo Eskelinen |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Viktor Miroshnichenko Viktor Miroshnichenko Viktor Miroshnichenko is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the flyweight division , after being defeated in the final by Bulgaria's Petar Lesov. Two years later he captured the silver medal at the World... |
 Sami Buzoli |
Dumitru Cipere Dumitru Cipere Dumitru Cipere is a retired boxer from Romania, who competed in the bantamweight Dumitru Cipere (born October 22, 1957) is a retired boxer from Romania, who competed in the bantamweight Dumitru Cipere (born October 22, 1957) is a retired boxer from Romania, who competed in the bantamweight...  Stefan Gertel |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Richard Nowakowski Richard Nowakowski Richard Nowakowski is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada... |
Krzysztof Kosedowski Krzysztof Kosedowski Krzysztof Kazimierz Kosedowski is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union... |
Serik Nurkazov Robert Gonczi |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Viktor Rybakov Viktor Rybakov Viktor Grigorievich Rybakov is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an amateur. He won the bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, and repeated that feat four years later in Moscow, Soviet... |
 Carlo Russollilo |
Vesa Wiik Frederic Geoffroy |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Vasiliy Shishov |
Mirko Puzovic Mirko Puzovic Mirko Puzović is a retired boxer from Yugoslavia. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division . In the semifinals he was beaten by eventual winner Jerry Page of the United States... |
Nikolay Ganev Dietmar Schwarz Dietmar Schwarz Dietmar Schwarz is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won the medals at the international rowing competitions.- References :... |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Serik Konakbayev Serik Konakbayev Serik Kerimbekovich Konakbaev is a retired Kazakh boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the light welterweight division , after being defeated in the final by Patrizio Oliva of Italy... |
Karl-Heinz Krueger |
Tibor Molnar Tibor Molnár Tibor Molnár was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in 96 films between 1948 and 1982.-Selected filmography:* Two Confessions * Two Half Times in Hell * The Round-Up...  Vesa Koskela |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Alexandr Koshkin |
Miodrag Perunovic |
Mikhail Takov Imre Nemedi |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Yuriy Torbek |
 Pedro van RaamsdonkPedro van Raamsdonk Pedro Johannes van Raamsdonk is a retired boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California... |
Zygmunt Gosiewski Valentin Silaghi Valentin Silaghi Valentin Silaghi is a retired boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics.Currently he lives in Germany and coaches Luan Krasniqi.-Amateur career:... |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Alexandr Krupin |
Giorgica Donici |
 Ondrej Pustai Kurt Seiler |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Alexandr Yagubkin |
Juergen Fanghaenel |
Ion Cernat Vasil Bosakov |
| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |
Francesco Damiani Francesco Damiani Francesco Damiani is an Italian former boxer who won the silver medal at the 1982 World Championships and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. As a professional, he was the first WBO heavyweight champion.-Amateur:... |
Vyacheslav Yakovlev |
Ulli Kaden Ulli Kaden Ulli Kaden is a former East German amateur boxer best known to win the European title 1987 and 1989 at super heavyweight.-Career:Kaden was 1980 to 1988 nine times champion of East Germany.... Azis Salihu |
Medal count table
| 1981 European Amateur Boxing Championship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 12 | 12 | 24 | |||