2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
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The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan
, Italy
from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009 in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The competition was under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing the AIBA
.
Originally, Cameroon
, Trinidad and Tobago
and Uzbekistan
each expressed interest in hosting the championships however they did not submit a final application and were therefore withdrawn from the running. This left Italy and South Korea remaining who were the final two countries in contention during the bidding process to host the 2009 championships. The city of Milan in Italy was then chosen to host the competition.
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
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from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009 in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The competition was under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing the AIBA
International Boxing Association
The International Boxing Association is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
.
Originally, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
each expressed interest in hosting the championships however they did not submit a final application and were therefore withdrawn from the running. This left Italy and South Korea remaining who were the final two countries in contention during the bidding process to host the 2009 championships. The city of Milan in Italy was then chosen to host the competition.
Medal summary
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Medal table
| 1 |  Russia |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Italy |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Cuba |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Uzbekistan |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Mongolia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Puerto Rico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Armenia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Mainland China |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Early Modern France |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Belarus |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Georgia (country) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  India |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Republic of Ireland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Mexico |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 |  Venezuela |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Total | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 |
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