1979 European Amateur Boxing Championships
| Host city | Cologne |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Nations | 22 |
| Athletes | 171 |
| Dates | 2–10 May |
The Men's 1979 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Cologne, West Germany from May 5 to May 12, 1979. The 23rd edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 146 fighters from across many European countries participated in the competition.
The Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) and Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) categories were contested for the first time.
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
Shamil Sabirov Soviet Union |
Dietmar Geilich East Germany |
András Rózsa Hungary Georgi Georgiev |
|
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Henryk Średnicki Poland |
Daniel Radu Romania |
Alexandr Dugarov Soviet Union Frank Kegebein |
|
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Nikolay Khraptsov Soviet Union |
Dimitar Pekhlivanov Bulgaria |
Georg Vlachos West Germany Philip Sutcliffe |
|
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Viktor Rybakov Soviet Union |
Chacho Andreykovski Bulgaria |
Kazimierz Przybylski Poland Carlo Russollilo |
|
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Viktor Demyanenko Soviet Union |
Rene Weller West Germany |
Ilie Dragomir Romania Richard Nowakowski |
|
Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Serik Konakbayev Soviet Union |
Patrizio Oliva Italy |
Caroly Hajnal Romania Karl-Heinz Krueger |
|
Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Ernst Müller West Germany |
Sreten Mirković Yugoslavia |
Ion Budusan Romania Kalevi Kosunen |
|
Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Miodrag Perunović Yugoslavia |
Viktor Savchenko Soviet Union |
Rostislav Osička Czechoslovakia Markus Intlekofer |
|
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Tarmo Uusivirta Finland |
Valentin Silaghi Romania |
Manfred Gebauer East Germany Laszlo Pem |
|
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Albert Nikolyan Soviet Union |
Tadija Kačar Yugoslavia |
Paweł Skrzecz Poland Giorgica Donici |
|
Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Yevgeniy Gorstkov Soviet Union |
Werner Kohnert East Germany |
Roger Andersson Sweden Ion Cernat |
|
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |
Peter Hussing West Germany |
Ferenc Somodi Hungary |
Jürgen Fanghänel East Germany Khoren Indzheyan |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | SFR Yugoslavia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |