1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships
| 1997 AIBA World Boxing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Start date | October 18, 1997 |
| End date | October 26, 1997 |
The Men's 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from October 18 to October 26. The ninth edition of this competition, a year after the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. The tournament saw the increase in the age limit of boxers from (32) years to (35) years of age.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
Medal winners
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
Maikro Romero Cuba |
Roel Velasco Philippines |
Rudolf Dydi Slovakia
|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Manuel Mantilla Cuba |
Ilfat Razyapov Russia |
Omar Andrés Narváez Argentina
|
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Raimkul Malakhbekov Russia |
Waldemar Font Cuba |
Soner Karagöz Turkey
|
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
István Kovács Hungary |
Falk Huste Germany |
Sayan Sanszat Russia
|
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Aleksander Maletin Russia |
Tumentsetseg Uitumen Mongolia |
Koba Gogoladze Georgia
|
| Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kilograms) |
Dorel Simion Romania |
Paata Gvasalia Russia |
Tonton Semakala Sweden
|
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Oleg Saitov Russia |
Sergiy Dzindziruk Ukraine |
Juan Hernández Sierra Cuba
|
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Alfredo Duvergel Cuba |
Yermakhan Ibraimov Kazakhstan |
Ercüment Aslan Turkey
|
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Zsolt Erdei Hungary |
Ariel Hernández Cuba |
Dirk Eigenbrodt Germany
|
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Aleksandr Lebziak Russia |
Frédéric Serrat France |
Isael Alvarez Cuba
|
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Félix Savón Cuba |
Mike Hanke Germany |
Giacobbe Fragomeni Italy Tue Bjørn ThomsenDenmark |
| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |
Georgi Kandelaki Georgia |
Alexis Rubalcaba Cuba |
Sergei Liakhovich Belarus
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