1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships

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.

1997 AIBA World Boxing Championships
LocationBudapest, Hungary
Start dateOctober 18, 1997 (1997-10-18)
End dateOctober 26, 1997 (1997-10-26)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba (CUB)43310
2 Russia (RUS)4217
3 Hungary (HUN)2002
4 Romania (ROU)1023
5 Georgia (GEO)1012
6 Germany (GER)0213
7 France (FRA)0112
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0112
9 Mongolia (MGL)0101
 Philippines (PHI)0101
 Ukraine (UKR)0101
12 Italy (ITA)0022
 Turkey (TUR)0022
14 Argentina (ARG)0011
 Armenia (ARM)0011
 Belarus (BLR)0011
 Bulgaria (BUL)0011
 Czech Republic (CZE)0011
 Denmark (DEN)0011
 Ireland (IRL)0011
 Slovakia (SVK)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
 Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (23 nations)12122448


Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Maikro Romero
Cuba
Roel Velasco
Philippines
Rudolf Dydi
Slovakia

Daniel Petrov
Bulgaria

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Manuel Mantilla
Cuba
Ilfat Razyapov
Russia
Omar Andrés Narváez
Argentina

Bulat Jumadilov
Kazakhstan

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Raimkul Malakhbekov
Russia
Waldemar Font
Cuba
Soner Karagöz
Turkey

Aram Ramazyan
Armenia

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
István Kovács
Hungary
Falk Huste
Germany
Sayan Sanszat
Russia

Rusinelson Hardy
Cuba

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Aleksander Maletin
Russia
Tumentsetseg Uitumen
Mongolia
Koba Gogoladze
Georgia

Shin Eun-Chul
South Korea

Light Welterweight
( 63,5 kilograms)
Dorel Simion
Romania
Paata Gvasalia
Russia
Tonton Semakala
Sweden

Lukáš Konecný
Czech Republic

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Oleg Saitov
Russia
Sergiy Dzindziruk
Ukraine
Juan Hernández Sierra
Cuba

Marian Simon
Romania

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Alfredo Duvergel
Cuba
Yermakhan Ibraimov
Kazakhstan
Ercüment Aslan
Turkey

Adrian Diaconu
Romania

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Zsolt Erdei
Hungary
Ariel Hernández
Cuba
Dirk Eigenbrodt
Germany

Jean-Paul Mendy
France

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Aleksandr Lebziak
Russia
Frédéric Serrat
France
Isael Alvarez
Cuba

Stephen Kirk
Ireland

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Félix Savón
Cuba
Mike Hanke
Germany
Giacobbe Fragomeni
Italy
Tue Bjørn Thomsen
Denmark
Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Georgi Kandelaki
Georgia
Alexis Rubalcaba
Cuba
Sergei Liakhovich
Belarus

Paolo Vidoz
Italy

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