| 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[1] from across many European countries participated in the competition.[2][3]
The Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) and Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) categories were contested for the first time.[2]
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |  Shamil Sabirov Soviet Union |  Dietmar Geilich East Germany |  András Rózsa Hungary 
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| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |  Henryk Średnicki Poland | .svg.png.webp) Daniel Radu Romania |  Alexandr Dugarov Soviet Union 
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| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |  Nikolay Khraptsov Soviet Union | .svg.png.webp) Dimitar Pekhlivanov Bulgaria |  Georg Vlachos West Germany 
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| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |  Viktor Rybakov Soviet Union | .svg.png.webp) Chacho Andreykovski Bulgaria |  Kazimierz Przybylski Poland 
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| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |  Viktor Demyanenko Soviet Union |  Rene Weller West Germany | .svg.png.webp) Ilie Dragomir Romania 
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| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |  Serik Konakbayev Soviet Union |  Patrizio Oliva Italy | .svg.png.webp) Caroly Hajnal Romania 
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| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |  Ernst Müller West Germany | .svg.png.webp) Sreten Mirković Yugoslavia | .svg.png.webp) Ion Budusan Romania 
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| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) | .svg.png.webp) Miodrag Perunović Yugoslavia |  Viktor Savchenko Soviet Union |  Rostislav Osička Czechoslovakia 
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| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |  Tarmo Uusivirta Finland | .svg.png.webp) Valentin Silaghi Romania |  Manfred Gebauer East Germany 
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| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |  Albert Nikolyan Soviet Union | .svg.png.webp) Tadija Kačar Yugoslavia |  Paweł Skrzecz Poland 
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| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |  Yevgeniy Gorstkov Soviet Union |  Werner Kohnert East Germany |  Roger Andersson Sweden 
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| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |  Peter Hussing West Germany |  Ferenc Somodi Hungary |  Jürgen Fanghänel East Germany 
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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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | |
References
- ↑ 23rd European championships in Cologne (FRG) 5-12 May 1979
- 1 2 "23.European Championships - Cologne, FRG - May 5–12, 1979". Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- 1 2 "Boxing". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 2005-08-22. Retrieved 2012-01-23.