| Host city | Cologne |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Nations | 22 |
| Athletes | 171 |
| Dates | 2–10 May |
| ← 1977 Halle1981 Tampere → | |
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 SabirovSoviet Union |
 Dietmar GeilichEast Germany |
 András RózsaHungary
|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Henryk ŚrednickiPoland |
 Daniel RaduRomania |
Alexandr Dugarov Soviet Union
|
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Nikolay Khraptsov Soviet Union |
 Dimitar PekhlivanovBulgaria |
 Georg VlachosWest Germany
|
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Viktor Rybakov Soviet Union |
Chacho Andreykovski Bulgaria |
Kazimierz Przybylski Poland
|
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Viktor Demyanenko Soviet Union |
Rene Weller West Germany |
Ilie Dragomir Romania
|
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Serik Konakbayev Soviet Union |
 Patrizio OlivaItaly |
Caroly Hajnal Romania
|
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Ernst Müller West Germany |
 Sreten MirkovićYugoslavia |
Ion Budusan Romania
|
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Miodrag Perunović Yugoslavia |
Viktor Savchenko Soviet Union |
 Rostislav OsičkaCzechoslovakia
|
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
 Tarmo UusivirtaFinland |
Valentin Silaghi Romania |
Manfred Gebauer East Germany
|
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Albert Nikolyan Soviet Union |
Tadija Kačar Yugoslavia |
Paweł Skrzecz Poland
|
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Evgeny Gorstkov Soviet Union |
Werner Kohnert East Germany |
 Roger AnderssonSweden
|
| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |
Peter Hussing West Germany |
Ferenc Somodi Hungary |
Jürgen Fanghänel East Germany
|
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 | |
References
- 23rd European championships in Cologne (FRG) 5-12 May 1979
- ^ "23.European Championships - Cologne, FRG - May 5–12, 1979". Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Boxing". Sports 123. Archived from the original on 2005-08-22. Retrieved 2012-01-23.