1957 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1957 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from May 25 to June 2. The 12th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 149 fighters from 21 countries participating.
| Host city | Prague |
|---|---|
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Nations | 21 |
| Athletes | 149 |
| Dates | 25 May–2 June |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
Manfred Homberg West Germany |
Mircea Dobrescu Romania |
Peter Davies Wales René Libeer |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Oleg Grigoryev Soviet Union |
Gianfranco Piovesani Italy |
Peter Goschka West Germany |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Dimitar Velinov Bulgaria |
Mario Sitri Italy |
Kazimierz Boczarski Poland Vladimir Safronov |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Kazimierz Paździor Poland |
Olli Mäki Finland |
John Kidd Scotland |
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Vladimir Yengibaryan Soviet Union |
Walter Ivanus Czechoslovakia |
Zygmunt Milewski Poland Ilija Lukić |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Manfred Grauss West Germany |
Leopold Potesil Austria |
Yuri Gromov Soviet Union Fred Tiedt |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Nino Benvenuti Italy |
Tadeusz Walasek Poland |
Rolf Caroli East Germany |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Poland |
Dragoslav Jakovljević Yugoslavia |
Paul Nickel East Germany |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Gheorghe Negrea Romania |
Petar Stankov Bulgaria |
Zdenek Cipro Czechoslovakia |
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) |
Andrey Abramov Soviet Union |
Vasile Mariutan Romania |
Josef Němec Czechoslovakia |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wales (WAL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
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