1959 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1959 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Lucerne, Switzerland from May 24 to May 31.
The 13th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 180 fighters from 25 countries participating.
| Host city | Lucerne |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Nations | 25 |
| Athletes | 180 |
| Dates | 24–31 May |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |  Manfred HombergWest Germany |  Gyula TörökHungary |  Adam McCleanIreland
|
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) | Horst Rascher West Germany |  Oleg GrigoryevSoviet Union |  Zygmunt ZawadzkiPoland
|
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) | Jerzy Adamski Poland | Peter Goschka West Germany |  André IunckerFrance
|
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |  Olli MäkiFinland |  Demitar VelinovBulgaria | Ferenc Kellner Hungary
|
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) | Vladimir Yengibaryan Soviet Union |  Piero BrandiItaly |  Rupert KönigAustria
|
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) | Leszek Drogosz Poland | Carmelo Bossi Italy | Bruno Guse East Germany
|
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) | Nino Benvenuti Italy | Henryk Dampc Poland |  Dragoslav JakovljevićYugoslavia
|
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) | Gennadi Shatkov Soviet Union | Tadeusz Walasek Poland | Colm McCoy Ireland
|
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) | Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Poland |  Gheorghe NegreaRomania | Leonid Senkin Soviet Union
|
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) | Andrey Abramov Soviet Union |  Dave ThomasEngland | Wladysław Jędrzejewski Poland
|
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | England (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
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