1969 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The 1969 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bucharest, Romania from 30 May to 8 June. The 18th 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.

1969 European Amateur Boxing Championships
Host cityBucharest
CountryRomania
Nations25
Athletes180
Dates30 May–8 June

The Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) category was contested for the first time.

Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Hungary György Gedo
Hungary
Italy Franco Udella
Italy
Spain José Escudero
Spain

Poland Roman Rożek
Poland

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Romania Constantin Ciucă
Romania
Soviet Union Nikolay Novikov
Soviet Union
Italy Filippo Grasso
Italy

Poland Artur Olech
Poland

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Romania Aurel Dumitrescu
Romania
France Aldo Cosentino
France
Republic of Ireland Michael Dowling
Ireland

England Mickey Piner
England

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Hungary László Orbán
Hungary
Turkey Seyfi Tatar
Turkey
Bulgaria Ivan Mihailov
Bulgaria

England Alan Richardson
England

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Romania Calistrat Cuțov
Romania
Bulgaria Stoyan Pilichev
Bulgaria
Soviet Union Sergey Lomakin
Soviet Union

Poland Ryszard Petek
Poland

Light Welterweight
( 63.5 kilograms)
Soviet Union Valeriy Frolov
Soviet Union
Bulgaria Petar Stoitchev
Bulgaria
Italy Gianbattista Capretti
Italy

Poland Bogdan Jakubowski
Poland

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
West Germany Günther Meier
West Germany
Romania Victor Zilberman
Romania
Bulgaria Ivan Kiryakov
Bulgaria

Soviet Union Vladimir Musalimov
Soviet Union

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Soviet Union Valery Tregubov
Soviet Union
Italy Bruno Facchetti
Italy
Romania Ion Covaci
Romania

Scotland Tom Imrie
Scotland

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Soviet Union Vladimir Tarassenko
Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mate Parlov
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria Simeon Georgiev
Bulgaria

Finland Reima Virtanen
Finland

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Soviet Union Danas Pozniakas
Soviet Union
Romania Ion Monea
Romania
Denmark Ralf Jensen
Denmark

East Germany Jürgen Schlegel
East Germany

Heavyweight
(+ 81 kilograms)
Romania Ion Alexe
Romania
Bulgaria Kiril Pandov
Bulgaria
Poland Ludwik Denderys
Poland

West Germany Peter Hussing
West Germany

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Romania)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Romania (ROU)*4217
2 Soviet Union (URS)4127
3 Hungary (HUN)2002
4 West Germany (FRG)1012
5 Bulgaria (BUL)0336
6 Italy (ITA)0224
7 France (FRA)0101
 Turkey (TUR)0101
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0101
10 Poland (POL)0055
11 England (ENG)0022
12 Denmark (DEN)0011
 East Germany (GDR)0011
 Finland (FIN)0011
 Ireland (IRL)0011
 Scotland (SCO)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (17 entries)11112244
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