2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
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| Host city | Liverpool |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Nations | 17 |
| Athletes | 80 |
| Dates | 4–8 August |
| Main venue | Greenback Sports Academy |
The 2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Greenbank Sports Academy[1] in Liverpool, England from August 4 to 8. This was the 3rd edition of this annual competition, and was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.
80 fighters representing 17 federations competed in 13 weight divisions. Turkey returned to top spot on the medals table with 4 gold and 4 bronze medals.[2][3] Host country England won her first gold medals in these competitions, as did Ireland in the person of 60 kg World Champion Katie Taylor.[4]
Medal winners
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 kg |  Steluța Duță |  Natalie Lungo |  Serpil Yassıkaya |
| 48 kg |  Sarah Ourahmoune | Lidia Ion | Jenny Hardingz |
| 50 kg | Sümeyra Kaya-Yazıcı | Virginie Nave |  Hannah Beharry |
| 52 kg | Saliha Ouchen | Sharon Holford |  Elena Walendzik |
| 54 kg |  Karolina Michalczuk |  Giacoma Cordio | Lorna Weaver |
| 57 kg | Lucy Abel | Karolina Graczyk |  Athina Melefaki |
| 60 kg |  Katie Taylor | Cindy Orain | Sandra Kruk |
| 63 kg | Gülsüm Tatar | Natasha Jonas | Kinga Siwa |
| 66 kg | Farida el-Hadrati | Amanda Coulson |  Gry Espersen |
| 70 kg | Lesley Sackey | Gihade Lagmiri | Patrizia Pilo |
| 75 kg | Luminita Turcin | Lisa Perryman | None awarded None awarded |
| 80 kg | Selma Yağcı | Fetti Paraschiva | Ulrike Brueckner |
| 86 kg | Şemsi Yaralı | Sylwia Kusiak | Adriana Hosu |
Medal count table
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| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1 | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | France[5] | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | England | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 13 | 24 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Ben Rossington (2 Aug 2008). "Women boxers set for city contest". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ^ Janusz Majcher. "3.European Union Womens Championships - Liverpool, England - August 4–8, 2008". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Turkish Women's Team Ranks First In European Union Amateur Boxing Championships". Turkish Press. 10 Aug 2008. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ^ Siasy Collins (10 August 2008). "Katie Taylor & Debbie Rogers with European Union Championships success". europeanirish.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Ourahmoune, Ouchen and El-Hadrati in gold". Fédération Française de Boxe (in French). 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.