1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships
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| 1991 AIBA World Boxing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Start date | November 15, 1991 |
| End date | November 23, 1991 |
The Men's 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Sydney, Australia, from November 15 to 23. The sixth edition of this competition, held nearly a year before the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing, AIBA.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
Medal winners
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |  Eric GriffinUnited States | Rogelio Marcelo Cuba | Nelson Dieppa Puerto Rico
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| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) | István Kovács Hungary | Choi Chol-Su North Korea | Hassan Mustafa Egypt
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| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) | Serafim Todorov Bulgaria | Enrique Carrion Cuba | Vladislav Antonov Soviet Union
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| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) | Kirkor Kirkorov Bulgaria | Park Duk-Kyu South Korea | Hocine Soltani Algeria
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| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) | Marco Rudolph Germany | Artur Grigoryan Soviet Union | Justin Rowsell Australia
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| Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kilograms) | Konstantin Tszyu Soviet Union | Vernon Forrest United States | Moses James Nigeria |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) | Juan Hernández Sierra Cuba | Andreas Otto Germany | Francisc Vastag Romania
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| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) | Juan Carlos Lemus Cuba | Israel Akopkokhyan Soviet Union | Torsten Schmitz Germany
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| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) | Tommaso Russo Italy | Aleksandr Lebziak Soviet Union | Chris Johnson Canada
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| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) | Torsten May Germany | Andrey Kurnyavka Soviet Union | Mehmet Gurgen Turkey
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| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) | Félix Savón Cuba | Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands | David Tua New Zealand
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| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) | Roberto Balado Cuba | Svilen Rusinov Bulgaria | Yevgeny Belousov Soviet Union
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