1947 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1947 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland from 2 to 17 May. It was the seventh edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA and the second consecutive European Championship held in Ireland with the other championship being held before the break during World War II in the 1939 Games.
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Luis Martinez ZapataSpain |
 James ClintonScotland |
 František MajdlochCzechoslovakia |
 József BednaiHungary |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Laszlo Bogacs Hungary |
 Bertil AhlinSweden |
 Peter SandersonEngland |
Jim Dwyer Scotland |
| Featherweight (– 58 kilograms) |
Kurt Kreuger Sweden |
 Peter MaguireIreland |
 Jules van DykBelgium |
Lajos Fehér Hungary |
| Lightweight (– 62 kilograms) |
Joseph Vissers Belgium |
 Roger BaourFrance |
 Svend WadDenmark |
Willie Frith Scotland |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
John Ryan England |
Charles Humez France |
 Giuseppe FacchiItaly |
Eddie Cantwell Ireland |
| Middleweight (– 73 kilograms) |
Aimé-Joseph Escudie France |
Wally Thom England |
Július Torma Czechoslovakia |
 Jan SchubartNetherlands |
| Light Heavyweight (– 80 kilograms) |
Hennie Quentemeijer Netherlands |
Léon Nowiaz France |
Vital L'Hoste Belgium |
Ken Wyatt England |
| Heavyweight (+ 80 kilograms) |
Gerry O'Colman Ireland |
George Scriven England |
Giulio Bastiani Italy |
Bedřich Lívanský Czechoslovakia |
Medal table
| 1 | France |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | England |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ireland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| – | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Belgium |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Scotland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| – | Italy |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |