2006 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2006 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Area Teleferica in Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy[1] from June 6 to June 11. This was the 1st ever edition of this annual competition, and was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.
78 fighters representing 17 federations competed in 13 weight divisions. Turkey was the most successful country with 2 gold, 4 silver and four bronze medals.[2] Italian star Simona Galassi retired from amateur boxing after winning gold in these games.[3]
Medal winners
Medal count table
| 2006 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1 |  Turkey
|
2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2 |  Poland
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Italy
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Hungary
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  France
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
 Romania
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 |  Denmark
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Switzerland
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
 Sweden
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 |  Germany
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Belgium
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 England
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 |  Finland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ireland
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 13 | 21 | |||
References
- ^ "Women's Boxing puts on a Show". Tg Magazine (in Italian). 8 Jun 2006. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ^ "1st European Union Womens Championships" (PDF). International Boxing Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ^ Alfredo (2 Oct 2006). "Boxing: Rome and Porto Torres ambassadors of the European Union". Seconds Out - Free Sports Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.