2007 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships
| Host city | Vejle |
|---|---|
| Country | Denmark |
| Dates | 15–20 October |
The 6th Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from October 15 to 20, 2007. This edition of the recurring competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. Competitions took place in 13 weight classes.[1]
Russia topped the medals table (as they had done in the five previous editions of these championships) winning 6 gold medals — no other country won more than 1. Nicola Adams became the first English woman to win a medal at a major international championship,[2] while Ireland's Katie Taylor won her division for the third successive time.[3]
Medal table
* Host nation (Denmark)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Romania | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Denmark* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 13 | 13 | 26 | 52 | |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinweight (46kg) |
Steluța Duță | Sevda Asenova | Sofie Molholt |
| Light flyweight (48kg) |
Mónika Csík | Lidia Ion | Derya Aktop |
| Flyweight (50kg) |
Sümeyra Kaya | Ewelina Pękalska | Diana Timofte |
| Super flyweight (52kg) |
Viktoria Rudenko | Shipra Nilsson | Viktoria Usachenko |
| Bantamweight (54kg) |
Sofia Ochigava | Nicola Adams | Karolina Michalczuk |
| Featherweight (57kg) |
Elena Gorshkova | Ingrid Egner | Malene Nielsen |
| Lightweight (60kg) |
Katie Taylor | Sandra Brugger | Yana Zavyalova |
| Super lightweight (63kg) |
Lucie Bertaud | Klara Svensson | Yvonne Rasmussen |
| Welterweight (66kg) |
Irina Poteyeva | Oliwia Łuczak | Marichelle de Jong |
| Super welterweight (70kg) |
Yulia Nemtsova | Luminita Turcin | Nurcan Çarkçı |
| Middleweight (75kg) |
Anna Laurell | Maria Yavorskaya | Olha Novikova |
| Light heavyweight (80kg) |
Anna Gladkikh | Irina Komar | Selma Yağcı |
| Heavyweight (86kg) |
Elena Surkova | Mária Kovács | Dinara Zhurgunova |
References
- ^ "6.European Womens Championships - Vejle, Denmark - October 15-20 2007". Retrieved 2 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Nicola makes history with a silver success". Yorkshire Evening Post. 24 Oct 2007. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Katie Taylor crowned European Champion for third time in a row". Irish Sports Council. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Boxing". sports123.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 Aug 2011.