1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships
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The Men's 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships
were held in Belgrade
, Yugoslavia
from May 6 to 20. The second edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, Soviet Union
was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA
.
World Amateur Boxing Championships
The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...
were held in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
from May 6 to 20. The second edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA
International Boxing Association
The International Boxing Association is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
.
Medal winners
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
 Stephen MuchokiStephen Muchoki Stephen Muchoki is a retired flyweight boxer from Kenya, who had an excellent career as an amateur. He won the silver medal at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba... Kenya |
 Jorge HernándezCuba |
 Armando GuevaraArmando Guevara Ramón Armando Guevara is a former boxer from Venezuela, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1980. He won the bronze medal at the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the light flyweight division.-References:*... Venezuela  Richard SandovalUnited States |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Henryk ŚrednickiHenryk Srednicki Henryk Średnicki is a retired amateur boxer from Poland, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1976 .... Poland |
Héctor Ramírez Cuba |
 Alexander MikhailovSoviet Union  Ishi KokiJapan |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Adolfo Horta Adolfo Horta Adolfo Horta is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow... Cuba |
 Fazlija SzacirovićYugoslavia |
 Stephan FörsterEast Germany  Chung Kim ChilSouth Korea |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Ángel Herrera Cuba |
Bratislav Ristić Yugoslavia |
Roman Gotfryd Poland Antonio EsperragozzaVenezuela |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
 Andeh DavidsonAndeh Davidson Davidson Andeh is a retired boxer from Nigeria, who won the world title in the lightweight division at the second World Amateur Championships, held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia... Nigeria |
Vladimir Sorokin Soviet Union |
 René WellerWest Germany Lutz KäsebierEast Germany |
| Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kilograms) |
Valery Lvov Soviet Union |
Memet Bogujevci Yugoslavia |
 Jean-Claude RuizFrance Karl-Heinz KrügerKarl-Heinz Krüger Karl-Heinz Krüger is a retired boxer, who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the welterweight division , after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Andrés Aldama of Cuba... East Germany |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Valery Rachkov Soviet Union |
Miodrag Perunović Yugoslavia |
Roosevelt Green United States Ernst MüllerWest Germany |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Viktor Savchenko Viktor Savchenko Viktor Grigorievich Savchenko is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an amateur... Soviet Union |
Luis Martínez Luis Martínez (boxer) Luis Felipe Martínez Sánchez is a retired boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the middleweight division after being defeated in the semifinals by Rufat Riskiyev from the Soviet Union... Cuba |
Jerzy Rybicki Jerzy Rybicki Jerzy Rybicki is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada... Poland  Ilya IlyevBulgaria |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
José Gómez José Gómez (boxer) José Gómez Mustelier was a Cuban boxer, who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the final he defeated Viktor Savchenko of the USSR on points... Cuba |
 Tarmo UusivirtaTarmo Uusivirta Tarmo Tapani Uusivirta was a Finnish boxer who won the European Amateur Championship in 1979 and fought professionally from 1982 to 1992.-Amateur career:... Finland |
Slobodan Kačar Slobodan Kacar Slobodan Kačar is a retired Bosnian Serb boxer, born in Perućica near Jajce in Bosnia and Herzegovina, then SFR Yugoslavia. He won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the same year, Kačar was named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia... Yugoslavia Ilya AngelovBulgaria |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Sixto Soria Sixto Soria Sixto Soria Savigne is a Cuban boxer, who won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight category at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. As the top favourite he lost in a close fight to Leon Spinks of USA... Cuba |
Tadija Kačar Tadija Kacar Tadija Kačar is a retired Bosnian Serb boxer who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the light middleweight division , after being defeated in the final by Poland's Jerzy Rybicki... Yugoslavia |
Nikolay Erofyeev Soviet Union Herbert BauchHerbert Bauch Herbert Bauch is a retired boxer, who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division , after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Slobodan Kačar of Yugoslavia... East Germany |
| Heavyweight (> 81 kilograms) |
Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence or Teófilo Stevenson is a former Cuban amateur boxer. He is one of the only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals, alongside Hungarian László Papp and fellow Cuban Félix Savón.... Cuba |
Dragomir Vujković Yugoslavia |
Carlos Rivera Venezuela Jürgen FanghänelJürgen Fanghänel Jürgen Fanghänel is a retired male boxer, who won the bronze medal for East Germany in the men's heavyweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the semi finals by Piotr Zaev of the Soviet Union... East Germany |