2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
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| Host city | Liverpool |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Nations | 17 |
| Athletes | 80 |
| Dates | 4–8 August |
| Main venue | Greenback Sports Academy |
The 2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Greenbank Sports Academy[1] in Liverpool, England from August 4 to 8. This was the 3rd edition of this annual competition, and was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. 80 fighters representing 17 federations competed in 13 weight divisions. Turkey returned to top spot on the medals table with 4 gold and 4 bronze medals.[2][3] Host country England won her first gold medals in these competitions, as did Ireland in the person of 60 kg World Champion Katie Taylor.[4]
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 kg | Romania Steluța Duță | Sweden Natalie Lungo | Turkey Serpil Yassıkaya |
| 48 kg | France Sarah Ourahmoune | Romania Lidia Ion | Sweden Jenny Hardingz |
| 50 kg | Turkey Sümeyra Kaya-Yazıcı | France Virginie Nave | England Hannah Beharry |
| 52 kg | France Saliha Ouchen | England Sharon Holford | Germany Elena Walendzik |
| 54 kg | Poland Karolina Michalczuk | Italy Giacoma Cordio | France Lorna Weaver |
| 57 kg | England Lucy Abel | Poland Karolina Graczyk | Greece Athina Melefaki |
| 60 kg | Republic of Ireland Katie Taylor | France Cindy Orain | Poland Sandra Kruk |
| 63 kg | Turkey Gülsüm Tatar | England Natasha Jonas | Poland Kinga Siwa |
| 66 kg | France Farida el-Hadrati | England Amanda Coulson | Denmark Gry Espersen |
| 70 kg | England Lesley Sackey | France Gihade Lagmiri | Italy Patrizia Pilo |
| 75 kg | Romania Luminita Turcin | England Lisa Perryman | None awarded None awarded |
| 80 kg | Turkey Selma Yağcı | Romania Fetti Paraschiva | Germany Ulrike Brueckner |
| 86 kg | Turkey Şemsi Yaralı | Poland Sylwia Kusiak | Romania Adriana Hosu |
Medal count table
| 2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France[5] | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 13 | 24 | |||
References
- ↑ Ben Rossington (2 Aug 2008). "Women boxers set for city contest". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ↑ Janusz Majcher. "3.European Union Womens Championships - Liverpool, England - August 4–8, 2008". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ↑ "Turkish Women's Team Ranks First In European Union Amateur Boxing Championships". Turkish Press. 10 Aug 2008. Retrieved 1 Aug 2011.
- ↑ Siasy Collins (10 August 2008). "Katie Taylor & Debbie Rogers with European Union Championships success". europeanirish.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ "Ourahmoune, Ouchen and El-Hadrati in gold". Fédération Française de Boxe (in French). 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.