2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
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.
| Host city | Liverpool |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Nations | 17 |
| Athletes | 80 |
| Dates | 4–8 August |
| Main venue | Greenback Sports Academy |
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 |  Steluța Duță |
 Natalie Lungo |
 Serpil Yassıkaya
|
| 48 kg |  Sarah Ourahmoune |
Lidia Ion |
Jenny Hardingz
|
| 50 kg | Sümeyra Kaya-Yazıcı |
Virginie Nave |
 Hannah Beharry
|
| 52 kg | Saliha Ouchen |
Sharon Holford |
 Elena Walendzik
|
| 54 kg |  Karolina Michalczuk |
 Giacoma Cordio |
Lorna Weaver
|
| 57 kg | Lucy Abel |
Karolina Graczyk |
 Athina Melefaki |
| 60 kg |  Katie Taylor |
Cindy Orain |
Sandra Kruk
|
| 63 kg | Gülsüm Tatar |
Natasha Jonas |
Kinga Siwa
|
| 66 kg | Farida el-Hadrati |
Amanda Coulson |
 Gry Espersen
|
| 70 kg | Lesley Sackey |
Gihade Lagmiri |
Patrizia Pilo |
| 75 kg | Luminita Turcin |
Lisa Perryman |
None awarded None awarded |
| 80 kg | Selma Yağcı |
Fetti Paraschiva |
Ulrike Brueckner
|
| 86 kg | Şemsi Yaralı |
Sylwia Kusiak |
Adriana Hosu
|
Medal count table
| 2008 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championship | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
| 1 | Turkey |
4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | France[5] |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | England |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Romania |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Poland |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ireland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Italy |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Croatia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
 Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
 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.
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