1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Sydney, Australia, from November 15 to 23. The sixth edition of this competition, held nearly a year before the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing, AIBA.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Cuba4239
2 Bulgaria2125
3 Germany2114
4 Soviet Union1427
5 United States1113
6 Hungary1001
 Italy1001
8 North Korea0112
 South Korea0112
10 Netherlands0101
11 Australia0022
 Canada0022
 Romania0022
14 Algeria0011
 Egypt0011
 New Zealand0011
 Nigeria0011
 Norway0011
 Puerto Rico0011
 Turkey0011

Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
United States Eric Griffin
United States
Cuba Rogelio Marcelo
Cuba
Puerto Rico Nelson Dieppa
Puerto Rico

Bulgaria Daniel Petrov
Bulgaria

Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Hungary István Kovács
Hungary
North Korea Choi Chol-Su
North Korea
Egypt Hassan Mustafa
Egypt

Bulgaria Yuliyan Strogov
Bulgaria

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Bulgaria Serafim Todorov
Bulgaria
Cuba Enrique Carrion
Cuba
Soviet Union Vladislav Antonov
Soviet Union

North Korea Li Gwang-Sik
North Korea

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Bulgaria Kirkor Kirkorov
Bulgaria
South Korea Park Duk-Kyu
South Korea
Algeria Hocine Soltani
Algeria

Cuba Arnaldo Mesa
Cuba

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Germany Marco Rudolph
Germany
Soviet Union Artur Grigoryan
Soviet Union
Australia Justin Rowsell
Australia

Romania Vasile Nistor
Romania

Light Welterweight
( 63,5 kilograms)
Soviet Union Konstantin Tszyu
Soviet Union
United States Vernon Forrest
United States
Nigeria Moses James
Nigeria

Cuba Candelario Duvergel
Cuba

Welterweight
( 67 kilograms)
Cuba Juan Hernández Sierra
Cuba
Germany Andreas Otto
Germany
Romania Francisc Vastag
Romania

Australia Stephen Scriggins
Australia

Light Middleweight
( 71 kilograms)
Cuba Juan Carlos Lemus
Cuba
Soviet Union Israel Akopkokhyan
Soviet Union
Germany Torsten Schmitz
Germany

Norway Ole Klemetsen
Norway

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Italy Tommaso Russo
Italy
Soviet Union Aleksandr Lebziak
Soviet Union
Canada Chris Johnson
Canada

Cuba Ramón Garbey
Cuba

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Germany Torsten May
Germany
Soviet Union Andrey Kurnyavka
Soviet Union
Turkey Mehmet Gurgen
Turkey

Canada Robert Dale Brown
Canada

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Cuba Félix Savón
Cuba
Netherlands Arnold Vanderlyde
Netherlands
New Zealand David Tua
New Zealand

South Korea Chae Sung-Bae
South Korea

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Cuba Roberto Balado
Cuba
Bulgaria Svilen Rusinov
Bulgaria
Soviet Union Yevgeny Belousov
Soviet Union

United States Larry Donald
United States

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