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1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from March 30 to April 4, 2004 during the annual Strandjata Boxing Tournament. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from Europe to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the European Championships in Pula, Croatia. The number one and two in six weight divisions earned a ticket for the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece. Medal winners Qualified Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * * Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * * Lightweight (– 60 kg) * * Welterweight (– 69 kg) * * Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * * Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) * * See also *2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships *2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament * 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament *4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from April 27 to May 1, 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the cultural capital of Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 2019. It is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational center. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Plovdiv is situated in a fertile region of south-central Bulgaria on the two banks of the Maritsa River. The city has historically developed on seven syenite hills, some of which are high. Because of these hills, Plovdiv is often referred to in Bulgaria as "The City of the Seven Hills". There is evidence of habitation in the area dating back to the 6th millennium BCE, when the first Neolithic settlements were established. The city was subsequently a local Thracian settlement, later being conquered and ruled also by Persia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovshan Huseynov
Rövşən Məmməd oğlu Hüseynov''(born 17 December 1975 in Yeghegnadzor, Armenia) was an Azerbaijani amateur boxer. In 1994 Huseynov won the gold medal (51 kg) at the World Cup Boxing Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand, having beaten Vichai Khadpo of Thailand (15-10). He qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics but was injured during a car accident and could not attend the games. ''Bizim Asr''. #30, 2004 Huseynov qualified for the by ending up in second place at the |
Mariusz Wach
Mariusz Wach (; born 14 December 1979) is a Polish professional boxer. He challenged once for the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles against Wladimir Klitschko in 2012. Early life Mariusz Wach was born 14 December 1979 in Krakow, Poland. He emigrated to North Bergen, New Jersey as an adult."Wach to battle Irish contender at Mohegan Sun" ''''/NJ.com 29 June 2011. Accessed 12 November 2012. "Undefeated heavyweight contender Mariusz Wach, of North Bergen, originally from Krakow, Poland, will face his biggest test – literally – when he meets Kevin 'The Clones Colossus' McBride on July 29 at the Mohegan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliaksandr Apanasionak
Aliaksandr Apanasionak (born March 17, 1981) is a Belarusian boxer who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's super heavyweight division (+ 91 kg). He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Career At Athens he lost in the first round to Aleksey Masikin 5:23. See Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight External linksdata Heavyweight boxers World boxing champions 1981 births Living people Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Belarus Belarusian male boxers 21st-century Belarusian people {{Belarus-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Köber
Sebastian Köber (born 28 May 1979) is a German boxer, who won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Three years later, at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he once again finished in third place. Amateur * German Super Heavyweight Champion 2003, German Junior Champion 1996, 1997 Heavyweight 201 lb/91 kg limit *1997 won the European Junior Championships at Heavyweight in Birmingham (England), beating Aleksander Jacenko (Ukraine) in the final. *2000 competed at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland. Result was: ** Lost to Jackson Chanet (France) PTS *2000 won a bronze medal in the Sydney Olympics at Heavyweight, representing Germany. Results were: ** Defeated Magomed Aripgadjiev (Azerbaijan) PTS (9-4) ** Defeated Mark Simmons (Canada) RSC-3 ** Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba) PTS (8-19) *2001 competed at the World Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland at Heavyweight. Lost the quarterfinal to David Haye on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tervel Pulev
Tervel Venkov Pulev ( bg, Тервел Венков Пулев) is a Bulgarian professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association, WBA International Cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight title since December 2019 and previously the European Boxing Union, European Union cruiserweight title in 2018. He is the younger brother of heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev. Early life Tervel Pulev was born on 10 January 1983 in Sofia, Bulgaria, the youngest son of Hristina and Venko Pulev. He grew up in a big family, one of five children – 3 sisters and his brother, Kubrat Pulev, who is also a professional boxer that competes in the heavyweight division. As children, the two brothers were trained by their father, who was convinced his sons would succeed in boxing. As a role model their father not only involved them in boxing, but he also influenced them about loving history, reading books and being patriots. Amateur career Pulev’s first club waCSKA he won many times the nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemente Russo
Clemente Russo (born 27 July 1982) is an Italian amateur boxer, best known for winning gold at the 2007 and 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championships at heavyweight (201 lbs limit). He currently boxes for the Italia Thunder team in the World Series of Boxing league. He also signed up for the AIBA professional league, the APB, which launched in autumn 2013. Personal life Russo works as a police officer. He is married to former international judo competitor Laura Maddaloni; they have a daughter. Career Russo qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by finishing in second place at the 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. At the Games Russo, who works as a policeman and who hails from Campania, fought at light heavyweight. He ran right into eventual winner Andre Ward from the USA and was eliminated early. He moved up to the 201 lbs category and exited early at the World championships 2005 and the European championships 2006. In 2007 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan
İhsan Yıldırım Tarhan (born 24 November 1980) is a Turkish boxer competing in the light heavyweight (81 kg) division. Boxing career At the 2001 Mediterranean Games, he won the silver medal after he had fought his way into the finals against John Dovi from France and Ahmed Ismail from Egypt and only then was defeated by the Tunisian Mourad Sahraoui. In 2002 he won gold medals at Bocskai tournament in Debrecen, Hungary and at Ahmet Cömert tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. He also won bronze at Chowdhry Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan and even launched at the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Russia. There he defeated the Moldovan Mihail Muntean before retiring in the second round just against Ivan Ribac from Yugoslavia (11:12). In 2003 he won silver at the Bocskai tournament, and each bronze at Chowdhry Cup and Ahmet Cömert tournament. He also won with Final victory against the Irish Kenny Egan, the European Union Amateur Boxing Championships in Strasbourg, France. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bülent Ulusoy
Bülent Ulusoy (born January 7, 1978, in Trabzon) is a Turkish boxer best known to win the European title 2000 at welterweight. Career In 2000, Bulent Ulusoy won the Euro welterweight title. At the Olympics 2000 he lost the quarterfinal to Vitalie Gruşac. In 2001 he competed at the world championships at junior middleweight and beat Jean Pascal and lost to Marian Simion 19:20. Ulusoy qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. At the Olympics 2004 he lost in the men's welterweight division to Sherzod Husanov. He won the 2005 Mediterranean Games. At the European Championships 2006 he lost his first match against Russian favorite Andrey Balanov Andrey Vladimirovich Balanov (russian: Андрей Владимирович Баланов) (born April 27, 1976 in Podolsk) is a former Russian boxer best known for winning the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Polyakov
Viktor Lvovych Polyakov (born September 29, 1981 in Perm, Russia) is a boxer from Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ..., who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. References * sports-reference 1981 births Living people Super-middleweight boxers Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Ukraine Sportspeople from Perm, Russia Ukrainian male boxers {{ukraine-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
