The 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from 3 to 10 June. The 14th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 146 fighters from 21 countries participating.
| Host city | Belgrade |
|---|---|
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Nations | 21 |
| Athletes | 146 |
| Dates | 3–10 June |
Medal winners
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Paolo VaccaItaly |
 Vladimir StolnikovSoviet Union |
 Otto BabiaschEast Germany
|
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Sergei Sivko Soviet Union |
 Piotr GutmanPoland |
 Nicolae PuiuRomania
|
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
 Francis TaylorEngland |
Aleksei Zasukhin Soviet Union |
Constantin Georghiu Romania
|
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
 Richard McTaggartScotland |
 Petar BenedekYugoslavia |
 János KajdiHungary
|
| Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kilograms) |
Aloizs Tumiņš Soviet Union |
Ljubiša Mehović Yugoslavia |
 Pierre CosentinoFrance
|
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Ričardas Tamulis Soviet Union |
 Max MeierSwitzerland |
Jean Josselin France
|
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Boris Lagutin Soviet Union |
Hans-Dieter Neidel East Germany |
Virgil Badea Romania
|
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Tadeusz Walasek Poland |
Yevgeny Feofanov Soviet Union |
 Franz FrauenlobAustria
|
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Giulio Saraudi Italy |
Gheorghe Negrea Romania |
Jack Bodell England
|
| Heavyweight (+ 81 kilograms) |
Andrey Abramov Soviet Union |
Benito Penna Italy |
Zbigniew Gugniewicz Poland
|
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Yugoslavia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | England (ENG) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Yugoslavia (YUG)* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 9 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 23 | 43 | |