2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships

2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships

The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships took place in Milan, Italy, from September 1 to September 12, 2009. The matches were held at the Mediolanum Forum. This event was the largest World Championships in AIBA history. The competition was organized by the AIBA, the world's governing body for amateur boxing.

At first, Cameroon, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uzbekistan wanted to host the championships. However, they did not finish their applications and were not chosen. This left Italy and South Korea as the last two countries trying to host the event. Finally, Milan, Italy, was picked to host the 2009 championships.

Medal table

* Host nation (Italy)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia (RUS)	2	4	2	8
2	Italy (ITA)*	2	0	0	2
3	Cuba (CUB)	1	1	2	4
	Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	1	2	4
5	Mongolia (MGL)	1	1	1	3
	Ukraine (UKR)	1	1	1	3
7	Puerto Rico (PUR)	1	1	0	2
8	Germany (GER)	1	0	1	2
9	Bulgaria (BUL)	1	0	0	1
10	Armenia (ARM)	0	1	0	1
	United States (USA)	0	1	0	1
12	China (CHN)	0	0	2	2
	France (FRA)	0	0	2	2
14	Belarus (BLR)	0	0	1	1
	Georgia (GEO)	0	0	1	1
	Hungary (HUN)	0	0	1	1
	India (IND)	0	0	1	1
	Ireland (IRL)	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	0	1	1
	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
	South Korea (KOR)	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela (VEN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		11	11	22	44

Medal summary

The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships happened in Milan, Italy, from September 1 to September 12, 2009. It was at the Mediolanum Forum and was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The event was managed by AIBA, the group in charge of amateur boxing around the world. At first, Cameroon, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uzbekistan wanted to host the championships.