The 6th Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from October 15 to 20, 2007. This edition of the recurring competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. Competitions took place in 13 weight classes.[1]
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| Host city | Vejle |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Dates | 15–20 October |
Russia topped the medals table (as they had done in the five previous editions of these championships) winning 6 gold medals — no other country won more than 1. Nicola Adams became the first English woman to win a medal at a major international championship,[2] while Ireland's Katie Taylor won her division for the third successive time.[3]
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Denmark)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  Romania | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Turkey | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |  France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Poland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Denmark* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 13 | 13 | 26 | 52 | |
Medal winners
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References
edit- ^ "6.European Womens Championships - Vejle, Denmark - October 15-20 2007". Retrieved 2 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Nicola makes history with a silver success". Yorkshire Evening Post. 24 Oct 2007. Retrieved 4 Aug 2011.
- ^ "Katie Taylor crowned European Champion for third time in a row". Irish Sports Council. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Boxing". sports123.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 Aug 2011.