The men’s 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Pula, Croatia, from February 19 to February 29. The 35th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 292 fighters from 41 countries competed at these championships. Russia’s Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov afterwards received the Best Fighter Award. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. All medal winners earned a berth for the Athens Games.
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight (−48 kilograms) |
 Sergey KazakovRussia |
 Alfonso PintoItaly |
 Pál BedákHungary  Salim SalimovBulgaria |
| Flyweight (−51 kilograms) |
Georgi Balakshin Russia |
 Nikoloz IzoriaGeorgia |
 Rustamhodza RahimovGermany  Andrzej RzanyPoland |
| Bantamweight (−54 kilograms) |
Gennady Kovalev Russia |
 Ali HallabFrance |
Detelin Dalakliev Bulgaria Andrzej LiczikPoland |
| Featherweight (−57 kilograms) |
Vitali Tajbert Germany |
Khedafi Djelkhir France |
 Mikhail BernadskiBelarus Konstantine KupatadzeGeorgia |
| Lightweight (−60 kilograms) |
Dimitar Stilianov Bulgaria |
 Selcuk AydinTurkey |
Gyula Káté Hungary Domenico ValentinoItaly |
| Light welterweight (−64 kilograms) |
Alexander Maletin Russia |
 Igor PashchukUkraine |
Mustafa Karagöllü Turkey Willy BlainFrance |
| Welterweight (−69 kilograms) |
Oleg Saitov Russia |
Xavier Noel France |
 Kresimir VidovicCroatia  Rolandas JaseviciusLithuania |
| Middleweight (−75 kilograms) |
Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov Russia |
Lukas Wilaschek Germany |
 Javid TaghiyevAzerbaijan  Andy LeeIreland |
| Light heavyweight (−81 kilograms) |
Evgeny Makarenko Russia |
Marijo Šivolija Croatia |
Alexey Kuziemski Poland Andriy FedchukUkraine |
| Heavyweight (−91 kilograms) |
Aleksandr Alekseyev Russia |
Viktor Zuyev Belarus |
Vedran Đipalo Croatia Ertugrul ErgezenTurkey |
| Super heavyweight (+91 kilograms) |
Alexander Povetkin Russia |
Roberto Cammarelle Italy |
Jaroslav Jaksto Lithuania Sergey RozhnovBulgaria |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | France (FRA) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ukraine (UKR) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Croatia (CRO) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Turkey (TUR) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | Georgia (GEO) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan (AZE) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Lithuania (LTU) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Ireland (IRL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 nations) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |