| 1986 AIBA World Boxing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Reno-Sparks Convention Center |
| Location | Reno, United States |
| Start date | May 8, 1986 |
| End date | May 18, 1986 |
The Men's 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Reno, United States from May 8 to 18. The fourth edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.
Medal table
- Puerto Rican Louis Rolon (48 Kg) and American Lauren Ross (81 Kg) were convicted of doping, disqualified and deprived of their silver medals, which were not transferred to other athletes.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba (CUB) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 nations) | 12 | 10 | 24 | 46 | |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight (48 kg) | Juan Torres Odelin Cuba |  Luis Román Rolón1Puerto Rico | José Rodrigues Brazil
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| Flyweight (51 kg) | Pedro Orlando Reyes Cuba | David Grimán Venezuela | János Varadi Hungary
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| Bantamweight (54 kg) | Moon Sung-kil South Korea | René Breitbarth East Germany | Arnaldo Mesa Cuba
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| Featherweight (57 kg) | Kelcie Banks United States | Jesus Sollet Cuba | Andreas Zülow East Germany
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| Lightweight (60 kg) | Adolfo Horta Cuba | Engels Pedroza Venezuela | Orzubek Nazarov Soviet Union
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| Light welterweight (63,5 kg) | Vassili Shyshov Soviet Union | Howard Grant Canada | Mirko Puzović Yugoslavia
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| Welterweight (67 kg) | Kenneth Gould United States | Candelario Duvergel Cuba | Tibor Molnár Hungary
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| Light middleweight (71 kg) | Angel Espinosa Cuba | Enrico Richter East Germany | Manvel Avetisyan Soviet Union
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| Middleweight (75 kg) | Darin Allen United States | Henry Maske East Germany | Julio Quintana Cuba
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| Light heavyweight (81 kg) | Pablo Romero Cuba | Loren Ross1 United States | Damir Škaro Yugoslavia
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| Heavyweight (91 kg) | Félix Savón Cuba | Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands | Svilen Rusinov Bulgaria
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| Super heavyweight (+91 kg) | Teófilo Stevenson Cuba | Alex Garcia United States | Vyacheslav Yakovlev Soviet Union
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- Puerto Rican Louis Rolon (48 Kg) and American Lauren Ross (81 Kg) were convicted of doping, disqualified and deprived of their silver medals, which were not transferred to other athletes.