The Men's 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Sydney, Australia, from November 15 to 23. The sixth edition of this competition, held nearly a year before the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing, AIBA.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
 Eric GriffinUnited States |
Rogelio Marcelo Cuba |
Nelson Dieppa Puerto Rico
|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
István Kovács Hungary |
Choi Chol-Su North Korea |
Hassan Mustafa Egypt
|
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Serafim Todorov Bulgaria |
Enrique Carrion Cuba |
Vladislav Antonov Soviet Union
|
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
Kirkor Kirkorov Bulgaria |
Park Duk-Kyu South Korea |
Hocine Soltani Algeria
|
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Marco Rudolph Germany |
Artur Grigoryan Soviet Union |
Justin Rowsell Australia
|
| Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kilograms) |
Konstantin Tszyu Soviet Union |
Vernon Forrest United States |
Moses James Nigeria |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Juan Hernández Sierra Cuba |
Andreas Otto Germany |
Francisc Vastag Romania
|
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Juan Carlos Lemus Cuba |
Israel Akopkokhyan Soviet Union |
Torsten Schmitz Germany
|
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Tommaso Russo Italy |
Aleksandr Lebziak Soviet Union |
Chris Johnson Canada
|
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Torsten May Germany |
Andrey Kurnyavka Soviet Union |
Mehmet Gurgen Turkey
|
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Félix Savón Cuba |
Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands |
David Tua New Zealand
|
| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |
Roberto Balado Cuba |
Svilen Rusinov Bulgaria |
Yevgeny Belousov Soviet Union
|
