W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996
Information
Promotion W.A.K.O.
Date October 1996
City Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Event chronology

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1995 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1997

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996 were the thirteenth European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by the Serbia and Montenegro kickboxing president Borislav Pelević. The event was the first ever to be held in Serbia and Montenegro and welcomed the country back into the international community after the devastation of the Bosnian War. It was open to amateur men and women representing thirty-seven countries in Europe - more detail on the participating nations is provided in the relevant section below.

There were four styles on offer in Belgrade; Full-Contact, Low-Kick (men only), Semi-Contact and Light-Contact, with no room for Musical Forms. By the end of the championships, Poland just about shaded Italy into first place by virtue of more silver medals, while Hungary came in third. The event was held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro in October, 1996.[1]

Participating Nations

There were thirty-seven nations from across Europe in attendance at the 1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade:[2]

           

Full-Contact

Full-Contact was available for both men and women at Belgrade and involved the participants trying to win the contest either by a point decision or via stoppage using both kicks and punches – more detail on the rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that they may have changed slightly since 1993.[3] The men had twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, while the women had six weight divisions ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 65 kg/+143 lbs. Notable gold medalists included Gary "Smiler" Turner who would go on to win several regional tournaments in K-1, Roman Bugaj who would later turn to pro boxing (and also won silver at the same event in Light-Contact) and Natascha Ragosina who would become a legend in women's boxing. Another notable medalists was Barrington Patterson who would have some success on the European MMA circuit, as well as becoming a pro-kickboxing world champion. By the end of the championships, Poland were the strongest nation in Full-Contact, winning five golds and four bronzes across both the male and female competitions.[4]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Nurzhan Erbusinov Kazakhstan Alexey Kutsenko Ukraine Gabor Aburko Hungary
Andrei Ivanov Russia
Bantamweight -54 kg Mariusz Cieśliński Poland Askar Mozhanov Kazakhstan Innokenti Makarov Russia
Bilal Mahmoud Sliman State of Palestine
Featherweight -57 kg Fouad Habbani France Hidir Erdogan Germany Goran Vuckovic Serbia and Montenegro
Maurycy Gojko Poland
Lightweight -60 kg Agadilov Bakhytzhan Kazakhstan James Dard France Ahmet Pepic Serbia and Montenegro
Alexander Lebed Ukraine
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Dosaev Gani Kazakhstan Youssef Latahoui France Giuseppe Lorusso Italy
Erlan Shiderbaev Turkmenistan
Welterweight -67 kg Arsen Khachatryan Armenia Srdjan Elezovic Serbia and Montenegro Miroslaw Karzinski Poland
Árpád Szabó Hungary
Light Middleweight -71 kg Robert Nowak Poland Gerd Dittrich Germany Thomas Kristiansen Norway
Hatzionidis Tasos Greece
Middleweight -75 kg Halim El Hakimi France Vladimir Tomkovich Latvia Dusan Plecas Republika Srpska
Ramin Abtin Germany
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Igor Pilipenko Ukraine Ion Slivestru Moldova Christophe Lartizien France
Robert Zlotkowski Poland
Cruiserweight -86 kg Roman Bugaj Poland Bozidar Dermanovic Serbia and Montenegro Kostas Athanasopoulos Greece
Timur Ioussupov Russia
Heavyweight -91 kg Gary Turner United Kingdom Frode Holst Norway John Latsonas Greece
Darko Milasinovic Serbia and Montenegro
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Almaz Gismeev Russia Roman Kracik Czech Republic Barrington Patterson United Kingdom
Askar Kokhanov Bulgaria

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg Marie Laure Niviere Italy Sladana Nikolic Serbia and Montenegro Reka Krempf Hungary
Francesca Lupo Italy
Featherweight -52 kg Elisabette Legras France Oksana Ivasiva Ukraine Hülya Şahin Germany
Michela Barnini Italy
Lightweight -56 kg Iwona Guzowska Poland Bea Gulyas Hungary Silvia Bratina Italy
Galyna Guenliyska Bulgaria
Middleweight -60 kg Anna Kasprzqak Poland Henriette Birkeland Norway Zoulfia Koutdicussova Russia
Christien Derugeiro France
Light Heavyweight -65 kg Sanja Savcic Serbia and Montenegro Olga Slavinskaja Russia Agnieszka Rylik Poland
Margarita Platonova Lithuania
Heavyweight +65 kg Natascha Ragosina Russia Cristina Cerpi Italy Larisa Berezenko Ukraine
Dragana Ignijatic Serbia and Montenegro

Low-Kick

Low-Kick differs from Full-Contact kickboxing in that it allows kicks below the knee - more detail on Low-Kick rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that there may have been some rule changes since 1996.[5] The style was available to men only and there was twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs. Notable winners in this category included Ivan Strugar who would go on to win multiple European and world kickboxing titles and Cengiz Koç who would also have some success as an amateur boxer. By the championships end the host nation Serbia and Montenegro were the strongest country in Low-Kick, winning two golds, one silver and four bronze medals.[6]

Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Elmurat Kalypzhanov Kazakhstan Shanan Shadmanov Kyrgyzstan Alberto Costa Portugal
Otkur Hoodoyarov Tajikistan
Bantamweight -54 kg Vassili Vassilev Russia Mahmud Abdrahmanov Tajikistan Saken Aubakirov Kazakhstan
Dimitar Peschev Bulgaria
Featherweight -57 kg Sebastien Sanchez France Marat Safin Russia Zoltan Nagymihaly Hungary
Aibek Namazbekov Tajikistan
Lightweight -60 kg Alessio Pastifieri Italy Vassili Pavlov Russia Vesel Bitic Serbia and Montenegro
Omar Akl Lebanon
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Djanbulat Amantaev Kyrgyzstan Sergej Egorov Poland Evgeni Denisov Estonia
Nikolai Korenev Ukraine
Welterweight -67 kg Milos Plecas Republika Srpska Jan Kacanovskij Lithuania Radonjic Stanislav Serbia and Montenegro
Csaba Molnár Hungary
Light Middleweight -71 kg Ivan Strugar Serbia and Montenegro Bahyt Drozbaev Kyrgyzstan Eddy Frair France
Aleksei Polishuk Ukraine
Middleweight -75 kg Daniele Petroni Italy Csaba Gabnai Hungary Marius Bructer France
Milovan Gasic Serbia and Montenegro
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Radojica Vakirevic Serbia and Montenegro Konstantin Shvets Ukraine Serej Kanunnikov Estonia
Milan Hrsum Republika Srpska
Cruiserweight -86 kg Igor Skevel Ukraine Zoran Pekovski Republic of Macedonia Thierry Louison France
Dimitrj Krotov Russia
Heavyweight -91 kg Ion Georgiu Moldova Resul Doğan Turkey Vesko Cejovic Serbia and Montenegro
Fanil Durdanov Russia
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Cengiz Koç Turkey Mirko Vlahović Serbia and Montenegro Arman Ahashev Kazakhstan
Mouloud Houdbert France

Semi-Contact

Semi-Contact is a form of kickboxing in which fights were won by points given due to technique, skill and speed, with physical force limited - more information on Semi-Contact can be found on the W.A.K.O. website, although the rules will have changed since 1996.[7] Men and women both took part with the men having eight weight divisions ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 89 kg/+195.8 lbs and the women having five ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs to over 65 kg/143 lbs. By the end of the championships Italy was the most successful nation overall in Semi-Contact, winning four golds, one silver and four bronze medals.[8]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Dezső Debreczeni Hungary Hasan Aslan Turkey Rafal Kaluzny Poland
Giampaolo Calajò Italy
-63 kg Martin Kilgus Germany Hasan Cataltas Turkey Andrei Kassianenko Russia
James Boylan Republic of Ireland
-69 kg Elrik Gundersen Norway Danny Harrison United Kingdom István Tóth Hungary
Marco Ferrarese Italy
-74 kg Peter Moltner Italy Lajos Hugyetz Hungary Gribl Svenko Turkey
Miroslav Topic Croatia
-79 kg Peter Edwards United Kingdom Peter Csikos Hungary Christian Patterer Austria
Roland Conar Germany
-84 kg Emanuele Bozzolani Italy Zoltan Szucs Hungary Clifton Findley United Kingdom
Josef Ebner Austria
-89 kg Zsolt Molnar Hungary Daough Geogleger Republic of Ireland Giuseppe Fracaroli Italy
Michael Kruckenhauser Austria
+89 kg Marco Culiersi Italy Josef Patterer Austria Andreas Knab Germany
Nikolai Morozov Russia

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Renate Sandland Norway Erna Obralic Croatia Stefani Zimmermann Germany
Semra Cetintas Turkey
-55 kg Alessandra Catalano Italy Jana Moravoova Czech Republic Rita Pesuth Hungary
Gonca Bagci Germany
-60 kg Ann-May Viksund Norway Miriam Diller Germany Beata Gulyas Hungary
Marina Pappalardo Italy
-65 kg Ivana Derdic Serbia and Montenegro Sallie McKirdle Republic of Ireland Anja Binder Germany
Anita Madsen Norway
+65 kg Line Nilsen Norway Elisabetta Degani Italy Nicola Corbett Republic of Ireland
Gerlinde Melch Germany

Light-Contact

More physical than Semi-Contact but less so than Full-Contact with points awarded and fights won on the basis of speed and technique over power, Light-Contact is seen as a transition stage for fighters who were considering a move from Semi to Full-Contact. More information on Light-Contact rules can be found of the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules may have changed since 1996.[9] Similar to Semi-Contact the men had eight weight divisions ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 89 kg/+195.8 lbs while the women had five ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs to over 65 kg/143 lbs. There were a couple of notable medalists with kickboxing and taekwon-do champion Tomaž Barada winning gold, and future E.B.U. boxing champion Rafał Jackiewicz gaining a bronze. Poland were the strongest country in Light-Contact at the end of the championships, winning three golds, six silvers and two bronzes across the male and female events.[10]

Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Maurycy Goiko Poland Fouad Habanni France Hidir Erdigan Germany
Martin McMahon Republic of Ireland
-63 kg Tomaž Barada Slovenia Marco Seifert Germany Jaroslaw Madziar Poland
Rocco Cipriano Switzerland
-69 kg István Tóth Hungary Marco Fuselli Italy Rafał Jackiewicz Poland
Imed Mathlouti France
-74 kg Lajos Hugyetz Hungary Robert Nowak Poland Paul Lynch United Kingdom
Ivo Bachor Germany
-79 kg Herman Muehlheim Switzerland Robert Zlotkowski Poland Alessandro Assiro Italy
Dirk Mell Germany
-84 kg Martin Wilkinson United Kingdom Bartolomeo Bonvino Italy Zoltan Szucs Hungary
Emmanuel Mendy France
-89 kg Carlos Caneschi Italy Roman Bugaj Poland Anders Gustavsson Sweden
Carsten Tipelmann Germany
+89 kg Alex Melcher Germany Woijci Szczerbinski Poland Michael Krukenhauser Austria
David Souchard France

Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Daria Chichkina Russia Najda Trebse Slovenia Ildiko Kocs Hungary
Giovanna Neglia Italy
-55 kg Iwona Guzowska Poland Elisabeth Legras France Rita Pesuth Hungary
Marzia Davide Italy
-60 kg Beata Gulyas Hungary Anna Kasprzak Poland Deline Horlaville France
Tina Casey United Kingdom
-65 kg Agnieszka Rylik Poland Sallie McKirdle Republic of Ireland Emanuela Amisani Italy
Ivana Derdic Croatia
+65 kg Denise Bailey United Kingdom Katarzyn Balcerzak Poland Isabella Orlando Italy
Silvia Steinke Germany

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 Poland Poland 8 7 7
2 Italy Italy 8 4 13
3 Hungary Hungary 5 5 11
4 France France 4 4 10
5 Russia Russia 4 3 8
5 Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 4 3 8

See also

References

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