W.A.K.O. European Championships 1984

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1984
Information
Promotion W.A.K.O.
Date 22 September 1984
City Austria Graz, Austria
Event chronology

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1984 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 London

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1984 were the seventh European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by Peter Land. The championships were open to amateur men based in Europe with each country allowed only one competitor per weight division, with the styles on offer being Full-Contact and Semi-Contact kickboxing. Regular European leaders West Germany were the top nation by the end of the championships, followed by Italy in second and hosts Austria in third. The event was held in Graz, Austria on Saturday, 22 September 1984.[1]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing

Full-Contact had been absent at the last European championships, but returned in 1984. There were now ten weight classes ranging from 54 kg/118.8 lbs to over 87 kg/191.4 lbs, with the 54 kg division being newly introduced and the two heaviest divisions being changed slightly from the last world championships. All of the bouts were fought under Full-Contact rules, and more detail can be found on the W.A.K.O. website – although the rules may have changed slightly since 1984.[2] The most notable winner was Ferdinand Mack who won his sixth W.A.K.O. gold medal (Euro and world). By the end of the championships, West Germany once more were the top nation in Europe in Full-Contact winning four gold and two silver medals.[3]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-54 kg Jurgen Jakob West Germany Bogdan Stoijkovic Austria Patrick Cammalleri Belgium
Livio Carité Italy
-57 kg Kumur Raj Denmark E. Muhlberger West Germany Gerhard Poms Austria
Vladimir Sitar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
-60 kg Gerry Kidd Republic of Ireland Michael Duhs Austria Branco Morellini Switzerland
Zadravec Certomiz Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
-63.5 kg Sasha Stojanovich Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andreas Richter West Germany Gaetano Scarpetta Italy
Bruno Ferretti Belgium
-67 kg Massimo Liberati Italy Erich Gsellmann Austria Aco Serafinovski Denmark
-71 kg Ferdinand Mack West Germany Derrick Edwards United Kingdom Wolfgang Muller Austria
Paolo Liberati Italy
-75 kg Alexander Zotl West Germany Alfonso Sgarro Italy Moreno Gallego Spain
Gill Kashmir United Kingdom
-80 kg Pino Bosco Belgium Laurence White United Kingdom Maurizio Callegari Italy
Otmar Felsberger Austria
-87 kg Ernest Ingdorr Austria Stefano Bortoloni Italy Alex Brodmann Switzerland
Vasilikos Kirarisson Greece
+87 kg Martin Roetzer West Germany Manfred Hammerl Austria Mladen Stanimirovic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bruno Campiglia Italy

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing

Semi-Contact differed from Full-Contact in that fighters 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 1984.[4] There were fewer weight divisions when compared to Full-Contact with seven ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs. By the championships end the top nation in Semi-Contact were West Germany who won three golds, one silver and three bronze medals.[5]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Gerhard Walde Italy Ozkan Kadir West Germany Peter Muller Austria
Istvan Fodoz Hungary
-63 kg Walter Lange West Germany Manfred Frohwein Austria G. DePablo Pedro Spain
Kevin Green United Kingdom
-69 kg Massimo Casula Italy Rudolf Soos Hungary S. Bajraktarevic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Reiner Walter West Germany
-74 kg Johann Heidinger Austria Leonardo Pavoni Italy Wolfgang Muller West Germany
Mark Aston United Kingdom
-79 kg Ludger Dietze West Germany Clive Parkinson United Kingdom Dejan Bancic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Herald Raimond Switzerland
-84 kg Robert Jung West Germany Alvin Mighty United Kingdom Barnabas Katowa Hungary
Martin Golob Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
+84 kg Neville Wray United Kingdom Italo Piras Italy Vojislav Car Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Roland Bleich West Germany

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 West Germany West Germany 7 3 3
2 Italy Italy 3 4 4
3 Austria Austria 2 5 4
4 United Kingdom Great Britain 1 4 3
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1 0 7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "7th WAKO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  2. ↑ "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  3. ↑ "5th WAKO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Full-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  4. ↑ "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  5. ↑ "5th WAKO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Semi-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

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