W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 (Maribor)

W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 (Maribor)
Information
Promotion W.A.K.O.
Date 17 October (Start)
23 October 2001 (End)
City Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia
Event chronology

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 (Jesolo) W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 (Maribor) W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 (Belgrade)

W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 were the joint thirteenth world kickboxing championships (the other was held later that year in Belgrade) hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization. It was the first ever W.A.K.O. championships to held in Slovenia and involved amateur men and women from across the world. There were three styles on offer at Maribor; Light-Contact, Semi-Contact and Musical Forms - the more physical styles would be available later on in the year at the Belgrade event. By the end of a competitive championships Italy were first in terms of medals won, Germany a close second and Hungary third. The event was held in Maribor, Slovenia over seven days starting on Wednesday, 17 October and ending Tuesday, 23 October.[1][2]

Light-Contact

Light-Contact is a style of kickboxing which is less physical than Full-Contact but more so than Full and is often seen as a transitionary period between the two. The fighters score points through successful striking techniques (thrown with moderate force) with the emphasis on speed and technique although stoppages, though rare, can occur. As with most forms of amateur kickboxing it is mandatory for the participants to wear head and body protection. More information on Light-Contact and be found at the W.A.K.O. website.[3]

Both men and women participated in the style with the men having nine weight divisions ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 94 kg/+206.8 lbs while the women had six ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs to over 70 kg/154 lbs. Notable winners included Fouad Habbani, who would go on to make a successful transition to Full-Contact winning gold in Belgrade a few months later, Wojciech Szczerbiński who had won gold at the last world championships in Caorle, and Elaine Fowler and Nadja Sibila who would be double winners as they would win gold medals in Semi-Contact as well. By the end of the championships Hungary were the strongest in Light-Contact winning three golds, two silvers and four bronze.[4]

Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Nikolai Kutznetsov Russia Tomaz Rogelj Slovenia Dezső Debreczeni Hungary
Romain Lozier France
-63 kg Fouad Habbani France Andre Roubert Brazil Maciej Dominczak Poland
Dmitri Kozlov Russia
-69 kg Marcel Fekonja Slovenia Andreas Dahanyos Hungary Yury Volyanskyy Ukraine
Gianluca Manca Italy
-74 kg Besnik Ramadani Switzerland Panagiotis Giltidis Greece Oliver Stricz Hungary
Rene KretschmarGermany
-79 kg Zoltan Dancso Hungary Bogumil Polonski Poland Andrea Primitivi Italy
Vadym Pikiner Ukraine
-84 kg Tibor Wappel Hungary Marco Tagliaferri Italy Martin Albers Germany
Marek Marszal Poland
-89 kg Dirk Kindl Germany Andrzej Pniewski Poland Gábor Meiszter Hungary
Roman Roev Russia
-94 kg Marc Franzen Germany Michal Wszelak Poland Marco Culiersi Italy
Dmitri Gverassomov Russia
+94 kg Wojciech Szczerbiński Poland Yuri Abramov Russia Nicola Bertolotti Italy
Olatuji Assani United Kingdom

Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Szilvia Csicsely Hungary Anna Krivoguzova Russia Julita Tkaczyk Poland
Mateja Rabotek Slovenia
-55 kg Mette Solli Norway Alessia Gaietto Italy Aniko Miklos Hungary
Daria Chichkina Russia
-60 kg Marzia Davide Italy Agnes Tapai Hungary Leyla Donmez Germany
Monika Florek Poland
-65 kg Elaine Fowler Canada Maike Golzenleuchter Germany Anna Maria Sisonna Italy
Fernanda Alvarenga Brazil
-70 kg Birgit Sasse Germany Nusa Rajher Slovenia Karolina Lukasik Poland
Ivett Pruzsinszky Italy
+70 kg Nadja Sibila Slovenia Kelly Zanini Italy Anja Rendordt Germany
Beata Lawrynowicz Poland

Semi-Contact

Semi-Contact is a style of kickboxing in which only minimal force can be applied to strikes and points are awarded on successfully landing of punches and kicks with the emphasis on speed and technique. Despite the limited physicality of the style all participants most wear head and body protection. More information on Semi-Contact and the rules can be found on the official W.A.K.O. website.[5]

As with Light-Contact the men had nine weight divisions ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 94 kg/+206.8 lbs while the women had six ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs to over 70 kg/154 lbs. Notable winners included Marco Culiersi, Samantha Aquilano and Luisa Lico who had all won gold medals at the last world championships in Caorle. Also of note were Elaine Fowler and Nadja Sibila who would become double winners at the same event having also picked up winning medals in their relevant Light-Contact divisions. By the end of the championships Italy were the strongest country in the style by some way, winning six gold medals, two silver and four bronze.[6]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Dezső Debreczeni Hungary Mark Nichols United Kingdom George Memmos Greece
Andrzej Maciazek Poland
-63 kg Davorin Grabrovec Slovenia Andrea Misiani Italy Vassilios Taipliadis Greece
Zoltan Angyan Hungary
-69 kg Ilija Salerno Republic of Ireland Christian Meisersik Turkey Sebastian Kristovic Slovenia
Yevgen Alokhin Ukraine
-74 kg Zvonimir Gribl Croatia Matt Perrins Canada Domenico De Marco Italy
Andreas Weingartner Germany
-79 kg Daniel Weil Germany Zoltan Dancso Hungary Michel Decian Switzerland
Neri Stella Italy
-84 kg Emanuele Bozzolani Italy Peter Edwards United Kingdom David Heffernan Republic of Ireland
Valeriy Orenglo Ukraine
-89 kg Matej Sibila Slovenia Reto von Weissenfluh Switzerland Peter Csikos Hungary
Pero Gazilj Croatia
-94 kg Giuseppe Fracaroli Italy Owen King United Kingdom Laszlo Toth Hungary
Aun Andresen Norway
+94 kg Marco Culiersi Italy Mark Brown United Kingdom Karl Heinz Kohlbrenner Germany
Mesut Celik Turkey

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Samantha Aquilano Italy Natasa Ilievska Republic of Macedonia Renate Sandland Norway
Renata Polanec Slovenia
-55 kg Gloria De Bei Italy Christina McMahon Republic of Ireland Gonca Thurm Germany
Monika Mullerova Czech Republic
-60 kg Luisa Lico Italy Cindy Cote Canada Julie Charlesworth United Kingdom
Brigita Plemenitas Slovenia
-65 kg Elaine Fowler Canada Anita Madsen Norway Carla Ribeiro Brazil
Emanuela Amisani Italy
-70 kg Ivett Pruzsinszky Hungary Anna Migliaccio Italy Lenka Klofacova Czech Republic
Adriane Doppler Germany
+70 kg Nadja Sibila Slovenia Nicola Corbett Republic of Ireland Romina Succi Italy
Kelly Gillis Belgium

Musical Forms

Musical Forms is a non-physical competition which sees the contestants fighting against imaginary foes using Martial Arts techniques - more information on the style can be found on the W.A.K.O. website.[7] The men and women competed in four different styles explained below:

The most notable winner was Veronica Dombrovskaya who was a double winner in Musical Forms. By the end of the championships the top nation in Musical Forms was Belarus with three gold medals.[8]

Men's Musical Forms Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hard Styles Jean-François Lachapelle Canada Christian Brell Germany Georg Filimonov Russia
Soft Styles Andrei Roukavistnikov Russia Castellacci Massimiliano Italy Paolo Santana Portugal
Hard Styles with Weapons Christian Brell Germany Jean-François Lachapelle Canada Georg Filimonov Russia
Soft Styles with Weapons Georg Filimonov Russia Andrei Roukavistnikov Russia Andreas Seidel Austria

Women's Musical Forms Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hard Styles Sandra Hess Germany Valeria Smirnova Russia Samantha Smythe United Kingdom
Soft Styles Veronica Dombrovskaya Belarus Svetlana Sorokina Russia Daria Masharo Belarus
Hard Styles with Weapons Veronica Dombrovskaya Belarus Valeria Smirnova Russia Olga Koudinova Russia
Soft Styles with Weapons Daria Masharo Belarus Valeria Smirnova Russia Svetlana Sorokina Russia

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 Italy Italy 7 6 10
2 Germany Germany 6 2 8
3 Hungary Hungary 5 3 7
4 Slovenia Slovenia 5 2 4
5 Russia Russia 3 7 8

See also

References

  1. "2001 WC (Maribor-Slovenia) Results". www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  2. "Kickbox-Ergebnisse - Kickboxer (German language - Dates & Results)". www.kickboxer.de. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  3. "WAKO Light-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  4. "2001 WC (Maribor-Slovenia) Results LC.PDF". www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  5. "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  6. "2001 WC (Maribor-Slovenia) Results SC.PDF". www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  7. "WAKO Musical Forms Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  8. "2001 WC (Maribor-Slovenia) Results MF.PDF". www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.

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