W.A.K.O. European Championships 1990

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W.A.K.O. European Championships 1990
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The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 1990.
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date16 November (Start)
18 November 1990 (End)
CitySpain Madrid, Spain
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1990 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1991

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1990 were the tenth European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization and the first ever to be held in Spain. The event was open to amateur men and women from twenty-four countries across Europe, with four styles on offer; Full-Contact (men only), Semi-Contact, Light-Contact and Musical Forms (men only), with women participating in Light-Contact for the first time ever. Each country was allowed one competitor per weight division per category, although fighters could take part in more than one style. By the end of the championships, Great Britain was the top nation in terms of medals won, with West Germany second and Italy third. The event was held over three days in Madrid, Spain, from Friday 16 November to Sunday 18 November, 1990.[1]

Full-Contact[]

At Madrid Full-Contact was available to men only and was made up of ten weight divisions ranging from 54 kg/118.8 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs. All bouts were fought under Full-Contact kickboxing rules - 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 1990.[2] The most notable winner was future pro boxer Przemysław Saleta who added to the gold medal he had won at the European championships at the beginning of the year by claiming gold in the -91 kg category. By the end of the championships CIS was the top nation in Full-Contact, winning two golds, one silver and two bronze medals.[3]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-54 kg Massimo Spinelli Italy Oskar Balough Hungary Yilmaz Demirkapu Belgium
Huete Spain
-57 kg Alexeji Nechaev Commonwealth of Independent States Erdogan Turkey Lombardi Italy
Pina Portugal
-60 kg Ivan Aksutin Commonwealth of Independent States Helge Halvorsen Norway Bogdan Sawicki Poland
Diaz Portugal
-63.5 kg Pinel Spain Ivanov Commonwealth of Independent States Bruno Chesnot France
Carvalho Portugal
-67 kg Klemens Willner West Germany Imed Matlouti France Teixeira Portugal
Hsaine Belgium
-71 kg Gerd Dittrich West Germany Baard Trones Norway Ruggiero France
Zelevic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
-75 kg Fernandez Portugal Riccio Italy Jozef Warchol Poland
Sharepo Commonwealth of Independent States
-81 kg Sanchez Spain Jorge Portugal Spiridon Belgium
Pavel Rumas Poland
-91 kg Przemysław Saleta Poland Mutavlic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Lopez Spain
Perreira Portugal
+91 kg Paolo Zorello Italy Bernard Fucho France Hubert Numrich Germany
Igor Sharapov Commonwealth of Independent States

Semi-Contact[]

Semi-Contact was available to both men and women in Madrid. Semi-Contact differed from Full-Contact in that 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 1990.[4] The men had seven weight classes, starting at 57 kg/125.4 lbs and ending at over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs, while the women's competition had four weight classes beginning at 50 kg/110 lbs and ending at over 60 kg/132 lbs. The most notable winner was Abidin Uz who won his second gold medal at Madrid, having picked up a gold in Light-Contact as well. By the end of the championships Great Britain was by far the most successful nation in Semi-Contact, picking up five gold, two silvers and one bronze in the male and female categories.[5]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Abidin Uz Turkey Oliver Drexler West Germany Piotr Siegoczynski Poland
Tony Byrne Republic of Ireland
-63 kg Reiner Stadtmuller West Germany Luisa Lico Italy Juan Perez Portugal
Sosa Spain
-69 kg Billy Bryce United Kingdom M. Niola Italy Walder Austria
Hortobagy Hungary
-74 kg Stephen Thompson United Kingdom Lajos Hugyetz Hungary Sergio Portaro Italy
Andreas Lindemann West Germany
-79 kg Peter Edwards United Kingdom Markus Zadra Italy Ralf Kunzler West Germany
Flanagan Republic of Ireland
-84 kg Peter Bernt West Germany Kevin Brewerton United Kingdom Riboud France
Zoltán Szűcs Hungary
+84 kg Alfie Lewis United Kingdom Valentini Italy O'Brian Republic of Ireland
No Medallist Recorded

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Karin Schiller West Germany Quansah United Kingdom Szepressi Hungary
Diego Spain
-55 kg Lajos Hugyetz Hungary Rosaria Rotario Italy Mahner West Germany
Smith United Kingdom
-60 kg Lahnsen United Kingdom Roberta Vitali Italy Gabriella Bady Hungary
Van Eetveld Belgium
+60 kg Tiziana Zennaro Italy Moffett Netherlands Mestar France
Rivilla Spain

Light-Contact[]

Light-Contact in Madrid was available to men and, for the first time ever at a W.A.K.O. championships, to women. Involving more physical contact than Semi but less so than Full, points were awarded on the basis of speed and technique over power. Light-Contact was also seen by some as an intermediate stage for kickboxers who were considering a move from Semi to Full-Contact. More information on Light-Contact can be found on the W.A.K.O. website although be aware that the rules may have changed since 1990.[6] Like Semi-Contact, the men had seven weight classes, starting at 57 kg/125.4 lbs and ending at over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs, while the women had four weight classes beginning at 50 kg/110 lbs and ending at over 60 kg/132 lbs. The most notable winner was Abidin Uz who won his second gold medal at Madrid, having picked up a gold in Semi-Contact as well. By the championships end, Hungary was the most successful nation in Light-Contact, winning three golds and two bronzes.[7]

Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Abidin Uz Turkey Jakob Jurgen West Germany Conrad United Kingdom
Melo Portugal
-63 kg Rafael Neito United Kingdom Axel Briesenich West Germany Duponchel France
Silvano Cosentino Italy
-69 kg Claudio Pattarino Poland Marough France Ernison Surkovic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Dimont Belgium
-74 kg Lajos Hugyetz Hungary Robert Steiner Switzerland Nicolo Italy
Karpov Commonwealth of Independent States
-79 kg Ray McKenzie United Kingdom Stefano Rigamonti Italy Dunglas France
Harald Zimmermann West Germany
-84 kg Zoltán Szűcs Hungary Wilkinson United Kingdom Giorgio Colombo Italy
Deveci Turkey
+84 kg Bruno Campiglia Italy Ray McKenzie United Kingdom Kabba France
Barnabás Katona Hungary

Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Szepessi Hungary Alò Italy Diego Spain
Keogh Republic of Ireland
-55 kg K. Leclerc France Smith United Kingdom Kirschbaum West Germany
Anna Maria Milani Italy
-60 kg Sonia Bonazza Italy Rylik Poland Hebert France
Harris United Kingdom
+60 kg Claudia Schregle West Germany Bailey United Kingdom Byrne Republic of Ireland
Éva Szűcs Hungary

Musical Forms[]

Musical Forms was open to men only at Madrid. Musical Forms is a non-physical competition which sees the contestants fighting against imaginary foes using Martial Arts techniques - more information can be accessed on the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules may have changed since 1990.[8] Musical Forms at these championships was not well documented and several winners are absent, but from the existing records it would appear that the Netherlands were the most successful nation with one gold and one silver.[9]

Men's Musical Forms Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Soft Styles Earl Blijd Netherlands Simon Keith United Kingdom Name unknown Republic of Ireland
Weapons Medallist not recorded Earl Blijd Netherlands Medallist not recorded

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)[]

Ranking Country Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
1 United Kingdom Great Britain 7 7 3
2 West Germany West Germany 6 3 6
3 Italy Italy 5 9 6
4 Hungary Hungary 4 1 6
5 Poland Poland 2 1 4

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "10th WAKO European Championships" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  2. ^ "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  3. ^ "10th WAKO European Championships (Men's full contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  4. ^ "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  5. ^ "10th WAKO European Championships (Men & Women Semi-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  6. ^ "WAKO Light-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  7. ^ "10th WAKO European Championships (Men & Women Light-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
  8. ^ "WAKO Musical Forms Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  9. ^ "10th WAKO European Championships (Forms)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-30.

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