W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998 (Leverkusen)

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W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998
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The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998.
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PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date1 December (Start)
6 December 1998 (End)
CityGermany Leverkusen, Germany
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998 in Leverkusen were the joint fourteenth European kickboxing championships (the other was held in Kiev the same year) hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization and the fourth championships (world and European) to be held in Germany. The event was open to amateur men and women based in Europe only and there were just the two styles on offer; Full-Contact and Light-Contact kickboxing. By the end of the championships Russia was by far the dominant nation in terms of medals won, with Poland second and Hungary third. The event was held in Leverkusen, Germany over six days starting on Tuesday, 1 December and ending on Sunday, 6 December 1998.[1]

Full-Contact[]

Full-Contact is a form of kickboxing where fights are won primarily by stoppage or points decision, with kicks and punches allowed above the waist, although unlike professional kickboxing fighters had to wear head and body protection - more detail on the rules are available on the W.A.K.O. website.[2] At Leverkusen 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, ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 65 kg/+143 lbs. Notable medalists included Robert Nowak, Almaz Gismeev and future female boxing legend Natascha Ragosina who had all won gold medals back at the last European championships in Belgrade. By the championships end Russia was the strongest nation overall in Full-Contact, winning five golds, three silvers and three bronzes.[3]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Merguen Mongush Russia Gabor Aburko Ukraine Damian Ławniczak Poland
Kuvat Kurbanov Turkmenistan
Bantamweight -54 kg Francesco De Luca Italy Milisav Ilic Serbia and Montenegro Kenneth Johansen Norway
Alexandre Fedozov Russia
Featherweight -57 kg Thomas Karlsson Sweden Fouad Habbani France Armen Ohanyan Armenia
Laszco Velsei Hungary
Lightweight -60 kg Muzaffer Tosun Turkey Artur Sergeev Russia Daniel Korner Germany
Zoubahir Mamoudi France
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Dosaev Gani Kazakhstan Gyoergy Bugyik Hungary Giuseppe Lorusso Italy
Marco Seifert Germany
Welterweight -67 kg Giga Kordzadze Georgia (country) Sven Kirsten Germany Terje Arildsen Norway
Roman Bashkaton Azerbaijan
Light Middleweight -71 kg Robert Nowak Poland Khalmurad Izmailov Turkmenistan Mikhail Plotnikov Kazakhstan
Lasylo Bavany Hungary
Middleweight -75 kg Zoran Stanković Serbia and Montenegro Andreas Tuft Norway Gerard Zdziarski Poland
Roman Chmil Ukraine
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Aleksei Solovjov Russia Viktor Savchenko Ukraine Mittally Tiszai Hungary
Roman Dakolinsh Latvia
Cruiserweight -86 kg Igor Pylypenko Ukraine Petri Reima Finland Dmitri Sobennicov Russia
Attila Sarkoezi Hungary
Heavyweight -91 kg Elvir Behlulovic Bosnia and Herzegovina Gergely Csölle Slovakia Ramazi Kikalishvili Georgia (country)
Lubos Koptak Czech Republic
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Almaz Gismeev Russia Patrik Matejka Slovakia Vlatko Sorola Croatia
Vladyslav Chornyi Ukraine

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg Veronique Legras France Alina Shaternikova Ukraine Erzsebet Borosi Hungary
Giovanna Neglia Italy
Featherweight -52 kg Christine de Ruggiero France Helena Karpatchyova Russia Oksana Ivasiva Ukraine
Edyta Olewniczak Poland
Lightweight -56 kg Tatyana Chalaj Russia Viktoria Rudenko Ukraine Iwona Guzowska Poland
Heidi Hutari Finland
Middleweight -60 kg Julia Voskoboinik Lebanon Anna Kasprzak Poland Elza Midzic Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tatyana Alalutdinova Russia
Light Heavyweight -65 kg Agnieszka Rylik Poland Zulfiya Kutdyusova Russia Suzana Stunja Croatia
Tanja Vujic Serbia and Montenegro
Heavyweight +65 kg Natascha Ragosina Russia Ivana Derdic Croatia Bojava Trajkovic Serbia and Montenegro
Marianne Antersberger Germany

Light-Contact[]

Light-Contact is a form of kickboxing that is less physical than Full-Contact but more so than Semi-Contact and is often seen as an intermediate step between the two. Fights are generally won by points scored on the basis of speed and technique over brute force and both fighters must wear head and body protection - more detail on Light-Contact rules can be found on the official W.A.K.O. website.[4] 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. The most notable winner was Tomaž Barada who added to the gold he won at the last European championships. By the end of the event Hungary was the top nation overall in Light-Contact with two golds, six silvers and two bronze medals.[5]

Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Rafal Kaluzny Poland Dezső Debreczeni Hungary Diego Bianco Italy
Denis Van Ngoc Germany
-63 kg Tomaž Barada Slovenia Antonio Coletta Italy Dawid Kowalski Poland
Che Deane United Kingdom
-69 kg Alexander Starostin Russia Oliver Stricz Hungary Aleksandr Sukhoviy Ukraine
Andreas Hahn Germany
-74 kg Boris Zalyotkin Russia Tamas Hudoba Hungary Sergey Zaharchuk Ukraine
Darren Duncan Republic of Ireland
-79 kg Zoltan Dancso Hungary Alexei Zalyotkin Russia Roland Conar Germany
Miroslav Sobotka Czech Republic
-84 kg Martin Albers Germany Laszlo Toth Hungary Bartolomeo Bonvino Italy
Muhammad Ali Durmaz Turkey
-89 kg Klaus Wilkinson United Kingdom Zsolt Molnar Hungary Radek Nekvinda Czech Republic
Michal Wszolek Poland
+89 kg Michael Kruckenhauser Austria István Tóth Hungary Gianmario Franchina Italy
Jacek Puchacz Poland

Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Szilvia Csicsely Hungary Sonia De Biase Italy Marie Laure Miviere France
Julita Tkaczyk Poland
-55 kg Bianca Tapilatu Slovenia Rita Pesuth Hungary Stephanie Rzehak Poland
Adriana Popa Romania
-60 kg Emanuela Amisani Italy Lisa Palme Sweden Judit Gal Hungary
Monika Florek Poland
-65 kg Marianne Klemmstein Germany Lidiya Sharapova Russia Petra Hochstrasser Switzerland
Csilla Bodoe Hungary
+65 kg Sallie McArdle Republic of Ireland Anja Renfordt Germany Katarzyna Balcerzar Poland
Annalisa Ghilardi Italy

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)[]

Ranking Country Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
1 Russia Russia 7 5 3
2 Poland Poland 3 1 11
3 Hungary Hungary 2 7 6
4 Germany Germany 2 2 6
4 Italy Italy 2 2 6
5 France France 2 1 1

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "WAKO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. ^ "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  3. ^ "WAKO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (FULL CONTACT)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  4. ^ "WAKO Light-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  5. ^ "WAKO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (LIGHT CONTACT)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

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