W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987

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W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987
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The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987.
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date10 October (Start)
11 October 1987 (End)
VenueOlympiahalle
CityGermany Munich, West Germany
Attendance11,000
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1986 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1988

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987 were the sixth world kickboxing championships hosted by W.A.K.O. arranged by the German Karate pioneer Georg Brueckner[1] and Carl Wiedmeier. The event was open to amateur men and women, with 290 competitors from 29 countries taking part. The styles on offer were Full-Contact (men only), Semi-Contact and Musical Forms (men only). Typically, each country was allowed one competitor per weight division, although in some incidences more than one was allowed. Participants were also allowed to compete in more than one style. By the end of the championships, USA was the top of the medals tables, with hosts West Germany in second and Canada way behind in third. The event was held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany over two days (Saturday 10 October/Sunday 11 October) and were attended by an estimated 11,000 spectators.[2]

Full-Contact[]

Full-Contact was available to men only at Munich and consisted of the usual 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 1987.[3] There were some notable winners with future professional world champions Marek Piotrowski (kickboxing) and Troy Dorsey (boxing), Hungarian Olympic wrestling champ Norbert Növényi, and the ever present Ferdinand Mack picking up gold medals. For Ferdinand Mack it would be his eight gold medal at a W.A.K.O. championships. By the end of the championships the USA just about shaded hosts West Germany as the top nation in Full-Contact, with three golds, two silvers and one bronze.[4]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-54 kg Peter Hiereth West Germany Jonny Gevriye Sweden Gabriel Damm West Germany
F. Haddoliche France
-57 kg Troy Dorsey United States Massimo Spinelli Italy Brahim Rahal Algeria
Oskar Balogh Hungary
-60 kg Mike Anderson United States Hamed Sakraoui France Bogdan Sawicki Poland
Farid Agueni Algeria
-63.5 kg Kalid Rahilou France Tommy Williams United States Clemens Willner West Germany
Giorgio Perreca Italy
-67 kg Mario Dimitroff West Germany Romeo Charry Netherlands Trevor Ambrose United Kingdom
Yazid Djahnit Algeria
-71 kg Jose Eguzquiza Spain Slimane Hamzaoui Algeria Norbert Fisch Switzerland
Carl Whitaker United States
-75 kg Ferdinand Mack West Germany Nasser Nassiri Iran Alby Bimpson United Kingdom
G. Anastasion Greece
-81 kg Marek Piotrowski Poland Károly Halász Hungary Jonny Andreasson Sweden
Sokrates Karaites Greece
-91 kg Jerry Rhome United States Helmut Joder West Germany Bruno Campiglia Italy
Oliver Turcan Turkey
+91 kg Norbert Növényi Hungary Jim Graden United States Oskar Printster Austria
Klaus Osterrieder West Germany

Semi-Contact[]

Both men and women took part in Semi-Contact competitions in Munich. 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 1987.[5] At Munich 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. There were a few notable winners in the men's events with Mike Anderson winning gold and American teammate and future pro-boxing world champion Troy Dorsey picking up silver (both had won gold in the Full-Contact category at the same games). By the end of the championships, USA were the top nation in Semi-Contact with five golds, one silver and one bronze (male and female combined).[6]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Oliver Drexler West Germany Troy Dorsey United States Maurizio Cuccu Italy
K. Uzan Turkey
-63 kg Peter Gilpin Canada Giuseppe Trucchi Italy Walter Lange West Germany
Tommy Williams United States
-69 kg Robert Ulbrich West Germany Evelyn Dwyer United Kingdom Daniel Kroepfl Austria
Janos Hortobagyi Hungary
-74 kg Jay Bell United States Lajos Hugyetz Hungary Gianni Peluchetti Switzerland
Juergen Pelikan West Germany
-79 kg Johann Heidinger Austria Raymond Deschamps Canada Federico Milani Italy
Rudolf Soos Hungary
-84 kg Alfie Lewis United Kingdom Peter Bernd West Germany A. Edoo Cameroon
Michele Surian Italy
+84 kg Steve Anderson United States Peter Hainke West Germany Barnabas Katona Hungary
E. Bettancourt Cape Verde

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg United States Gerda Mack West Germany Lou Pauli United Kingdom
Elena Capitanio Italy
-55 kg Angela Schmid West Germany Josee Blanchard Canada K. Leclerc France
Michelina Giagnotti Italy
-60 kg Helen Chung United States Ute Bernhard West Germany Diane Riley United Kingdom
Betty Hills Canada
+60 kg Linda Denley United States Veronica Desantos Canada Tiziana Zennaro Italy
Gabriella Bady Hungary

Musical Forms[]

Musical Forms returned to a W.A.K.O. championships having been absent at the European championships in Athens. The event was for men only but unlike the previous appearances in London and Milan there were now more categories; with hard styles, soft styles and weapons introduced. 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 1987.[7] By the end of the championships, the USA were the top nation in Musical Forms, winning two gold and one silver medal.[8]

Men's Musical Forms Medals Table[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hard Styles Jean Frenette Canada John Chung United States Antonio Caridi Italy
Soft Styles Keith Hirabayashi United States Bui Duc Lai Vietnam Christian Wolff West Germany
Weapons Keith Hirabayashi United States Jean Frenette Canada Nick Stratacos Saudi Arabia

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)[]

Ranking Country Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
1 United States USA 10 4 2
2 West Germany West Germany 6 5 6
3 Canada Canada 2 4 0
4 Hungary Hungary 1 2 4
5 France France 1 2 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "George Bruckner – . : WAKO World Association of Kickboxing ..." wakoweb.com. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ^ "6TH WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. ^ "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  4. ^ "6TH WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Full-Contact)" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  6. ^ "6TH WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men and Women's Semi-Contact)" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  7. ^ "WAKO Musical Forms Rules" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  8. ^ "6TH WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Forms)" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

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