W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996 were the thirteenth European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by the Serbia and Montenegro kickboxing president Borislav Pelević. The event was the first ever to be held in Serbia and Montenegro and welcomed the country back into the international community after the devastation of the Bosnian War. It was open to amateur men and women representing thirty-seven countries in Europe - more detail on the participating nations is provided in the relevant section below.

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996
The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996.
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
DateOctober 1996
City Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1995 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1997

There were four styles on offer in Belgrade; Full-Contact, Low-Kick (men only), Semi-Contact and Light-Contact, with no room for Musical Forms. By the end of the championships, Poland just about shaded Italy into first place by virtue of more silver medals, while Hungary came in third. The event was held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro in October, 1996.[1]

Participating Nations

There were thirty-seven nations from across Europe in attendance at the 1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade:[2]

           

Full-Contact

Full-Contact was available for both men and women at Belgrade and involved the participants trying to win the contest either by a point decision or via stoppage using both kicks and punches – 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 1993.[3] 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 weight divisions ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 65 kg/+143 lbs. Notable gold medalists included Gary "Smiler" Turner who would go on to win several regional tournaments in K-1, Roman Bugaj who would later turn to pro boxing (and also won silver at the same event in Light-Contact) and Natascha Ragosina who would become a legend in women's boxing. Another notable medalists was Barrington Patterson who would have some success on the European MMA circuit, as well as becoming a pro-kickboxing world champion. By the end of the championships, Poland were the strongest nation in Full-Contact, winning five golds and four bronzes across both the male and female competitions.[4]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Nurzhan Erbusinov Alexey Kutsenko Gabor Aburko
Andrei Ivanov
Bantamweight -54 kg Mariusz Cieśliński Askar Mozhanov Innokenti Makarov
Bilal Mahmoud Sliman
Featherweight -57 kg Fouad Habbani Hidir Erdogan Goran Vuckovic
Maurycy Gojko
Lightweight -60 kg Agadilov Bakhytzhan James Dard Ahmet Pepic
Alexander Lebed
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Dosaev Gani Youssef Latahoui Giuseppe Lorusso
Erlan Shiderbaev
Welterweight -67 kg Arsen Khachatryan Srdjan Elezovic Miroslaw Karzinski
Árpád Szabó
Light Middleweight -71 kg Robert Nowak Gerd Dittrich Thomas Kristiansen
Hatzionidis Tasos
Middleweight -75 kg Halim El Hakimi Vladimir Tomkovich Dusan Plecas
Ramin Abtin
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Igor Pilipenko Ion Slivestru Christophe Lartizien
Robert Zlotkowski
Cruiserweight -86 kg Roman Bugaj Bozidar Dermanovic Kostas Athanasopoulos
Timur Ioussupov
Heavyweight -91 kg Gary Turner Frode Holst John Latsonas
Darko Milasinovic
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Almaz Gismeev Roman Kracik Barrington Patterson
Askar Kokhanov

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg Marie Laure Niviere Sladana Nikolic Reka Krempf
Francesca Lupo
Featherweight -52 kg Elisabette Legras Oksana Ivasiva Hülya Şahin
Michela Barnini
Lightweight -56 kg Iwona Guzowska Bea Gulyas Silvia Bratina
Galyna Guenliyska
Middleweight -60 kg Anna Kasprzqak Henriette Birkeland Zoulfia Koutdicussova
Christien Derugeiro
Light Heavyweight -65 kg Sanja Savcic Olga Slavinskaja Agnieszka Rylik
Margarita Platonova
Heavyweight +65 kg Natascha Ragosina Cristina Cerpi Larisa Berezenko
Dragana Ignijatic

Low-Kick

Low-Kick differs from Full-Contact kickboxing in that it allows kicks below the knee - more detail on Low-Kick rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that there may have been some rule changes since 1996.[5] The style was available to men only and there was twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs. Notable winners in this category included Ivan Strugar who would go on to win multiple European and world kickboxing titles and Cengiz Koç who would also have some success as an amateur boxer. By the championships end the host nation Serbia and Montenegro were the strongest country in Low-Kick, winning two golds, one silver and four bronze medals.[6]

Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Elmurat Kalypzhanov Shanan Shadmanov Alberto Costa
Otkur Hoodoyarov
Bantamweight -54 kg Vassili Vassilev Mahmud Abdrahmanov Saken Aubakirov
Dimitar Peschev
Featherweight -57 kg Sebastien Sanchez Marat Safin Zoltan Nagymihaly
Aibek Namazbekov
Lightweight -60 kg Alessio Pastifieri Vassili Pavlov Vesel Bitic
Omar Akl
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Djanbulat Amantaev Sergej Egorov Evgeni Denisov
Nikolai Korenev
Welterweight -67 kg Milos Plecas Jan Kacanovskij Radonjic Stanislav
Csaba Molnár
Light Middleweight -71 kg Ivan Strugar Bahyt Drozbaev Eddy Frair
Aleksei Polishuk
Middleweight -75 kg Daniele Petroni Csaba Gabnai Marius Bructer
Milovan Gasic
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Radojica Vakirevic Konstantin Shvets Serej Kanunnikov
Milan Hrsum
Cruiserweight -86 kg Igor Skevel Zoran Pekovski Thierry Louison
Dimitrj Krotov
Heavyweight -91 kg Ion Georgiu Resul Doğan Vesko Cejovic
Fanil Durdanov
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Cengiz Koç Mirko Vlahović Arman Ahashev
Mouloud Houdbert

Semi-Contact

Semi-Contact is a form of kickboxing in which 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 1996.[7] Men and women both took part with the men having eight weight divisions ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 89 kg/+195.8 lbs and the women having five ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs to over 65 kg/143 lbs. By the end of the championships Italy was the most successful nation overall in Semi-Contact, winning four golds, one silver and four bronze medals.[8]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Dezső Debreczeni Hasan Aslan Rafal Kaluzny
Giampaolo Calajò
-63 kg Martin Kilgus Hasan Cataltas Andrei Kassianenko
James Boylan
-69 kg Elrik Gundersen Danny Harrison István Tóth
Marco Ferrarese
-74 kg Peter Moltner Lajos Hugyetz Gribl Svenko
Miroslav Topic
-79 kg Peter Edwards Peter Csikos Christian Patterer
Roland Conar
-84 kg Emanuele Bozzolani Zoltan Szucs Clifton Findley
Josef Ebner
-89 kg Zsolt Molnar Daough Geogleger Giuseppe Fracaroli
Michael Kruckenhauser
+89 kg Marco Culiersi Josef Patterer Andreas Knab
Nikolai Morozov

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Renate Sandland Erna Obralic Stefani Zimmermann
Semra Cetintas
-55 kg Alessandra Catalano Jana Moravoova Rita Pesuth
Gonca Bagci
-60 kg Ann-May Viksund Miriam Diller Beata Gulyas
Marina Pappalardo
-65 kg Ivana Derdic Sallie McKirdle Anja Binder
Anita Madsen
+65 kg Line Nilsen Elisabetta Degani Nicola Corbett
Gerlinde Melch

Light-Contact

More physical than Semi-Contact but less so than Full-Contact with points awarded and fights won on the basis of speed and technique over power, Light-Contact is seen as a transition stage for fighters who were considering a move from Semi to Full-Contact. More information on Light-Contact rules can be found of the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules may have changed since 1996.[9] Similar to Semi-Contact 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. There were a couple of notable medalists with kickboxing and taekwon-do champion Tomaž Barada winning gold, and future E.B.U. boxing champion Rafał Jackiewicz gaining a bronze. Poland were the strongest country in Light-Contact at the end of the championships, winning three golds, six silvers and two bronzes across the male and female events.[10]

Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Maurycy Goiko Fouad Habanni Hidir Erdigan
Martin McMahon
-63 kg Tomaž Barada Marco Seifert Jaroslaw Madziar
Rocco Cipriano
-69 kg István Tóth Marco Fuselli Rafał Jackiewicz
Imed Mathlouti
-74 kg Lajos Hugyetz Robert Nowak Paul Lynch
Ivo Bachor
-79 kg Herman Muehlheim Robert Zlotkowski Alessandro Assiro
Dirk Mell
-84 kg Martin Wilkinson Bartolomeo Bonvino Zoltan Szucs
Emmanuel Mendy
-89 kg Carlos Caneschi Roman Bugaj Anders Gustavsson
Carsten Tipelmann
+89 kg Alex Melcher Woijci Szczerbinski Michael Krukenhauser
David Souchard

Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Daria Chichkina Najda Trebse Ildiko Kocs
Giovanna Neglia
-55 kg Iwona Guzowska Elisabeth Legras Rita Pesuth
Marzia Davide
-60 kg Beata Gulyas Anna Kasprzak Deline Horlaville
Tina Casey
-65 kg Agnieszka Rylik Sallie McKirdle Emanuela Amisani
Ivana Derdic
+65 kg Denise Bailey Katarzyn Balcerzak Isabella Orlando
Silvia Steinke

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)
Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 Poland 8 7 7
2 Italy 8 4 13
3 Hungary 5 5 11
4 France 4 4 10
5 Russia 4 3 8
5 Serbia and Montenegro 4 3 8

See also

References
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