W.A.K.O. European Championships 1990
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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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
were the most successful nation with one gold and one silver.
Kickboxing
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championships hosted by the W.A.K.O.
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
The World Association of Kickboxing Organisations is one the international organization of kickboxing, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord...
organization and the first ever to be held in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. The event was open to amateur
Amateur
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men and women from twenty-four countries across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, 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
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
was the top nation in terms of medals won, with West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
second and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
third. The event was held over three days in Madrid, Spain, from Friday 16 November to Sunday 18 November, 1990.
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 lbsPound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
. 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. 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
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
was the top nation in Full-Contact, winning two golds, one silver and two bronze medals.
Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| -54 kg | Massimo Spinelli  |
Oskar Balough  |
Yilmaz Demirkapu  Huete  |
| -57 kg | Alexeji Nechaev  |
Erdogan  |
Lombardi Pina  |
| -60 kg | Ivan Aksutin |
Helge Halvorsen  |
Bogdan Sawicki  Diaz |
| -63.5 kg | Pinel |
Ivanov |
Bruno Chesnot  Carvalho |
| -67 kg | Klemens Willner  |
Imed Matlouti |
Teixeira Hsaine |
| -71 kg | Gerd Dittrich |
Baard Trones |
Ruggiero Zelevic  |
| -75 kg | Fernandez |
Riccio |
Jozef Warchol Sharepo |
| -81 kg | Sanchez |
Jorge |
Spiridon Pavel Rumas |
| -91 kg | Przemysław Saleta |
Mutavlic |
Lopez Perreira |
| +91 kg | Paolo Zorello |
Bernard Fucho |
Hubert Numrich  Igor Sharapov |
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. The men had seven weight classes, starting at 57 kg/125.4 lbsPound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
and ending at over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
, while the women's competition had four weight classes beginning at 50 kg/110 lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
and ending at over 60 kg/132 lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
. 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
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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.
Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| -57 kg | Abidin Uz |
Oliver Drexler |
Piotr Siegoczynski Tony Byrne |
| -63 kg | Reiner Stadtmuller |
Luisa Lico |
Juan Perez Sosa |
| -69 kg | Billy Bryce | M. Niola |
Walder  Hortobagy |
| -74 kg | Thompson | Lajos Hugyetz |
Sergio Portaro Andreas Lindemann |
| -79 kg | Peter Edwards | Markus Zadra |
Ralf Kunzler Flanagan |
| -84 kg | Peter Bernt |
Kevin Brewerton | Riboud Zoltan Szucs |
| +84 kg | Alfie Lewis | Valentini |
O'Brian No Medallist Recorded |
Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| -50 kg | Karin Schiller |
Quansah | Szepressi Diego |
| -55 kg | Hugyetz |
Rosaria Rotario |
Mahner Smith |
| -60 kg | Lahnsen | Roberta Vitali |
Gabriella Bady Van Eetveld |
| +60 kg | Tiziana Zennaro |
Moffett  |
Mestar Rivilla |
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. Like Semi-Contact, the men had seven weight classes, starting at 57 kg/125.4 lbsPound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
and ending at over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
, while the women had four weight classes beginning at 50 kg/110 lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
and ending at over 60 kg/132 lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
. 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
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
was the most successful nation in Light-Contact, winning three golds and two bronzes.
Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| -57 kg | Abidin Uz |
Jakob Jurgen |
Conrad Melo |
| -63 kg | Rafael Neito | Axel Briesenich |
Duponchel Silvano Cosentino |
| -69 kg | Claudio Pattarino |
Marough |
Ernison Surkovic Dimont |
| -74 kg | Lajos Hugyetz |
Robert Steiner  |
Nicolo Karpov |
| -79 kg | Ray McKenzie | Stefano Rigamonti |
Dunglas Harald Zimmermann |
| -84 kg | Zoltan Szucs |
Wilkinson | Giorgio Colombo Deveci |
| +84 kg | Bruno Campiglia |
Ray McKenzie | Kabba Barnabas Katona |
Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| -50 kg | Szepessi |
Alò |
Diego Keogh |
| -55 kg | K. Leclerc |
Smith | Kirschbaum Federico Milani |
| -60 kg | Sonia Bonazza |
Rylik |
Hebert Harris |
| +60 kg | Claudia Schregele |
Bailey | Byrne Szuc |
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. Musical Forms at these championships was not well documented and several winners are absent, but from the existing records it would appear that the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
were the most successful nation with one gold and one silver.
Men's Musical Forms Medals Table
| Soft Styles | Earl Blijd |
Simon Keith | Name unknown |
| Weapons | Medallist not recorded | Earl Blijd |
Medallist not recorded |
Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)
| Ranking | Country | Gold  |
Silver  |
Bronze  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
6 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
5 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
2 | 1 | 4 |
See also
- List of WAKO Amateur European Championships
- List of WAKO Amateur World Championships
- List of male kickboxers
- List of female kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations