W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 (Jesolo)
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W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 in Jesolo were the joint fifteen European kickboxing
championships (the other was held in Moscow
the same year) hosted by the W.A.K.O.
organization and the sixth championships (world and European) to be held in Italy
. The event was open to amateur
men and women from across Europe
and there were three styles on offer; Low-Kick (men only), Light-Contact and Semi-Contact. By the end of the championships the most successful nation was the hosts Italy
, followed by Hungary
in second and Krygzstan in third. The event was held over five days at the Palasport Cornaro in Jesolo, Italy
starting on Wednesday, 18th October and ending on Sunday, 22nd October, 2000.
to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs
. The most notable winner was Ivan Strugar
who won his fifth gold medal at an amateur W.A.K.O. championships. Kyrgyzstan
was the top nation in Low-Kick winning four golds, one silver and two bronze medals.
to over 94 kg/+206.8 lbs
while the women had six ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs
to over 70 kg/154 lbs
. Notable winners at Jesolo included Dawid Kowalski, Martin Albers and Michal Wszelak who had all won gold medals at the last world championships in Caorle. By the end of the championships Hungary
was the most successful nation in Light-Contact, winning four gold medals, two silver and four bronze.
to over 94 kg/+206.8 lbs
while the women had six ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs
to over 70 kg/154 lbs
. By the end of the championships Italy
was by far the strongest nation in Semi-Contact picking up six golds, three silvers and two bronzes.
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
championships (the other was held in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
the same year) 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 sixth championships (world and European) to be held in 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...
. The event was open to amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
men and women from 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...
and there were three styles on offer; Low-Kick (men only), Light-Contact and Semi-Contact. By the end of the championships the most successful nation was the hosts 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...
, followed by 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...
in second and Krygzstan in third. The event was held over five days at the Palasport Cornaro in Jesolo, Italy
Jesolo
thumb|250px|Location of Jesolo in the province of Venice.Jesolo is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Italy.-Geography:...
starting on Wednesday, 18th October and ending on Sunday, 22nd October, 2000.
Low-Kick
Low-Kick is similar to Full-Contact kickboxing except that it allows kicks below the knee. Matches are usually resolved by a point's decision or referee stoppage and as is common in amateur kickboxing, both fighters have to wear head and body protection - more detail on Low-Kick rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website. At Jesolo the style was open to men only, with there being twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 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...
. The most notable winner was Ivan Strugar
Ivan Strugar
Ivan Strugar is a Montenegrin kickboxer. He is a winner of numerous trophies and accolades both in amateur and professional competition, and is one of the most popular sportsmen in Montenegro. He currently fights in WAKO Pro association, out of Ariston gym in Podgorica.-Amateur competition:*2001...
who won his fifth gold medal at an amateur W.A.K.O. championships. Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
was the top nation in Low-Kick winning four golds, one silver and two bronze medals.
Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table
| Light Bantamweight -51 kg | Sinisa Marinkovic  |
Gianpiero Marceddu  |
Utkir Hudoyarov  Alberto Costa  |
| Bantamweight -54 kg | Igor Pavlenko  |
Mariusz Cieśliński  |
Mirbek Suyumbaev Francesco De Luca |
| Featherweight -57 kg | Tafay Duyshekeev |
Evgeny Khil  |
Pedro Marta Michele Iezzi |
| Lightweight -60 kg | Viatcheslav Tislenko |
Nuno Neves |
Oleksandr Kozachenko Milisav Ilic |
| Light Welterweight -63.5 kg | Janbulat Amantaev |
Alexandre Pogorelov |
Hebojsa Marinkovic Ruslan Melnyk |
| Welterweight -67 kg | Luca Lazzaro |
Isa Mambetov |
Enrique Martinez  Oliver Elisabeth  |
| Light Middleweight -71 kg | Konstantin Beloussov |
Carlos Tavares |
Ruslan Kovalenko Kanatbek Sydygaliev |
| Middleweight -75 kg | Ivan Strugar Ivan Strugar Ivan Strugar is a Montenegrin kickboxer. He is a winner of numerous trophies and accolades both in amateur and professional competition, and is one of the most popular sportsmen in Montenegro. He currently fights in WAKO Pro association, out of Ariston gym in Podgorica.-Amateur competition:*2001... |
Oleg Outenine |
Davyd Dzhydzhelava David Dancrade David Dancrade David Dancrade is French heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Bonneuil Muaythai Club and Faucon Gym, both based in France. Dancrade is the former Boxing and Muay Thai champion of France... |
| Light Heavyweight -81 kg | Drazenko Ninic |
Aslanbek Dychekov |
Istvan Denes  Anatoliy Dudchenko |
| Cruiserweight -86 kg | Anuar Ibraev |
Dmitri Vorobjov  |
Leonid Mironenko Vassili Komakov |
| Heavyweight -91 kg | Ruslan Avasov |
Tugomir Gruica  |
Darko Milasinovic Tibor Nagy |
| Super Heavyweight +91 kg | Ivan Rudan |
Mirko Vlahovic |
Yevgeni Orlov Dejan Mitrovski  |
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 a stepping stone between the two. Fighters score points on the basis of speed and technique over brute force although stoppages can occur, and as with other amateur kickboxing styles head and body protection must be worn - more detail on Light-Contact rules can be found on the official W.A.K.O. website. The men had nine weight divisions in the style ranging from 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...
to over 94 kg/+206.8 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 six ranging from 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...
to over 70 kg/154 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...
. Notable winners at Jesolo included Dawid Kowalski, Martin Albers and Michal Wszelak who had all won gold medals at the last world championships in Caorle. By the end of the championships 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 four gold medals, two silver and four bronze.
Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| -57 kg | Fouad Habbani |
Dezso Debreczeni |
Danijel Mrkoci Alexei Norozov |
| -63 kg | Dawid Kowalski |
Egidio Carsana |
Robert Arvai Rachid Amzaoui |
| -69 kg | Youseff Lattaoui |
Marcel Fekonja  |
Gianluca Manca Vitaliy Piatetsky |
| -74 kg | Paul Lynch | Rafal Petertil |
Sergey Androssiou Daniel Dudda  |
| -79 kg | Zoltan Dancso |
Vadym Pikiner |
Darren Duncan Frank Brehm |
| -84 kg | Martin Albers |
Bogumil Polonski |
Jozsef Jorcsak Christian Hurth  |
| -89 kg | Dirk Kindl |
Yohann Lemaire |
Marek Marszal Laszlo Toth |
| -94 kg | Michal Wszelak |
Dmitry Gerasimov |
Toni Turk Ivan Caprio |
| +94 kg | Emmanuel Mendy |
Alex Melcher |
Wojciech Szczerbiński Gianmario Franchina |
Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| -50 kg | Szilvia Csicsely |
Renate Sandland  |
Ioulia Trofimova Julita Tkaczyk |
| -55 kg | Agnes Tapai |
Edyta Olewniczak |
Rada Matsonen Andrea Rzehak |
| -60 kg | Marzia Davide |
Monika Florek |
Sanja Stunja Margaryta Dyadyk |
| -65 kg | Ivett Pruzsinszky |
Suzana Stunja |
Annamaria Sisonna Saida Gasanova |
| -70 kg | Larysa Berezenko |
Marijana Birin |
Annalisa Ghiladri Szilvia Linezmayer |
| +70 kg | Kelly Zanini |
Viktoria Kovacs |
Anja Renfordt Biserka Siranovic |
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 and as with other forms of amateur kickboxing, head and body protection is worn - more information on Semi-Contact can be found on the W.A.K.O. website. As with Light-Contact the men had nine weight divisions ranging from 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...
to over 94 kg/+206.8 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 six ranging from 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...
to over 70 kg/154 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...
. By the end of the championships 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...
was by far the strongest nation in Semi-Contact picking up six golds, three silvers and two bronzes.
Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| -57 kg | Dezső Debreczeni |
Gianluca Scolari |
Rafal Kaluzny Fouad Habbani |
| -63 kg | Vasilis Tatiadis  |
Andrea Misiani |
Rudolf Vrba  Donald Kealy |
| -69 kg | Eirik Gunderson |
Richard Calixte |
Faton Redzas Mihaly Koszogovits |
| -74 kg | Roy Baker | Roman Martin  |
Zvonimir Gribl Domenico De Marco |
| -79 kg | Michel Decian |
Zoltan Dancso |
Igor Sharov Stelios Polites |
| -84 kg | Peter Edwards | Ozcan Arslan  |
Valeriy Drevilo Christian Bazdaric  |
| -89 kg | Peter Csikos |
Clifton Finlay | David Tarpey Roberto Montuoro |
| -94 kg | Giuseppe Fracaroli |
Halis Arslan |
Laszlo Toth Andreas Mohr |
| +94 kg | Marco Culiersi |
Karl-Heinz Kohl Brenner |
Emmanuel Mendy Paul Coffey |
Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| -50 kg | Samantha Aquilano |
Krisztina Poropszki |
Veronique Legras Katarzyna Nowak |
| -55 kg | Gloria De Bei |
Agnes Tapai |
Gonca Thurm Maria Pia Litvinova |
| -60 kg | Luisa Lico |
Melanie Moder |
Lin Sissel Archer Jana Moravcova |
| -65 kg | Anita Madsen |
Emanuela Amisani |
Anastasiya Savinova Adriane Doppler |
| -70 kg | Anna Megliaccio |
Marijana Birin |
Lenka Klofacova Szilvia Linczmayer |
| +70 kg | Nadya Sibila |
Nicola Corbett | Kateryna Chernetska Viktoria Kovacs |
Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)
| Ranking | Country | Gold  |
Silver  |
Bronze  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
9 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 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... |
6 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Krygzstan |
4 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia... |
3 | 1 | 3 |
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