W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)
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W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 in Budva were the joint seventeenth European championships (the other event would be held the next month in Maribor, Slovenia) and were the fourth W.A.K.O. championships (including world) to be held in Serbia and Montenegro
/Yugoslavia
. The event was open to around 300 amateur men and women from 26 nations from across Europe
.
The styles on offer at Budva included; Full-Contact, Low-Kick and Thai-Boxing
– with women's Thai-Boxing competitions introduced for the very first time at a W.A.K.O. championships. The other less physical competitions (Light and Semi-Contact, Musical Forms, Aero Kickboxing) would take place at the event in Maribor. By the end of the championships Russia
was easily the top nation with a huge medal collection across all styles, hosts Serbia and Montenegro
trailed way behind in second and Belarus
were in third. The event was held over six days in Budva, Serbia and Montenegro
, starting on Tuesday, 19th October and ending on Sunday, 24 October, 2004.
to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs
, while the women had seven ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs
to over 70 kg/+143 lbs
. Although there was not the same number of high profile winners in Full-Contact as with previous championships there were several repeat winners who had won at the last world championships in Paris, with Jere Reinikainen, Igor Kulbaev, Maxim Voronov, Olesya Gladkova and Maria Karlova all winning gold, while Milorad Gajović
would go on to compete in the 2008 Olympics as an amateur boxer. By the end of the championships Russia
was the strongest nation in the style, winning a huge haul of ten gold, fpur silvers and four bronze medals across the male and female events.
to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs
, and then women having six ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs
to 70 kg/154 lbs
. Notable winners included future K-1
fighters Michał Głogowski
and Łukasz Jarosz, while Dejan Milosavljevic had also won gold at the last European championships in Jesolo. By the end of the event, as with Full-Contact Russia
were easily the strongest nation in Low-Kick, winning a massive ten gold, six silver and two bronze medals across the various male and female competitions.
allows the participants to kick, punch, use elbows and knees to score points, often resulting in a stoppage victory. As with other forms of amateur kickboxing all contestants must wear head and body protection. At Budva both men and women took part in their own Thai-Boxing competitions with women competing for the first time at a W.A.K.O. championships. The men had twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs
to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs
, while the women had just the two, the 51 kg/114.4 lbs
and 65 kg/143 lbs
divisions. There were not many recognisable names on the winners list at Budva although future pro world champion and K-1
contestant Magomed Magomedov
and emerging talent Andrei Kotsur
picked up gold medals. By the end of the championships Belarus
were once more the strongest nation in Thai-Boxing with six gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
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...
/Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. The event was open to around 300 amateur men and women from 26 nations 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...
.
The styles on offer at Budva included; Full-Contact, Low-Kick and Thai-Boxing
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
– with women's Thai-Boxing competitions introduced for the very first time at a W.A.K.O. championships. The other less physical competitions (Light and Semi-Contact, Musical Forms, Aero Kickboxing) would take place at the event in Maribor. By the end of the championships Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
was easily the top nation with a huge medal collection across all styles, hosts 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...
trailed way behind in second and Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
were in third. The event was held over six days in Budva, Serbia and Montenegro
Budva
Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality...
, starting on Tuesday, 19th October and ending on Sunday, 24 October, 2004.
Full-Contact
Full-Contact is a form of kickboxing where both punches and kicks are exchanged between participants with full force applied to strikes, and attacks below the waist are prohibited. Most matches are settled either via a point's decision or stoppage victory and all contestants are obliged to wear head and body protection as is customary with most forms of amateur kickboxing. More information on Full-Contact and the rules can be found at the official W.A.K.O. website. At Budva the men had twelve weight divisions 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...
, while the women had seven ranging from 48 kg/105.6 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/+143 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...
. Although there was not the same number of high profile winners in Full-Contact as with previous championships there were several repeat winners who had won at the last world championships in Paris, with Jere Reinikainen, Igor Kulbaev, Maxim Voronov, Olesya Gladkova and Maria Karlova all winning gold, while Milorad Gajović
Milorad Gajovic
Milorad Gajović is a Montenegrin amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a heavyweight. He has also had some success as an amateur kickboxer.-Boxing career:...
would go on to compete in the 2008 Olympics as an amateur boxer. By the end of the championships Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
was the strongest nation in the style, winning a huge haul of ten gold, fpur silvers and four bronze medals across the male and female events.
Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| Light Bantamweight -51 kg |
Dmitry Ayzyatulov  |
Ivan Sciolla  |
Srdan Hadrlyanski  |
| Bantamweight -54 kg |
Zurab Faroyan |
Tomasz Makowski  |
Filip Exsan  Gabor Aburko  |
| Featherweight -57 kg |
Lucien Gross  |
Boris Klimenko |
Maurycy Gojko Damir Dorts  |
| Lightweight -60 kg |
Daniel Martins |
Mike List  |
Galic Predrag Damian Ławniczak |
| Light Welterweight -63 kg |
Malik Mangouchi |
Vladimir Pykhtin |
Robert Zytkiewicz Biagio Tralli |
| Welterweight -67 kg |
Jere Reinikainen  |
Roman Pijouk |
Edmond Mebenga Sinisa Vladimirovic |
| Light Middleweight -71 kg |
Igor Kulbaev |
Robert Arvai |
Mariusz Ziętek Ahmed Kouranfal |
| Middleweight -75 kg |
Konstantin Beloussov |
Markus Hakulinen |
Martin Milov Frank Witte |
| Light Heavyweight -81 kg |
Maxim Voronov |
Bogumil Polonski |
Hannes Perk  Patrik Sjöstrand  |
| Cruiserweight -86 kg |
Slobodan Marinkovic |
Robert Paulsbyen  |
Gamzat Islamagomedov Piotr Walczak |
| Heavyweight -91 kg |
Milorad Gajović Milorad Gajovic Milorad Gajović is a Montenegrin amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a heavyweight. He has also had some success as an amateur kickboxer.-Boxing career:... |
Anatoly Nossyrev |
Balazs Varga Andreas Hampel |
| Super Heavyweight +91 kg |
Duško Basrak |
Michal Wszelak |
Mikhail Shvoev Jukka Saarinen |
Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| Bantamweight -48 kg |
Olesya Gladkova |
Veronique Legras |
Jenny Hardengz Annika Pitkänen |
| Featherweight -52 kg |
Mette Solli |
Fatma Akyüz |
Lidia Andreeva Tatiana Rinaldi |
| Lightweight -56 kg |
Sveta Kulakova |
Zsuzsanna Szuknai |
Jutta Nordberg Natalie Kalinowski |
| Middleweight -60 kg |
Cindy Orain |
Nadine Lemke |
Monika Florek Vera Avdeeva |
| Light Heavyweight -65 kg |
Maria Karlova |
Marija Ristovic |
Katalin Csehi Anne Katas |
| Heavyweight -70 kg |
Julia Chernenko |
Karolina Lukasik |
Pierina Guerreri Jelena Duric |
| Super Heavyweight +70 kg |
Galina Ivanova |
Daniela Lazzareska  |
Caroline Ek |
Low-Kick
Similar to Full-Contact kickboxing, contestants in Low-Kick are allowed to kick and punch one another with full force, with the primary difference being that in Low-Kick they are also allowed to kick one another's legs, with matches typically won by decision or stoppage. As with other forms of amateur kickboxing, various head and body protection must be worn. More information on the style can be found at the W.A.K.O. website. Both men and women took part in Low-Kick at Budva, with the men having twelve weight divisions ranging from 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...
, and then women having six ranging from 48 kg/105.6 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 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 included future K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
fighters Michał Głogowski
Michał Głogowski
Michał Głogowski is a Polish welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Siedlce for TKKF Siedlce. He is a one time world pro and two time European amateur kickboxing champion and K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Poland runner up currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Amateur career:Michal won his first amateur...
and Łukasz Jarosz, while Dejan Milosavljevic had also won gold at the last European championships in Jesolo. By the end of the event, as with Full-Contact Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
were easily the strongest nation in Low-Kick, winning a massive ten gold, six silver and two bronze medals across the various male and female competitions.
Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table
| Light Bantamweight -51 kg |
Ivan Bityutskikh |
Maksim Tulai |
Ante Juricev Sudac  |
| Bantamweight -54 kg |
Alexander Sidorov  |
Ayup Arsaev |
Boban Marinkovic Dzmitry Baranau |
| Featherweight -57 kg |
Ruslan Tozliyan |
Mariusz Cieśliński |
Milos Ahic Gabor Kiss |
| Lightweight -60 kg |
Artur Tozliyan |
Michal Tomczykowski |
Tihomir Iliev Mario Donnarumma |
| Light Welterweight -63 kg |
Gosan Ibragimov |
Milan Dragojlovic |
Soki Andros Toma Tomov |
| Welterweight -67 kg |
Ibragim Tamazaev |
No silver medallist | Frand Seyed Morteza  Eldin Raonic  |
| Light Middleweight -71 kg |
Michał Głogowski Michał Głogowski Michał Głogowski is a Polish welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Siedlce for TKKF Siedlce. He is a one time world pro and two time European amateur kickboxing champion and K-1 Europe MAX 2008 in Poland runner up currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Amateur career:Michal won his first amateur... |
Andrey Borodulin |
Ile Risteski Khizri Saipov |
| Middleweight -75 kg |
Dmitri Krasichkov |
Fouad Ezbiri |
Stefano Paone Vesko Dukic |
| Light Heavyweight -81 kg |
Drazenko Ninic |
Mikhail Chalykn |
Teppo Laine Dénes Racz |
| Cruiserweight -86 kg |
Goran Radonic |
Alexandr Poydunov |
Umberto Lucci Yurij Aorohin |
| Heavyweight -91 kg |
Dejan Milosavljevic |
Anatoly Borozna |
Kresimir Marasovic |
| Super Heavyweight +91 kg |
Łukasz Jarosz |
Daniele Petroni |
Dragan Jovanovic Ruslan Bisaev |
Women's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table
| Bantamweight -48 kg |
Raisa Akulova |
Dragana Zanini |
Nikolett Simon |
| Featherweight -52 kg |
Maria Krivoshapkina |
Rita De Angelis |
Reka Krempf |
| Lightweight -56 kg |
Barbara Plazzoli |
Goranka Blagojevic |
Tereze Lindberg |
| Middleweight -60 kg |
Julia Nemtsova |
Sanja Ilic |
No bronze medallists recorded |
| Light Heavyweight -65 kg |
Lopatina Lyubov |
Maria Domenica Mandolini |
Ana Mandic |
| Heavyweight -70 kg |
Radic Nives |
Andreeva Svetlana |
Olivera Milanovic |
Thai-Boxing
The most physical type of kickboxing available at Budva, Thai-Boxing (more commonly known as Muay ThaiMuay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
allows the participants to kick, punch, use elbows and knees to score points, often resulting in a stoppage victory. As with other forms of amateur kickboxing all contestants must wear head and body protection. At Budva both men and women took part in their own Thai-Boxing competitions with women competing for the first time at a W.A.K.O. championships. The men had twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 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...
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...
, while the women had just the two, the 51 kg/114.4 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 65 kg/143 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...
divisions. There were not many recognisable names on the winners list at Budva although future pro world champion and K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
contestant Magomed Magomedov
Magomed Magomedov
Magomed "The Propeller" Magomedov is a Russian former kickboxer fighting out of Chinuk Gyn from Minsk, Belarus. He was six time amateur Russian kickboxing champion and the professional WMC and IMF Light Heavyweight World Muay Thai Champion....
and emerging talent Andrei Kotsur
Andrei Kotsur
Andrei "White Cat" Kotsur is a Belarusian Muay Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of the Gym "Kick Fighter in Minsk, Belarus where is trained by Evgeni Kotelnikov...
picked up gold medals. By the end of the championships Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
were once more the strongest nation in Thai-Boxing with six gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
Men's Thai-Boxing Medals Table
| Light Bantamweight -51 kg |
Giampiero Marceddu |
Dragan Durmić |
No bronze medalists recorded |
| Bantamweight -54 kg |
Pavel Pekarchik |
Karoly Kiss |
Mokhmad Betmirzaev Aleksandar Gogic |
| Featherweight -57 kg |
Denis Varaksa |
Zakhar Roumiantsen |
Sasa Pandelovic |
| Lightweight -60 kg |
Siarhei Budo |
Stanislav Ushakov |
Aleksandar Jankovic Vahidin Tufekcic |
| Light Welterweight -63 kg |
Andrei Kotsur Andrei Kotsur Andrei "White Cat" Kotsur is a Belarusian Muay Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of the Gym "Kick Fighter in Minsk, Belarus where is trained by Evgeni Kotelnikov... |
Philip Billides  |
Michele Iezzi József Vulics |
| Welterweight -67 kg |
Vadzim Mazanik |
Aidenar Huidarbekov |
Nebojsa Denic Roland Vörös |
| Light Middleweight -71 kg |
Shamil Gaydarbekov |
Frane Radnić |
Vitali Astrouski Mark Ohi |
| Middleweight -75 kg |
Krasimir Dimov |
Kiryl Astraukhan |
Marco Mastrorocco Islam Tsomaev |
| Light Heavyweight -81 kg |
Magomed Magomedov Magomed Magomedov Magomed "The Propeller" Magomedov is a Russian former kickboxer fighting out of Chinuk Gyn from Minsk, Belarus. He was six time amateur Russian kickboxing champion and the professional WMC and IMF Light Heavyweight World Muay Thai Champion.... |
Salvatore Abate |
Aliaksandr Vlasuk Aleksandar Maric |
| Cruiserweight -86 kg |
Yauhen Anhalevich |
Osman Valabov |
Misa Baculov Igor Jurkovic |
| Heavyweight -91 kg |
Djamal Kasumov |
Aliaksei Kudzin |
Sasa Cirovic Valentino Venturini |
| Super Heavyweight +91 kg |
Mirko Vlahovic |
Tibor Nagy |
Tunbouski Kosta Tomica Paladin |
Women's Thai-Boxing Medals Table
| Featherweight -52 kg |
Ekaterina Dumbrava |
Milena Dincic |
No bronze medalists recorded |
| Light Heavyweight -65 kg |
Nadine Dinkler |
Olga Kokorina |
Milanka Kragovic |
Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)
| Ranking | Country | Gold  |
Silver  |
Bronze  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
24 | 15 | 8 |
| 2 | 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... |
7 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
6 | 4 | 4 |
| 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... |
4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 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... |
2 | 5 | 8 |
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