W.A.K.O. European Championships 1986

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1986 were the eighth European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by Simon Zahopoulos. The championships were open to amateur men and women based in Europe with each country only allowed one competitor per weight division. The styles on offer were Full-Contact (men only) and Semi-Contact kickboxing. West Germany were easily the strongest nation overall by the end of the championships, with hosts Greece in second and Great Britain third in the medals table. The event was held in Athens, Greece on Saturday, November 29 to Sunday, November 30, 1986.[1]

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1986
The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 1986
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
DateNovember 29 (Start)
November 30, 1986 (End)
CityGreece Athens, Greece
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 Budapest W.A.K.O. European Championships 1986 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing

In the men's Full-Contact category at Athens there were ten weight classes ranging from 54 kg/118.8 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, with all of the bouts fought under Full-Contact rules - more detail on Full-Contact rules can be found on the W.A.K.O. website, although they may have changed slightly since 1986.[2] Notable winners included the ever-present Ferdinand Mack who won his seventh gold at a W.A.K.O. championships (European and World), Michael Kuhr who won his third gold and local fighter Georgios Stefanopoulos who would also go on to have a successful amateur boxing career. West Germany was the most successful nation in Full-Contact, winning four golds, one silver and one bronze.[3]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-54 kg Darren Evans United Kingdom Gabriel Damm West Germany No Bronze medallists recorded
-57 kg Rudolf Kainer West Germany Paul Monty United Kingdom No Bronze medallists recorded
-60 kg Michael Kuhr West Germany Bogdan Jakubiak Poland No Bronze medallists recorded
-63.5 kg George Kotsis Greece Joannis Zachos Cyprus No Bronze medallists recorded
-67 kg Mario Dimitroff West Germany Chris McNeesh United Kingdom No Bronze medallists recorded
-71 kg Martin Manderville United Kingdom Kostas Gogos Greece Angelo Ciarafoni Italy
Joachim Mainka West Germany
-75 kg Ferdinand Mack West Germany Mick McCue United Kingdom Mario Pisk Italy
N. Papatheas Greece
-80 kg Keith Wilson Scotland Peter Lowrie United Kingdom Raffaello Molino Italy
Rudolf Dusan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
-91 kg Georgios Stefanopoulos Greece Miljenco Sarac Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franco Mondolo Italy
+91 kg Mladen Carevic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia No Silver medallist recorded No Bronze medallists recorded

Semi-Contact Kickboxing

Semi-Contact differed from Full-Contact in that fighters 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 1986.[4] There were fewer weight divisions in men's Semi-Contact when compared to Full-Contact with seven ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs. As with Full-Contact the top nation in men's Semi-Contact was West Germany who won four golds and two silver medals.[5]

Women's kickboxing had been introduced at the London and Budapest world championships of 1985, but Athens was the first European championships to host women's Semi-Contact. There were four women's weight divisions ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs to over 60 kg/132 lbs). By the end of the championships West Germany was the strongest nation in women's Semi-Contact as well, winning two golds, one silver and one bronze medal.[6]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Piotr Siegoczynski Poland Jurgen Jakob West Germany No Bronze medallists recorded
-63 kg Walter Lange West Germany Bogdan Rudkowski Poland Nikos Memos Greece
Carlton Abbey United Kingdom
-69 kg Reiner Walter West Germany Spiros Velios Greece Artur Piekarz Poland
Evelyn Dwyer United Kingdom
-74 kg Ralf Kunzler West Germany Carl Reynolds Scotland Vassilios Kapatais Cyprus
George McKenzie United Kingdom
-79 kg Steve French United Kingdom Andreas Lindemann West Germany Basilio Basile Italy
Irenevsz Jakubiak Poland
-84 kg Alfie Lewis United Kingdom D. Muratithis Greece Peter Opasca Scotland
M. Markesina Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
+84 kg Peter Hainke West Germany Andrew Boyce United Kingdom M. Zapior Poland

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Chris Ganzmann West Germany Ewa Lysiak Poland No Bronze medallist recorded
-55 kg Gerda Mack West Germany Anna Pietryka Poland No Bronze medallist recorded
-60 kg Margareta Niania Greece Lisa Oliver Scotland Ute Bernhard West Germany
Jane Grey United Kingdom
+60 kg Diane Grimmer United Kingdom Dagmar Einwag West Germany M. Tzeffrakov Greece
Monik Maughan Scotland

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking Country Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
1 West Germany West Germany 10 4 2
2 Greece Greece 3 3 3
3 United Kingdom Great Britain 2 5 4
4 Poland Poland 1 4 3
5 Scotland Scotland 1 2 2

See also

References

  1. "8th WAKO EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  2. "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  3. "8th WAKO European Championships (Men's Full-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  4. "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  5. "8th WAKO European Championships (Men's Semi-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  6. "8th WAKO European Championships (Women's Semi-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
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