W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)

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.

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)
The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date19 October (Start)
24 October 2004 (End)
CitySerbia and Montenegro Budva, Serbia and Montenegro
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 (Yalta) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Maribor)

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, 19 October and ending on Sunday, 24 October 2004.[1][2]

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.[3] At Budva the men had twelve weight divisions ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs 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, four silvers and four bronze medals across the male and female events.[4]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg
Dmitry Ayzyatulov Russia Ivan Sciolla Italy Srdan Hadrlyanski Serbia and Montenegro
Bantamweight -54 kg
Zurab Faroyan Russia Tomasz Makowski Poland Filip Exsan Bulgaria
Gabor Aburko Hungary
Featherweight -57 kg
Lucien Gross France Boris Klimenko Russia Maurycy Gojko Poland
Damir Dorts Belarus
Lightweight -60 kg
Daniel Martins France Mike List Germany Galic Predrag Serbia and Montenegro
Damian Ławniczak Poland
Light Welterweight -63 kg
Malik Mangouchi France Vladimir Pykhtin Russia Robert Zytkiewicz Poland
Biagio Tralli Italy
Welterweight -67 kg
Jere Reinikainen Finland Roman Pijouk Russia Edmond Mebenga France
Sinisa Vladimirovic Serbia and Montenegro
Light Middleweight -71 kg
Igor Kulbaev Russia Robert Arvai Hungary Mariusz Ziętek Poland
Ahmed Kouranfal France
Middleweight -75 kg
Konstantin Beloussov Russia Markus Hakulinen Finland Martin Milov Bulgaria
Frank Witte Germany
Light Heavyweight -81 kg
Maxim Voronov Russia Bogumil Polonski Poland Hannes Perk Estonia
Patrik Sjöstrand Sweden
Cruiserweight -86 kg
Slobodan Marinkovic Serbia and Montenegro Robert Paulsbyen Norway Gamzat Islamagomedov Russia
Piotr Walczak Poland
Heavyweight -91 kg
Milorad Gajović Serbia and Montenegro Anatoly Nossyrev Russia Balazs Varga Hungary
Andreas Hampel Germany
Super Heavyweight +91 kg
Duško Basrak Serbia and Montenegro Michal Wszelak Poland Mikhail Shvoev Russia
Jukka Saarinen Finland

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg
Olesya Gladkova Russia Veronique Legras France Jenny Hardengz Sweden
Annika Pitkänen Finland
Featherweight -52 kg
Mette Solli Norway Fatma Akyüz Germany Lidia Andreeva Russia
Tatiana Rinaldi Italy
Lightweight -56 kg
Sveta Kulakova Russia Zsuzsanna Szuknai Hungary Jutta Nordberg Finland
Natalie Kalinowski Germany
Middleweight -60 kg
Cindy Orain France Nadine Lemke Germany Monika Florek Poland
Vera Avdeeva Russia
Light Heavyweight -65 kg
Maria Karlova Russia Marija Ristovic Serbia and Montenegro Katalin Csehi Hungary
Anne Katas Finland
Heavyweight -70 kg
Julia Chernenko Russia Karolina Lukasik Poland Pierina Guerreri Italy
Jelena Duric Serbia and Montenegro
Super Heavyweight +70 kg
Galina Ivanova Russia Daniela Lazzareska North Macedonia Caroline Ek Sweden

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.[5] Both men and women took part in Low-Kick at Budva, with the men having twelve weight divisions ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs 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.[6]

Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg
Ivan Bityutskikh Russia Maksim Tulai Belarus Ante Juricev Sudac Croatia
Bantamweight -54 kg
Alexander Sidorov Moldova Ayup Arsaev Russia Boban Marinkovic Serbia and Montenegro
Dzmitry Baranau Belarus
Featherweight -57 kg
Ruslan Tozliyan Russia Mariusz Cieśliński Poland Milos Ahic Serbia and Montenegro
Gabor Kiss Hungary
Lightweight -60 kg
Artur Tozliyan Russia Michal Tomczykowski Poland Tihomir Iliev Bulgaria
Mario Donnarumma Italy
Light Welterweight -63 kg
Gosan Ibragimov Russia Milan Dragojlovic Serbia and Montenegro Soki Andros Hungary
Toma Tomov Bulgaria
Welterweight -67 kg
Ibragim Tamazaev Russia No silver medallist Frand Seyed Morteza Iran
Eldin Raonic Bosnia and Herzegovina
Light Middleweight -71 kg
Michał Głogowski Poland Andrey Borodulin Belarus Ile Risteski North Macedonia
Khizri Saipov Russia
Middleweight -75 kg
Dmitri Krasichkov Russia Fouad Ezbiri France Stefano Paone Italy
Vesko Dukic Serbia and Montenegro
Light Heavyweight -81 kg
Drazenko Ninic Bosnia and Herzegovina Mikhail Chalykn Russia Teppo Laine Finland
Dénes Racz Hungary
Cruiserweight -86 kg
Goran Radonic Serbia and Montenegro Alexandr Poydunov Russia Umberto Lucci Italy
Yurij Aorohin Moldova
Heavyweight -91 kg
Dejan Milosavljevic Serbia and Montenegro Anatoly Borozna Russia Kresimir Marasovic Croatia
Super Heavyweight +91 kg
Łukasz Jarosz Poland Daniele Petroni Italy Dragan Jovanovic Serbia and Montenegro
Ruslan Bisaev Russia

Women's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg
Raisa Akulova Russia Dragana Zanini Serbia and Montenegro Nikolett Simon Hungary
Featherweight -52 kg
Maria Krivoshapkina Russia Rita De Angelis Italy Reka Krempf Hungary
Lightweight -56 kg
Barbara Plazzoli Italy Goranka Blagojevic Serbia and Montenegro Tereze Lindberg Sweden
Middleweight -60 kg
Julia Nemtsova Russia Sanja Ilic Serbia and Montenegro No bronze medallists recorded
Light Heavyweight -65 kg
Lopatina Lyubov Russia Maria Domenica Mandolini Italy Ana Mandic Croatia
Heavyweight -70 kg
Radic Nives Croatia Andreeva Svetlana Russia Olivera Milanovic Serbia and Montenegro

Thai-Boxing

The most physical type of kickboxing available at Budva, Thai-Boxing (more commonly known as Muay Thai 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.[7]

Men's Thai-Boxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg
Giampiero Marceddu Italy Dragan Durmić Serbia and Montenegro No bronze medalists recorded
Bantamweight -54 kg
Pavel Pekarchik Belarus Karoly Kiss Hungary Mokhmad Betmirzaev Russia
Aleksandar Gogic Serbia and Montenegro
Featherweight -57 kg
Denis Varaksa Belarus Zakhar Roumiantsen Russia Sasa Pandelovic Serbia and Montenegro
Lightweight -60 kg
Siarhei Budo Belarus Stanislav Ushakov Russia Aleksandar Jankovic Serbia and Montenegro
Vahidin Tufekcic Bosnia and Herzegovina
Light Welterweight -63 kg
Andrei Kotsur Belarus Philip Billides Cyprus Michele Iezzi Italy
József Vulics Hungary
Welterweight -67 kg
Vadzim Mazanik Belarus Aidenar Huidarbekov Russia Nebojsa Denic Serbia and Montenegro
Roland Vörös Hungary
Light Middleweight -71 kg
Shamil Gaydarbekov Russia Frane Radnić Croatia Vitali Astrouski Belarus
Mark Ohi Hungary
Middleweight -75 kg
Krasimir Dimov Bulgaria Kiryl Astraukhan Belarus Marco Mastrorocco Italy
Islam Tsomaev Russia
Light Heavyweight -81 kg
Magomed Magomedov Russia Salvatore Abate Italy Aliaksandr Vlasuk Belarus
Aleksandar Maric Serbia and Montenegro
Cruiserweight -86 kg
Yauhen Anhalevich Belarus Osman Valabov Russia Misa Baculov Serbia and Montenegro
Igor Jurković Croatia
Heavyweight -91 kg
Djamal Kasumov Russia Aliaksei Kudzin Belarus Sasa Cirovic Serbia and Montenegro
Valentino Venturini Croatia
Super Heavyweight +91 kg
Mirko Vlahovic Serbia and Montenegro Tibor Nagy Hungary Tunbouski Kosta North Macedonia
Tomica Paladin Croatia

Women's Thai-Boxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight -52 kg
Ekaterina Dumbrava Russia Milena Dincic Serbia and Montenegro No bronze medalists recorded
Light Heavyweight -65 kg
Nadine Dinkler Germany Olga Kokorina Russia Milanka Kragovic Serbia and Montenegro

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking Country Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
1 Russia Russia 24 15 8
2 Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 6 7 17
3 Belarus Belarus 6 4 4
4 France France 4 2 6
5 Italy Italy 2 5 8

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