W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon) were the joint eighteenth European kickboxing championships held by the W.A.K.O. organization (the other event would be held the next month in Skopje, Macedonia) and the second to be held in Portugal and the city of Lisbon. The event was open to amateur men and women from across Europe although a number of professional fighters such as Luis Reis would take part. All in all, it was the largest ever European championships with around 560 athletes from 31 countries taking part. One of the reasons for the higher numbers being that W.A.K.O. had merged had recently merged with the I.K.A.S. and took on many of the I.K.A.S. organization's fighters. Another reason was that some countries were allowed multiple competitors per weight division in the Full-Contact and Semi-Contact categories.[1]

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)
The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date24 October (Start)
30 October 2006 (End)
CityPortugal Lisbon, Portugal
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Skopje)

There were four styles on offer in Lisbon; Full-Contact, Semi-Contact, Musical Forms and Aero-Kickboxing. By the end of the championships Russia was once again the strongest nation across all styles, with Italy in second and Hungary in third. The event was held over seven days in Lisbon, Portugal, starting on Tuesday, 24 October and finishing on Monday, 30 October.[2]

Full-Contact

Full-Contact is a form of kickboxing where the contestants can throw punches and kicks with full power at legal targets above the waist. Victories are usually gained via a point's decision or by referee stoppage and as with most other forms of amateur kickboxing, various head and body protection must be worn. More information on Full-Contact and the rule set can be accessed at the W.A.K.O. website.[3] Both men and women had competitions at Lisbon, with the men having twelve weight divisions ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs and the women seven, ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 70 kg/+143 lbs and unlike more recent W.A.K.O. championships some countries were allowed more than one athlete per weight division.

There were several repeat winners at Lisbon with Zurab Faroyan moving up in weight to win his third gold medal in a row, Konstantin Sbytov won in Full-Contact after winning in Low-Kick at the world championships in Agadir while Valeria Calabrese and Monika Florek had won at the last world championships in Szeged. Local fighter and K-1 MAX regional winner Luis Reis was probably the most recognisable name in the category but had to make do with silver. By the end of the championships, Russia were once again the strongest nation in Full-Contact, winning nine gold, three silver and seven bronze medals.[4]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Ivan Sciolla Italy Ramazan Ballioglu Turkey Wojciech Peryt Poland
Pavel Isinbaev Russia
Bantamweight -54 kg Serhiy Cherkaskyy Ukraine Ruslan Abbasov Russia David Oltvanyi Hungary
Andrey Samozhikov Russia
Featherweight -57 kg Damian Ławniczak Poland Igor Pavlenko Ukraine Alexander Shamray Russia
Remzi Ulas Turkey
Lightweight -60 kg Zurab Faroyan Russia Daniel Martins France Sandor Kornel Hungary
Armen Israelyan Russia
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Evgeny Mayer Russia Ayoub Saidi Denmark Toma Tomov Bulgaria
Tomasz Pietraszewski Poland
Welterweight -67 kg Vladimir Tarasov Russia Edmond Mebenga France Venelin Iankov Bulgaria
Zsolt Nagy Hungary
Light Middleweight -71 kg Konstantin Sbytov Russia Luis Reis Portugal Pavel Tarik Russia
Mariusz Zietek Poland
Middleweight -75 kg Markus Hakulinen Finland Ricardo Fernandes Portugal Manuchari Pipiya Russia
Krasimir Apostolov Bulgaria
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Murat Betsukov Russia Mehmet Özer Turkey Teppo Laine Finland
Bernhard Sussitz Austria
Cruiserweight -86 kg Sergey Bogdan Russia Maxim Voronov Russia Sérgio Gonçalves Portugal
Bartolomiej Bocian Portugal
Heavyweight -91 kg Roman Beskishkov Russia Pavel Chichunov Russia Milorad Gajović Montenegro
Balazs Varga Hungary
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Hamza Kendircioğlu Turkey Kenan Akbulut Germany Jukka Saarinen Finland
Gabor Meiszter Hungary

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg Valeria Calabrese Italy Carina Maia Portugal Heike Rings Germany
Patrycja Kotlarz Poland
Featherweight -52 kg Seda Duygu Aygun Turkey Eva Maria Fernandez Spain Katarzyna Czuba Poland
Mette Solli Norway
Lightweight -56 kg Lidia Andreeva Russia Zsuzsanna Szuknai Hungary Zuleika Turan Turkey
Jutta Nordberg Finland
Middleweight -60 kg Monika Florek Poland Letizia Bitozzi Italy Derya Adiguzel Turkey
Katarina Ilicic Croatia
Light Heavyweight -65 kg Chiara Mandelli Italy Nicole Trimmel Austria Vera Avdeeva Russia
Carla Silva Portugal
Heavyweight -70 kg Svetlana Kulakova Russia Nadja Fritsche Germany Natalie John Germany
Yeliz Fındık Turkey
Super Heavyweight +70 kg Adina Cocieru Romania Mandalena Misir Croatia Karen Dews United Kingdom
Sabine Schnell Germany

Semi-Contact

Semi-Contact is a form of kickboxing where the contestants are allowed to throw kicks and punches with minimal force at legal targets above the waist. Almost all matches are won via a point's decision with the fighters scored on strikes landed using skill, speed and technique with power prohibited. Despite the less physical nature of the style as with other forms of amateur kickboxing, head and body protection must be worn. More information on Semi-Contact can be found at the official W.A.K.O. website.[5] At Lisbon the men had nine weight divisions ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 94 kg/+206.8 lbs while the women had six, ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs to over 70 kg/154 lbs and there was also a mixed team event and unlike more recent W.A.K.O. championships some countries were allowed more than one athlete per weight division. Despite not having any household names there were a couple of repeat winners from the last world championships in Szeged, with Adriano Passoro and Gregorio Di Leo (four gold) picking up winners medals. By the end of the championships Italy beat off strong competition from Hungary to become the strongest nation in Semi-Contact, winning five golds, one silver and three silvers, while Germany won the team event.[6]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Jason Doyle Republic of Ireland Piotr Bakowski Poland Dezső Debreczeni Hungary
Maxim Aysin Russia
-63 kg Adriano Passoro Italy Viktor Hirsch Hungary Miroslav Grgic Croatia
Bert Hennissen Belgium
-69 kg Gregorio Di Leo Italy Krisztian Jaroszkievicz Poland Ilija Salerno Republic of Ireland
Christian Boujibar Switzerland
-74 kg Morten Spissoy Norway Harald Schimdt Germany Robert McMenamy Republic of Ireland
Nikos Memmos Greece
-79 kg Zsolt Moradi Hungary Roman Schläppi Switzerland Dimitri Gaulis Switzerland
Tobias Weiss Germany
-84 kg Robert Knödelseder Germany Owen King United Kingdom Zvonimir Gribl Croatia
Zoltan Dancso Hungary
-89 kg Michel Decian Switzerland Daniel Weil Germany Peter Ciskos Hungary
Marko Desa Croatia
-94 kg Andrea Ongaro Italy Colin O'Shaughnessy Republic of Ireland Pero Gazilj Croatia
Gunther Wenninger Austria
+94 kg Marco Culiersi Italy Andy Hogan Republic of Ireland Özcan Çakmakçı Turkey
Terry Hillman United Kingdom

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Sharon Gill United Kingdom Fadeeva Svetlana Russia Monika Molnar Hungary
Valentina Scorsonelli Italy
-55 kg Lorraine McDermott Republic of Ireland Linda Fogliano Italy Maria Kushtanova Russia
Betty Kovacs Hungary
-60 kg Klara Marton Hungary Emilia Szablowska Poland Lisa Boardman United Kingdom
Ida Abrahamsen Norway
-65 kg Chiara Leonardi Italy Melanie Moder Germany Barbara Szendrei Hungary
Vichy Praet Belgium
-70 kg Ivett Pruzsinszky Hungary Jemma Campbell United Kingdom Joan Deegan Republic of Ireland
Natalie Cassidy Republic of Ireland
+70 kg Zsofia Minda Hungary Nadja Sibila Slovenia Romina Succi Italy
Rosemarie James United Kingdom

Team Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team Semi-Contact Germany Germany Hungary Hungary Italy Italy
Greece Greece

Musical Forms

Musical Forms is a type of non-physical competition which sees the contestants fighting against imaginary foes using Martial Arts techniques - more information on the style can be found on the W.A.K.O. website.[7] Unlike other styles at Agadir there were no weight divisions only male and female competitions and competitors were allowed to compete in more than one category and some countries had more than one athlete in each category. The men and women at Lisbon competed in four different styles explained below:

The most notable winner in the style was Andrey Bosak who won three golds and a silver medal across the four categories he competed in. Other winners who had also won at the last world championships in Agadir included Olga Kudinova and the highly decorated Veronica Dombrovskaya. By the end of the championships Russia dominated the style, winning five golds, seven silvers and two bronzes.[8]

Men's Musical Forms Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hard Styles Kevin Cetout France Andrey Bosak Russia Andrey Savushkin Russia
Soft Styles Andrey Bosak Russia Evgeny Krylov Russia Alberto Leonardi Italy
Hard Styles - Weapons Andrey Bosak Russia Andrey Savushkin Russia Kevin Cetout France
Soft Styles - Weapons Andrey Bosak Russia Andrey Savushkin Russia Michael Moeller Germany

Women's Musical Forms Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hard Styles Olga Kudinova Russia Jessica Holmes United Kingdom Maria Pekarchyk Belarus
Soft Styles Veronika Dombrovskaya Belarus Elena Chirkova Russia Maria Pekarchyk Belarus
Hard Styles - Weapons Maria Pekarchyk Belarus Ekaterina Chizikova Russia Anna Likhonina Russia
Soft Styles - Weapons Ekaterina Chizhikova Russia Elena Chirkova Russia Maria Pekarchyk Belarus

Aero-Kickboxing

Aero Kickboxing is a non-physical competition, involving participants using a mixture of aerobic and kickboxing techniques in time to specifically selected music. There are no weight divisions as with other forms of kickboxing in W.A.K.O. but there are separate male, female and team categories, with or without an aerobic step. As with Musical Forms, competitors were allowed to compete in more than one category and some countries had more than one athlete in each category. More information on Aero-Kickboxing and the rules can be found on the W.A.K.O. website.[9] Although a fairly low profile sport, the most notable winner was Daniele De Santis who won both the men's categories as well as gaining a gold as part of the Italian team. These three gold medals helped propel Italy to the top of the leaderboard as the strongest country in Aero-Kickboxing.[10]

Men's Aero-Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Aero Individual without Step Daniele De Santis Italy Cionel Burger France Andreas Riem Germany
Aero Individual with Step Daniele De Santis Italy Cionel Burger France Andreas Riem Germany

Women's Aero-Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Aero Individual without Step Brigitta Gazdag Hungary Bianca Topilatu Slovenia Marina Lelic Croatia
Aero Individual with Step Marina Lelic Croatia Petra Kmetec France Judith Fajka Hungary

Team Aero-Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Aero Individual without Step Team Italy Italy Team Hungary Hungary Team Bulgaria Bulgaria
Aero Individual with Step Team Hungary Hungary Team Croatia I Croatia Team Croatia II Croatia

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking Country Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
1 Russia Russia 14 11 11
2 Italy Italy 11 2 4
3 Hungary Hungary 6 4 12
4 Germany Germany 2 5 7
5 Republic of Ireland Ireland 2 2 4
5 Turkey Turkey 2 2 4

See also

References

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