W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983 were the fourth world kickboxing championships hosted by W.A.K.O. and were organized by British P.K.A. principal Mike Haig. It was the second W.A.K.O. event to be held in London (the 1980 European championship was also held here) and was open to amateur male kickboxers only and featured two forms of kickboxing - Full-Contact and Semi-Contact. By the end of the championships West Germany was the top nation in terms of medals, with US a close second and hosts Great Britain just behind in third. The event was held at the Wembley Centre in London, England, UK on Saturday, 22 October 1983.[1]

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983
The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date22 October 1983
VenueWembley Centre
CityUnited Kingdom London, England, UK
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1982 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1984

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing

Full-Contact made a return to the world championships, having missed out at the last event in Milan, with more weight classes than ever before (nine), ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, with all bouts fought under Full-Contact rules. More detail on Full-Contact's rules-set can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules have changed since 1983.[2] Many of the weight classes were newly introduced with the 60, 63.5, 67, 71, 75, 80, 91 and over 91 kg divisions replacing the 63, 69, 74, 79, 84 and over 84 kg divisions used at the 1979 world championships. The most notable winner was Ferdinand Mack who won his fourth gold medal at a W.A.K.O. championships. By the end of the championships, West Germany was the strongest nation in Full-Contact, winning three golds and three silvers.[3]

Men's Full-contact Kickboxing medals table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg João Vieira Netherlands Jan Andresen Norway Creawe Republic of Ireland
Glover United Kingdom
-60 kg Romeo Charry Netherlands Michael Kuhr West Germany Feene United Kingdom
Robert Schöberl Austria
-63.5 kg Giorgio Perreca Italy Saša Stojanović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Godfrey Butler United Kingdom
Bensalah France
-67 kg Heinz Klupp Germany Elling Nygård Norway Roberts Republic of Ireland
Carlos Ramjanali Portugal
-71 kg Ferdinand Mack Germany Ferrari Italy Wolfgang Muller Austria
Gomez United States
-75 kg Dev Barrett United Kingdom Alexander Zoetl West Germany Mathews Republic of Ireland
Milakovinč Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
-80 kg Neidhard Heiderhoff West Germany Klause Switzerland Maurizio Callegari Italy
Otmar Felsberger Austria
-91 kg Martin Rotzer West Germany Brandenburger France Steve Taberner United Kingdom
Door Austria
+91 kg Chiarrochi France Manfred Vogt West Germany Bernardo Cipollaro Italy
Prinster Austria

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing

Semi-Contact differed from Full-Contact in that fights were won by using skill, speed and technique to score points rather than by excessive force - more detail on Semi-Contact rules can be found at the official W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules will have changed since 1983.[4] At London there were seven weight divisions in Semi-Contact (two less than Full-Contact) ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs. By the end of the championships the US was easily the strongest nation in Semi-Contact, picking up four gold, two silver and two bronze medals.[5]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing medals table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Giuliano Sartoni Italy Rainer Knell West Germany Charlie Lee United States
Stack Republic of Ireland
-63 kg Tommy Williams United States Brooms United Kingdom Luciano Losi Italy
Lenherr Switzerland
-69 kg John Chung United States Davis United Kingdom Massimo Casula Italy
Mark Aston United Kingdom
-74 kg John Lonstreet United States Wilson United Kingdom Gillot France
Maller West Germany
-79 kg Ludger Dietze West Germany Ray McCallum United States Federico Milani Italy
Vettel Switzerland
-84 kg Alfie Lewis United Kingdom Donato Milani Italy Rudy Smedley United States
Grey Republic of Ireland
+84 kg Steve Anderson United States Giorgio Colombo Italy Neville Wray United Kingdom
Malinaishe Wales

Overall medals standing (top 5)
Ranking Country Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
1 West Germany West Germany 4 3 1
2 United States US 4 2 2
3 United Kingdom Great Britain 3 3 6
4 Italy Italy 2 3 4
5 Netherlands Netherlands 2 0 0

See also

References
  1. "4th WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  2. "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. "4th WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Full-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  4. "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  5. "4th WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Semi-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.

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