W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990 were the seventh world kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by W.A.K.O. president Ennio Falsoni.[1] It was the second W.A.K.O. championships in a row to be hosted in Mestre (the Euros were also hosted there), and the fourth time overall in Italy, involving amateur men and women from twenty-eight countries from across the world. Originally, world championships were scheduled to take place in the USA in October 1989, but due to errors in event planning Italy saved the championships by organizing the tournament 3 months later. There were four categories on offer; Full-Contact (men only), Semi-Contact, Light-Contact (men only) and Musical Forms, with each country typically allowed one competitor per weight division (asides from women's Musical Forms). Competitors were allowed to participate in more than one category, however, with double winners in Light and Semi-Contact. By the end of a competitive championships, USA were the top nation, with Poland a close second, and Canada in third. The event was held over three days at the Palasport Taliercio in Mestre Italy, starting on Friday 19 January and ending on Sunday 21 January, 1990.[2]

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990
The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
DateJanuary 19 (Start)
January 21, 1990 (End)
VenuePalasport Taliercio
CityItaly Mestre, Italy
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1988 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1990

Full-Contact

Returning after being absent at the last European championships, Full-Contact at Mestre was available to men only and consisted of ten weight divisions ranging from 54 kg/118.8 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs. All bouts were fought under Full-Contact kickboxing rules - more detail on the rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that they may have changed slightly since 1990.[3] The most notable winner was future pro boxer Przemysław Saleta who won gold in the -91 kg division. By the end of the championships Poland was the strongest country in Full-Contact with three golds and one bronze.[4]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-54 kg Jonny Gevriye Sweden Massimo Spinelli Italy Gabriel Damm West Germany
Oszkár Balogh Hungary
-57 kg Massimo Rizzoli Italy Pascal Comaille France Luis Diego Spain
Murat Comert Turkey
-60 kg Bogdan Sawicki Poland Dennis Sigo Sweden Nesradin Bilan Belgium
Alessandro Gatto Brazil
-63.5 kg János Gönczi Hungary Dogan Sinan Turkey Giorgio Perreca Italy
Wojciech Wiertel Poland
-67 kg Piotr Falender Poland Sahah Alston United States Roberto Rocchi Italy
Patrice Prando France
-71 kg Paolo Liberati Italy Horst Nether West Germany Chabane Bouricha Algeria
Michael Lowengren Sweden
-75 kg Ralf Kunzler West Germany Nasser Nassiri Iran Steve Martin United Kingdom
Tiziano Ubaldi Switzerland
-81 kg David Taylor United Kingdom Pares Basilikos Greece Alfonso Sgarro Brazil
Paul Thorsten West Germany
-91 kg Przemysław Saleta Poland Said Bechari France Eirik Lutken Norway
Nik Askitis Greece
+91 kg Philippe Coutelas France Paolo Zorello Brazil Dusko Malovic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Angelo Spreafico Italy

Semi-Contact

Both men and women took part in Semi-Contact competitions at Mestre. Semi-Contact differed from Full-Contact in that fights 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 1990.[5] At Mestre the men had seven weight classes, starting at 57 kg/125.4 lbs and ending at over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs, while the women's competition had four weight classes beginning at 50 kg/110 lbs and ending at over 60 kg/132 lbs. The most notable winner was Piotr Siegoczynski who also won a gold at the same event in the Light-Contact category. By the end of the championships, USA was the top nation in Semi-Contact winning four golds, one silver and three bronzes.[6]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Piotr Siegoczynski Poland Cuccu Maurizio Italy Abidin Uz Turkey
Attila Balogh Hungary
-63 kg Peter Gilpin Canada Polgar Zsolt Hungary Hassin Chardbani Morocco
Joachin Weiphrdt West Germany
-69 kg Billy Bryce United Kingdom Ibrahim Triqui Turkey Bobby O'Neil Northern Ireland
Yves Lalonde Canada
-74 kg Jay Bell United States Andreas Lindemann West Germany Sergio Portaro Italy
Ibrahim Centintas Turkey
-79 kg Anthony Holloway United States Gianna Peruchetti Switzerland Yaka Yilmaz Turkey
Milan Alessandro Italy
-84 kg Alfie Lewis United Kingdom Eric Depaite Canada Hakim Alston United States
Peter Berndt West Germany
+84 kg Steve Anderson United States Tony Syces United Kingdom Michael Dunleavy Republic of Ireland
Peter Hainke West Germany

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Aquilano Eulalia Italy Lori Lantrip United States Katalin Lőrinczy Hungary
Deya Yappak Turkey
-55 kg Manon Desrochers Canada Amabile Reasilvia Italy Christine Bannon United States
Márta Bene Hungary
-60 kg Betty Hills Canada Gabriella Bády Hungary Roberta Vitali Italy
Elsa Cordero United States
+60 kg Linda Denley United States Tiziana Zennaro Italy Tünde Kocsis Hungary
Nichole Corbett Northern Ireland

Light-Contact

Light-Contact made its first appearance at a W.A.K.O. world championships, having made its debut at the Europeans two years previously. More physical than Semi-Contact but less so than Full-Contact, points were awarded and fights won on the basis of speed and technique over power, and it was seen as a transition stage for fighters who were considering a move from Semi to Full-Contact. More information on Light-Contact rules can be found of the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules may have changed since 1990.[7] Only men were allowed to take part in the category, with seven weight classes available, starting at 57 kg/125.4 lbs and ending at over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs. The most notable winner was Piotr Siegoczynski who also won a gold at the same event in the Semi-Contact category. Hungary was the top nation in Light-Contact with three golds, one silver and two bronze medals.[8]

Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Piotr Siegoczynski Poland Jakob Jurgen West Germany Attila Balogh Hungary
Uc Abidin Turkey
-63 kg Rafael Nieto United Kingdom Peter Gilpin Canada Polgar Zsolt Hungary
Jean Luc Kitoko France
-69 kg Marek Drazdzynski Poland Rodrigue Listoir France Claudio Pattarino Italy
Christoph Walder Austria
-74 kg Heinz Bresser West Germany István Tóth Hungary Giuseppe Paladino Italy
Martin Gibbons United States
-79 kg Lajos Hugyetz Hungary Tim Flood Canada Franz Haber Austria
Douglas Vincent France
-84 kg Zoltan Szucs Hungary Nori Carlo Italy Mike Schuhmann United States
Carl-Heinz Martin West Germany
+84 kg Barnabas Katona Hungary Torstein Fossnes Norway Ray McKenzie United Kingdom
Alex Edoo France

Musical Forms

After being absent from the European championships in Mestre, Musical forms returned to a W.A.K.O. championships. The event was open to men and women; although the women's category was for demonstration purposes and although the female medal winners would be recorded by W.A.K.O. as champions, their medals would not count towards their country's final medal tally at the end of the event. The men had three categories; hard style, soft styles and weapons, while the women just had the one. Musical Forms is a non-physical competition which sees the contestants fighting against imaginary foes using Martial Arts techniques - more information can be accessed on the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules may have changed since 1990.[9] By the end of the championships, the USA were the top nation in Musical Forms, winning two gold medals and one silver medal.[10]

Men's Musical Forms Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hard Styles Jean Frenette Canada Warren Garrett United States Lino Guarnaccia Italy
Soft Styles Karl Romain United States Enrico Giachero Italy Kirstin Waldberg West Germany
Weapons Kevin Thompson United States Mike Bernardo Canada Bob Fermor Northern Ireland

Women's Musical Forms Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women Musical Forms Christine Bannon United States Elsa Cordero United States Kathy Quan United States

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Note that women's Musical Forms winners are not counted in the final medals standings. See Musical Forms section above for more information.

Ranking Country Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
1 United States USA 6 3 4
2 Poland Poland 6 0 1
3 Canada Canada 4 4 1
4 Hungary Hungary 4 3 6
5 United Kingdom Great Britain 4 1 2

See also

References

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