W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest)

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 in Budapest were the joint ninth world kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by Hungarian kickboxing president Richard Leyrer. As with the 1985 world championships the organization had suffered a temporary split due to political differences, and a previous event had been held in Atlantic City earlier in the month. These political differences would be resolved in the near future and the organization would be re-united.

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest)
The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest)
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date25 November (Start)
28 November 1993 (End)
CityHungary Budapest, Hungary
Attendance3,500
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Atlantic City) W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest) W.A.K.O. European Championships 1994

The Budapest event was open to amateur men and women from across the world - with 500 participants taking part from 47 countries. The styles on offer were Full-Contact, and for the first time ever at a W.A.K.O. championships, Low-Kick (more information on the styles can be found in the relevant sections below). Another first was that women could now take part in Full-Contact kickboxing, whereas before they could only take part in less physical styles. At the end of a very competitive championships, Poland were the top nation in terms of medals won, with Morocco a very close second and France just behind in third. The event was held in Budapest, Hungary over four days, starting on Thursday, 25 November and finishing on Sunday, 28 November. An estimated 3,500 spectators attended the championships.[1]

Full-Contact

Making a re-appearance to a W.A.K.O. world championships after being absent at London 1991, Full-Contact involved the participants trying to win the contest either by points or by stoppage – 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 1993.[2] The men had twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, with several new divisions being added, while, for the first time ever, women were allowed to participate in Full-Contact at a W.A.K.O. event, with six weight divisions ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 65 kg/+143 lbs. Poland was the strongest country in Full-Contact with four gold, one silver and one bronze medal by the end of the championships.[3]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Mariusz Cieśliński Poland Irlan Mozhanov Kazakhstan Vladimir Solodovnik Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Andrej Ossirny Commonwealth of Independent States
Bantamweight -54 kg Velimir Sablic Croatia Djusipov Birdjan Uzbekistan Laszlo Toth Hungary
Askar Mozhanov Kazakhstan
Featherweight -57 kg Mohamed Hadifi Morocco Marco Lorusso Italy Rinat Zagipulliw Commonwealth of Independent States
Aleksei Ouvarov Russia
Lightweight -60 kg Viktor Aksuytin Poland Philippe Allagbe France Yuri Zukovsky Lithuania
Vladimir Matvinsky Turkmenistan
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Piotr Bartnicki Poland Oleg Zinoviev Ukraine László Szűcs Hungary
Victor Shiderbaev Kazakhstan
Welterweight -67 kg Árpád Szabó Hungary Viatselav Timofeev Ukraine Lionel Berger France
Wojchech Wiertel Poland
Light Middleweight -71 kg Yuri Fedun Commonwealth of Independent States Yevgeni Prokudine Tajikistan Valery Horushenko Ukraine
Guran Malakanja Serbia and Montenegro
Middleweight -75 kg Frank Schmidt Germany Barnabas Budai Hungary Peter Madsen Denmark
Nasser Nassiri Iran
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Gerald Philippot France Alex Kivgilo Autonomous Republic of Crimea Wieland Beust Germany
Grigory Naumenko Ukraine
Cruiserweight -86 kg Paris Vasilikos Greece Jean-Marc Koumba Germany Kaj Lindgren Finland
Valentin Molchanov Commonwealth of Independent States
Heavyweight -91 kg Samir Usenagić Serbia and Montenegro Peter Vensen Denmark Erkbnai Kutibaev Ukraine
Jozef Charabcek Slovakia
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Almaz Guismeev Commonwealth of Independent States Nicolai Pychkov Tajikistan Hubert Numrich Germany
Zoran Zijan Serbia and Montenegro

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg Michelina Giagnotti Italy Marie Laure Niviere France Outbihit Kaltoum Morocco
Toula Tsolaki Belarus
Featherweight -52 kg Virgine Ducros France Eleni Voidou Greece Aluira Nazarova Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Jana Primodko Commonwealth of Independent States
Lightweight -56 kg Snejana Bortcheva Bulgaria Iwona Gozowska Poland Tajana Kulida Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Oxana Vargockaia Ukraine
Middleweight -60 kg Agnieska Rylik Poland Galina Gjumlijska Bulgaria Lougou Mina Belarus
Alona Tverdolchleb Ukraine
Light Heavyweight -65 kg Daniella Somers Belgium Stanka Savcic Serbia and Montenegro Abdir Ibriq Lebanon
Soumia Debrani Morocco
Heavyweight +65 kg Dragana Ignjatić Serbia and Montenegro Natalie Laufray France Dani Vamvakidoy Belarus
Leila Topic Croatia

Low-Kick

Making its debut at a W.A.K.O. championships, Low-Kick is similar to Full-Contact kickboxing only differing in that it allowed kicks below the knee - more detail on Low-Kick rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that there may have been some rule changes since 1993.[4] Only men were allowed to participate in Low-Kick with twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs. A notable winner was Andrei Dudko (who would later win the K-1 USA Championships 2000) taking gold in the +91 kg division. Morocco were the strongest nation in Low-Kick winning four gold medals.[5]

Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Dariusz Jung Poland Aleksej Klitckine Russia Gleb Akimov Commonwealth of Independent States
Gabor Aburko Hungary
Bantamweight -54 kg Dimitar Peshev Bulgaria Ajal Borissov Russia Viatcheslav Tislenko Commonwealth of Independent States
Timur Chrednichenko Belarus
Featherweight -57 kg El Bacha Sulaiman Morocco Slimane Kebaili France Giuseppe Grieco Italy
Konstantin Timofeev Russia
Lightweight -60 kg Yuri Bondarenko Autonomous Republic of Crimea Raba Boukaz Algeria Yuri Ivanov Russia
Gilles Lachaux France
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Ahmed Gounane Morocco János Gönci Hungary Eugeny Desinov Uzbekistan
Welterweight -67 kg Mohamed Ouali Morocco Drazen Erlic Croatia Vladimir Bulba Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Csaba Molnár Hungary
Light Middleweight -71 kg Andor Filo Hungary Vadim Ukraincev Commonwealth of Independent States Mohamed Mecherar France
Vladimir Pashin Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Middleweight -75 kg Huber Prundu France Valery Shumak Ukraine Mihaly Tijzai Hungary
Armen Maruossian Tajikistan
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Mustapha Lahksem Morocco Aleksander Zygostev Belarus Peter Jammons Lebanon
Bido Basovic Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cruiserweight -86 kg Charti Bowat France Artem Tanajan Belarus Goran Scekic Serbia and Montenegro
Laszlo Polyak Poland
Heavyweight -91 kg Andrei Churizov Autonomous Republic of Crimea Sami Akin Turkey Vesko Cejovic Serbia and Montenegro
Faoy Tarraf Lebanon
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Andrei Dudko Belarus Andrei Bukhanuk Autonomous Republic of Crimea Raynal Fucho France
Michail Simov Bulgaria

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking Country Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
1 Poland Poland 5 1 2
2 Morocco Morocco 5 0 2
3 France France 5 5 5
4 Hungary Hungary 2 3 5
5 Autonomous Republic of Crimea Crimea 2 2 5

See also

References

  1. "Event #1: 1993 WAKO World Championships" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. "Event #1: 1993 WAKO World Championships (Men's full contact/women's kickboxing)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. "WAKO Low-Kick Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. "Event #1: 1993 WAKO World Championships (Men's "Low Kick" Kickboxing)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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