W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998 (Leverkusen)

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W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998
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The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998.
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Promotion W.A.K.O.
Date1 December (Start)
6 December 1998 (End)
City Flag of Germany.svg Leverkusen, Germany
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1997 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1999 (Bishkek)

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1998 in Leverkusen were the joint fourteenth European kickboxing championships (the other was held in Kyiv the same year) hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization and the fourth championships (world and European) to be held in Germany. The event was open to amateur men and women based in Europe only and there were just the two styles on offer; Full-Contact and Light-Contact kickboxing. By the end of the championships Russia was by far the dominant nation in terms of medals won, with Poland second and Hungary third. The event was held in Leverkusen, Germany over six days starting on Tuesday, 1 December and ending on Sunday, 6 December 1998. [1]

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Full-Contact

Full-Contact is a form of kickboxing where fights are won primarily by stoppage or points decision, with kicks and punches allowed above the waist, although unlike professional kickboxing fighters had to wear head and body protection - more detail on the rules are available on the W.A.K.O. website. [2] At Leverkusen the men had twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, while the women had six, ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 65 kg/+143 lbs. Notable medalists included Robert Nowak, Almaz Gismeev and future female boxing legend Natascha Ragosina who had all won gold medals back at the last European championships in Belgrade. By the championships end Russia was the strongest nation overall in Full-Contact, winning five golds, three silvers and three bronzes. [3]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kgMerguen Mongush Flag of Russia.svg Gabor Aburko Flag of Ukraine.svg Damian Ławniczak Flag of Poland.svg
Kuvat Kurbanov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg
Bantamweight -54 kgFrancesco De Luca Flag of Italy.svg Milisav Ilic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Kenneth Johansen Flag of Norway.svg
Alexandre Fedozov Flag of Russia.svg
Featherweight -57 kgThomas Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Fouad Habbani Flag of France.svg Armen Ohanyan Flag of Armenia.svg
Laszco Velsei Flag of Hungary.svg
Lightweight -60 kgMuzaffer Tosun Flag of Turkey.svg Artur Sergeev Flag of Russia.svg Daniel Korner Flag of Germany.svg
Zoubahir Mamoudi Flag of France.svg
Light Welterweight -63.5 kgDosaev Gani Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Gyoergy Bugyik Flag of Hungary.svg Giuseppe Lorusso Flag of Italy.svg
Marco Seifert Flag of Germany.svg
Welterweight -67 kgGiga Kordzadze Flag of Georgia.svg Sven Kirsten Flag of Germany.svg Terje Arildsen Flag of Norway.svg
Roman Bashkaton Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Light Middleweight -71 kgRobert Nowak Flag of Poland.svg Khalmurad Izmailov Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Mikhail Plotnikov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Lasylo Bavany Flag of Hungary.svg
Middleweight -75 kgZoran Stanković Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Andreas Tuft Flag of Norway.svg Gerard Zdziarski Flag of Poland.svg
Roman Chmil Flag of Ukraine.svg
Light Heavyweight -81 kgAleksei Solovjov Flag of Russia.svg Viktor Savchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg Mittally Tiszai Flag of Hungary.svg
Roman Dakolinsh Flag of Latvia.svg
Cruiserweight -86 kgIgor Pylypenko Flag of Ukraine.svg Petri Reima Flag of Finland.svg Dmitri Sobennicov Flag of Russia.svg
Attila Sarkoezi Flag of Hungary.svg
Heavyweight -91 kgElvir Behlulovic Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Gergely Csölle Flag of Slovakia.svg Ramazi Kikalishvili Flag of Georgia.svg
Lubos Koptak Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Super Heavyweight +91 kgAlmaz Gismeev Flag of Russia.svg Patrik Matejka Flag of Slovakia.svg Vlatko Sorola Flag of Croatia.svg
Vladyslav Chornyi Flag of Ukraine.svg

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight -48 kgVeronique Legras Flag of France.svg Alina Shaternikova Flag of Ukraine.svg Erzsebet Borosi Flag of Hungary.svg
Giovanna Neglia Flag of Italy.svg
Featherweight -52 kgChristine de Ruggiero Flag of France.svg Helena Karpatchyova Flag of Russia.svg Oksana Ivasiva Flag of Ukraine.svg
Edyta Olewniczak Flag of Poland.svg
Lightweight -56 kgTatyana Chalaj Flag of Russia.svg Viktoria Rudenko Flag of Ukraine.svg Iwona Guzowska Flag of Poland.svg
Heidi Hutari Flag of Finland.svg
Middleweight -60 kgJulia Voskoboinik Flag of Lebanon.svg Anna Kasprzak Flag of Poland.svg Elza Midzic Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Tatyana Alalutdinova Flag of Russia.svg
Light Heavyweight -65 kgAgnieszka Rylik Flag of Poland.svg Zulfiya Kutdyusova Flag of Russia.svg Suzana Stunja Flag of Croatia.svg
Tanja Vujic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Heavyweight +65 kg Natascha Ragosina Flag of Russia.svg Ivana Derdic Flag of Croatia.svg Bojava Trajkovic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Marianne Antersberger Flag of Germany.svg

Light-Contact

Light-Contact is a form of kickboxing that is less physical than Full-Contact but more so than Semi-Contact and is often seen as an intermediate step between the two. Fights are generally won by points scored on the basis of speed and technique over brute force and both fighters must wear head and body protection - more detail on Light-Contact rules can be found on the official W.A.K.O. website. [4] The men had eight weight divisions ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 89 kg/+195.8 lbs while the women had five ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs to over 65 kg/143 lbs. The most notable winner was Tomaž Barada who added to the gold he won at the last European championships. By the end of the event Hungary was the top nation overall in Light-Contact with two golds, six silvers and two bronze medals. [5]

Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-57 kgRafal Kaluzny Flag of Poland.svg Dezső Debreczeni Flag of Hungary.svg Diego Bianco Flag of Italy.svg
Denis Van Ngoc Flag of Germany.svg
-63 kg Tomaž Barada Flag of Slovenia.svg Antonio Coletta Flag of Italy.svg Dawid Kowalski Flag of Poland.svg
Che Deane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
-69 kgAlexander Starostin Flag of Russia.svg Oliver Stricz Flag of Hungary.svg Aleksandr Sukhoviy Flag of Ukraine.svg
Andreas Hahn Flag of Germany.svg
-74 kgBoris Zalyotkin Flag of Russia.svg Tamas Hudoba Flag of Hungary.svg Sergey Zaharchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg
Darren Duncan Flag of Ireland.svg
-79 kgZoltan Dancso Flag of Hungary.svg Alexei Zalyotkin Flag of Russia.svg Roland Conar Flag of Germany.svg
Miroslav Sobotka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
-84 kgMartin Albers Flag of Germany.svg Laszlo Toth Flag of Hungary.svg Bartolomeo Bonvino Flag of Italy.svg
Muhammad Ali Durmaz Flag of Turkey.svg
-89 kgKlaus Wilkinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Zsolt Molnar Flag of Hungary.svg Radek Nekvinda Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Michal Wszolek Flag of Poland.svg
+89 kgMichael Kruckenhauser Flag of Austria.svg István Tóth Flag of Hungary.svg Gianmario Franchina Flag of Italy.svg
Jacek Puchacz Flag of Poland.svg

Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-50 kgSzilvia Csicsely Flag of Hungary.svg Sonia De Biase Flag of Italy.svg Marie Laure Miviere Flag of France.svg
Julita Tkaczyk Flag of Poland.svg
-55 kgBianca Tapilatu Flag of Slovenia.svg Rita Pesuth Flag of Hungary.svg Stephanie Rzehak Flag of Poland.svg
Adriana Popa Flag of Romania.svg
-60 kgEmanuela Amisani Flag of Italy.svg Lisa Palme Flag of Sweden.svg Judit Gal Flag of Hungary.svg
Monika Florek Flag of Poland.svg
-65 kgMarianne Klemmstein Flag of Germany.svg Lidiya Sharapova Flag of Russia.svg Petra Hochstrasser Flag of Switzerland.svg
Csilla Bodoe Flag of Hungary.svg
+65 kgSallie McArdle Flag of Ireland.svg Anja Renfordt Flag of Germany.svg Katarzyna Balcerzar Flag of Poland.svg
Annalisa Ghilardi Flag of Italy.svg

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

RankingCountryGold Med 1.png Silver Med 2.png Bronze Med 3.png
1 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 753
2 Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3111
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 276
4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 226
4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 226
5 Flag of France.svg France 211

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