W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 (Jesolo)

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W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 (Jesolo)
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Promotion W.A.K.O.
Date18 October (Start)
22 October 2000 (End)
VenuePalasport Cornaro
City Flag of Italy.svg Jesolo, Italy
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 (Moscow) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 (Jesolo) W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 (Maribor)

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 in Jesolo were the joint fifteen European kickboxing championships (the other was held in Moscow the same year) hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization and the sixth championships (world and European) to be held in Italy. The event was open to amateur men and women from across Europe and there were three styles on offer; Low-Kick (men only), Light-Contact and Semi-Contact. By the end of the championships the most successful nation was the hosts Italy, followed by Hungary in second and Kyrgyzstan in third. The event was held over five days at the Palasport Cornaro in Jesolo, Italy starting on Wednesday, 18 October and ending on Sunday, 22 October 2000. [1]

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Low-Kick

Low-Kick is similar to Full-Contact kickboxing except that it allows kicks below the knee. Matches are usually resolved by a point's decision or referee stoppage and as is common in amateur kickboxing, both fighters have to wear head and body protection – more detail on Low-Kick rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website. [2] At Jesolo the style was open to men only, with there being twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs. The most notable winner was Ivan Strugar who won his fifth gold medal at an amateur W.A.K.O. championships. Kyrgyzstan was the top nation in Low-Kick winning four golds, one silver and two bronze medals. [3]

Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kgSinisa Marinkovic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Gianpiero Marceddu Flag of Italy.svg Utkir Hudoyarov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg
Alberto Costa Flag of Portugal.svg
Bantamweight -54 kgIgor Pavlenko Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariusz Cieśliński Flag of Poland.svg Mirbek Suyumbaev Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg
Francesco De Luca Flag of Italy.svg
Featherweight -57 kgTafay Duyshekeev Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Evgeny Khil Flag of Russia.svg Pedro Marta Flag of Portugal.svg
Michele Iezzi Flag of Italy.svg
Lightweight -60 kgViatcheslav Tislenko Flag of Russia.svg Nuno Neves Flag of Portugal.svg Oleksandr Kozachenko Flag of Ukraine.svg
Milisav Ilic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Light Welterweight -63.5 kgJanbulat Amantaev Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Alexandre Pogorelov Flag of Russia.svg Hebojsa Marinkovic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Ruslan Melnyk Flag of Ukraine.svg
Welterweight -67 kgLuca Lazzaro Flag of Italy.svg Isa Mambetov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Enrique Martinez Flag of Spain.svg
Oliver Elisabeth Flag of France.svg
Light Middleweight -71 kgKonstantin Beloussov Flag of Russia.svg Carlos Tavares Flag of France.svg Ruslan Kovalenko Flag of Ukraine.svg
Kanatbek Sydygaliev Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg
Middleweight -75 kg Ivan Strugar Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Oleg Outenine Flag of Russia.svg Davyd Dzhydzhelava Flag of Ukraine.svg
David Dancrade Flag of France.svg
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Drazenko Ninic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Aslanbek Dychekov Flag of Russia.svg Istvan Denes Flag of Hungary.svg
Anatoliy Dudchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg
Cruiserweight -86 kgAnuar Ibraev Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Dmitri Vorobjov Flag of Estonia.svg Leonid Mironenko Flag of Ukraine.svg
Vassili Komakov Flag of Russia.svg
Heavyweight -91 kgRuslan Avasov Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Tugomir Gruica Flag of Croatia.svg Darko Milasinovic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
Tibor Nagy Flag of Hungary.svg
Super Heavyweight +91 kgIvan Rudan Flag of Croatia.svg Mirko Vlahovic Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Yevgeni Orlov Flag of Russia.svg
Dejan Mitrovski Flag of North Macedonia.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 a stepping stone between the two. Fighters score points on the basis of speed and technique over brute force although stoppages can occur, and as with other amateur kickboxing styles head and body protection must be worn – more detail on Light-Contact rules can be found on the official W.A.K.O. website. [4] The men had nine weight divisions in the style 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. Notable winners at Jesolo included Dawid Kowalski, Martin Albers and Michal Wszelak who had all won gold medals at the last world championships in Caorle. By the end of the championships Hungary was the most successful nation in Light-Contact, winning four gold medals, two silver and four bronze. [5]

Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-57 kgFouad HabbaniDezso DebreczeniDanijel Mrkoci
-63 kgDawid KowalskiEgidio CarsanaRobert Arvai
-69 kgYouseff LattaouiMarcel Fekonja Flag of Slovenia.svg Gianluca Manca Flag of Italy.svg
Vitaliy Piatetsky Flag of Ukraine.svg
-74 kgPaul LynchRafal PetertilSergey Androssiou
-79 kgZoltan DancsoVadym PikinerDarren Duncan
-84 kgMartin AlbersBogumil PolonskiJozsef Jorcsak
-89 kgDirk KindlYohann LemaireMarek Marszal
-94 kgSalim MohamedDmitry GerasimovToni Turk
+94 kgEmmanuel MendyAlex MelcherWojciech Szczerbiński

Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-50 kgSzilvia Csicsely Flag of Hungary.svg Renate Sandland Flag of Norway.svg Ioulia Trofimova Flag of Russia.svg
Julita Tkaczyk Flag of Poland.svg
-55 kgAgnes Tapai Flag of Hungary.svg Edyta Olewniczak Flag of Poland.svg Rada Matsonen Flag of Russia.svg
Andrea Rzehak Flag of Germany.svg
-60 kgMarzia Davide Flag of Italy.svg Monika Florek Flag of Poland.svg Sanja Stunja Flag of Croatia.svg
Margaryta Dyadyk Flag of Ukraine.svg
-65 kgIvett Pruzsinszky Flag of Hungary.svg Suzana Stunja Flag of Croatia.svg Annamaria Sisonna Flag of Italy.svg
Saida Gasanova Flag of Ukraine.svg
-70 kgLarysa Berezenko Flag of Ukraine.svg Marijana Birin Flag of Croatia.svg Annalisa Ghiladri Flag of Italy.svg
Szilvia Linezmayer Flag of Hungary.svg
+70 kgKelly Zanini Flag of Italy.svg Viktoria Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg Anja Renfordt Flag of Germany.svg
Biserka Siranovic Flag of Croatia.svg

Semi-Contact

Semi-Contact is a form of kickboxing in which fights were won by points given due to technique, skill and speed, with physical force limited and as with other forms of amateur kickboxing, head and body protection is worn – more information on Semi-Contact can be found on the W.A.K.O. website. [6] As with Light-Contact 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. By the end of the championships Italy was by far the strongest nation in Semi-Contact picking up six golds, three silvers and two bronzes. [7]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-57 kgDezső Debreczeni Flag of Hungary.svg Gianluca Scolari Flag of Italy.svg Rafal Kaluzny Flag of Poland.svg
Fouad Habbani Flag of France.svg
-63 kgVasilis Tatiadis Flag of Greece.svg Andrea Misiani Flag of Italy.svg Rudolf Vrba Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Donald Kealy Flag of Ireland.svg
-69 kgEirik Gunderson Flag of Norway.svg Richard Calixte Flag of France.svg Faton Redzas Flag of North Macedonia.svg
Mihaly Koszogovits Flag of Hungary.svg
-74 kgRoy Baker Flag of Ireland.svg Roman Martin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zvonimir Gribl Flag of Croatia.svg
Domenico De Marco Flag of Italy.svg
-79 kgMichel Decian Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zoltan Dancso Flag of Hungary.svg Igor Sharov Flag of Ukraine.svg
Stelios Polites Flag of Greece.svg
-84 kgPeter Edwards Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ozcan Arslan Flag of Turkey.svg Valeriy Drevilo Flag of Ukraine.svg
Christian Bazdaric Flag of Latvia.svg
-89 kgPeter Csikos Flag of Hungary.svg Clifton Finlay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Tarpey Flag of Ireland.svg
Roberto Montuoro Flag of Italy.svg
-94 kgGiuseppe Fracaroli Flag of Italy.svg Halis Arslan Flag of Turkey.svg Laszlo Toth Flag of Hungary.svg
Andreas Mohr Flag of Germany.svg
+94 kgMarco Culiersi Flag of Italy.svg Karl-Heinz Kohl Brenner Flag of Germany.svg Emmanuel Mendy Flag of France.svg
Paul Coffey Flag of Ireland.svg

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-50 kgSamantha Aquilano Flag of Italy.svg Krisztina Poropszki Flag of Hungary.svg Veronique Legras Flag of France.svg
Katarzyna Nowak Flag of Poland.svg
-55 kgGloria De Bei Flag of Italy.svg Agnes Tapai Flag of Hungary.svg Gonca Thurm Flag of Germany.svg
Maria Pia Litvinova Flag of Russia.svg
-60 kgLuisa Lico Flag of Italy.svg Melanie Moder Flag of Germany.svg Lin Sissel Archer Flag of Norway.svg
Jana Moravcova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
-65 kgAnita Madsen Flag of Norway.svg Emanuela Amisani Flag of Italy.svg Anastasiya Savinova Flag of Ukraine.svg
Adriane Doppler Flag of Germany.svg
-70 kgAnna Megliaccio Flag of Italy.svg Marijana Birin Flag of Croatia.svg Lenka Klofacova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Szilvia Linczmayer Flag of Hungary.svg
+70 kgNadya Sibila Flag of Slovenia.svg Nicola Corbett Flag of Ireland.svg Kateryna Chernetska Flag of Ukraine.svg
Viktoria Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

RankingCountryGold Med 1.png Silver Med 2.png Bronze Med 3.png
1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 959
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 6510
3 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan 412
4 Flag of France.svg France 336
5 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro 313

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