W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)

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W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)
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Promotion W.A.K.O.
Date24 October (Start)
30 October 2006 (End)
City Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon, Portugal
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Skopje)

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon) were the joint eighteenth European kickboxing championships held by the W.A.K.O. organization (the other event would be held the next month in Skopje, Macedonia) and the second to be held in Portugal and the city of Lisbon. The event was open to amateur men and women from across Europe although a number of professional fighters such as Luis Reis would take part. All in all, it was the largest ever European championships with around 560 athletes from 31 countries taking part. One of the reasons for the higher numbers being that W.A.K.O. had merged had recently merged with the I.K.A.S. and took on many of the I.K.A.S. organization's fighters. Another reason was that some countries were allowed multiple competitors per weight division in the Full-Contact and Semi-Contact categories. [1]

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There were four styles on offer in Lisbon; Full-Contact, Semi-Contact, Musical Forms and Aero-Kickboxing. By the end of the championships Russia was once again the strongest nation across all styles, with Italy in second and Hungary in third. The event was held over seven days in Lisbon, Portugal, starting on Tuesday, 24 October and finishing on Monday, 30 October. [2]

Full-Contact

Full-Contact is a form of kickboxing where the contestants can throw punches and kicks with full power at legal targets above the waist. Victories are usually gained via a point's decision or by referee stoppage and as with most other forms of amateur kickboxing, various head and body protection must be worn. More information on Full-Contact and the rule set can be accessed at the W.A.K.O. website. [3] Both men and women had competitions at Lisbon, with the men having twelve weight divisions ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs and the women seven, ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 70 kg/+143 lbs and unlike more recent W.A.K.O. championships some countries were allowed more than one athlete per weight division.

There were several repeat winners at Lisbon with Zurab Faroyan moving up in weight to win his third gold medal in a row, Konstantin Sbytov won in Full-Contact after winning in Low-Kick at the world championships in Agadir while Valeria Calabrese and Monika Florek had won at the last world championships in Szeged. Local fighter and K-1 MAX regional winner Luis Reis was probably the most recognisable name in the category but had to make do with silver. By the end of the championships, Russia were once again the strongest nation in Full-Contact, winning nine gold, three silver and seven bronze medals. [4]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kgIvan Sciolla Flag of Italy.svg Ramazan Ballioglu Flag of Turkey.svg Wojciech Peryt Flag of Poland.svg
Pavel Isinbaev Flag of Russia.svg
Bantamweight -54 kgSerhiy Cherkaskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg Ruslan Abbasov Flag of Russia.svg David Oltvanyi Flag of Hungary.svg
Andrey Samozhikov Flag of Russia.svg
Featherweight -57 kgDamian Ławniczak Flag of Poland.svg Igor Pavlenko Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexander Shamray Flag of Russia.svg
Remzi Ulas Flag of Turkey.svg
Lightweight -60 kgZurab Faroyan Flag of Russia.svg Daniel Martins Flag of France.svg Sandor Kornel Flag of Hungary.svg
Armen Israelyan Flag of Russia.svg
Light Welterweight -63.5 kgEvgeny Mayer Flag of Russia.svg Ayoub Saidi Flag of Denmark.svg Toma Tomov Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Tomasz Pietraszewski Flag of Poland.svg
Welterweight -67 kgVladimir Tarasov Flag of Russia.svg Edmond Mebenga Flag of France.svg Venelin Iankov Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Zsolt Nagy Flag of Hungary.svg
Light Middleweight -71 kgKonstantin Sbytov Flag of Russia.svg Luis Reis Flag of Portugal.svg Pavel Tarik Flag of Russia.svg
Mariusz Zietek Flag of Poland.svg
Middleweight -75 kgMarkus Hakulinen Flag of Finland.svg Ricardo Fernandes Flag of Portugal.svg Manuchari Pipiya Flag of Russia.svg
Krasimir Apostolov Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Light Heavyweight -81 kgMurat Betsukov Flag of Russia.svg Mehmet Özer Flag of Turkey.svg Teppo Laine Flag of Finland.svg
Bernhard Sussitz Flag of Austria.svg
Cruiserweight -86 kgSergey Bogdan Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Voronov Flag of Russia.svg Sérgio Gonçalves Flag of Portugal.svg
Bartolomiej Bocian Flag of Portugal.svg
Heavyweight -91 kgRoman Beskishkov Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Chichunov Flag of Russia.svg Milorad Gajović Flag of Montenegro.svg
Balazs Varga Flag of Hungary.svg
Super Heavyweight +91 kgHamza Kendircioğlu Flag of Turkey.svg Kenan Akbulut Flag of Germany.svg Jukka Saarinen Flag of Finland.svg
Gabor Meiszter Flag of Hungary.svg

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight -48 kgValeria Calabrese Flag of Italy.svg Carina Maia Flag of Portugal.svg Heike Rings Flag of Germany.svg
Patrycja Kotlarz Flag of Poland.svg
Featherweight -52 kgSeda Duygu Aygun Flag of Turkey.svg Eva Maria Fernandez Flag of Spain.svg Katarzyna Czuba Flag of Poland.svg
Mette Solli Flag of Norway.svg
Lightweight -56 kgLidia Andreeva Flag of Russia.svg Zsuzsanna Szuknai Flag of Hungary.svg Zuleika Turan Flag of Turkey.svg
Jutta Nordberg Flag of Finland.svg
Middleweight -60 kgMonika Florek Flag of Poland.svg Letizia Bitozzi Flag of Italy.svg Derya Adiguzel Flag of Turkey.svg
Katarina Ilicic Flag of Croatia.svg
Light Heavyweight -65 kgChiara Mandelli Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Trimmel Flag of Austria.svg Vera Avdeeva Flag of Russia.svg
Carla Silva Flag of Portugal.svg
Heavyweight -70 kgSvetlana Kulakova Flag of Russia.svg Nadja Fritsche Flag of Germany.svg Natalie John Flag of Germany.svg
Yeliz Fındık Flag of Turkey.svg
Super Heavyweight +70 kgAdina Cocieru Flag of Romania.svg Mandalena Misir Flag of Croatia.svg Karen Dews Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Sabine Schnell Flag of Germany.svg

Semi-Contact

Semi-Contact is a form of kickboxing where the contestants are allowed to throw kicks and punches with minimal force at legal targets above the waist. Almost all matches are won via a point's decision with the fighters scored on strikes landed using skill, speed and technique with power prohibited. Despite the less physical nature of the style as with other forms of amateur kickboxing, head and body protection must be worn. More information on Semi-Contact can be found at the official W.A.K.O. website. [5] At Lisbon 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 and there was also a mixed team event and unlike more recent W.A.K.O. championships some countries were allowed more than one athlete per weight division. Despite not having any household names there were a couple of repeat winners from the last world championships in Szeged, with Adriano Passoro and Gregorio Di Leo (four gold) picking up winners medals. By the end of the championships Italy beat off strong competition from Hungary to become the strongest nation in Semi-Contact, winning five golds, one silver and three silvers, while Germany won the team event. [6]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-57 kgJason Doyle Flag of Ireland.svg Piotr Bakowski Flag of Poland.svg Dezső Debreczeni Flag of Hungary.svg
Maxim Aysin Flag of Russia.svg
-63 kgAdriano Passoro Flag of Italy.svg Viktor Hirsch Flag of Hungary.svg Miroslav Grgic Flag of Croatia.svg
Bert Hennissen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
-69 kg Gregorio Di Leo Flag of Italy.svg Krisztian Jaroszkievicz Flag of Poland.svg Ilija Salerno Flag of Ireland.svg
Christian Boujibar Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
-74 kgMorten Spissoy Flag of Norway.svg Harald Schimdt Flag of Germany.svg Robert McMenamy Flag of Ireland.svg
Nikos Memmos Flag of Greece.svg
-79 kgZsolt Moradi Flag of Hungary.svg Roman Schläppi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dimitri Gaulis Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Tobias Weiss Flag of Germany.svg
-84 kgRobert Knödelseder Flag of Germany.svg Owen King Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Zvonimir Gribl Flag of Croatia.svg
Zoltan Dancso Flag of Hungary.svg
-89 kgMichel Decian Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Weil Flag of Germany.svg Peter Ciskos Flag of Hungary.svg
Marko Desa Flag of Croatia.svg
-94 kgAndrea Ongaro Flag of Italy.svg Colin O'Shaughnessy Flag of Ireland.svg Pero Gazilj Flag of Croatia.svg
Gunther Wenninger Flag of Austria.svg
+94 kgMarco Culiersi Flag of Italy.svg Andy Hogan Flag of Ireland.svg Özcan Çakmakçı Flag of Turkey.svg
Terry Hillman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-50 kgSharon Gill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fadeeva Svetlana Flag of Russia.svg Monika Molnar Flag of Hungary.svg
Valentina Scorsonelli Flag of Italy.svg
-55 kgLorraine McDermott Flag of Ireland.svg Linda Fogliano Flag of Italy.svg Maria Kushtanova Flag of Russia.svg
Betty Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg
-60 kgKlara Marton Flag of Hungary.svg Emilia Szablowska Flag of Poland.svg Lisa Boardman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Ida Abrahamsen Flag of Norway.svg
-65 kgChiara Leonardi Flag of Italy.svg Melanie Moder Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Szendrei Flag of Hungary.svg
Vichy Praet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
-70 kgIvett Pruzsinszky Flag of Hungary.svg Jemma Campbell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joan Deegan Flag of Ireland.svg
Natalie Cassidy Flag of Ireland.svg
+70 kgZsofia Minda Flag of Hungary.svg Nadja Sibila Flag of Slovenia.svg Romina Succi Flag of Italy.svg
Rosemarie James Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

Team Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Team Semi-ContactGermany Flag of Germany.svg Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg Italy Flag of Italy.svg
Greece Flag of Greece.svg

Musical Forms

Musical Forms is a type of non-physical competition which sees the contestants fighting against imaginary foes using Martial Arts techniques - more information on the style can be found on the W.A.K.O. website. [7] Unlike other styles at Agadir there were no weight divisions only male and female competitions and competitors were allowed to compete in more than one category and some countries had more than one athlete in each category. The men and women at Lisbon competed in four different styles explained below:

The most notable winner in the style was Andrey Bosak who won three golds and a silver medal across the four categories he competed in. Other winners who had also won at the last world championships in Agadir included Olga Kudinova and the highly decorated Veronica Dombrovskaya. By the end of the championships Russia dominated the style, winning five golds, seven silvers and two bronzes. [8]

Men's Musical Forms Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hard StylesKevin Cetout Flag of France.svg Andrey Bosak Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Savushkin Flag of Russia.svg
Soft StylesAndrey Bosak Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Krylov Flag of Russia.svg Alberto Leonardi Flag of Italy.svg
Hard Styles - WeaponsAndrey Bosak Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Savushkin Flag of Russia.svg Kevin Cetout Flag of France.svg
Soft Styles - WeaponsAndrey Bosak Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Savushkin Flag of Russia.svg Michael Moeller Flag of Germany.svg

Women's Musical Forms Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hard StylesOlga Kudinova Flag of Russia.svg Jessica Holmes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maria Pekarchyk Flag of Belarus.svg
Soft StylesVeronika Dombrovskaya Flag of Belarus.svg Elena Chirkova Flag of Russia.svg Maria Pekarchyk Flag of Belarus.svg
Hard Styles - WeaponsMaria Pekarchyk Flag of Belarus.svg Ekaterina Chizikova Flag of Russia.svg Anna Likhonina Flag of Russia.svg
Soft Styles - WeaponsEkaterina Chizhikova Flag of Russia.svg Elena Chirkova Flag of Russia.svg Maria Pekarchyk Flag of Belarus.svg

Aero-Kickboxing

Aero Kickboxing is a non-physical competition, involving participants using a mixture of aerobic and kickboxing techniques in time to specifically selected music. There are no weight divisions as with other forms of kickboxing in W.A.K.O. but there are separate male, female and team categories, with or without an aerobic step. As with Musical Forms, competitors were allowed to compete in more than one category and some countries had more than one athlete in each category. More information on Aero-Kickboxing and the rules can be found on the W.A.K.O. website. [9] Although a fairly low profile sport, the most notable winner was Daniele De Santis who won both the men's categories as well as gaining a gold as part of the Italian team. These three gold medals helped propel Italy to the top of the leaderboard as the strongest country in Aero-Kickboxing. [10]

Men's Aero-Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Aero Individual without StepDaniele De Santis Flag of Italy.svg Cionel Burger Flag of France.svg Andreas Riem Flag of Germany.svg
Aero Individual with StepDaniele De Santis Flag of Italy.svg Cionel Burger Flag of France.svg Andreas Riem Flag of Germany.svg

Women's Aero-Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Aero Individual without StepBrigitta Gazdag Flag of Hungary.svg Bianca Topilatu Flag of Slovenia.svg Marina Lelic Flag of Croatia.svg
Aero Individual with StepMarina Lelic Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Kmetec Flag of France.svg Judith Fajka Flag of Hungary.svg

Team Aero-Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Aero Individual without StepTeam Italy Flag of Italy.svg Team Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg Team Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Aero Individual with StepTeam Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg Team Croatia I Flag of Croatia.svg Team Croatia II Flag of Croatia.svg

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

RankingCountryGold Med 1.png Silver Med 2.png Bronze Med 3.png
1 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 141111
2 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1124
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 6412
4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 257
5 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 224
5 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 224

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