W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987

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W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987
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The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987
Promotion W.A.K.O.
Date10 October (Start)
11 October 1987 (End)
Venue Olympiahalle
City Flag of Germany.svg Munich, West Germany
Attendance11,000
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1986 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1988

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987 were the sixth world kickboxing championships hosted by W.A.K.O. and arranged by the German Karate pioneer Georg Brueckner [1] and Carl Wiedmeier. The event was open to amateur men and women, with 290 competitors from 29 countries taking part. The styles on offer were Full-Contact (men only), Semi-Contact and Musical Forms (men only). Typically, each country was allowed one competitor per weight division, although in some instances more than one was allowed. Participants were also allowed to compete in more than one style. By the end of the championships, USA was the top of the medals tables, with hosts West Germany in second and Canada in third. The event was held at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany over two days (Saturday 10 October/Sunday 11 October) and were attended by an estimated 11,000 spectators. [2]

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Full-Contact

Full-Contact was available to men only at Munich and consisted of the usual 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 1987. [3] Notable winners included future professional world champions Marek Piotrowski (kickboxing) and Troy Dorsey (boxing), Hungarian Olympic wrestling champ Norbert Növényi, and the ever present Ferdinand Mack picking up gold medals. Ferdinand Mack would win his eighth gold medal at a W.A.K.O. championships. By the end of the championships, the USA seemed to have toppled hosts West Germany as the top nation in Full-Contact, with three golds, two silvers and one bronze. [4]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-54 kgPeter Hiereth Flag of Germany.svg Jonny Gevriye Flag of Sweden.svg Gabriel Damm Flag of Germany.svg
F. Haddoliche Flag of France.svg
-57 kg Troy Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg Massimo Spinelli Flag of Italy.svg Brahim Rahal Flag of Algeria.svg
Oskar Balogh Flag of Hungary.svg
-60 kgMike Anderson Flag of the United States.svg Hamed Sakraoui Flag of France.svg Bogdan Sawicki Flag of Poland.svg
Farid Agueni Flag of Algeria.svg
-63 kg Khalid Rahilou Flag of France.svg Tommy Williams Flag of the United States.svg Clemens Willner Flag of Germany.svg
Giorgio Perreca Flag of Italy.svg
-67 kgMario Dimitroff Flag of Germany.svg Romeo Charry Flag of the Netherlands.svg Trevor Ambrose Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Yazid Djahnit Flag of Algeria.svg
-71 kgJose Eguzquiza Flag of Spain.svg Slimane Hamzaoui Flag of Algeria.svg Norbert Fisch Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Carl Whitaker Flag of the United States.svg
-75 kgFerdinand Mack Flag of Germany.svg Nasser Nassiri Flag of Iran.svg Alby Bimpson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
G. Anastasion Flag of Greece.svg
-81 kg Marek Piotrowski Flag of Poland.svg Károly Halász Flag of Hungary.svg Jonny Andreasson Flag of Sweden.svg
Sokrates Karaites Flag of Greece.svg
-91 kgJerry Rhome Flag of the United States.svg Helmut Joder Flag of Germany.svg Bruno Campiglia Flag of Italy.svg
Oliver Turcan Flag of Turkey.svg
+91 kg Norbert Növényi Flag of Hungary.svg Jim Graden Flag of the United States.svg Oskar Printster Flag of Austria.svg
Klaus Osterrieder Flag of Germany.svg

Semi-Contact

Both men and women took part in Semi-Contact competitions in Munich. Semi-Contact differed from Full-Contact in that fights were won by points given due to technique, skill and speed, with physical force limited. [5] At Munich 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. There were a few notable winners in the men's events with Mike Anderson winning gold and American teammate and future pro-boxing world champion Troy Dorsey picking up silver (both had won gold in the Full-Contact category at the same games). By the end of the championships, USA were the top nation in Semi-Contact with five golds, one silver and one bronze (male and female combined). [6]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-57 kgOliver Drexler Flag of Germany.svg Troy Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg Maurizio Cuccu Flag of Italy.svg
K. Uzan Flag of Turkey.svg
-63 kgPeter Gilpin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Giuseppe Trucchi Flag of Italy.svg Walter Lange Flag of Germany.svg
Tommy Williams Flag of the United States.svg
-69 kgRobert Ulbrich Flag of Germany.svg Evelyn Dwyer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Kroepfl Flag of Austria.svg
Janos Hortobagyi Flag of Hungary.svg
-74 kgJay Bell Flag of the United States.svg Lajos Hugyetz Flag of Hungary.svg Gianni Peluchetti Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Juergen Pelikan Flag of Germany.svg
-79 kgJohann Heidinger Flag of Austria.svg Raymond Deschamps Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Federico Milani Flag of Italy.svg
Rudolf Soos Flag of Hungary.svg
-84 kgAlfie Lewis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Bernd Flag of Germany.svg A. Edoo Flag of Cameroon.svg
Michele Surian Flag of Italy.svg
+84 kgSteve Anderson Flag of the United States.svg Peter Hainke Flag of Germany.svg Barnabas Katona Flag of Hungary.svg
E. Bettancourt Flag of Cape Verde.svg

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-50 kg Lori Lantrip Flag of the United States.svg Gerda Mack Flag of Germany.svg Lou Pauli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Elena Capitanio Flag of Italy.svg
-55 kgAngela Schmid Flag of Germany.svg Josee Blanchard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg K. Leclerc Flag of France.svg
Michelina Giagnotti Flag of Italy.svg
-60 kgHelen Chung Flag of the United States.svg Ute Bernhard Flag of Germany.svg Diane Riley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Betty Hills Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
+60 kgLinda Denley Flag of the United States.svg Veronica Desantos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tiziana Zennaro Flag of Italy.svg
Gabriella Bady Flag of Hungary.svg

Musical Forms

Musical Forms returned to a W.A.K.O. championships having been absent at the European championships in Athens. The event was for men only but unlike the previous appearances in London and Milan there were now more categories; with hard styles, soft styles and weapons introduced. 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 1987. [7] By the end of the championships, the USA were the top nation in Musical Forms, winning two gold and one silver medal. [8]

Men's Musical Forms Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hard StylesJean Frenette Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Chung Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Caridi Flag of Italy.svg
Soft StylesKeith Hirabayashi Flag of the United States.svg Bui Duc Lai Flag of Vietnam.svg Christian Wolff Flag of Germany.svg
WeaponsKeith Hirabayashi Flag of the United States.svg Jean Frenette Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Stratacos Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

RankingCountryGold Med 1.png Silver Med 2.png Bronze Med 3.png
1 Flag of the United States.svg USA 1042
2 Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 656
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 240
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 124
5 Flag of France.svg France 120

See also

References

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  2. "6TH WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  4. "6TH WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Full-Contact)" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  5. "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  6. "6TH WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men and Women's Semi-Contact)" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  7. "WAKO Musical Forms Rules" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  8. "6TH WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Forms)" (PDF). wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.