W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)

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W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)
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Promotion W.A.K.O.
Date28 November (Start)
5 December 2005 (End)
VenueVárosi Sportcsarnok
City Flag of Hungary.svg Szeged, Hungary
Attendance4,000
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir) W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)

W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 in Szeged were the joint fifteenth world championships held by the W.A.K.O. organization and the third ever to be held in Hungary - with the other event having been held a couple of months earlier in Agadir, Morocco. The championships in Szeged were open to amateur men and women from across the world with around 720 athletes from 48 countries across five continents taking part. [1]

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There were four styles on offer at Szeged; Full-Contact, Light-Contact, Semi-Contact and Aero-Kickboxing. The other styles (Low-Kick, Thai-Boxing and Musical Forms) were held at the Agadir event. By the end of the championships, Russia were the strongest nation overall, followed closely by hosts Hungary, with Italy in third place. The event was held at the Városi Sportcsarnok in Szeged, Hungary on Monday, 28 November to Monday, 5 December 2005 in front of a crowd of around 4,000. [2]

Participating nations

There were around 48 nations from five continents across the world participating at the 2005 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Szeged including: [3]

        

Full-Contact

Full-Contact is a form of kickboxing where the contestants are allowed to throw punches and kicks at full force at legal targets above the waist. Victories are usually achieved via a point's decision or referee stoppage (e.g. KO/TKO) and as with most other forms of amateur kickboxing, all participants must wear the required head and body protection. More information on Full-Contact kickboxing and the rules can be found on the official W.A.K.O. website. [4] Both men and women had competitions at Szegad, 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.

Despite there not being as many familiar faces taking part in the style as in the past, there were a number of double winners who had won at the last European championships in Budva, with Zurab Faroyan and Daniel Martins picking up gold medals. There were also several winners who had won at the 2003 world championships in Paris with Jere Reinikainen and Karolina Lukasik winning gold, while Igor Kulbaev did even better by picking up his third gold medal in a row at a W.A.K.O. championships having also won at Budva and Paris. Regular leaders Russia were once again the top nation in Full-Contact, winning six gold, four silver and five bronze medals in both the male and female categories. [5] [6]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kgIwan Bityutskikh Flag of Russia.svg Almhid Mntsar Flag of Syria.svg Joaquín Céspedes Salas Flag of Spain.svg
Amir Tnalin Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Bantamweight -54 kgGabor Aburko Flag of Hungary.svg Igor Pavlenko Flag of Ukraine.svg Mokhmad Betmirzaev Flag of Russia.svg
Tomasz Makowski Flag of Poland.svg
Featherweight -57 kgZurab Faroyan Flag of Russia.svg Rkaibi Mounir Flag of Morocco.svg Nurbolat Rysmagambetov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Hosseim Azimi Zamen Flag of Iran.svg
Lightweight -60 kgDaniel Martins Flag of France.svg Sandor Kornel Flag of Hungary.svg Zlatomir Dimitrov Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Evgeniy Khil Flag of Russia.svg
Light Welterweight -63.5 kgArild Mikarlsen Flag of Norway.svg Biagio Tralli Flag of Italy.svg Olexandr Gibert Flag of Ukraine.svg
Abdukhalim Bakhtiyev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Welterweight -67 kgJere Reinikainen Flag of Finland.svg Eldin Raonic Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Michelle Manzoni Flag of Italy.svg
Pavel Tarik Flag of Russia.svg
Light Middleweight -71 kgIgor Kulbaev Flag of Russia.svg Mariusz Ziętek Flag of Poland.svg Dmytro Yatskov Flag of Ukraine.svg
Robert Arvai Flag of Hungary.svg
Middleweight -75 kgAzamat Belgibaev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mhiyaoui Azzeddine Flag of Morocco.svg Martin Nachev Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Manuchari Pipiya Flag of Russia.svg
Light Heavyweight -81 kgDenis Grachev Flag of Russia.svg Mamadou Traoré Flag of France.svg David Nogode Flag of Slovenia.svg
Almat Serimon Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Cruiserweight -86 kg Stephen Thompson Flag of the United States.svg Sergey Bodgan Flag of Russia.svg Jonathan Gromark Flag of Sweden.svg
Mairis Briedis Flag of Latvia.svg
Heavyweight -91 kgDenys Simkin Flag of Ukraine.svg Marko Tomasović Flag of Croatia.svg Yerzhan Shegenov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Balazs Varga Flag of Hungary.svg
Super Heavyweight +91 kgYuri Abramov Flag of Russia.svg Michal Wszelak Flag of Poland.svg Kenan Akbulat Flag of Germany.svg
Jukka Saarinen Flag of Finland.svg

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-48 kgValeria Calabrese Flag of Italy.svg Jenny Hardingz Flag of Sweden.svg Helena Kalinowski Flag of Germany.svg
Nawal Bouzlaf Flag of Morocco.svg
-52 kgFatma Akyüz Flag of Germany.svg Anna Krivoguzova Flag of Russia.svg Maris Joeveer Flag of Estonia.svg
Mette Solli Flag of Norway.svg
-56 kgZsuzsanna Szuknai Flag of Hungary.svg Lidia Andreeva Flag of Russia.svg Jutta Nordberg Flag of Finland.svg
Natalie Kalinowski Flag of Germany.svg
-60 kgMonika Florek Flag of Poland.svg Olga Zyk Flag of Russia.svg Valeriya Kurlyuk Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Sanja Samardzic Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
-65 kgVera Avdeeva Flag of Russia.svg Anne Katas Flag of Finland.svg Chiara Mandelli Flag of Italy.svg
Rita Parkanyi Flag of Hungary.svg
-70 kgKarolina Lukasik Flag of Poland.svg Nives Radic Flag of Croatia.svg Elena Solareva Flag of Russia.svg
Tetyana Ivashchenko Flag of Ukraine.svg
+70 kgSamira El Haddad Flag of Morocco.svg Jenna Droluk Flag of the United States.svg Adina Cocieru Flag of Romania.svg
Galina Ivanova Flag of Russia.svg

Light-Contact

Light-Contact is a form of kickboxing where the contestants can aim kicks and punches thrown with moderate force at legal targets above the waist. It is less physical than Full-Contact but more so than Semi-Contact and is often seen as a transitional stage by fighters wishing to eventually move on to fully physical competition. Most fights are settled by a point's decision although stoppages can occur and like with other forms of amateur kickboxing, head and body protection must be worn. More information on Light-Contact can be found at the W.A.K.O. website. [7] At Szeged 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.

While not full of Nnticeable names there were a few stand out winners in Light-Contact with James Stewart and Tonje Sørlie winning two gold medals at the same championships (they would win in Semi-Contact as well) and regular winners Zoltan Dancso, Klara Morton and Nusa Rajher also picking up winners medals. By the end of the event Hungary were the strongest country in Light-Contact, winning four gold, four silver and two bronze medals. [8] [9]

Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-57 kgMaxim Aysin Flag of Russia.svg Dezső Debreczeni Flag of Hungary.svg Bakyttay Aukenov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Przemyslaw Rekowski Flag of Poland.svg
-63 kgEvgeny Mayer Flag of Russia.svg Sándor Szántó Flag of Hungary.svg Bengt Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg
Kostyantyn Demoretskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg
-69 kgRuslan Ishmakov Flag of Russia.svg Gregory Larbi Flag of France.svg Rudolf Grega Flag of Slovenia.svg
Timur Hamidullin Flag of Estonia.svg
-74 kgAles Zemljic Flag of Slovenia.svg Jerzy Wronski Flag of Poland.svg Mario Butschkat Flag of Germany.svg
Oliver Stricz Flag of Hungary.svg
-79 kgZoltan Dancso Flag of Hungary.svg Christophe Touzeau Flag of France.svg Konstantin Seitov Flag of Russia.svg
Andrea Primitivi Flag of Italy.svg
-84 kgJeno Novak Flag of Hungary.svg Mariusz Niziolek Flag of Poland.svg Fabian Fingerhut Flag of Germany.svg
Marat Pukhaev Flag of Russia.svg
-89 kgMichael Reinbold Flag of Germany.svg Gavin Williamson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wojciech Myslinski Flag of Poland.svg
Tibor Wappel Flag of Hungary.svg
-94 kgChristian Schulz Flag of Germany.svg Agostino Pavesi Flag of Italy.svg Vladimir Celar Flag of Croatia.svg
Bartłomiej Bocian Flag of Poland.svg
+94 kg James Stewart Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rishat Kabirov Flag of Russia.svg Merlin Gehrt Flag of Germany.svg
Mark Graden Flag of the United States.svg

Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-50 kgReka Krempf Flag of Hungary.svg Alexandra Kibanova Flag of Russia.svg Heidi Williamsson Flag of Sweden.svg
Florence Zaaboula Flag of France.svg
-55 kgTonje Sørlie Flag of Norway.svg Roxane Laszak Flag of France.svg Christina McMahon Flag of Ireland.svg
Żaneta Cieśla Flag of Poland.svg
-60 kgKlara Marton Flag of Hungary.svg Julie McHale Flag of Ireland.svg Julia Göldner Flag of Germany.svg
Sara Reale Flag of Italy.svg
-65 kgKatarzyna Furmaniak Flag of Poland.svg Marianna Hudak Flag of Hungary.svg Sabina Sehic Flag of Slovenia.svg
Louise Dixon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
-70 kgNusa Rajher Flag of Slovenia.svg Ivett Pruzsinszky Flag of Hungary.svg Katja Moehle Flag of Germany.svg
Karoline Ek Flag of Sweden.svg
+70 kgMieke Hink Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oxana Kinakh Flag of Russia.svg Stefanie Hildebrandt Flag of Germany.svg
Szabina Domokos Flag of Croatia.svg

Semi-Contact

Semi-Contact is a form of kickboxing where the contestants are allowed to punch and kick one another at legal targets above the waist with minimal force being applied. Almost all matches are settled by a point's decision with the judges scoring on the basis of speed, technique and skill with power prohibited. Despite the less physical nature of the style, various head and body protection is mandatory. More information on Semi-Contact can be found at the W.A.K.O. website. [10] 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.

Although not exactly full of glamorous names there were nevertheless several notable winners in Semi-Contact with James Stewart and Tonje Sørlie winning two gold medals at the same championships (they would win in Light-Contact as well) and regular winners Dezső Debreczeni, Gregorio Di Leo (third gold medal in a row) and Luisa Lico also picking up winners medals. By the end of the championships, as with Light-Contact, Hungary were the strongest nation in Semi-Contact beating stiff competition from Italy, winning three golds, three silvers and two bronze medals. [11] [12]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-57 kgDezső Debreczeni Flag of Hungary.svg Maxim Aysin Flag of Russia.svg Miroslav Grgic Flag of Croatia.svg
Piotr Bakowski Flag of Poland.svg
-63 kgAdriano Passoro Flag of Italy.svg Viktor Hirsch Flag of Hungary.svg Robert Haugh Flag of Ireland.svg
Philippe Rossi Flag of France.svg
-69 kg Gregorio Di Leo Flag of Italy.svg Christian Boujibar Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Krisztian Jaroszkievicz Flag of Hungary.svg
Daniel Harrison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
-74 kgAlexander Lane Flag of the United States.svg Jacey Cashman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert McMenamy Flag of Ireland.svg
Bjorn Baert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
-79 kgJason Brown Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kurt Baert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Neri Stella Flag of Italy.svg
Faton Rexhaj Flag of Germany.svg
-84 kgZvonimir Gribl Flag of Croatia.svg Robert Knödelseder Flag of Germany.svg Christoph Steinlechner Flag of Austria.svg
Drew Neal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
-89 kgPeter Ciskos Flag of Hungary.svg Joseph Greenhalgh Flag of the United States.svg Marko Desa Flag of Croatia.svg
David Heffernan Flag of Ireland.svg
-94 kgPero Gazilj Flag of Croatia.svg Colin O'Shaughnessy Flag of Ireland.svg Andrea Ongaro Flag of Italy.svg
Mark Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
+94 kg James Stewart Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Haendel Flag of Germany.svg Marco Culiersi Flag of Italy.svg
Seppi Patterer Flag of Austria.svg

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-50 kgFadeeva Svetlana Flag of Russia.svg Samantha Aquilano Flag of Italy.svg Reka Krempf Flag of Hungary.svg
Andreja Ivas Flag of Croatia.svg
-55 kgTonje Sørlie Flag of Norway.svg Betty Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg Dorota Godzina Flag of Poland.svg
Galani Panagiota Flag of Greece.svg
-60 kgLuisa Lico Flag of Italy.svg Carolin Pitzke Flag of Germany.svg Christina Szytenchelm Flag of Poland.svg
Vedrana Halincic Flag of Croatia.svg
-65 kgElaine Small Flag of Ireland.svg Barbara Szendrei Flag of Hungary.svg Patricia Berlingieri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Lisa Boardman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
-70 kgNatalie Cassidy Flag of Ireland.svg Ana Znaor Flag of Croatia.svg Ivett Pruzsinszky Flag of Hungary.svg
Adelaide Callegari Flag of Italy.svg
+70 kgBarbara Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg Oxana Kinakh Flag of Russia.svg Sonya Coakley-Hanan Flag of Ireland.svg
Romina Succi Flag of Italy.svg

Aero-Kickboxing

Overall medals standing (top 5)

RankingCountryGold Med 1.png Silver Med 2.png Bronze Med 3.png
1 Flag of Russia.svg Russia1096
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary987
3 Flag of Italy.svg Italy439
4 Flag of Poland.svg Poland 349
5 Flag of Germany.svg Germany3310

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