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

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]

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 (Jesolo)
The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 2000 (Jesolo).
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date18 October (Start)
22 October 2000 (End)
VenuePalasport Cornaro
City 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)

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
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Sinisa Marinkovic Gianpiero Marceddu Utkir Hudoyarov
Alberto Costa
Bantamweight -54 kg Igor Pavlenko Mariusz Cieśliński Mirbek Suyumbaev
Francesco De Luca
Featherweight -57 kg Tafay Duyshekeev Evgeny Khil Pedro Marta
Michele Iezzi
Lightweight -60 kg Viatcheslav Tislenko Nuno Neves Oleksandr Kozachenko
Milisav Ilic
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Janbulat Amantaev Alexandre Pogorelov Hebojsa Marinkovic
Ruslan Melnyk
Welterweight -67 kg Luca Lazzaro Isa Mambetov Enrique Martinez
Oliver Elisabeth
Light Middleweight -71 kg Konstantin Beloussov Carlos Tavares Ruslan Kovalenko
Kanatbek Sydygaliev
Middleweight -75 kg Ivan Strugar Oleg Outenine Davyd Dzhydzhelava
David Dancrade
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Drazenko Ninic Aslanbek Dychekov Istvan Denes
Anatoliy Dudchenko
Cruiserweight -86 kg Anuar Ibraev Dmitri Vorobjov Leonid Mironenko
Vassili Komakov
Heavyweight -91 kg Ruslan Avasov Tugomir Gruica Darko Milasinovic
Tibor Nagy
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Ivan Rudan Mirko Vlahovic Yevgeni Orlov
Dejan Mitrovski

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
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Fouad Habbani Dezso Debreczeni Danijel Mrkoci
Alexei Norozov
-63 kg Dawid Kowalski Egidio Carsana Robert Arvai
Rachid Amzaoui
-69 kg Youseff Lattaoui Marcel Fekonja Gianluca Manca
Vitaliy Piatetsky
-74 kg Paul Lynch Rafal Petertil Sergey Androssiou
Daniel Dudda
-79 kg Zoltan Dancso Vadym Pikiner Darren Duncan
Frank Brehm
-84 kg Martin Albers Bogumil Polonski Jozsef Jorcsak
Christian Hurth
-89 kg Dirk Kindl Yohann Lemaire Marek Marszal
Laszlo Toth
-94 kg Michal Wszelak Dmitry Gerasimov Toni Turk
Ivan Caprio
+94 kg Emmanuel Mendy Alex Melcher Wojciech Szczerbiński
Gianmario Franchina

Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Szilvia Csicsely Renate Sandland Ioulia Trofimova
Julita Tkaczyk
-55 kg Agnes Tapai Edyta Olewniczak Rada Matsonen
Andrea Rzehak
-60 kg Marzia Davide Monika Florek Sanja Stunja
Margaryta Dyadyk
-65 kg Ivett Pruzsinszky Suzana Stunja Annamaria Sisonna
Saida Gasanova
-70 kg Larysa Berezenko Marijana Birin Annalisa Ghiladri
Szilvia Linezmayer
+70 kg Kelly Zanini Viktoria Kovacs Anja Renfordt
Biserka Siranovic

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
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Dezső Debreczeni Gianluca Scolari Rafal Kaluzny
Fouad Habbani
-63 kg Vasilis Tatiadis Andrea Misiani Rudolf Vrba
Donald Kealy
-69 kg Eirik Gunderson Richard Calixte Faton Redzas
Mihaly Koszogovits
-74 kg Roy Baker Roman Martin Zvonimir Gribl
Domenico De Marco
-79 kg Michel Decian Zoltan Dancso Igor Sharov
Stelios Polites
-84 kg Peter Edwards Ozcan Arslan Valeriy Drevilo
Christian Bazdaric
-89 kg Peter Csikos Clifton Finlay David Tarpey
Roberto Montuoro
-94 kg Giuseppe Fracaroli Halis Arslan Laszlo Toth
Andreas Mohr
+94 kg Marco Culiersi Karl-Heinz Kohl Brenner Emmanuel Mendy
Paul Coffey

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-50 kg Samantha Aquilano Krisztina Poropszki Veronique Legras
Katarzyna Nowak
-55 kg Gloria De Bei Agnes Tapai Gonca Thurm
Maria Pia Litvinova
-60 kg Luisa Lico Melanie Moder Lin Sissel Archer
Jana Moravcova
-65 kg Anita Madsen Emanuela Amisani Anastasiya Savinova
Adriane Doppler
-70 kg Anna Megliaccio Marijana Birin Lenka Klofacova
Szilvia Linczmayer
+70 kg Nadya Sibila Nicola Corbett Kateryna Chernetska
Viktoria Kovacs

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)
Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 Italy 9 5 9
2 Hungary 6 5 10
3 Kyrgyzstan 4 1 2
4 France 3 3 6
5 Serbia and Montenegro 3 1 3

See also

References
  1. "Wertungen EM 2000" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  2. "WAKO Low-Kick Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. "Wertungen EM 2000 - Wertungen Low-Kick (German language)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  4. "WAKO Light-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  5. "Wertungen EM 2000 - Wertungen Leichtkontakt (German language)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  6. "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  7. "Wertungen EM 2000 - Wertungen Semikontakt (German language)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
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