W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983 were the fourth world kickboxing championships hosted by W.A.K.O. and were organized by British P.K.A. principal Mike Haig. It was the second W.A.K.O. event to be held in London (the 1980 European championship was also held here) and was open to amateur male kickboxers only and featured two forms of kickboxing - Full-Contact and Semi-Contact. By the end of the championships West Germany was the top nation in terms of medals, with US a close second and hosts Great Britain just behind in third. The event was held at the Wembley Centre in London, England, UK on Saturday, 22 October 1983.[1]

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983
The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983.
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date22 October 1983
VenueWembley Centre
City London, England, UK
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1982 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983 W.A.K.O. European Championships 1984

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing

Full-Contact made a return to the world championships, having missed out at the last event in Milan, with more weight classes than ever before (nine), ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, with all bouts fought under Full-Contact rules. More detail on Full-Contact's rules-set can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules have changed since 1983.[2] Many of the weight classes were newly introduced with the 60, 63.5, 67, 71, 75, 80, 91 and over 91 kg divisions replacing the 63, 69, 74, 79, 84 and over 84 kg divisions used at the 1979 world championships. The most notable winner was Ferdinand Mack who won his fourth gold medal at a W.A.K.O. championships. By the end of the championships, West Germany was the strongest nation in Full-Contact, winning three golds and three silvers.[3]

Men's Full-contact Kickboxing medals table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg João Vieira Anderson Creawe
Glover
-60 kg Romeo Charry Michael Kuhr Feene
Robert Schöberl
-63.5 kg Giorgio Perreca Saša Stojanović Godfrey Butler
Bensalah
-67 kg Heinz Klupp Nygard Roberts
Carlos Ramjanali
-71 kg Ferdinand Mack Ferrari Wolfgang Muller
Gomez
-75 kg Dev Barrett Alexander Zoetl Mathews
Milakovinč
-80 kg Neidhard Heiderhoff Klause Maurizio Callegari
Otmar Felsberger
-91 kg Martin Rotzer Brandenburger Steve Taberner
Door
+91 kg Chiarrochi Manfred Vogt Bernardo Cipollaro
Prinster

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing

Semi-Contact differed from Full-Contact in that fights were won by using skill, speed and technique to score points rather than by excessive force - more detail on Semi-Contact rules can be found at the official W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules will have changed since 1983.[4] At London there were seven weight divisions in Semi-Contact (two less than Full-Contact) ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs. By the end of the championships the US was easily the strongest nation in Semi-Contact, picking up four gold, two silver and two bronze medals.[5]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing medals table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
-57 kg Giuliano Sartoni Rainer Knell Charlie Lee
Stack
-63 kg Tommy Williams Brooms Luciano Losi
Lenherr
-69 kg John Chung Davis Massimo Casula
Mark Aston
-74 kg John Lonstreet Wilson Gillot
Maller
-79 kg Ludger Dietze Ray McCallum Federico Milani
Vettel
-84 kg Alfie Lewis Donato Milani Rudy Smedley
Grey
+84 kg Steve Anderson Giorgio Colombo Neville Wray
Malinaishe

Overall medals standing (top 5)
Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 West Germany 4 3 1
2 US 4 2 2
3 Great Britain 3 3 6
4 Italy 2 3 4
5 Netherlands 2 0 0

See also

References
  1. "4th WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  2. "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. "4th WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Full-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  4. "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  5. "4th WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Semi-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.

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