W.A.K.O. European Championships 2002
| W.A.K.O. European Championships 2002 | ||||
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 The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 2002 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | W.A.K.O. | |||
| Date | November 22 (Start) November 27, 2002 (End) | |||
| Venue | Palasport Cornaro | |||
| City |  Jesolo, Italy | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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W.A.K.O. European Championships 2002 in Jesolo was the sixteenth European championships to be held by the W.A.K.O. It was the second championship to be held in Jesolo and the seventh (including world championships) to be held in Italy. W.A.K.O. had originally hoped to have a joint event that year like they had with the last world championships, with an event in Greece in October and another in Hungary (and then Slovakia) in November, but due to the difficulties involved they scrapped the idea and resorted to Jesolo which had held a successful event two years previously.[1][2]
The event was open to amateur men and women from across Europe (with Iran rather unusually participating at a Euro championships) and there were seven styles available; Full Contact, Low-Kick (men only), Thai-Boxing (men only), Light-Contact, Semi-Contact, Musical Forms and Aero-Kickboxing (making its W.A.K.O. debut). Each country was allowed one competitor per weight division in all styles expect Musical Forms and Aero-Kickboxing, although some contestants were allowed to participate in more than one style (mainly the case with Semi and Light-Contact). By the end of the championships Russia was the strongest nation overall, with the hosts Italy in second and Belarus in the third. The event was held over six days in the Palasport Cornaro in Jesolo Italy, beginning on Friday November 22 and ending on Wednesday, November 27th, 2002.[3][4]
Full-Contact
Full-Contact is a style of kickboxing where punches and kicks are allowed to be thrown by the participants at full force, with strikes below the waist prohibited. Most fights result in a judge’s decision or stoppage victory and as with most other forms of amateur kickboxing, head and various body protection must be worn. More information on Full-Contact and the rules can be found at the official W.A.K.O. website.
Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -51 kg | Dmitry Ayzyatulov 
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Francisco Fernandes 
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Mario Basic 
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| -54 kg | Bruno Manca
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Andrej Kutlesa
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Vardan Sahakyan 
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| -57 kg | Fouad Habbani 
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Youness Bouignane 
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Boris Klimenko Damian Ławniczak 
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| -60 kg | Vladimir Pykhtin
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Michal Tomczykowski
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Giampaolo Spanu Giampaolo Spanu
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| -63.5 kg | Movsar Kodzoev 
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Malik Mangouchi
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Alexandru Pogorelov Jere Reinikainen 
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| -67 kg | Sergey Uspensky
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Dietrich Streckert 
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Adriano Ferrari Ibrahim Cicek 
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| -71 kg | Rafael Gazayev 
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Jens Lintow
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Adam Tutaev Robert Arvai 
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| -75 kg | Ramadani Besnik 
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Tomasz Walenski
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Markus Hakulinen Marco Novelli
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| -81 kg | Allan Kotsoev
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Radev Svetoslav 
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Marcin Rogozik Sergei Baranov 
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| -86 kg | Muamer Hukić
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Yohann Le Maire
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Anders Gustavsson  Slobodan Marinkovic 
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| -91 kg | Dmitri Guerassimov
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Maugeri Piero
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Pavlon Velin Sobin Mijo
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| +91 kg | Duško Basrak
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Florentin Pintescu 
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Jimmy Upton  Zsolt Sarosi
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Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -48 kg | Olesya Gladkova
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Veronique Legras
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Rita Takacs Cinzia Vargiu
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| -52 kg | Oksana Vasilieva
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Fatma Akyüz
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Galina Ivanova Mette Solli
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| -56 kg | Barbara Plazzoli
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Bianca Hermansen 
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Edyta Olewniczak Goranka Blagojevic
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| -60 kg | Julia Kiblawi 
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Milijanka Cenic
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Nadine Lemke Stina Olsen
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| -65 kg | Maria Karlova
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Edith Tati Kiss
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Deryan Nalkiran Csilla Csejtei
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| -70 kg | Marjut Lappalainen
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Siren Soras
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Ivana Derdic Kiymet Karpuzoglu
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| +70 kg | Anja Renfordt
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Galina Ivanova
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Daniela Lazzareska  Eleonore Coutelas
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Low-Kick
Low-Kick is a style of kickboxing wherein punches and kicks are allowed to be thrown by the participants at full force, only differing from Full-Contact in that kicks to the leg are also allowed. Most fights result in a point's decision or stoppage victory and as with most other forms of amateur kickboxing, head and various body protection must be worn. More information on Low-Kick rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website.
Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -51 kg | Gianpietro Marceddu
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Pavel Isinbaev
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Denis Karyavy 
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| -54 kg | Bodan Marinkovic
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Alexander Sidorov
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Francesco De Luca Vardan Sahakyan
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| -57 kg | Evgeniy Khil
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Mariusz Cieśliński
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Gabor Kiss Toni Vegee
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| -60 kg | Viatcheslav Tislenko
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Eduard Mammadov
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Nikola Petrovic Shkan Kharakhanov
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| -63.5 kg | Toma Tomov
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Sami Tomann
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Nikola Mladenovic Luca Carta
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| -67 kg | Ioussoup Issaev
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Luis Reis
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Franco Lazzaro Csaba Molnár
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| -71 kg | Fouad Ezbiri
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Konstantin Beloussov
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Attila Nagy Milan Cvetkovic
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| -75 kg | Hrvoje Jukic
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Ali Khanjari 
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Akos Panak Stefano Paone
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| -81 kg | Drazenko Ninic 
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Stjepan Glavica
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Mohammed Reza Doudeh Dénes Rácz
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| -86 kg | Dejan Milosavljevic
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Gabor Meiszter
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Ilko Makshutov Teppo Laine
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| -91 kg | Ivan Sočo
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Dmitri Vorobjov
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Anton Volkov Hamza Aouad
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| +91 kg | Ruslan Bisaev
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Dragan Jovanović
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Ivica Perkovic
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Thai-Boxing
Thai-boxing (more commonly known as
Men's Thai-Boxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -57 kg | Emin Suleymanov
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Sergei Shimanski
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Vinko Dirlic
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| -60 kg | Vahidin Tufekcic 
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Paolo Barvero
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No bronze medallists recorded |
| -67 kg | Vasily Shish
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Nebojsa Denic
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Morgan Lundkvist Sergey Zaharchuk 
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| -71 kg | Kirill Ostrouhov
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Ibrahim Zaibak 
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Raafat Fares Hassan Ali Mohammadi
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| -75 kg | Dmitry Shakuta
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Milan Maljkovic
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Kassem Daher Emilio Mansione
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| -81 kg | Lorenzo Borgomeo
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Mario Milosavljevic
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No bronze medallists recorded |
| -86 kg | Stanko Pavlovic
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Mohamed Zaidan
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No bronze medallists recorded |
| -91 kg | Ivan Tolkachev
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Hasan Mansour
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No bronze medallists recorded |
| +91 kg | Eduard Voznovich
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Milan Rabrenovic
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Kiril Pendzurov
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Light-Contact
Light-Contact is a form of kickboxing where points are scored on speed and technique and strikes must be thrown with moderate (not full force). It is less physical than Full-Contact but more so than Semi and is often seen as a transitional stage between the two and as with other forms of amateur kickboxing head and body protection must be worn. More detail on Light-Contact and the rules can be found on the W.A.K.O. website.
Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -63 kg | Dmitri Kozlov
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Chris Collymore 
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Jorge Coelho Maciej Dominczak
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| -69 kg | Marcel Fekonja 
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Christian Bauer
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Philipe Schmid Sead Pejmanovic
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| -74 kg | Rafal Petertil
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Mikhail Sorin
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Oliver Stricz Christian Piras
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| -79 kg | Zoltan Dancso
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Andrea Primitivi
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Marat Pukhaev Hugo Matos
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| -84 kg | Martin Albers
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Bogumil Polonski
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Marco Tagliaferri Vladimir Blagodiyr
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| -89 kg | Wojciech Myslinski
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Bernd Reichenbach
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Uros Urleb Colin O'Shaughnessy
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| -94 kg | Michal Wszelak
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Ivan Caprio
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Aleksandre Stokovski
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| +94 kg | Wojciech Szczerbiński
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Drazen Glavas
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Yuri Abramov Matej Lepenik
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Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -50 kg | Szilvia Csicsely
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Julita Tkaczyk
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Ekaterina Dunbrava Mateja Rabotek
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| -55 kg | Alessia Gaietto
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Zaneta Kruk
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Sabine Seifert Christina McMahon
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| -60 kg | Julie McHale
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Sonia Biancucci
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Caiado Funanda  Damiris Favre-Rochex
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| -65 kg | Maike Golzenleuchter
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Szilvia Linczmayer
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Sanja Stunja Helen Barnhard
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| -70 kg | Karolina Lukasik
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Nusa Rajher
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Sarah Martin Pierina Guerreri
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| +70 kg | Nadja Sibila
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Oxana Kikakh
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Ellen McAllister Beata Lawrynowicz
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Semi-Contact
Semi-Contact is the least physical of the contact kickboxing styles available at W.A.K.O. events. It involves the participants throwing controlled strikes at targets above the waist, with point's scored on the basis of speed and technique with power prohibited. Despite the less physical nature all contestants must wear head and various body protection - more detail on the Semi-Contact and the rules can be found on the official W.A.K.O. website.
Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -57 kg | Dezső Debreczeni
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Rolf Leipert
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Alberto Martini Andrzej Maciazek
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| -63 kg | Nico Thommen
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Tomasz Kwasny
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Roberto Belotti Albert Frommel 
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| -69 kg | Jacey Cashman
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Christian Boujibar
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Premyslaw Ziemnicki Steven de Block 
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| -74 kg | Roy Baker
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Dimitri Gaulis
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Bjorn Baert Nick Memmos 
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| -79 kg | Kurt Baert
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Billy Bryce
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Michel Decian Neri Stella
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| -84 kg | Sam Timmis
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Günther Schönrock
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Igor Kaslek Emre Cetin
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| -89 kg | Peter Csikos
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Daniel Weil
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Matej Sibila Roberto Montuoro
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| -94 kg | Mark Brown
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Laszlo Toth
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Pero Gazilj Martin Kaiser 
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| +94 kg | Terry Hillman
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Darragh Geoghegan
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Karl Heinz Kohlbrenner Luca Letizia
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Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -50 kg | Samantha Aquilano
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Renate Sandland
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Katarzyna Nokaw Natalia Boulik
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| -55 kg | Monica Compagno
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Gonca Thurm
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Julia Trofimova Manuela Grobotek
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| -60 kg | Luisa Lico
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Brigita Plemenitas
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Damiris Favre-Rochex Caradh O'Donovan
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| -65 kg | Cecilia Brækhus
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Urska Dolinsek
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Gloria de Bei Patrizia Berlingieri
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| -70 kg | Adriane Doppler
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Elaine Small
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Anna Migliaccio Kelly Gillis
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| +70 kg | Nadja Sibila
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Nicola Corbett
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Mieke Hink Oxana Kinakh
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Musical Forms
Musical Forms is a 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.[15] The men and women competed in four different styles explained below:
- Hard Styles – coming from Karate and Taekwondo.
- Soft Styles – coming from Kung Fuand Wu-Sha.
- Hard Styles with Weapons – using weapons such as .
- Soft Styles with Weapons - using weapons such as Naginata, Nunchaku, Tai Chi Chuan Sword, Whip Chain.
Notable winners included Christian Brell, Andrei Roukavistnikov, Sandra Hess and Veronica Dombrovskaya who added to the winners medals they had collected at the last world championships in Maribor, with Dombrovskaya also being a double winner in Musical Forms at Jesolo. By the end of the championships Belarus were the strongest nation in the style, winning three gold medals, one silver and one bronze overall.[16]
Men's Musical Forms Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard Styles | Ashley Beck
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Christian Brell
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Steffen Bernhardt
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| Soft Styles | Andrei Roukavistnikov
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Andrey Bosak
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Castellacci Massimiliano
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| Hard Styles with Weapons | Christian Brell
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Steffen Bernhardt
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Ashley Beck
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| Soft Styles with Weapons | Andrey Bosak
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Andrei Roukavistnikov
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Michael Moeller
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Women's Musical Forms Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard Styles | Sandra Hess
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Samantha Smythe
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Olga Koudinova
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| Soft Styles | Veronica Dombrovskaya
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Mariya Pekarchik
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Ewa Sliwa
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| Hard Styles with Weapons | Veronica Dombrovskaya
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Olga Koudinova
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Mariya Pekarchik
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| Soft Styles with Weapons | Mariya Pekarchik
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Ekaterina Tchijikova
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Veronica Dombrovskaya
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Aero-Kickboxing
Aero-Kickboxing made its debut at a W.A.K.O. championships in Jesolo. Like Musical Forms it is a non physical competition involving aerobic and kickboxing techniques in time to specifically selected music – more information on Aero-Kickboxing and the rule set can be found on the W.A.K.O. website.[17] There were three categories in Jesolo; male, female and a mixed sex team event. By the end of the championships France was the top nation making a clean sweep of all three gold medal positions.[18]
Men's Aero-Kickboxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero Men | Jean Luc Kitoko
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Harald Rainer
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No bronze medallist recorded |
Women's Aero-Kickboxing Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero Women | Suzan Aycin
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Marina Nikolic
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Beata Krassoi
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Aero-Kickboxing (Team) Medals Table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero Team | Team France I
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Team Italy II
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Team Italy I
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Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)
| Ranking | Country | Gold 
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Silver 
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Bronze 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia
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15 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 | Italy
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8 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Belarus
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8 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany
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7 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Poland
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5 | 6 | 9 |
See also
References
- ^ "Europeans in Jesolo (Italian language - report on event)". www.ilguerriero.it. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Wako Events In Hungary (mentions orig scheduled WAKO events in 2002)". axkickboxing.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Results Kickboxing European Championship 2002" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Kickbox-Ergebnisse (In German - results info etc from Jesolo)". www.kickboxer.de. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Results Kickboxing European Championship 2002 (FULLKONTAKT)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "WAKO Low-Kick Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Results Kickboxing European Championship 2002 (Low-Kick)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Europeans in Jesolo (Italian language - mentions Thai-Boxing and other championships)". www.ilguerriero.it. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Results Kickboxing European Championship 2002 (Thai-Boxing)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "WAKO Light-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Results Kickboxing European Championship 2002 (Leight contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Results Kickboxing European Championship 2002 (Semicontact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "WAKO Musical Forms Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ^ "Results Kickboxing European Championship 2002 (Musical Forms)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ^ "WAKO Aero Kickboxing Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
- ^ "Results Kickboxing European Championship 2002 (Aero-Kickboxing)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-06-04.