W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 in Budva were the joint seventeenth European championships (the other event would be held the next month in Maribor, Slovenia) and were the fourth W.A.K.O. championships (including world) to be held in Serbia and Montenegro/Yugoslavia. The event was open to around 300 amateur men and women from 26 nations from across Europe.

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)
The poster for W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva).
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date19 October (Start)
24 October 2004 (End)
City Budva, Serbia and Montenegro
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 (Yalta) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Maribor)

The styles on offer at Budva included; Full-Contact, Low-Kick and Thai-Boxing – with women's Thai-Boxing competitions introduced for the very first time at a W.A.K.O. championships. The other less physical competitions (Light and Semi-Contact, Musical Forms, Aero Kickboxing) would take place at the event in Maribor. By the end of the championships Russia was easily the top nation with a huge medal collection across all styles, hosts Serbia and Montenegro trailed way behind in second and Belarus were in third. The event was held over six days in Budva, Serbia and Montenegro, starting on Tuesday, 19 October and ending on Sunday, 24 October 2004.[1][2]

Full-Contact

Full-Contact is a form of kickboxing where both punches and kicks are exchanged between participants with full force applied to strikes, and attacks below the waist are prohibited. Most matches are settled either via a point's decision or stoppage victory and all contestants are obliged to wear head and body protection as is customary with most forms of amateur kickboxing. More information on Full-Contact and the rules can be found at the official W.A.K.O. website.[3] At Budva the men had twelve weight divisions ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, while the women had seven ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 70 kg/+143 lbs. Although there was not the same number of high-profile winners in Full-Contact as with previous championships, there were several repeat winners who had won at the last world championships in Paris, with Jere Reinikainen, Igor Kulbaev, Maxim Voronov, Olesya Gladkova and Maria Karlova all winning gold, while Milorad Gajović would go on to compete in the 2008 Olympics as an amateur boxer. By the end of the championships Russia was the strongest nation in the style, winning a huge haul of ten gold, four silvers and four bronze medals across the male and female events.[4]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg
Dmitry Ayzyatulov Ivan Sciolla Srdan Hadrlyanski
Bantamweight -54 kg
Zurab Faroyan Tomasz Makowski Filip Exsan
Gabor Aburko
Featherweight -57 kg
Lucien Gross Boris Klimenko Maurycy Gojko
Damir Dorts
Lightweight -60 kg
Daniel Martins Mike List Galic Predrag
Damian Ławniczak
Light Welterweight -63 kg
Malik Mangouchi Vladimir Pykhtin Robert Zytkiewicz
Biagio Tralli
Welterweight -67 kg
Jere Reinikainen Roman Pijouk Edmond Mebenga
Sinisa Vladimirovic
Light Middleweight -71 kg
Igor Kulbaev Robert Arvai Mariusz Ziętek
Ahmed Kouranfal
Middleweight -75 kg
Konstantin Beloussov Markus Hakulinen Martin Milov
Frank Witte
Light Heavyweight -81 kg
Maxim Voronov Bogumil Polonski Hannes Perk
Patrik Sjöstrand
Cruiserweight -86 kg
Slobodan Marinkovic Robert Paulsbyen Gamzat Islamagomedov
Piotr Walczak
Heavyweight -91 kg
Milorad Gajović Anatoly Nossyrev Balazs Varga
Andreas Hampel
Super Heavyweight +91 kg
Duško Basrak Michal Wszelak Mikhail Shvoev
Jukka Saarinen

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg
Olesya Gladkova Veronique Legras Jenny Hardengz
Annika Pitkänen
Featherweight -52 kg
Mette Solli Fatma Akyüz Lidia Andreeva
Tatiana Rinaldi
Lightweight -56 kg
Sveta Kulakova Zsuzsanna Szuknai Jutta Nordberg
Natalie Kalinowski
Middleweight -60 kg
Cindy Orain Nadine Lemke Monika Florek
Vera Avdeeva
Light Heavyweight -65 kg
Maria Karlova Marija Ristovic Katalin Csehi
Anne Katas
Heavyweight -70 kg
Julia Chernenko Karolina Lukasik Pierina Guerreri
Jelena Duric
Super Heavyweight +70 kg
Galina Ivanova Daniela Lazzareska Caroline Ek

Low-Kick

Similar to Full-Contact kickboxing, contestants in Low-Kick are allowed to kick and punch one another with full force, with the primary difference being that in Low-Kick they are also allowed to kick one another's legs, with matches typically won by decision or stoppage. As with other forms of amateur kickboxing, various head and body protection must be worn. More information on the style can be found at the W.A.K.O. website.[5] Both men and women took part in Low-Kick at Budva, with the men having twelve weight divisions ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, and then women having six ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to 70 kg/154 lbs. Notable winners included future K-1 fighters Michał Głogowski and Łukasz Jarosz, while Dejan Milosavljevic had also won gold at the last European championships in Jesolo. By the end of the event, as with Full-Contact Russia were easily the strongest nation in Low-Kick, winning a massive ten gold, six silver and two bronze medals across the various male and female competitions.[6]

Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg
Ivan Bityutskikh Maksim Tulai Ante Juricev Sudac
Bantamweight -54 kg
Alexander Sidorov Ayup Arsaev Boban Marinkovic
Dzmitry Baranau
Featherweight -57 kg
Ruslan Tozliyan Mariusz Cieśliński Milos Ahic
Gabor Kiss
Lightweight -60 kg
Artur Tozliyan Michal Tomczykowski Tihomir Iliev
Mario Donnarumma
Light Welterweight -63 kg
Gosan Ibragimov Milan Dragojlovic Soki Andros
Toma Tomov
Welterweight -67 kg
Ibragim Tamazaev No silver medallist Frand Seyed Morteza
Eldin Raonic
Light Middleweight -71 kg
Michał Głogowski Andrey Borodulin Ile Risteski
Khizri Saipov
Middleweight -75 kg
Dmitri Krasichkov Fouad Ezbiri Stefano Paone
Vesko Dukic
Light Heavyweight -81 kg
Drazenko Ninic Mikhail Chalykn Teppo Laine
Dénes Racz
Cruiserweight -86 kg
Goran Radonic Alexandr Poydunov Umberto Lucci
Yurij Aorohin
Heavyweight -91 kg
Dejan Milosavljevic Anatoly Borozna Kresimir Marasovic
Super Heavyweight +91 kg
Łukasz Jarosz Daniele Petroni Dragan Jovanovic
Ruslan Bisaev

Women's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg
Raisa Akulova Dragana Zanini Nikolett Simon
Featherweight -52 kg
Maria Krivoshapkina Rita De Angelis Reka Krempf
Lightweight -56 kg
Barbara Plazzoli Goranka Blagojevic Tereze Lindberg
Middleweight -60 kg
Julia Nemtsova Sanja Ilic No bronze medallists recorded
Light Heavyweight -65 kg
Lopatina Lyubov Maria Domenica Mandolini Ana Mandic
Heavyweight -70 kg
Radic Nives Andreeva Svetlana Olivera Milanovic

Thai-Boxing

The most physical type of kickboxing available at Budva, Thai-Boxing (more commonly known as Muay Thai allows the participants to kick, punch, use elbows and knees to score points, often resulting in a stoppage victory. As with other forms of amateur kickboxing all contestants must wear head and body protection. At Budva both men and women took part in their own Thai-Boxing competitions with women competing for the first time at a W.A.K.O. championships. The men had twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, while the women had just the two, the 51 kg/114.4 lbs and 65 kg/143 lbs divisions. There were not many recognisable names on the winners list at Budva although future pro world champion and K-1 contestant Magomed Magomedov and emerging talent Andrei Kotsur picked up gold medals. By the end of the championships Belarus were once more the strongest nation in Thai-Boxing with six gold, two silver and two bronze medals.[7]

Men's Thai-Boxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg
Giampiero Marceddu Dragan Durmić No bronze medalists recorded
Bantamweight -54 kg
Pavel Pekarchik Karoly Kiss Mokhmad Betmirzaev
Aleksandar Gogic
Featherweight -57 kg
Denis Varaksa Zakhar Roumiantsen Sasa Pandelovic
Lightweight -60 kg
Siarhei Budo Stanislav Ushakov Aleksandar Jankovic
Vahidin Tufekcic
Light Welterweight -63 kg
Andrei Kotsur Philip Billides Michele Iezzi
József Vulics
Welterweight -67 kg
Vadzim Mazanik Aidenar Huidarbekov Nebojsa Denic
Roland Vörös
Light Middleweight -71 kg
Shamil Gaydarbekov Frane Radnić Vitali Astrouski
Mark Ohi
Middleweight -75 kg
Krasimir Dimov Kiryl Astraukhan Marco Mastrorocco
Islam Tsomaev
Light Heavyweight -81 kg
Magomed Magomedov Salvatore Abate Aliaksandr Vlasuk
Aleksandar Maric
Cruiserweight -86 kg
Yauhen Anhalevich Osman Valabov Misa Baculov
Igor Jurković
Heavyweight -91 kg
Djamal Kasumov Aliaksei Kudzin Sasa Cirovic
Valentino Venturini
Super Heavyweight +91 kg
Mirko Vlahovic Tibor Nagy Tunbouski Kosta
Tomica Paladin

Women's Thai-Boxing Medals Table

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight -52 kg
Ekaterina Dumbrava Milena Dincic No bronze medalists recorded
Light Heavyweight -65 kg
Nadine Dinkler Olga Kokorina Milanka Kragovic

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 Russia 24 15 8
2 Serbia and Montenegro 6 7 17
3 Belarus 6 4 4
4 France 4 2 6
5 Italy 2 5 8

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