W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest)

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 in Budapest were the joint ninth world kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by Hungarian kickboxing president Richard Leyrer. As with the 1985 world championships the organization had suffered a temporary split due to political differences, and a previous event had been held in Atlantic City earlier in the month. These political differences would be resolved in the near future and the organization would be re-united.

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest)
The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest).
Information
PromotionW.A.K.O.
Date25 November (Start)
28 November 1993 (End)
City Budapest, Hungary
Attendance3,500
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Atlantic City) W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest) W.A.K.O. European Championships 1994

The Budapest event was open to amateur men and women from across the world - with 500 participants taking part from 47 countries. The styles on offer were Full-Contact, and for the first time ever at a W.A.K.O. championships, Low-Kick (more information on the styles can be found in the relevant sections below). Another first was that women could now take part in Full-Contact kickboxing, whereas before they could only take part in less physical styles. At the end of a very competitive championships, Poland were the top nation in terms of medals won, with Morocco a very close second and France just behind in third. The event was held in Budapest, Hungary over four days, starting on Thursday, 25 November and finishing on Sunday, 28 November. An estimated 3,500 spectators attended the championships.[1]

Full-Contact

Making a re-appearance to a W.A.K.O. world championships after being absent at London 1991, Full-Contact involved the participants trying to win the contest either by points or by stoppage – more detail on the rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that they may have changed slightly since 1993.[2] The men had twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs, with several new divisions being added, while, for the first time ever, women were allowed to participate in Full-Contact at a W.A.K.O. event, with six weight divisions ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 65 kg/+143 lbs. Poland was the strongest country in Full-Contact with four gold, one silver and one bronze medal by the end of the championships.[3]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Mariusz Cieśliński Irlan Mozhanov Vladimir Solodovnik
Andrej Ossirny
Bantamweight -54 kg Velimir Sablic Djusipov Birdjan Laszlo Toth
Askar Mozhanov
Featherweight -57 kg Mohamed Hadifi Marco Lorusso Rinat Zagipulliw
Aleksei Ouvarov
Lightweight -60 kg Viktor Aksuytin Philippe Allagbe Yuri Zukovsky
Vladimir Matvinsky
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Piotr Bartnicki Oleg Zinoviev László Szűcs
Victor Shiderbaev
Welterweight -67 kg Árpád Szabó Viatselav Timofeev Lionel Berger
Wojchech Wiertel
Light Middleweight -71 kg Yuri Fedun Yevgeni Prokudine Valery Horushenko
Guran Malakanja
Middleweight -75 kg Frank Schmidt Barnabas Budai Peter Madsen
Nasser Nassiri
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Gerald Philippot Alex Kivgilo Wieland Beust
Grigory Naumenko
Cruiserweight -86 kg Paris Vasilikos Jean-Marc Koumba Kaj Lindgren
Valentin Molchanov
Heavyweight -91 kg Samir Usenagić Peter Vensen Erkbnai Kutibaev
Jozef Charabcek
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Almaz Guismeev Nicolai Pychkov Hubert Numrich
Zoran Zijan

Women's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight -48 kg Michelina Giagnotti Marie Laure Niviere Outbihit Kaltoum
Toula Tsolaki
Featherweight -52 kg Virgine Ducros Eleni Voidou Aluira Nazarova
Jana Primodko
Lightweight -56 kg Snejana Bortcheva Iwona Gozowska Tajana Kulida
Oxana Vargockaia
Middleweight -60 kg Agnieska Rylik Galina Gjumlijska Lougou Mina
Alona Tverdolchleb
Light Heavyweight -65 kg Daniella Somers Stanka Savcic Abdir Ibriq
Soumia Debrani
Heavyweight +65 kg Dragana Ignjatić Natalie Laufray Dani Vamvakidoy
Leila Topic

Low-Kick

Making its debut at a W.A.K.O. championships, Low-Kick is similar to Full-Contact kickboxing only differing in that it allowed kicks below the knee - more detail on Low-Kick rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that there may have been some rule changes since 1993.[4] Only men were allowed to participate in Low-Kick with twelve weight classes ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs. A notable winner was Andrei Dudko (who would later win the K-1 USA Championships 2000) taking gold in the +91 kg division. Morocco were the strongest nation in Low-Kick winning four gold medals.[5]

Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg Dariusz Jung Aleksej Klitckine Gleb Akimov
Gabor Aburko
Bantamweight -54 kg Dimitar Peshev Ajal Borissov Viatcheslav Tislenko
Timur Chrednichenko
Featherweight -57 kg El Bacha Sulaiman Slimane Kebaili Giuseppe Grieco
Konstantin Timofeev
Lightweight -60 kg Yuri Bondarenko Raba Boukaz Yuri Ivanov
Gilles Lachaux
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg Ahmed Gounane János Gönci Eugeny Desinov
Welterweight -67 kg Mohamed Ouali Drazen Erlic Vladimir Bulba
Csaba Molnár
Light Middleweight -71 kg Andor Filo Vadim Ukraincev Mohamed Mecherar
Vladimir Pashin
Middleweight -75 kg Huber Prundu Valery Shumak Mihaly Tijzai
Armen Maruossian
Light Heavyweight -81 kg Mustapha Lahksem Aleksander Zygostev Peter Jammons
Bido Basovic
Cruiserweight -86 kg Charti Bowat Artem Tanajan Goran Scekic
Laszlo Polyak
Heavyweight -91 kg Andrei Churizov Sami Akin Vesko Cejovic
Faoy Tarraf
Super Heavyweight +91 kg Andrei Dudko Andrei Bukhanuk Raynal Fucho
Michail Simov

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)
Ranking Country Gold Silver Bronze
1 Poland 5 1 2
2 Morocco 5 0 2
3 France 5 5 5
4 Hungary 2 3 5
5 Crimea 2 2 5

See also

References
  1. "Event #1: 1993 WAKO World Championships" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. "Event #1: 1993 WAKO World Championships (Men's full contact/women's kickboxing)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. "WAKO Low-Kick Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. "Event #1: 1993 WAKO World Championships (Men's "Low Kick" Kickboxing)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
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