# W.A.K.O. European Championships 1990

W.A.K.O. European Championships 1990 were the tenth European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization and the first ever to be held in Spain. The event was open to amateur men and women from twenty-four countries across Europe, with four styles on offer; Full-Contact (men only), Semi-Contact, Light-Contact and Musical Forms (men only), with women participating in Light-Contact for the first time ever. Each country was allowed one competitor per weight division per category, although fighters could take part in more than one style. By the end of the championships, Great Britain was the top nation in terms of medals won, with West Germany second and Italy third. The event was held over three days in Madrid, Spain, from Friday 16 November to Sunday 18 November, 1990.

## Full-Contact

At Madrid Full-Contact was available to men only and was made up of ten weight divisions ranging from 54 kg/118.8 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs. All bouts were fought under Full-Contact kickboxing rules - 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 1990. The most notable winner was future pro boxer Przemysław Saleta who added to the gold medal he had won at the European championships at the beginning of the year by claiming gold in the -91 kg category. By the end of the championships CIS was the top nation in Full-Contact, winning two golds, one silver and two bronze medals.

### Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| -54 kg | Massimo Spinelli | Oskar Balough | Yilmaz Demirkapu Huete |
| -57 kg | Alexeji Nechaev | Erdogan | Lombardi Pina |
| -60 kg | Ivan Aksutin | Helge Halvorsen | Bogdan Sawicki Diaz |
| -63.5 kg | Pinel | Ivanov | Bruno Chesnot Carvalho |
| -67 kg | Klemens Willner | Imed Matlouti | Teixeira Hsaine |
| -71 kg | Gerd Dittrich | Baard Trones | Ruggiero Zelevic |
| -75 kg | Fernandez | Riccio | Jozef Warchol Sharepo |
| -81 kg | Sanchez | Jorge | Spiridon Pavel Rumas |
| -91 kg | Przemysław Saleta | Mutavlic | Lopez Perreira |
| +91 kg | Paolo Zorello | Bernard Fucho | Hubert Numrich Igor Sharapov |

## Semi-Contact

Semi-Contact was available to both men and women in Madrid. Semi-Contact differed from Full-Contact in that fights were won by points given due to technique, skill and speed, with physical force limited - more information on Semi-Contact can be found on the W.A.K.O. website, although the rules will have changed since 1990. The men had seven weight classes, starting at 57 kg/125.4 lbs and ending at over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs, while the women's competition had four weight classes beginning at 50 kg/110 lbs and ending at over 60 kg/132 lbs. The most notable winner was Abidin Uz who won his second gold medal at Madrid, having picked up a gold in Light-Contact as well. By the end of the championships Great Britain was by far the most successful nation in Semi-Contact, picking up five gold, two silvers and one bronze in the male and female categories.

### Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| -57 kg | Abidin Uz | Oliver Drexler | Piotr Siegoczynski Tony Byrne |
| -63 kg | Reiner Stadtmuller | Luisa Lico | Juan Perez Sosa |
| -69 kg | Billy Bryce | M. Niola | Walder Hortobagy |
| -74 kg | Stephen Thompson | Lajos Hugyetz | Sergio Portaro Andreas Lindemann |
| -79 kg | Peter Edwards | Markus Zadra | Ralf Kunzler Flanagan |
| -84 kg | Peter Bernt | Kevin Brewerton | Riboud Zoltán Szűcs |
| +84 kg | Alfie Lewis | Valentini | O'Brian No Medallist Recorded |

### Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| -50 kg | Karin Schiller | Quansah | Szepressi Diego |
| -55 kg | Lajos Hugyetz | Rosaria Rotario | Mahner Smith |
| -60 kg | Lahnsen | Roberta Vitali | Gabriella Bady Van Eetveld |
| +60 kg | Tiziana Zennaro | Moffett | Mestar Rivilla |

## Light-Contact

Light-Contact in Madrid was available to men and, for the first time ever at a W.A.K.O. championships, to women. Involving more physical contact than Semi but less so than Full, points were awarded on the basis of speed and technique over power. Light-Contact was also seen by some as an intermediate stage for kickboxers who were considering a move from Semi to Full-Contact. More information on Light-Contact can be found on the W.A.K.O. website although be aware that the rules may have changed since 1990. Like Semi-Contact, the men had seven weight classes, starting at 57 kg/125.4 lbs and ending at over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs, while the women had four weight classes beginning at 50 kg/110 lbs and ending at over 60 kg/132 lbs. The most notable winner was Abidin Uz who won his second gold medal at Madrid, having picked up a gold in Semi-Contact as well. By the championships end, Hungary was the most successful nation in Light-Contact, winning three golds and two bronzes.

### Men's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| -57 kg | Abidin Uz | Jakob Jurgen | Conrad Melo |
| -63 kg | Rafael Neito | Axel Briesenich | Duponchel Silvano Cosentino |
| -69 kg | Claudio Pattarino | Marough | Ernison Surkovic Dimont |
| -74 kg | Lajos Hugyetz | Robert Steiner | Nicolo Karpov |
| -79 kg | Ray McKenzie | Stefano Rigamonti | Dunglas Harald Zimmermann |
| -84 kg | Zoltán Szűcs | Wilkinson | Giorgio Colombo Deveci |
| +84 kg | Bruno Campiglia | Ray McKenzie | Kabba Barnabás Katona |

### Women's Light-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| -50 kg | Szepessi | Alò | Diego Keogh |
| -55 kg | K. Leclerc | Smith | Kirschbaum Anna Maria Milani |
| -60 kg | Sonia Bonazza | Rylik | Hebert Harris |
| +60 kg | Claudia Schregle | Bailey | Byrne Éva Szűcs |

## Musical Forms

Musical Forms was open to men only at Madrid. Musical Forms is a non-physical competition which sees the contestants fighting against imaginary foes using Martial Arts techniques - more information can be accessed on the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that the rules may have changed since 1990. Musical Forms at these championships was not well documented and several winners are absent, but from the existing records it would appear that the Netherlands were the most successful nation with one gold and one silver.

### Men's Musical Forms Medals Table

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Soft Styles | Earl Blijd | Simon Keith | Name unknown |
| Weapons | Medallist not recorded | Earl Blijd | Medallist not recorded |

## Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

| Ranking | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 | Great Britain | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 4 |