W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983
Information
Promotion	W.A.K.O.
Date	October 22, 1983
Venue	Wembley 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

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 USA 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]

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 USA 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	USA	4	2	2
3	Great Britain	3	3	6
4	Italy	2	3	4
5	Netherlands	2	0	0

See also

• List of WAKO Amateur World Championships
• List of WAKO Amateur European Championships

References

1. "4th WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
2. "WAKO Full contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
3. "4th WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Full-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
4. "Semi-Contact Rules" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
5. "4th WAKO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Men's Semi-Contact)" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

External links

• WAKO World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Official Site