W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (Budapest)

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (Budapest)
A poster or logo for W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (Budapest).
Information
Promotion	W.A.K.O.
Date	November 2, 1985
City	Budapest, Hungary
Attendance	20,000
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships London 1985 W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (Budapest) W.A.K.O. European Championships 1986

W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 Budapest were the joint fifth world kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by the Hungarian Sport Karate Union. The organization was under some strain at the time and had split into two separate factions due to politically differences, meaning there were two separate world championships being held on the same date - with an event in London also taking place. These political differences would, however, be resolved and the organization would come back together the following year. It was the first ever W.A.K.O. championships to be held in Eastern Europe.

The event was open to amateur men, and for the first time ever, women were allowed to compete (this was the same for the London event). The men had two categories, Full-Contact and Semi-Contact, while the women competed in Semi-Contact only. Unlike London there was no Musical Forms although there was an additional Semi-Contact team event. Some countries was allowed more than one competitor in certain weight categories in the men's and women's events due to limited numbers and some competitors in the men's events competed in more than one category. By the end of the championships, the top nation in terms of medals won was France, Great Britain were in second with Italy in third. The event was held in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday, 2 November 1985 in front of an estimated 20,000 spectators.^[1]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing

As with the London event there were ten weight classes in Full-Contact although some of the division were slightly different at the heavier end of the spectrum - ranging from 54 kg/118.8 lbs to over 87 kg/+191.4 lbs. All bouts were fought under Full-Contact rules with more detail on the rules being provided at the W.A.K.O. website - although be aware that the rules may have changed slightly since 1985.^[2] One of the notable winners was Chiarrochi who had also won a gold at the 1983 world championships, while compatriot Olivier Gruner (who would later have a career as an actor in Hollywood) won silver in the 75 kg category. France was the top nation in Full-Contact by the end of the championships, winning three golds and four silvers.^[3]

Men's Full-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-54 kg	Farid Agueni	Dahak	Rechsteiner Balog
-57 kg	Kaidi	Howard Brown
-60 kg	Hawak	El Quandili	Massimo Ulissi Hartenberger
-63.5 kg	Giorgio Perreca	Michael Duhs	Jasch Ghoose
-67 kg	Massimo Liberati	Torre	Berrar Nachife
-71 kg	Norbert Fisch	Olivier Gruner	O'Loughlin Serafino Ferrari
-75 kg	Raj Kumar	Nasser Nassiri	Caracho Dietmar
-80 kg	Othmar Felsberger	Zolt	Pino Bosco Dietmar
-87 kg	Vasilikos Kirarisson	Károly Halász Slobodon Sokota
+87 kg	Chiarrochi	Bruno Campiglia	Mihaloydis Jumasz

Semi-Contact Kickboxing

Semi-Contact differed from Full-Contact in that fights were won on 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 1985.^[4] In the men's division there were seven weight divisions ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 84 kg/+184.8 lbs. By the end of the championships the top nation in men's Semi-Contact was Great Britain with two golds and one silver medal.^[5]

As with the London event, for the first time ever women were allowed to compete at a W.A.K.O. championships. The only category on offer was Semi-Contact with just two weight divisions; under 60 kg/132 lbs and over 60 kg/+132 lbs. The rules were similar to the men's - a full version can be found on the W.A.K.O. website although be aware that the rules will have changed somewhat since 1985.^[6] Due to the somewhat smaller amount of nations competing some nations were allowed more than one competitor per weight division. By the end of the championships Hungary was the strongest nation in women's Semi-Contact, winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.^[7] There was also an additional team event of which Great Britain came away with gold.^[8]

Men's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-57 kg	Syegoczinsky	Gerhard Walde	Ulrick
-63 kg	Massimo Galozzi	Baleche	Bobby O'Neil
-69 kg	Gull Bresser	Haas	Veres
-74 kg	Hans Hinz	Nasser Nassiri	Bencic
-79 kg	Clive Parkinson	Zimmerman	Stelzl
-84 kg	Kevin Brewerton	Harrer	Barnabas Katona
+84 kg	Laurent Dably	Neville Wray	Szivak

Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-60 kg	Szepessi	Carmela Spata	Kiss Beata
+60 kg	Bruno	Ujfallidi	Heinz

Team's Semi-Contact Kickboxing Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Teams	Great Britain	Italy	Hungary Austria

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1	France	3	6	0
2	Great Britain	3	2	0
3	Italy	2	4	2
4	Hungary	2	1	10
5	Austria	1	1	4

See also

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

References

External links

• WAKO World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Official Site