List of WAKO Amateur World Championships
W.A.K.O. held its first amateur world championships in 1978 in West Berlin,[1] after having previously staged two European championships the two years previously. It followed this with a second world championships a year later in Tampa, Florida. During the 1980s the world championships were held every other year except for in 1985 when a feud within the W.A.K.O. organization led to two versions of the championships being held on the same date – one in London, the other in Budapest.[2]
In the 1990s W.A.K.O. held its world championships intermittently with at least one every other year although, in 1993 the organization again had a temporary political dispute which like 1985 meant two championships in one year.[3] Additionally, the outbreak of the Balkan War resulted in the 1995 world championships being moved to Kyiv and in 1997 to Gdańsk.[4] By the turn-of-the-twentieth-century, the organization began introducing two different world championships every two years - one typically covering forms of kickboxing such as full-contact, semi-contact and musical forms, while the other types such as Thai-boxing, low-kick kickboxing and later K-1 rules. Of late, W.A.K.O. have begun to get involved with the SportAccord World Combat Games, hosting male and female full-contact, semi-contact and low-contact kickboxing competitions at the 2010 event,[5] with the 2009 world championships (both events) being used as qualifiers.[6][7]
List of World Championships
[edit]WAKO World Championships (Seniors and Masters)
[edit]W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships
| Edition | Year | Host City | Country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978 | West Berlin |  Germany |
7 |
| 2 | 1979 | Tampa |  United States |
14 |
| 3 | 1981 | Milan |  Italy |
7 |
| 4 | 1983 | London |  United Kingdom |
16 |
| 5 | 1985 | London | United Kingdom |
22 |
| 5 | 1985 | Budapest |  Hungary |
20 |
| 6 | 1987 | Munich | Germany |
24 |
| 7 | 1990 | Mestre | Italy |
32 |
| 8 | 1991 | London | United Kingdom |
28 |
| 9 | 1993 | Atlantic City | United States |
34 |
| 9 | 1993 | Budapest | Hungary |
30 |
| 10 | 1995 | Kyiv |  Ukraine |
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| 11 | 1997 | Gdańsk |  Poland |
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| 12 | 1999 | Bishkek |  Kyrgyzstan |
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| 12 | 1999 | Caorle | Italy |
66 |
| 13 | 2001 | Maribor |  Slovenia |
39 |
| 13 | 2001 | Belgrade |  Serbia and Montenegro |
42 |
| 14 | 2003 | Paris |  France |
+37 |
| 14 | 2003 | Yalta | Ukraine |
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| 15 | 2005 | Agadir |  Morocco |
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| 15 | 2005 | Szeged | Hungary |
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| 16 | 2007 | Belgrade |  Serbia |
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| 16 | 2007 | Coimbra |  Portugal |
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| 17 | 2009 | Villach |  Austria |
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| 17 | 2009 | Lignano | Italy |
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| 18 | 2011 | Skopje |  North Macedonia |
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| 18 | 2011 | Dublin |  Ireland |
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| 19 | 2013 | Guarujá |  Brazil |
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| 19 | 2013 | Antalya |  Turkey |
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| 20 | 2015 | Belgrade |  Serbia |
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| 20 | 2015 | Dublin | Ireland |
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| 21 | 2017 | Budapest | Hungary |
136 |
| 22 | 2019 | Sarajevo |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| 22 | 2023 | Great Yarmouth |  Romania |
WAKO World Championships (Cadets and Juniors)
[edit]- Cadets first time add to championship from 2004 (5th)
| Edition | Year | Host City | Country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | |||
| 2 | 1998 | |||
| 3 | 2000 | |||
| 4 | 2002 | Budva | Serbia and Montenegro |
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| 5 | 2004 | |||
| 6 | 2006 | Zadar |  Croatia |
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| 7 | 2008 | Naples | Italy |
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| 8 | 2010 | Belgrade | Serbia |
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| 9 | 2012 | Bratislava |  Slovakia |
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| 10 | 2014 | Rimini | Italy |
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| 11 | 2016 | Dublin | Ireland |
230 |
| 12 | 2018 | Jesolo | Italy |
238 |
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160809232051/http://www.wakoweb.com/en/page/official-wako-results/feeb0c9a-67d8-4081-9bda-45384f8ee985
- http://www.wakoweb.com/en/article/2006-a-year-to-remember/028576ff-9873-4616-aa62-c62dc0119c2c
- http://www.wakoweb.com/en/news/world-cadetjunior-championships-naples-italy/be366fd5-5038-4974-b7be-3917f46db431
- http://www.wakoweb.com/en/event/wako-world-cadets-and-juniors-championships/e13a080a-0caa-44e8-b9ca-b33b6b4100e3
- http://www.wakoweb.com/en/event/cadets-and-juniors-world-championships/d9885de8-f925-4186-931c-5f80eec9f1a0
- 2016 Results : https://www.sportdata.org/kickboxing/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=227
WAKO World University Championships (Students)
[edit]| Edition | Year | Host City | Country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Ufa |  Russia |
All time medal table
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "First WAKO World Championships 1978 and 1979 - USA Karate Story". karate-in-english-lewis-wallace.blogspot.com. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "5th WAKO World Championship Results" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "9th WAKO World Championship Results" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "WAKO and Balcane influence". frenchboxing.blogspot.com. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "Kickboxing - Sports - World Combat Games 2010 - Sport Accord". www.worldcombatgames.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "Combat Games - . : WAKO World Association of Kickboxing". www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
- ^ "Reports Archive - KYRGYZ TEAM WINS KICKBOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (Dates of event provided)". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. www.wakoweb.com. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "WAKO Senior World Championships (PF, KL, FC, MF)".
- ^ "SET Online Kickboxing: Kickboxing World Championships Seniors LC, LK and K1".