
2000 WAF World Championships
XXlI WAF World Championships
Rovaniemi, Finland
November 7, 8, 9, 2000
# of Countries Present 18
# of Competitors: 241
# of Entries: 428
Grand Master 70 Kg Right Grand Master 70 Kg Left
1. Finland 565 - Risto Perajoki 1. Finland 565 - Risto Perajoki
Grand Master 80 Kg Right Grand Master 80 kg Left
1. Finland 567 - Tevvo Mikkola 1. Finland 567 - Tevvo Mikkola
2. Finland 565 - Risto Perajoki 2. Finland 565 - Risto Perajoki
3. Sweden 668 - Biruer Johansson 3. Sweden 668 - Biruer Johansson
4. Finland 568 - Jarl Sandelin 4. Finland 568 - Jarl Sandelin
Grand Master 80+ Right Master Ladies Right 60+
1. France 44 - Alain Lanique 1. Belarus 791 - Margarita Smirnova
2. USA 170 - Duke Starkel 2. USA 194 - Cynthia Yearby
3. USA 159 - Steve Harris 3. USA 197 - Shannon Storrs
4. Belgium 19 - Yolande Lekeo
5. Canada 288 - Wenda Orchard
6. Canada 294 - Judy Alliott
Masters 40+ Right 70 kg Masters 40+ Left 70 Kg
1. USA 110 - Wayne Burns 1. Canada 255 - Dave Hicks
2. Canada 255 - Dave Hicks 2. USA 110 - Wayne Burns
3. Sweden 655 - Kent Andersson 3. Germany 909 - Georg Kolle
4. Germany 909 - Georg Kolle 4. Sweden 655 - Kent Andersson
5. USA 155 - Randy Nelson 5. Russia 855 - T. Nikolgav
6. Russia 855 - T. Nikolgav 6. USA 155 - Randy Nelson
7. Finland 555 - Markku Vainio 7. Finland 555 - Markku Vainio
Masters 40+ Right 80 kg Masters Left 40+ Left 80 kg
1. Finland 558 - Jovni Jarvelin 1. Finland 557 -Keija Pavianien
2. Russia 857 - Igor Akhmedshin 2. Canada 257 - Sylvio Bourque
3. Canada 257 - Sylvio Bourque 3. Finland - 513 - Veijo Rossinen
4. Finland 557 - Keija Parvianien 4. USA 111 - Mike O’Hara
5. USA 111 - Mike O’Hara 5. India 54 - Lachhman Singh
6. Sweden 657 - Leif Andersson 6. Sweden 657 - Lief Andersson
7. India 54 - Lachhman Singh
Masters 40+ Right 90 Kg Masters 40+ Left 90 kg
1. Russia 827 - Makhotini G 1. Russia 827 - Makhitini G
2. Finland 560 - Hannu Pvolakanaho 2. Belarus 717 - Halavechko Henadzi
3. Canada 259 - Rick Blanchard 3. Finland 560 - Hannu Pvolakanaho
4. Finland 559 - Voitto Rossinen 4. Sweden 659 - Anders Gustvssoa
5. Sweden 659 - Anders Gustvssoa 5. Canada 260 - Fred Roy
6. Belarus 717 - Halavechko Henadzi 6. Canada 259 - Rick Blanchard
7. USA 159 - Steve Harris 7. Finland 559 - Voitto Rossinen
Masters 40+ Right 100 kg Masters 40+ Right 100+ kg
1. USA 162 - Mike Ondrovic 1. Canada 223 - Earl Wilson
2. USA 161 - Leonard Harkless 2. Russia 823 - Gurbanov M
3. Sweden 662 - Holger Krekola 3. USA 123 - Steve Phipps
4. Finland 562 - Kyosh Romppanen 4. Hungary 463 - Nick Arpad
5. Finland 561 - Tapio Antila 5. Canada 224 - Luke Laporte
6. Belgium 17 - Willy Deneumostier 6. France 44 - Alain Lanique
Masters 40+ Left 90+ kg
1. Canada 223 - Earl Wilson
2. Russia 823 - Gurbanov M
3. USA 162 - Mike Ondrovic
4. USA 123 - Steve Phipps
5. Canada - 224 - Luke Laporte
6. Finland 562 Kyosh Romppanen
7. Finland 561 - Tapio Antila
Disabled Right 70 kg Disabled Right 70 + Kg
1. Russia 825 - Zverev M. 1. Russia 828 - Igor Duboysky
2. Finland 525 - Tom Puustinen 2. Russia 827 - Makhotin G.
3. Switzerland 34 - Jean Pierre Barbero
Disabled Men’s Left 70 kg Disabled Men’s Left 70+ kg
1. Russia 825 - Zverev M 1. Russia 828 - Igor Duboysky
2. Finland 525 - Tom Puustinen 2. Russia 827 - Makhotin G.
3. Switzerland 34 - Jean Pierre Barbero
Ladies Left 50 kg Ladies Left 60 kg
1. Russia 883 - Pavlova M 1. Belgium 18 - Kathy Defeche
2. Russia 881 - Merkulova Y 2. Russia 885 - Khamidu Lina
3. Canada 283 - Lori Larocque 3. Russia 887 - Esa Nakoeva
4. Finland 583 - Satu Malleus 4. Sweden 685 - Fia Reisek
5. Norway 16 - Elin Johannessen 5. Canada 285 - Tracy Arnold
6. Sweden 682 - Christina Lender 6. Bulgaria - Veronika Bonkova
7. USA 181 - Stephanie Balenger 7. Finland 585 - Tia Ojanpera
Ladies Left 70 kg Ladies Left 80 kg
1. Russia 889 - Endldieva V. 1. Belarus 791 - Smirnova Marharita
2. Belarus 789 - Chestakova Liodmila 2. Canada 291 - Joanne Lachance
3. Finland 589 - Pirkko Tanila 3. Finland 591 - Tarja Tahtinen
4. Canada 290 - Joyce King
5. USA 189 - Connie Nelson
6. Belarus 790 - Petrikevich Nadezda
7. Canada 288 - Wenda Orchard
Ladies Left 80 + kg
1. Russia 893 - Gabakova Vicka
2. Canada 293 - Jose Morneau
3. Finland 593 - Katri Pirinen
4. Canada 294 - Judy Alliott
5. Finland 594 - Nina Valkeavirta
6. USA 194 - Cynthia Yearby
7. USA 198 - Monica Wozniak
Men’s Left 50 kg Men’s Left 60 kg
1. Russia 801 - Volotnikov S. 1. Russia 831 - Sazonov P.
2. Canada 201 - Patrick Fortin 2. Russia 803 - Sokolov A.
3. Finland 502 - Miika Laire 3. Finland 505 - Arto Kahila
4. Finland 503 - Petri Koivuluoma 4. Finland 531 - Janne Tammi
5. Canada 205 - Greg Sakundiak
6. Belarus 705 – Esis Searhei
7. Norway 11 – David Eilersten
Men’s Left 70 kg Men’s Left 80 kg
1. Russia 810 - Grigoriev M 1. Russia 813 - Eldarov A.
2. Findland 509 - Sami Raitila 2. Latvia 25 - Raimonds Antonovics
3. Bulgaria 21 - Miroslav Ivano 3. Belarus 713 - Mantskevich Aleh
4. Belarus 709 - Semeanido Denis 4. USA 111 - Mike O’Hara
5. USA 108 - Gene Dunn 5. Switzerland 31 - Pascal Girard
6. Sweden 610 - Pier Tammi 6. Sweden 611 - Andreas Rundstrom
7. France 42 - Escriva Frederic 7. Russia 812 - Ramazanov A.
Men’s Left 90 kg Men’s Left 100 kg
1. Russia 837 - Ter A. 1. Russia 819 - I. Ibragimov
2. Hungary 417 - Laszlo Kelemen 2. Kasaksthan 38 - Oleg Chegodaev
3. England 315 - Neil Pickup 3. Canada 219 - Devon Larratt
4. Switzerland 33 - Marcel Pagulpin 4. Canada 220 - Luke Reimer
5. Sweden 618 - Magnus Lundgren 5. Belarus 720 - Ilya Khandramay
6. Finland 517 - Janne Antila 6. USA 120 – David Bieler
7. Sweden 637 - Rolf Harju 7. Finland 520 - Aki Tuiskula
Men’s Left 110 Kg Men’s Left 110+ kg
1. Belarus 721 - Sharagovich Veceslav 1. Canada 223 - Earl Wilson
2. Russia 821 - Urezov A. 2. Russia 820 - Alexeev V.
3. Russia 822 - Voevoda A 3. Belarus 723 - Gusalov Kiril
4. Finland 542 - Juha Mikkonen 4. Sweden 623 - Dick Ivars
5. USA 121 - Don Underwood 5. Sweden 624 - Ralf Johansson
6. Canada 221 - John Reimer 6. USA 123 - Steve Phipps
7. Norway 15 - Sigbjorn Sonderland 7. Russia 823 - Kurbanov M.
Ladies Right 45 kg Ladies Right 50 kg
1. Russia 881 - Y. Merkilov 1. Russia 883 - M. Pavlov
2. Norway 16 - Elin Johannessen 2. Finland 583 - Satu Malleus
3. Sweden 682 - Christina Linder 3. Canada 283 - Lori Larocque
4. Finland 581 - Sarianne Rantanen 4. - England 383 - Alison Cox
5. USA 181 - Stephanie Ballenger
Ladies Right 55 kg Ladies Right 60 kg
1. Russia 885 - E. Khamidulina 1. Sweden 688 - Heidi Andersson
2. Bulgaria 23 - Veronika Bankova 2. Belgium 18 - Kathy Defeche
3. Finland 585 - Viirpi Mikkola 3. USA 187 - Lorrie Schoner
4. Canada 285 - Tracey Arnold 4. Russia 887 - Sana Koevanie
5. Swede 685 - Fia Reisek 5. Sweden 687 - Main Bergstrom
6. Finland 587 - Tia Ojanpera
7. Latvia 26 - Evita Iubule
Ladies Right 65 kg Ladies Right 70 Kg
1. England 387 - Elaine Pickup 1. Russia 889 - Enaloievar R
2. Sweden 686 - Carina Graph 2. Canada 290 - Joyce King
3. Canada 288 - Wenda Orchard 3. Finland 589 - Tanila Pirkko
4. Sweden 690 - Lena Holmgren 4. Belarus 789 - Chestakov a
5. Belarus 790 - Nedezda Petrikevich
6. Finland 590 - Sari Suurhasko
7. USA 189 - Connie Nelson
Ladies Right 80 Kg Ladies Right 80+ Kg
1. Belarus 791 - Smirnova Margarita 1. Russia 893 -Gabakova V
2. Finland 591 - Tarja Tahhnen 2. Canada 293 - Jose Morneau
3. Canada 291 - Joanne Lachance 3. Finland 593 - Katri Pirinen
4. USA 194 - Cynthia Yearby
5. Canada 294 - Judy Alliott
6. Finland 594 - Nina Valkeavirta
7. USA 193 - Bernie Autschbach
Men’s Right 50 kg Men’s Right 55 kg
1. Russia 801 - S. Bolotnikov 1. Russia 803 - A. Sokolov
2. Canada 201 - Patrick Fortin 2. USA 103 - Ed Adkins
3. Finland 501 - Petri Koivolvoma 3. Finland 503 - Masa Vehkaoja
4. Finland 502 - Miike Laire 4. Sweden 603 - Tomas Erikson
5. Canada 203 - Sunny Yau
Men’s Right 60 kg Men’s Right 65 Kg
1. France 41 - Jean Micheal Costa 1. Russia 807 - M. Maximov
2. Belarus 705 - Esis Searhei 2. Russia 808 - ISmalov
3. Sweden 605 - Magnus Augustsson 3. Finland 507 - Timo Mikkola
4. Russia 806 - P. Valiulin 4. Latvia 24 - Janis Amolins
5. Russia 805 - S. Pisarkov 5. Finland 508 - Lasse Luukinen
6. Norway 11 - David Eilertsen 6. USA 108 - Gene Dunn
7. Finland 505 - Arto Kahila 7. Belarus 707 - Ivanov Yury
Men’s Right 70 Kg Men’s Right 75 Kg
1. Kusaksthan 39 - Ivan Levitskyy 1. Bulgaria 22 - Tzvetan Gashevski
2. Bulgaria 21 - Ivanov Miroslav 2. Russia 812 - A. Ramazanov
3. England 310 - Craig Saunders 3. Russia 811 - S. Melinikov
4. Belarus 709 - Denis Semeanido 4. USA 111 - Mike O’Hara
5. Russia 809 - I Grovshmikov 5. Sweden 611 - Andreas Rundstrom
6. Sweden 610 - Stefan Norstrom 6. Finland 511 - Vitta Erola
7. Russia 810 - A. Grigoriev 7. Finland 512 - Matti Salli
Men’s Right 80 KG Men’s Right 85 Kg
1. Russia 813 - Eldarov A. 1. USA 116 – Jeff Tomchesson
2. Belarus 713 - Matskevich Aleh 2. Russia 816 – R. Malikov
3. Latvia 25 - Raimonds 3. England 315 - Neil Pickup
4. Hungary 414 - Verenc Turcsanyi 4. Finland 515 - Arto Ainasto
5. Finland 513 - Veijo Rossinen 5. France 43 - Bruno Sainval
6. Germany - 913 - Robert Kornek 6. USA 115 - Art Ebeling
7. Switzerland 31 - Pascal Girard 7. Sweden 615 - Henrick Jakobsson
Men’s Right 90 KG Men’s Right 100 Kg
1. Switzerland 33 - Marcel Pheulpin 1. Russia 819 - Ibragimov I
2. Germnay 917 - Stephan Metka 2. Russia 820 - V. Alexeev
3. Finland 517 - Janne Antila 3. Canada 219 - Devon Larratt
4. Usa 120 - David Bieler 4. Canada 220 - Luke Reimer
5. Finland 518 - Markku Salo 5. Finland 519 - Teijo Hietanen
6. Russia 817 - Francvzov A. 6. Sweden 619 - Krister Jonsson
7. Sweden 618 - Magnus Lundgren 7. Hungary 419 - Janos Lakatos
Men’s Right 110 Kg Men’s Right 110+ Kg
1. Russia 822 - Voevoda A. 1. Sweden 623 - Dick Ivars
2. Belarus 721- Sharagovich Veceslav 2. Canada 223 - Earl Wilson
3. Germany 919 - Dirk Schanker 3. Finland 524 - Esa Quintos
4. USA 121 - Don Underwood 4. Hungary 424 - Csaba Szabo
5. Russia 821 - A. Urezov 5. Hungary 423 - Lajos Risek
6. USA 122 - Luke Pulscher 6. USA 124 - Matt Klingsporn
7. Norway 15 - Sigbjorn Sonderland 7. Belarus 723 - Gusalov Kiril