National team of the Hungarian Wado-ryu Karate Organization presented by 34 competitors and led by President Tibor Rostás and Coaches Gábor Számedli and Csilla Hegedűs took part on the 2nd WUKO Senior and Veteran World Championships in Valencia, Spain between 20-24 June 2007. 580 competitors from 33 countries and 58 WUKO member karate organizations represented in different styles of karate participated in the world championships where the Hungarian team achieved the outstanding 4th place in the panel of medals! According to our knowledge this is the best result in the history of the Hungarian karate practice.
Results:
1st place senior team kata female: (Dojo Csata; Dr. Kresz, Pásztor,Rapcsányi)
1st place senior team kata male: (Bátaszék; Nagy, Horgász, Romhányi)
1st place senior individual kata male: Dezső Horgász (Bátaszék)
1st place veteran individual kata male: Tamás Major (Baja)
2nd place senior individual kata female: Andrea Rapcsányi (Dojo Csata)
2nd place senior individual kata male: Ákos Nagy (Bátaszék)
2nd place veteran individual kata female: Pásztor Éva (Dojo Csata)
2nd place veteran individual kata male: Antal Nagy (Lido)
3rd place senior individual kata female: Katalin Kurucz (Dojo Csata)
3rd place veteran individual kata male: Attila Szécsényi (Nihon),Zsolt Hamza (Virtus)
3rd place senior individual kata male: Vid Romhányi (Bátaszék)
3rd place senior individual kumite female over 60 kgs: Kata Köbli (Bátaszék),Enikő Bodnár (Dojo Csata)
3rd place senior individual kumite male over 80 kgs: Dezső Horgász (Bátaszék)
3rd place veteran individual kumite male: Zsolt Hamza (Virtus).
