[1] The championships were open to amateur men based in Europe only although each country was allowed more than one competitor per weight division, with the styles on offer being Full-Contact and Semi-Contact kickboxing.

By the end of the competition, regular leaders West Germany were the top nation with the largest number of medals, with Great Britain in second and Italy third.

[3] Notable winners included future K-1 world champion Branko Cikatić winning his third European gold medal in a row, and Ferdinand Mack continued his domination of the -69 kg division, winning his third gold medal at a W.A.K.O.

By the end of the championships Great Britain was the top nation in Full-Contact just about beating West Germany into second with two golds, two silvers and three bronze medals.

The top nation in Semi-Contact was West Germany with a total of five gold medals.