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USA Judo Athletes Win Gold at World Masters Championships

Proving that judo really is a sport for athletes of all ages, five U.S. players came home with gold following the 2006 World Masters Championships in Tours, France, June 26-July 1.

Arthur Canario (New York City, N.Y. / NYAC) won his second consecutive title in the M6 (50-54-year-old) 100kg division, defeating each of his three opponents by ippon (instant win). 

Following a first round bye, Canario threw his first opponent, a German, with a sasae-tsurikomi-ashi (lifting, pulling ankle throw).  In the semi-finals, Canario threw a former Russian general, Petr Myasodeov, with an o uchi gari (major inner reaping) – tai otosh (body drop) combination.

In the gold medal final, Canario met Viktor Magera, the Russian who had defeated Dennis Scheib (Atlanta, Ga. / Atlanta Judo). 

“The Russian was as strong as a bear.  In 40 years of judo I’ve never seen anyone like him,” Canario said.

After using several throwing attempts to feel out the Russian, Canario ultimately stepped in for an o soto gari (major outer reaping) before throwing Myasodoeov with a right hand technique.

“I trained for this event really hard.  Five days a week of judo for the past four months.  I essentially became a judo professional who did orthopedic surgery as a hobby,” Canario laughed. “I won Senior Nationals in the ‘70s, but I would still say I was more physically and mentally prepared for this event than any other tournament I’ve ever fought in.”

Canario credits much of his success and excellent physical conditioning to his work Martin Rooney, a trainer at the Parisi Speed School where he trained twice a week. 

“They make everything specific for your needs and train kids as young as 8-years-old through professional athletes like Chris Simms (Tampa Bay Bucaneers) and Luke Pettigout (New York Giants),” Canario said.

Although he lost in the semi-finals to Myasodoeov, Scheib also took home a medal in the division, beating a tough German opponent to win bronze.

Another rivalry was revisited in France as Raymond Hoyt (Montecito, Calif. / Santa Barbara Judo) and Teimoc Johnston-Ono (New York City, N.Y. / NYAC) each fought through their half of the M5 (50-54-year-old) 90kg division to meet in the final. 

The last time the two fought was at this year’s USA Judo Masters National Championships in Houston.  Johnston-Ono, who had competed the day before as likely the oldest athlete in the senior divisions, won that match on a koka (smallest points). This time, Hoyt won another closely fought match and his first World Masters title.

In the M8 (65-69-years-old) category, Bob Byrd (Acworth, Ga. / Atlanta Judo) won gold in the Open as well as a silver medal at 100kg. 

Andor Paposi Jobb (Emlenton, Pa. / Clarion University Hun Judo and Jujitsu) won his second consecutive World Masters title, taking gold in the M9 (70-74-years-old) 66kg division and winning a silver medal in the Open division.

Ferd Tihista (Watsonville, Calif. / Watsonville Judo) also won his second consecutive World Masters title in the uncontested M10 75-79-years-old) heavyweight division. 

Team USA also earned hardware in the kata competition as Toledo-Maumee Judo Club athletes France Glaze (Maumee, Ohio) and Ryan O’Connor (Toledo, Ohio) won a gold medal in the mixed Goshinjutsu event and silver in the Katame No Kata. 

Complete shiai results are as follows:

Male 1 (30-34-years-old) 60kg

1. Gleyson Alves (BRA)

2. Eric Despezelles (FRA)

3. Michel Gilles (FRA)

3. Mael Chatagny (SUI)

Male 1 66kg

1. Sebastien Gouot (FRA)

2. Jean-Claude Cameroun (FRA)

3. Vladimir Dias (BRA)

3. Sebastien Ramade (FRA)

Male 1 73kg

1. Gioivanni Vilardi (ITA)

2. Mickael Weyres (GER)

3. Valerii Merenkov (RUS)

3. David Metzger (GER)

Male 1 81kg

1. Stephane Auduc (FRA)

2. Daniel Basterreix (FRA)

3. Gilles Spaggiari (FRA)

3. Santos Soldani (BRA)

Also Competed: Paul Gheorhe (USA)

Male 1 90kg

1. Sven Helbing (GER)

2. Christophe Lepretre (FRA)

3. David Gonzalez (FRA)

3. Alexandre Duarte (BRA)

Male 1 100kg

1. Magomedov Sultan (RUS)

2. Bernard Leclerc (BLG)

3. Eloi Costa (BRA)

3. Cristian Varga (ROM)

Male 1 +100kg

1. Marcus Kond (EST)

2. Csaba Fazekas (HUN)

3. Abdel Afif Boudoukara (FRA)

3. Nicolas Williams (GBR)

Male 1 Open

1. Christophe Lepretre (FRA)

2. Santos Denisson (BRA)

3. Sevin Helbing (AUT)

3. Cassio Dos Santos (BRA)

Male 2 (35-39) 60kg

1. Nikolai Kuterein (RUS)

2. Atila Gondocs (HUN)

3. Didier Cado (FRA)

3. Frederic Pinault (FRA)

Male 2 66kg

1. David Gras (FRA)

2. Sergey Chernukhin (RUS)

3. Mike Kauppinen (SWE)

3. Thomas Lampl (AUT)

Male 2 73kg

1. Marc S. Wiese (GER)

2. Frederic Vanouche (FRA)

3. Christian N. Bani (FRA)

3. Roman Baur (GER)

Male 2 81kg

1. Adil Belgaid (MOR)

2. Anthony Dangre (FRA)

3. Fernando Marverti (ITA)

3. Leonard Sotolongo (CUB)

Also Competed: Francesco Rulli (New York City, N.Y. / NYAC) and Michael Ostrowski (Cordova, Tenn. / Memphis Judo)

Male 2 90kg

1. Boris Pawelz (GER)

2. Marcos Daud (BRA)

3. Sylvain Caron (FRA)

3. Pierre-Marie Tarade (FRA)

Male 2 100kg

1. Telman Kurbanov (RUS)

2. Silvio De Araujo (BRA)

3. Oleg Borisov (RUS)

3. Greg Curtis (GBR)

Male 2 +100kg

1. Timun Maldiev (RUS)

2. Alexander Szerwinski (GER)

3. Ronald Khun (GER)

3. Marco Dominguez (BRA)

Male 2 Open

1. Abdil Belgaid (FRA)

2. Marcos A. Daud (BRA)

3. Gerd Berger (AUT)

3. Pierre-Marie Tarade (FRA)

Male 3 (40-44) 60kg

1. Efisio Mele (ITA)

2. Sergey Rudakov (RUS)
3. Bruno Arnaison (FRA)

3. Waldemar Nierada (GER)

Male 3 66kg

1. Serge Selvi (FRA)

2. Nicolay Egorov (RUS)

3. Adolf Zeltner (AUT)

3. Jurgen Grasmueck (FRA)

Male 3 73kg

1. Ulrich Kreutz (GER)

2. Igor Glyvak (RUS)

3. Herbert Fidler (AUT)

3. Yves Tullio (FRA)

Also Competed: William Desmole (USA)

Male 3 81kg

1. Philippe Taurine (FRA)

2. Nikolay Igrushkin (RUS)

3. Olaf Rodewald (GER)

3. Gilbert Pantillon (SUI)

Male 3 90kg

1. N. Mesablishvili (UKR)

2. Herve Marolleau (FRA)

3. Magomed Kururkhoev (RUS)

3. Richard Pactole (FRA)

Also Competed: Harry Snyder (Jackson, Mo. / Tohkon) and Wayne Dickinson (Somerset, Mass. / Mike’s Dojo)

Male 3 100kg

1. J. Pozdzik (POL)

2. Oleg Urusov (RUS)

3. Luc Deville (BLG)

3. Azar Asgarov (AZE)

Also Competed: William Perron (Burleson, Texas / Fort Worth Judo)

Male 3 +100kg

1. Jean-Michel Daniel (FRA)

2. David Walker (GBR)

3. Juergen Schulze (GER)

3. Andreyi Kostenko (UKR)

Male 3 Open

1. Philippe Taurines (FRA)

2. Azar Asgarov (AZE)

3. Alain Cicot (FRA)

3. Helmut Gfoellner (AUT)

Male 4 (45-49) 60kg

1. Viktor Vasilkov (RUS)

2. Renato Bernardo (CAN)

3. Wolfgang Stradner (AUT)

3. Christian Van Denbossche (FRA)

Male 4 66kg

1. Didier Bournhol (FRA)

2. Mairicio Sabbatatani (BRA)

3. Alain Viau (FRA)

3. Lionel Girard (FRA)

Male 4 73kg

1. Francis Llorente (ESP)

2. Claude Guillaume (FRA)

3. Jevgeni Isirkin (EST)

3. Francis Bardaxoglou (FRA)

Male 4 81kg

1. Artemio Filho (BRA)

2. Jose-Manuel Pajaro (FRA)

3. Sergei Gryin (UKR)

3. Reinthold (AUT)

Also Competed: Lorenzo Schipp (Corrales, N.M. / New Mexico Judo Institute and Jean-Pierre Lucas (Smithtown, N.Y. / Smithtown YMCA Judo Club)

Male 4 90kg

1. Farhad Rajabli (AZE)

2. Jean-Louis Martin (FRA)

3. Ralf Drechsler (GER)

3. Leopold Korner (AUT)

Male 4 100kg

1. Myg Domontovych (UKR)

2. Jozef Svatek (SLO)

3. Franck Klein (GER)

3. Antonio Ruas Jr. (BRA)

Male 4 +100kg

1. Viktor Semenko (GER)

2. Josemar Zucheratto (BRA)

3. Dermot Killeen (IRE)

3. Alwin Brenner (GER)

Male 4 Open

1. Igor Chichkanov (RUS)

2. Jan Sieminski (POL)

3. Simon Woods (GBR)

3. Jose Man Pajaro (FRA)

Male 5 (50-54) 60kg

1. Mark Tsuyuki (CAN)

2. Pietro Manca (ITA)

3. Reinhard Bunk (GER)

Male 5 66kg

1. Henry Ginouves (FRA)

2. Sandy North (Hollywood, Fla. / Budokan Judo Club)

3. Elio Paparelo (ITA)

3. Jose Gones (POR)

Male 5 73kg

1. Yves Franvioni (FRA)

2. Jean-Luc Moreau (FRA)

3. Aleksey Ukhanov (RUS)

3. Rainer Dr Jaehnig (GER)

Male 5 81kg

1. Manfred Zollner (GER)

2. Hans Sinwell (GER)

3. Dave Loyst  (Dana Point, Calif. / Bunasawa Kai Judo Club)

3. Alois Groissbock (AUT)

Also Competed: Randy Hale (Cornville, Ariz. / NAU Judo) and George Stein (Marietta, Ga. / Atlanta Judo)

Male 5 90kg

1. Raymond Hoyt (Montecito, Calif. / Santa Barbara Judo)

2. Teimoc Johnston Ono (New York City, N.Y. / NYAC)

3. Valery Aslanov (RUS)

3. Clive Douglas (GBR)

Male 5 100kg

1. Jacques Cote (CAN)

2. Andrey Kachnov (RUS)

3. Philip Smith (GBR)

3. Tadeus Podexawa (POL)

Male 5 +100kg

1. Slavko Sikiric (BOS)

2. Romani Slobodan (Serbia)

3. Abdulgadzi Barkalalaev (RUS)

3. Gazima Akhmadon (RUS)

Also Competed: Carl Plummer (Wichita Falls, Texas)

Male 5 Open

1. Slavko Sikirc (BOS)

2. Jurgen Kumpfel (GER)

3. Abd Barkalalaev (RUS)

3. Serge Trushenko (RUS)

Male 6 (55-59) 60kg

1. Bernard Thibault (FRA)

2. Francisco Calderon (Langhonne, Pa. / Liberty Bell)

3. Alin Elegido (FRA)

Male 6 66kg

1. Eikichi Moriya (JPN)

2. Hamilton De Moraes Correia (BRA)

3. Gottfried Schnabel (AUT)

3. Malik Yessenbayen (KAZ)

Male 6 73kg

1. Kineo Mori (JPN)

2. Shigeh Nakamura (JPN)

3. Viacheslav Samsonov (RUS)

3. Martin Krammer (GER)

Male 6 81kg

1. Walter Trapp (GER)

2. Istvan Illes (Salem, N.J. / Pedro’s Judo)

3. Arthur Palavert (AUT)

3. Kiyosh Katagiri (JPN)

Also Competed: Kevin Young (Sanger, Calif. / Clovis Judo)

Male 6 90kg

1. Tery Watt (IRE)

2. Gennady Kononenko (RUS)

3. Gernot Rohn (GER)

3. Tom Moyse (GBR)

Also Competed: Malcolm Robbins (San Diego, Calif. / San Shi)

Male 6 100kg

1. Arthur Canario (New York City, N.Y. / NYAC)

2. Viktor Magera (RUS)

3. Petr Myasodeov (RUS)

3. Dennis Scheib (Atlanta, Ga. / Atlanta Judo)

Male 6 +100kg

1. Barnabas Dr. Vass (HUN)

2. Peter Klammer (GER)

3. Hamilton Silva (BRA)

4. Ian Wm Robinson (GER)

Also Competed: Randy Pierce (Imperial, Mo. / Konjo Judo)

Male 6 Open

1. Tom Moyse (GBR)

2. Terry Watt (IRL)

3. Peter Heinz Michel (GER)

3. Valentin Pegov (RUS)

Male 7 (60-64) 60kg

1. Tadakatsu Kato (JPN)

2. Moriyoshi Sukita (JPN)

3. Daniel Marais (FRA)

3. Peter Chudik (AUT)

Male 7 66kg

1. Gerhard Steidel (GER)

2. Giovanni Battaglia (ITA)

3. Angelo Ibba (ITA)

3. Yves Sempe (FRA)

Also Competed: Long Dong (USA)

Male 7 73kg

1. Hubert Cysdorf (POL)

2. Stan Cantrill (GBR)

3. Takesi Kita (JPN)

3. Roy Muller (GBR)

Male 7 81kg

1. Haruo Seiko (JPN)

2. Haruki Otsuka (JPN)

3. Herbert Gerecke (GER)

3. Jean-Pierre Grivard (FRA)

Male 7 90kg

1. Rene Bouchaud (FRA)

2. Jochen Leschke (GER)

3. Gunter Schnurch (GER)

3. Peter Remmele (GER)

Male 7 100kg

1. Peter Sandor (HUN)

2. Hans Peter Henter (GER)

3. Jacques Raby (FRA)

Male 7 +100kg

1. Konrad Mittag (GER)

2. Larry Gaines (Glendale, Ariz. / Desert Judo)

Male 7 Open

1. Konrad Mittag (GER)

2. Hans Jurgen Henter (GER)

3. Larry Gaines (Glendale, Ariz. / Desert Judo)

3. Roy Muller (GBR)

Male 8 (65-69) 60kg

1. Takashi Suguro (JPN)

2. Shigemori Korogi (JPN)

3. Kazukata Oniyanagi (JPN)

3. Kinijiro Nagashima (JPN)

Male 8 66kg

1. Burkhardt Dassler (GER)

2. Tadashi Nakajima (JPN)

Male 8 73kg

1. Jun Naito (JPN)

2. Seisuke Kawakubo (JPN)

3. Jack Mountford (GBR)

3. Ulrich Uhr (GER)

Male 8 81kg

1. Klaus Lindner (GER)

2. Bruno Carmeni (ITA)

3. Danilo Vaccini (ITA)

Male 8 90kg

1. Tadahiro Kurimoto (JPN)

2. James W. Scott (GBR)

3. Raymond Gordien (FRA)

Male 8 100kg

1. Paul Schelck (CAN)

2. Bob Byrd (Acworth, Ga. / Atlanta Judo)

Male 8 +100kg

1. Vuk Rasovi (Serbia and Montenegro)

2. Frank Jones (GBR)

Male 8 Open

1. Bob Byrd (Acworth, Ga. / Atlanta Judo)

2. Vuk Rasovi (SER)

3. Paul Schelck (CAN)

Male 9 (70-74) 60kg

1. Ta Sughihara (JPN)

Male 9 66kg

1. Andor Paposi Jobb (Emlenton, Pa. / Clarion University Hun Judo and Jujitsu)

2. Klaus Dieter Thiele (GER)

3. Darion Tarabelli (ITA)

Male 9 73kg

1. Hiromi Noguchi (JPN)

2. Hiroshi Yasukochi (JPN)

Male 9 81kg

1. Bondi Setzger (AUT)

Male 9 90kg

1. Tadayuki Morimoto (JPN)

Male 9 Open

1. Bondi Setzger (AUT)

2. Andor Paposi Jobb (Emlenton, Pa. / Clarion University Hun Judo and Jujitsu)

3. Dieter Klaus Thiele (GER)

Male 10 (74-79) 66kg

1. Ideaki Oya (JPN)

2. Pietro Corona (ITA)

Male 10 73kg

1. Kanju Takahashi (JPN)

Male 10 81kg

1. Ernest Hamsag (SUI)

Male 10 90kg

1. Patrick Toner (NZL)

Male 10 +100kg

1. Ferd Tihista (Watsonville, Calif. / Watsonville Judo)

Male 11 (80+) 60kg

1. Botez Mihaly (ROM)

Male 11 66kg

1. Takao Miyazaki (JPN)

Female 1 (30-34) 48kg

1. Alexandra Carta (ITA)

2. Florence Tessier (FRA)

Female 1 52kg

1. Fabienne False (FRA)

2. Regine Voeffray (SUI)

Female 1 57kg

1. Karine Paillard (FRA)

2. Isabelle Bacon (FRA)

3. Nicole Koppenborg (GER)

3. Severine Buerki (SUI)

Female 1 63kg

1. Lisa Bradley (IRE)

2. Erika Meert (BLG)

3. Jacqueline O’Nennil (SCO)

3. Betina Kaines (AUT)

Female 1 70kg

1. Karine Samedi (FRA)

2. Pavla Prollova (CZE)

3. Stephanie Honisgschmid (SUI)

3. Shandra Smith (Appleton, Wis. / Fox Valley Judo & Jujitsu)

Female 1 78kg

1. Ilka Gibelmann (GER)

2. Carla Amedia Prado (BRA)

Female 1 Open

1. Ilka Gibelmann (GER)

2. Stefany Honigschmid (GER)

3. Karine Samedi (FRA)

3. Christelle Tessier (FRA)

Female 2 (35-39) 48kg

1. Monika Schneglberger (AUT)

Female 2 52kg

1. Stephanie Schleuder (GER)

2. Celine Airaud Sicard (FRA)

3. Monique Delgado (FRA)

Female 2 57kg

1. Soraya El Idrissi Fassi (FRA)

2. Johannes Gagne (CAN)

3. Gaby Moog (GER)

3. Lena Sterea (ROM)

Female 2 63kg

1. Lesley Farnell (GBR)

2. Olga Matweva (RUS)

3. Tanja Schoeneborn (GER)

3. Matilda Cosic (CRO)

Female 2 70kg

1. Virginie Crombet (FRA)

2. Linda Yakovleva (RUS)

3. Shiela Q Goncalves (BRA)

3. Jadranka Pongrac (CRO)

Female 2 78kg

1. Petra Marx (GER)

2. Severine Boussicault (FRA)

3. Isabelle Delbee (FRA)

Female 2 +78kg

1. Tonni Willer (GBR)

2. Paola Pilichiewicz (FRA)

3. Sonja Hiermann (AUT)

Female 2 Open

1. Lesley Farnell (GBR)

2. Toni Willer (GBR)

3. Sheila Goncalves (BRA)

3. Tanja Schoeneborn (GER)

Female 3 (40-44) 48kg

1. Mandy Humphrey (GBR)

2. Simone Heeb (GER)

3. Ulrike Stoll (GER)

3. Mirella Pronesti (ITA)

Female 3 52kg

1. Catherine Baudry (FRA)

2. Katia Sombra Da Silva (BRA)

3. Margarita Paperno (RUS)

3. Lydia Richie (IRE)

Female 3 57kg

1. Guylaine Guillaume (FRA)

2. Christine De Petra (FRA)

3. Rosa Angela Oliveira (BRA)

3. Querine Van Meurs (GBR)

Female 3 63kg

1. Joyce Malley (IRE)

2. Patricia Wald Billig (FRA)

3. Aida Guemati (ITA)

3. Kim Tilley (GBR)

Female 3 70kg

1. Ute Backes (GER)

2. Sarah Hopkins (GBR)

3. Marion Borm (GER)

3. Anna-Maria Roder (GER)

Female 3 78kg

1. Ulrike Jung Claus (GER)

2. Laurence Vallegeas (FRA)

3. Ivanova Svetlana (RUS)

3. Claudia Rieger (GER)

Female 3 +78kg

1. Suzanne Wright (SCO)

2. Marisa Hernandez (Watsonville, Calif. / Watsonville Judo)

Female 3 Open

1. Rose Angela De Oliveira (BRA)

2. Dianne White (GBR)

3. Kim Tilley (GBR)

3. Sarah Hopkins (GBR)

Female 4 (45-59) 48kg

1. Brigitte Albert (FRA)

Female 4 52kg

1. Monette Leblanc (FRA)

2. Sylvie Guertin (CAN)

3. Karin Frenzel (GER)

Female 4 57kg

1. Ghislaine Tarade (FRA)

2. Inge Krasser (SUI)

3. Christine Bednall (AUS)

Female 4 70kg

1. Jenny Earle (GBR)

Female 4 78kg

1. Kay Andrew (GBR)

Female 4 +78kg

1. Astrid Krombach (GER)

2. Gaby Nuernberger (GER)

Female 4 Open

1. Astrid Krombach (GER)

2. Christina Bednall (AUS)

3. Gaby Nuernberger (GER)

3. Kay Andrews (GBR)

Female 5 (50-54) 48kg

1. Lena Strang (GBR)

Female 5 57kg

1. Angela Tassi (ITA)

2. Reta Sandra Tschopp (SUI)

Female 5 63kg

1. Francoise Dufresne (FRA)

2. Daniel Delporte (FRA)

3. Laurence Counoy (FRA)

Female 5 70kg

1. Lynn Tilley (GBR)

Female 5 78kg

1. Cristiana Pallavicino (ITA)

2. Milada Cerna (CZE)

Female 5 +78kg

1. Marie-Eve Lhermitte (FRA)

Female 5 Open

1. Cristiana Pallavicino (ITA)

2. Lena Strang (GBR)

3. Angela Tassi (ITA)

3. Marie-Eve Lhermitte (FRA)

Female 6 (55-59) 57kg

1. Mara Markovic Siladi (CAN)

Female 6 63kg

1. Atsuko Imadachi (JPN)

Female 6 Open

1. Mara Markovic-Siladi (CAN)

Female 7 (60-64) 57kg

1. Keiko Nagasaki (JPN)

Female 7 63kg

1. Anne-Marie Deluteau (FRA)

Female 7 70kg

1. Dale Keogh (AUS)

Female 7 78kg

1. Jenny Hussey (GBR)

Female 7 Open

1. Jenny Hussey (GBR)

2. Anne Marie Deluteau (FRA)

Female 8 48kg

1. Kira Artemieva (RUS)