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February 17, 2008    

Rick Hawn Places Ninth at Vienna World Cup

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Rick Hawn (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE) placed ninth in the 90kg division on Sunday at the Vienna World Cup in Austria.

After losing in his first match to eventual gold medalist Varlam Liparteliani (GEO), Hawn dropped down to the repechage where he beat Marius Labalaukis (LTU) by a penalty.

In his next match, Hawn lost to reigning Japanese National Champion Tatsuki Masubuchi to place ninth.

Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center / 81kg) won his first match of the day, defeating Souleymane Ongoiba (MLI) by ippon.

In the second round, however, Stevens was defeated by Takashi Ono (JPN), the 2005 World bronze medalist.  Ono lost his next match, eliminating Stevens.

Completed Draws

Men’s 81kg

1. Roman Gontyuk (UKR)

2. Elkhan Rajabli (AZE)

3. Saba Gavashelishvili (GEO)

3. Aljaz Sedej (SLO)

5. Mekhman Azizov (AZE)

5. Levan Tsiklauri (GEO)

7. Dennis Huck (GER)

7. Valeriu Duminica (MDA)

Also Competed: Travis Stevens (Glenville, N.Y. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 1-1

Men’s 90kg

1. Varlam Li;arteliani (GEO)

2. Maxim Rakov (KAZ)

3. David Alarza (ESP)

3. Andrey Kazusenok (BLR)

5. Nikola Nikolic (SER)

5. Tatsuki Masubuchi (JPN)

7. Dominique Hischier (SUI)

7. Kirill Denisov (RUS)

Also Competed: Rick Hawn (Wakefield, Mass. / USA Judo National Team FORCE, 1-2)

Men’s 100kg

1. Henk Grol (NED)

2. Zoltan Palkovacs (SVK)

3. Daniel Brata (ROU)

3. Askhab Kostoev (RUS)

5. Dimitri Peters(GER)

5. Vyacheslav Mikhailine (RUS)

7. Matthieu Bataille (FRA)

7. Franz Birkfellner (AUT)

Men’s +100kg

1. Satoshi Ishii (JPN)

2. Pierre Robin (FRA)

3. Paolo Bianchessi (ITA)

3. Igor Makarov (BLR)

5. Dennis van der Geest (NED)

5. Tamerian Tmenov (RUS)

7. Juri Rybak (BLR)

7. Georgi Kizilashvili (GEO)