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March 4, 2011
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Jake Larsen takes 5th at PanAms in Ecuador
Day 1
(Colorado Springs, CO)
Jacob Larsen beat tough fighters from Ecuador and Colombia to place 5th in the Pan American Cup Friday in Guayaguil, Ecuador.
Larsen, who works out at Boulder Judo Training Center/OTC, CO, entered repechage after losing his first round, won his next two fights but then lost his final match against Brazil.
The Pan American Cup attracted competition from 23 countries including full teams from judo strongholds like Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, and Venezuela.
USA Judo has a team of 10 judokas at the tournament including:
- Veronica Prado, Ki-Itsu-Sai
- Annie Shiraishi, East Bay Judo Institute, California
- Angelica Delgado, Ki-Itsu-Sai
- Christal Ransom, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO
- Katie Sell, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO
- Ricardo Roig Ki-Itsu-Sai
- Aaron Kunihiro, NYAC / Team FORCE at Wakefield, Mass.
- Toshiya Nishimura, OTC
- Jacob Larsen, Boulder Judo Training Center/OTC
- Anthony Turner, Ki-Itsu-Sai
Coaching the team is Jhonny Prado of Ki-Itsu-Sai.
Competition continues Saturday.
-- Story by Ernest Pund
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Day 2
Right to left are: Team Coach Jhonny Prado, bronze medalists
Angelica Delgado, Ann Shiraishi, Veronica Prado and Rick Roig with
Dr. Joseph Szafranski of Maximized Living, an official sponsor of USA Judo.
USA Judo tore it up in Ecuador Saturday, taking four bronze medals at a super tough Pan American Cup.
(Colorado Springs, CO)
Angelica Delgado, Ricardo Roig and Veronica Prado, all of Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Site in Florida, and Annie Shiraishi of East Bay Judo Institute in California, climbed the podium for bronze medals.
Placing 5th were Jacob Larsen of Boulder Judo Training Center/OTC in Colorado, who fought Friday, and Aaron Kinihiro of NYAC/Team FORCE in Wakefield, Mass.
“We didn't expect this tournament to be as hard as it was and everyone came to fight and represent our flag and we're proud of the results,” said Jhonny Prado, head coach of Ki-Itsu-Sai National Training Site, who led the team to Guayaguil, Ecuador.
The USA Judo victories were thick with dramatic throws and pins. Some of the highlights:
- Kunihiro beat Paraguay in the first round by ippon seionage. In his second round he beat Peru in golden score with kouchi gari for ippon. He then placed 5th after falling to Brazil and then to Cuba by yuko in a very close match.
- Delgado threw a Colombian with uchimata for ippon in her first round, later beat Mexico with a sode for ippon and then Peru with an osoto gari for ippon.
- Shiraishi in repechage pinned a Chilean and Colombian for ippons.
The D-Level tournament and qualifier for the 2011 Panamerican Games in Guadalajara attracted fighters from 23 countries including some of the top foundries for judo in the Americas including powerhouse Brazil and Cuba.
-- Story by Ernest Pund
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