Men's National Championships - Lightweights

 

Men National Championships - Lightweights
1953-1960: 130-150 lbs.
1960-1963: 140-160 lbs.
1964-1965: 135-165 lbs.
1966-1976: 139-179 lbs.
1977-1988: 60-71 kg.
1989-1997: 55/56-71 kg.
1998-2003: 55/56-73 kg.


1953

San Jose, Calif.

130 lbs

150 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Ken Hatae

? Nakashima

Lyle Hunt

1954

San Francisco, Calif.

130 lbs

150 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Asao Sakuki

Kenji Yamada

Gene LeBell

2nd

Charles Woo

Charles Nakajima

3rd

George Hatao

George Uchida

1955

Los Angeles, Calif.

130 lbs

150 lbs

Grand champion

1st

? Takahashi

Kenji Yamada

Gene LaBell

1956

Seattle, Wash.

130 lbs

150 lbs

Grand champion

1st

Sumikichi Nozaki

Art Emi

John Osako

1957

Hilo

Hawaii

130 lbs

150 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Masaaki Kumamoto

Fred Oishi

George Harris

2nd

James Sato

Tomo James Kitaura

Fred Oishi

3rd

Sumikichi Nozaki

Kenji Yamada

1958

Chicago, Ill.

130 lbs

150 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Sumikichi Nozaki

Otto Chonko

George Harris

2nd

John Ishida

Yoshimitsu Kajama

Sumikichi Nozaki

3rd

Edward Matsumura

Tomo James Kitaura

1959

San Jose, Calif.

130 lbs

150 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Sumikichi Nozaki

M. Yoshioka

Linwood Williams

2nd

B. Tatahashi

Tosh Seino

Sumikichi Nozaki

3rd

John Ishida

Hayward Nishioka

1960

Tampa, Fla.

130 lbs

150 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Sumikichi Nozaki

Tosh Seino

Haruo Imamura

1961

San Jose, Calif.

140 lbs

160 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Sumikichi Nozaki

Toshio Seino

George Harris

2nd

Kenji Yamada

Yasuyo Fukuda

3rd

Sam Boone

Mas Yoshioka

1962

Chicago, Ill.

140 lbs

160 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Shintaro Yoshida

Kazuo Shinohara

Kazuo Shinohara

2nd

Sumikichi Nozaki

Masayuki Yoshioka

Haruo Imamura

3rd

Joseph Miley

Tosh Seino

1963

Fresno, Calif.

Grand Champion

150 lbs

Kazuo Shinohara

1st

Tosh Seino

1964

New York City, N.Y

135 lbs

150 lbs

165 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Yuzo Koga

Renzo Shibata

Jim Bregman

Gotaro Uemura

2nd

Ace Sukigara

Tosh Seino

Lhofei Shiozawa

Jim Bregman

3rd

Tadao Nagai

Paul Maruyama

Jorge Lugo

1965

San Francisco, Calif.

135 lbs

150 lbs

165 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Yuzo Koga

Tosh Seino

Hayward Nishioka

Hayward Nishioka

2nd

Mas Tokunaga

Paul Maruyama

Mitsuhisa Kato

Makoto Ohbayashi

3rd

Mike Ogata

Rene Zeelenberg

Tadashi Ohya

1966

Asbury Park, N.J.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Yuzo Koga

Paul Maruyama

Hayward Nishioka

Motohiko Eguchi

2nd

Shiro Oishi

Tosh Seino

Odell Terry

Paul Maruyama

3rd

Ace Sukigara

Renzo Shibata

Tadashi Ohya

1967

Las Vegas, Nev.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Yuzo Koga

Norio Arima

Yasuhiko Nagatoshi

Yasuhiko Nagatoshi

1968

Sacramento, Calif.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Yuzo Koga

Tadashi Hiraoka

Masayuki Yamashita

Mitsutoshi Watanabe

2nd

Isao Mura

Yoshiaki Hinda

Masao Fukuma

3rd

Patrick J. Bolger

Tosh Seino

Yasuhiko Nagatoshi

1969

Chicago, Ill.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Shiro Oishi

Tadashi Hiraoka

Masayuki Yamashita

Taizo Noguchi

2nd

Larry Fukuhara

Norio Arima

Clyde Worthen

3rd

Isao Mura

Paul Maruyama

Irwin Cohen

1970

Los Angeles, Calif.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

1st

Larry Fukuhara

Paul Maruyama

Hayward Nishioka

2nd

Brian Yakata

Tosh Seino

Irwin Cohen

3rd

Dean Towers

Pat Burris

Tom Cullen

1971

St. Louis, Mo.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Rod Parr

Pat Burris

Irwin Cohen

Doug Nelson

1972

Philadelphia, Pa.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Brian Yakata

Pat Burris

Irwin Cohen

Doug Graham

2nd

Teimoc Ono-Johnson

Thomas Masterson

Tommy Martin

Pat Burris

3rd

Kenneth Okada

Paul Maruyama

Thomas Cress

1973

Atlanta, Ga.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

David Pruzenski

Pat Burris

Bill Sanford

Roy Sukimoto

2nd

Kenneth Okada

Thomas Rigg

Eugene Dee

3rd

Robert Mita

Thomas Masterson

Steve Cohen

1974

Phoenix, Ariz.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Jimmy Martin

Pat Burris

Irwin Cohen

Irwin Cohen

2nd

Katsugi Nerio

Ramon Rivera

Rene Zeelenberg

3rd

David Pruzenski

Anthony White

Frank Herzog

3rd

Randy Sumida

Paul Maruyama

James Pedro Sr.

1975

Los Angeles, Caif.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

Keith Nakasone

Paul Maruyama

Steve Cohen

Tommy Martin

2nd

Jimmy Martin

Thomas Rigg

Clyde Worthen

3rd

Mike James Ogata

Arthur Hollands

Mitchell Palacio

3rd

Lewis Goldman

Randy Sumida

Ramon Rivera

1976

Baltimore, Md.

139 lbs

154 lbs

176 lbs

Grand Champion

1st

George Cozzi

Pat Burris

Teimoc Johnston-Ono

Pat Burris

George Cozzi

Last Grand Championship

1977

St. Louis, Mo.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Keith Nakasone

Jimmy Martin

Michael Vincenti

2nd

George Cozzi

Michael De La Torriente

Ron Nicholson

3rd

Ronald Calderon

Michael Swain

David Fitzgerald

3rd

Doug Morichika

Robert Jaeckel

Steve Seck

1978

Chicago, Ill.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Keith Nakasone

Jimmy Martin

Steve Seck

2nd

Edward Liddie

Kevin Smith

Gary Berliner

3rd

George Cozzi

Robert Kaecker

Michael Coleman

3rd

Doug Morichika

Richard Perrie

Tom Rigg

1979

San Francisco, Calif.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Keith Nakasone

Jimmy Martin

Steve Seck

2nd

Eddie Liddie

Michael Swain

Gary Berliner

3rd

Lance Sakugawa

Steve Herskowitz

Thomas Masterson

3rd

Douglas Tono

Danny Smith

Michael Vincenti

1980

East Lansing, Mich.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Maurice DeLa Torriente

Fred Glock

Steve Seck

2nd

Hector Rivera

John Randall

Michael Coleman

3rd

Michael Matsumoto

David Firkins

Thomas Masterson

3rd

Eddie Liddie

Jimmy Martin

Pat Burris

1981

Little Rock, Ark.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Rod Conduragis

Jimmy Martin

Mike Swain

2nd

Eddie Liddie

Craig Agena

Steve Seck

3rd

Douglas Tono

John Hobales

Michael Coleman

3rd

Neal Urban

Freddie Glock

John Austin

1982

Indianapolis, Ind.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Rod Conduragis

Jimmy Martin

Mike Swain

2nd

Eddie Liddie

John Hobales

Andy Ruggerio

3rd

Douglas Tono

Steve Herskowitz

Michael Coleman

3rd

Keith Tonra

John Racioppi

Anthony Mojica

1983

Los Angeles, Calif.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Eddie Liddie

Craig Agena

Mike Swain

2nd

Roy Nakamura

John Hobales

Robert Jaeckel

3rd

Hector Rivera

Joseph Marchal

Conrad Thulhammer

3rd

Steve Matulac

John Walla

Edward Brown

1984

Orlando, Fla.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Freddie Glock

Douglas Tono

Dan Augustine

2nd

Michael Matsumoto

Rod Conduragis

Don Tashima

3rd

Roy Nakamura

Joseph Marchal

Gary Berliner

3rd

Alan Straus

Tommy Okada

John Hobales

1985

Detroit, Mich.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Eddie Liddie

Douglas Tono

Nick Yonezuka

2nd

Fred Glock

Joseph Marchal

Mike Swain

3rd

Kevin Asano

Albert Acena

Tom Dyer

3rd

Roy Nakamura

James Minitelli

Don Tashima

1986

Honolulu, Hawaii

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Fred Glock

Douglas Tono

Nick Yonezuka

2nd

Eddie Liddie

Joseph Marchal

Mike Swain

3rd

Kevin Asano

Albert Acena

Tom Dyer

3rd

Hector Rivera

Tommy Okada

Don Tashima

1987

Pittsburgh, Pa.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Fred Glock

Jimmy Martin

Mike Swain

2nd

Eddie Liddie

Albert Acena

Nick Yonezuka

3rd

Kevin Asano

Douglas Tono

Tom Dyer

3rd

Donnie Fowler

Joseph Marchal

Angelo Ruiz

1988

Ft. Wayne, Ind.

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Michael Matsumoto

Albert Acena

J. Hobales

2nd

Michael Manning

Oscar Ramirez

David Williams

3rd

Chester Onuma

Douglas Tono

Robert Spencer

3rd

Clifton Sunada

Todd Brehe

Dan Hatano

1989

Tampa, Fla.

55 kg

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Clifton Sunada

Eddie Liddie

James Pedro

Dan Hatano

2nd

Steve Croteay

John Matsuoka

Joe Marchal

Johnny Hobales

3rd

Tony Rastelli

Chris Mcdonald

Albert Acena

Todd Brehe

3rd

Nicholas Rastelli

Michael Matsumoto

Clinton Burke

Richard Imamura

1990

San Diego, Calif.

55 kg

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Clifton Sunada

Edward Liddie

Joe Marchal

Todd Brehe

2nd

Peter LaCroix

John Matsuoka

James Pedro

Johnny Hobales

3rd

Kenneth Kokka

Tony Okada

Douglas Tono

Dan Hatano

3rd

David Loshelder

Clayton Sunada

Jimmy Martin

Michael Scheckel

1991

Honolulu, Hawaii

56 kg

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Clifton Sunada

Edward Liddie

James Pedro

Todd Brehe

2nd

Kenneth Kokka

Clayton Sunada

Clinton Burke

Michael Scheckel

3rd

Peter LaCroix

Michael Manning

Joe Marchal

David Williams

3rd

David Loshelder

Tony Okada

Jimmy Martin

Dan Hatano

1992

Pittsburgh, Pa.

56 kg

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Clifton Sunada

Ricky Shibuya

Tony Okada

Dan Hatano

2nd

Orlando Fuentes

Michael Tanimoto

Albert Acena

Todd Brehe

3rd

David Loshelder

Clayton Sunada

William Shanahan

James Pedro

3rd

Edward Gibbs

Raul Tamayo

Mike Pechina

David Williams

1993

Indianapolis, Ind.

56 kg

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Michael Matsumoto

John Matsuoka

Tony Okada

James Pedro

2nd

Jamie Aguilar

Mike Pechina

Douglas Tono

Carlos Mendez

3rd

Brandon Greczkowski

Scott Pak

Dan Nishita

Harold Getting

3rd

David Loshelder

Clifton Sunada

William Shanahan

David Williams

1994

Irvine, Calif.

56 kg

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Michael Matsumoto

John Matsuoka

Tony Okada

James Pedro

2nd

David Young

Brian Mariana

Lenny Tedeschi

David Williams

3rd

Jamie Aguilar

Scott Pak

Christopher McDonald

Todd Brehe

3rd

David Loshelder

Boris Arenciba

William Shanahan

Dan Hatano

1995

Indianapolis, Ind

56 kg

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

David Young

Boris Presatmo

Christopher MacDonald

Todd Brehe

2nd

Nocris Casteneda

Clayton Sunada

Alex Ottiano

Anthony Gizio

3rd

Jevon Mitsuoka

Brian Mariana

Ricky Shibuya

Sandy North

3rd

Jamie Aguilar

Clifton Sunada

Joe Marchal

David Williams

1996

San Jose, Calif.

56 kg

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Jevon Mitsuoka

Brandon Greczkowski

Christopher McDonald

Todd Brehe

2nd

David Young

Jake Flores

Michael Pechina

Ricky Shibuya

3rd

Mickey Matsumoto

Joe Cramer

Chuck Jefferson

Ali Moghadas

3rd

Jamie Aguilar

Raul Tamayo

Alex Ottiano

Orlando Fuentes

1997

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

56 kg

60 kg

65 kg

71 kg

1st

Justin Meece

Clifton Sunada

Jake Flores

Carlos Mendez

2nd

Eric Moore

Brandon Greczkowski

Albert Acena

Orlando Fuentes

3rd

Jevon Mitsuoka

Joe Cramer

David Camarillo

Rick Hawn

3rd

Danile Kwon

David Young

Alex Ottiano

Gilberto Viera

1998

Villa Park, Ill.

Illinois

56 kg

60 kg

66 kg

73 kg

1st

Michael Matsumoto

Brandon Greczkowski

Jake Flores

Carlos Mendez

2nd

Hiram Cruz

Clifton Sunada

Alex Ottiano

Orlando Fuentes

3rd

Daniel Kwon

Justin Meece

Ricky Brown

Rick Hawn

3rd

Nicholas Nakamura

Brian Nitta

Gilberto Viera

Chuck Jefferson

1999

Spokane, Wash.

56 kg

60 kg

66 kg

73 kg

1st

Hiram Cruz

Brandon Greczkowski

Alex Ottiano

Jimmy Pedro

2nd

Nicholas Nakamura

Kevin Won

Kenny Hambleton

Orlando Fuentes

3rd

Shaun Burns

Dynell Pinder

Ricky Brown

David Camarillo

3rd

Mickey Matsumoto

Christopher Cornelison

Jose Bencosme

Chuck Jefferson

5th

Steve Wolery

Clifford Pennick

Jordan Hambleton

Ryan Reser

5th

Jevon Mistuoka

Hector A. Galozza

Hector N. Galozza

Ben Lin

2000

Houston, Texas

55 kg

60 kg

66 kg

73 kg

1st

Mickey Matsumoto

Dynell Pinder

Alex Ottiano

Orlando Fuentes

2nd

Cullen Nakamura

Brandon Maki

Jose Bencosme

Ryan Reser

3rd

Tony Aufman

David Young

Jordan Hambleton

Chuck Jefferson

3rd

Minh Nguyen

Brian Nitta

Hector N. Galloza

David Camarillo

2001

Orlando, Fla.

55 kg

60 kg

66 kg

73 kg

1st

Hiram Cruz

Nate Torra

Alex Ottiano

Ryan Reser

2nd

Eric Taboada

David Young

Rick Brown

Chuck Jefferson

3rd

Daniel Gomez

Gerard Cadet

Yosef Aranbayev

Jake Flores

3rd

Lucas Hambleton

Taylor Takata

Scott Pak

Richard Cohen

5th

Willaim Dunkley

Young An

Jesus Gallo

Manuel Gamburyan

5th

Cid Gumban

Tony Aufman

Casey Gambrel

Jose Bencosme

2002

Cleveland, Ohio

55 kg

60 kg

66 kg

73 kg

1st

Mickey Matsumoto

Taylor Takata

Justin Flores

Ryan Reser

2nd

Daniel Gomez

Shozo Fukuda

Alex Ottiano

Richard Cohen

3rd

Cid Gumban

Dynell Pinder

David Fukuda

Manuel Gamburyan

3rd

Kenny Hashimoto

Josh Ramirez

Matthew Goldstein

Chuck Jefferson

5th

Matthew Diaz

Dartanyon Burrows

Trevor Mallo

Tyson Mayeda

5th

Sean Estree

Gerard Cadet

Rick Brown

Sarkis Chivitchian

2003

Las Vegas, Nev.

55 kg

60 kg

66 kg

73 kg

1st

Mickey Matsumoto

Taraje Williams-Murray

Alex Ottiano

Jimmy Pedro

2nd

Daniel Gomez

Dynell Pinder

Justin Flores

Ryan Reser

3rd

Matthew Diaz

Josh Ramirez

Nate Torra

Orlando Fuentes

3rd

Sean Estree

Kenny Hashimoto

Brandon Greczkowski

Manuel Gamburyan

5th

Jason Wright

Dartanyon Burrows

David Fukuda

Jose Bencosme

5th

Mark Muranaka

Elijah Hrbek

Scott Pak

Francis Soto-Melendez

         
2004 San Diego, Calif.      
       
55 kg
60 kg
66kg
73kg
1st Aaron Kunihiro Taraje Williams-Murray Taylor Takata Chuck Jefferson
2nd Mickey Matsumoto Kenny Hashimoto Nate Torra Orlando Fuentes
3rd David Kaufman Grant Nakashima Dynell Pinder Jose Bencosme
3rd Jeremy Liggett Gerard Cadet Josh O'Neil Garry St. Leger
5th David Yoshida AJ Silverman John Matsuoka Marcus Glass
5th Frank Sanchez Marcus Watada Scott Pak Travis Yamanaka
         
2005 Virginia Beach, Va.
55kg
60kg
66kg
73kg
1st
Aaron Kunihiro
Taraje Williams-Murray
Justin Flores
Chuck Jefferson
2nd Frank Sanchez Gerard Cadet Nate Torra Ryan Reser
3rd Mickey Matsumoto Rhan Dillard Taylor Takata RJ Cohen
3rd John Gonzalez Michael Ferrer Kenny Hashimoto Radu Brestyan
5th Stephen Perez Nick Kossor Francisco Alejandro Jose Bencosme
5th William Dunkley Matthew Dias Nate Torra Michael Eldred
         
2006 Houston, Texas      
         
  55kg 60kg 66kg 73kg
1st Hiram Cruz Rafael Ramos Taylor Takata Ryan Reser
2nd Andre Taylor Dartanyon Burrows Nate Torra Radu Brestyan
3rd Frank Sanchez Nick Kossor Taraje Williams-Murray Bobby Lee
3rd Mickey Matsumoto Hector Galloza Kenny Hashimoto Michael Eldred
5th Arnold Toriumi Dale Hata Jeff Fong RJ Cohen
5th John Gonzalez Dan Gomez Josh O'Neil Nick Delpopolo
         
2007 Miami, Fla.      
         
  55kg 60kg 66kg 73kg
1st Hiram Cruz Taraje Williams-Murray Justin Flores Ryan Reser
2nd Kyle Taketa Nick Kossor Taylor Takata Nick Delpopolo
3rd Frank Sanchez Jean-Pierre Durand Nate Torra Michael Eldred
3rd Michel Santos Aaron Kunihiro Kenny Hashimoto Radu Brestyan
5th Steve Perez Jeff Sato Josh O'Neil Chuck Jefferson
5th Ruben Martin Miguel Ballesteros Jeremy Liggett RJ Cohen


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