To Our Friends in Wrestling Around the world
By William May
(Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public
Information Committee
Kyodo World Services, senior sports writer:wmay52@hotmail.com)
RESULTS AT 1ST GR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER - JAPAN (2nd session)
NOVI SAD, Serbia and Montenegro (February
28) - Results of preliminary pool bouts involving
Japanese wrestlers on Saturday at the 1st
greco-roman wrestling Olympic qualifying
tournament at Vojvodina Sports Center:
55 kg (29 entries, 9 pools)
TOYOTA, Masatoshi (Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Department)
Pool A
R1 - df. Elgin Elwais (PAL) by TF, 10-0,
0:58
R2 - df. Jansel Ramirez (DOM) by TF, 10-0,
1:47
R3 - bye
Q1 - v. Asset Imanbayev (KAZ)
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60 kg (30 entries, 10 pools)
SASAMOTO, Makoto (Sogo Seibi security employee)
Pool J
R1 - bye
R2 - df. Aliaksandr Slivinski (BLR), 5-0
After a scoreless first period, Sasamoto
executed an single-arm throw for three points
out of the second-period clinch and followed
with a trap-arm gut wrench for the margin
of victory.
R3 - df. Ali Ashkani Agboloag (IRI), 4-0
Sasamoto took advantage of a slipped
throw by Agboloag in the second period for
a gut wrench and near fall bonus point. He
held off the two-time Asia champion's attack
in par terre over the last 35 seconds for
the win.
Q1 - v Alexei Shevtsov (RUS)
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66 kg (36 entries, 12 pools)
IMURO, Masaki (Japan Self Defense Forces)
Pool A
R1 - df. Peter-Georg Philippitsch (AUT),
3-0, 6:26
R2 - df. Vladimir Tatarski (SCG), 3-0, 6:12
R3 - bye
Q1 - v Kanatbek Begaliev (KGZ)
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74 kg
Japan has already qualified.
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84 kg (28 entries, 9 pools)
MATSUMOTO, Shingo (Ichimiya Transport, employee)
Pool I
R1 - lost to Alexej Michin (RUS), 6-0
R2 - lost to Luiz Mendez (CUB), 5-0
The 1999 world champion threw Matsumoto
to his back out of the second period clinch
and then followed with a gut wrench for a
5-0 win.
R3 - df. Filip Soukup (CZE) by default
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96 kg (33 entries, 11 pools)
KATO, Kenzo (Japan Self Defense Forces)
Pool F
R1 - bye
R2 - lost to Vinko Kadecka (CRO), 7-4
Kato gave up a pair of gut wrenches in
the first period, but opened the second period
with a headlock to tie the score 4-4. Kato,
however, could not flatten the shoulders
for the fall and was rolled through as Kadecka
regained the lead 6-4. A false start penalty
against Kato closed out the scoring.
R3 - lost to Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI) by
TF, 11-0, 2:21
Kato could not stop the young Iranian's
gut wrench and lost by technical fall.
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120 kg (26 entries, 8 pools)
SUZUKI, Katsuaki (Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Department)
Pool A
R1 - bye
R2 - lost to Barzi Sajad (IRI) by TF, 11-1,
5:45
R3 - lost to Miriani Giorgadze (GEO) by TF
10-0, 3:34
Giorgadze scored at will, capping his
win with a front headlock and turn.