7th Annual US SUMO OPEN WOMEN'S MATCHES

The female athletes step forward. Heavyweight match -- Dashka vs. Lindsay.
Florence (left) and Lindsay lock up with belt grips. Florence (left) recovers from Michelle's side step at the edge.
Photos: Chuck Green, Chieko Hayashi

 

WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT & MIDDLEWEIGHT
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Florence Bannout US-California 162 lbs 2 - 0
2 Michelle Pike
US-California 136 lbs 0 - 2
         

Middleweight Gold: Florence Bannout
Lightweight Gold: Michelle Pike

WOMEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Dashdulam Sambuu Mongolia 227 lbs 2 - 0
2 Lindsay Hood
US-California 195 lbs 1 - 1
3 Elizabeth Gray US-New Mexico 334 lbs 0 - 2

Gold: Dashdulam Sambuu
Silver: Lindsay Hood
Bronze: Elizabeth Gray
WOMEN'S OPENWEIGHT
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Dashdulam Sambuu Mongolia 227 lbs 3 - 0
2 Florence Bannout US - California 162 lbs 2 - 1
3 Lindsay Hood US - New Mexico 195 lbs 1 - 2
4 Michelle Pike US -California 136 lbs 0 - 3

Gold: Dashdulam Sambuu
Silver: Florence Bannout
Bronze: Lindsay Hood

FINAL MATCHES: Florence Bannout defeats Dashdulam Sambuu once to even the series 1 -1. Then, Dashdulam Sambuu defeats Florence Bannout to win the gold medal.

Gold: Dashdulam Sambuu
Silver: Florence Bannout
Bronze: Lindsay Hood
California Sumo Association