7th Annual US SUMO OPEN MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT

World Champion Byamba forces out his countryman Tugsuu in the quarter-finals.
Byamba sends Hawaii's Wayne Vierra flying in the semi-finals.

Bulgarian Champion Petar deposits US Champion Kelly off the stage.
Wayne Vierra (left) squares off against Bayanbat Davaadalai in the quarter-finals.
Norway's Hans Borg muscles out Steven Jimenez in the quarter-finals. Heavyweight medalists -- Byamba (gold), Petar (silver), Hans (bronze).
Photos: Chuck Green, Chieko Hayashi

 

MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT
Bracket A
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Byambajav Ulambayar Mongolia 324 lbs 3 - 0
2 Steven Jimenez
 US – California 405 lbs 2 - 1
3 Harry Wa'a US – Hawaii 295 lbs 1 - 2
4 Scott Moore US – California 335 lbs 0 - 3
         
Bracket B
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Wayne Vierra US -- Hawaii 310 lbs 3 - 0
2 Tugsjargal Tsedendorj Mongolia 270 lbs 2 - 1
3 Lamont Campo US – New York 345 lbs 1 - 2
4 Firdavs Mukhtarov Tajikistan 340 lbs 0 - 3
         
Bracket C
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Petar Stoyanov Bulgaria 364 lbs 3 - 0
2 Bayanbat Davaadalai Mongolia 305 lbs 2 - 1
3 Harrington Wa'a US – Hawaii 380 lbs 1 - 2
4 Joe Gray US - New Mexico 345 lbs 0 - 3
         
Bracket D
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Hans Borg Norway 332 lbs 3 - 0
2 Kelly Gneiting US – Arizona 410 lbs 2 - 1
3 Americus Abesamis US – California 320 lbs 1 - 2
4 Jonathan Crite US – Arizona 280 lbs 0 - 3

MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT SEMI-FINALS& FINAL
Byambajav Ulambayar            

–––––– Byambajav Ulambayar        
Tugsjargal Tsedendorj            
      –––––– Byambajav Ulambayar    
Wayne Vierra            
  –––––– Wayne Vierra        
Bayanbata Davaadalai            
          –––––– Byambajav Ulambayar
Petar Stoyanov            
  –––––– Petar Stoyanov        
Kelly Gneiting            
      –––––– Petar Stoyanov    
Hans Borg            
  –––––– Hans Borg        
Steven Jimenez            

THIRD PLACE MATCH
Hans Borg defeats Wayne Vierra.

GOLD: Byambajav Ulambayar
SILVER: Petar Stoyanov
BRONZE: Hans Borg

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