8th Annual US SUMO OPEN MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT

Top American lightweight Peter Panayotopoulos winds up with silver.

Trent Sabo is defeated twice by bronze medalist
Tsogsuren Tsogkhuu.
Munkhjargal forces Trent out with a thrust.
Peter Panayotopoulos (silver), Munkhjargal Ulziibayar (gold), and Tsogsuren Tsogkhuu (bronze) celebrate.
Photos: Chuck Green, Dustin Snipes, Steven Barry, Chris Williams

 

MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT OPENING ROUNDS
PLACE NAME NATIONALITY WEIGHT RECORD
1 Munkhjargal Ulziibayar Mongolia 187 lbs 4 - 0
2 Peter Panayotopoulos
USA – CA 180 lbs 3 - 1
3 Tsogsuren Tsogkhuu Mongolia 184 lbs 3 - 2
4 Trent Sabo USA – AZ 181 lbs 1 - 3
5 Art Morrow USA – CA 185 lbs 0 - 4**
6 Jovann Rushing USA – CA 180 lbs 0 - 1
         
** withdrew due to injury

MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT SEMI-FINALS& FINAL
Peter Panayotopoulos            

–––––– Peter Panayotopoulos        
Tsogsuren Tsogkhuu            
      –––––– Munkhjargal Ulziibayar    
Trent Sabo            
  –––––– Munkhjargal Ulziibayar        
Munkhjargal Ulziibayar            

THIRD PLACE MATCH
Tsogsuren Tsogkhuu defeats Trent Sabo.

GOLD: Munkhjargal Ulziibayar
SILVER: Peter Panayotopoulos
BRONZE: Tsogsuren Tsogkhuu

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