2003 US SUMO OPEN - 3rd Annual
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California Sumo Association (CSA) held several major tournaments
in 2003. The main events included:
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The third annual US SUMO OPEN featured
special guest, AKEBONO, and 31 sumo athletes from all over
the world. Many of the 2002 champions met again in the final
rounds, and once again, foreign teams dominated the event. |
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International sumo athletes are ready for the competition.......................................Photo: Chieko Hayashi |
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US SUMO OPEN
3rd Annual Top Athletes |
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BARNABAS
TOTH 358 lbs Heavyweight Gold Openweight Gold Hungary |
TROY COLLINS 245 lbs Middleweight Bronze Openweight Silver USA |
MAJOR GYULA
253 lbs Middleweight Gold Openweight Bronze Hungary |
FLO KINSLOW 160 lbs Middleweight Gold Openweight Gold Lebanon |
MAHSHID TARAZI 178 lbs Heavyweight Gold Openweight Silver USA |
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Sumo
Clinic with AKEBONO DETAILS Saturday, August 2, 2003 Manhattan Country Club, Los Angeles AKEBONO, now a professional sumo stablemaster in Japan, taught proper sumo ritual and technique at a sumo clinic for international sumo teams. It is very rare for a stablemaster to teach outside his own stable, so the athletes at the clinic got a very rare treat, including one-on-one coaching by the Grand Master himself. |
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"SUMO
EAST AND WEST" movie screening and Q&A with AKEBONO
photos Friday, August 1, 2003 -- 7:00PM..... Aratani/Japan America Theater, Los Angeles A screening was held of the groundbreaking film showing professional Japanese sumo and international amateur sumo, including footage of AKEBONO. AKEBONO gave an exciting speech and answered audience questions after the screening. Fans of all ages kept calling out questions for half an hour until AKEBONO had to be pulled out for his next appearance. SUMO EAST AND WEST VIDEO |
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SUMO
TOURNAMENT #1 DETAILS
Sunday, June 29, 2003 Manhattan Country Club, Los Angeles Sumo Tournament #1 featured some of America's top sumo wrestlers, including two US National champions, and several medalists from the 2002 US Sumo Open. The initial rounds were dramatic, but the competition really heated up in the openweight rounds.
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TOURNAMENT #2 DETAILS Sunday, July 13, 2003 Manhattan Country Club, Los Angeles Sumo Tournament #2 featured some amazing upsets, including a stunning performance by the only lightweight, Trent Sabo, who defeated all middleweight and heavyweight contenders in the opening rounds! Female sumo athletes also added to the excitement.
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VIDEOS
US SUMO OPEN Video
2003 SUMO OPEN RESULTS

US SUMO OPEN Events are in Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of US-Japan Relations!
US SUMO OPEN Overview
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| LIGHTWEIGHT DETAILS | |
| 1st |
Joe Davis (USA) |
| 2nd |
Tumur Baatar (Bulgaria) |
| 3rd | Kevin Yonemoto (USA) |
| MIDDLEWEIGHT DETAILS | |
| 1st | Major Gyulai (Hungary) |
| 2nd | Kena Heffernan (USA) |
| 3rd | Troy Collins (USA) |
| HEAVYWEIGHT DETAILS | |
| 1st | Barnabas Toth (Hungary) |
| 2nd | Sonny Parsons (New Zealand) |
| 3rd | Kelly Gneiting (USA) |
| OPENWEIGHT DETAILS | |
| 1st | Barnabas Toth (Hungary) |
| 2nd | Troy Collins (USA) |
| 3rd | Major Gyula (Hungary) |
WOMEN
| OPENWEIGHT DETAILS | |
| 1st | Flo Bannout-Kinslow (USA) |
| 2nd | Mahshid Tarazi (USA) |
| 3rd | May Chung (Hong Kong) |
| 4th | Jennifer Perkins (USA) |
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