SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2002 12:30pm
UCLA John Wooden Center, Los Angeles
The Open featured 50 international sumo champions from 13 countries. Several national and world champions were present. Once again, two-time World Sumo Champion Svetoslav Binev attended as a special guest. The competition was fierce, dominated by international teams. American athletes only did well in the men’s lightweight, while a group of well-trained European teams took most of the medals.
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2002 US SUMO OPEN TOP ATHLETES
Aap Uspenski
6’2″ 231 lbs
Estonia
Middleweight Gold
Openweight Gold
Estonia
Middleweight Gold
Openweight Gold
Mille Sang
5’5″ 220 lbs
Estonia
Heavyweight Gold
Estonia
Heavyweight Gold
Openweight Silver
Viktoria Kuznetsova
5’5″ 210 lbs
Estonia
Heavyweight Silver
Openweight Bronze
Estonia
Heavyweight Silver
Openweight Bronze
Erge Nugis
5’9″ 164 lbs
Estonia
Middleweight Gold
Openweight Bronze
Estonia
Middleweight Gold
Openweight Bronze
Petar Stoyanov
6’6″ 331 lbs
Bulgaria
Heavyweight Gold
Barnabas Toth
5’11” 357 lbs
Hungary
Heavyweight Bronze
Openweight Silver
Hungary
Heavyweight Bronze
Openweight Silver
2002 US SUMO OPEN RESULTS
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1st: Trevor Roberts5’9″177 lbsUS – CA2nd: Jason Maron5’8″176 lbsUS – CA3rd: Trent Sabo5’7″185 lbsUS – CA
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1st: Aap Uspenski6’2″231 lbsEstonia2nd: Marek Paczkow6’3″253 lbsPoland3rd: Asi Faoa6’4″253 lbsSamoa
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1st: Petar Stoyanov6’6″340 lbsBulgaria2nd: Madis Ounapuu6’5″460 lbsEstonia3rd: Barnabas Toth5’11”357 lbsHungary
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1st: Aap Uspenski6’2″231 lbsEstonia2nd: Barnabas Toth5’11”357 lbsHungary3rd: Troy Collins6’2″245 lbsUS – CA
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1st: Erge Nugis5’9″164 lbsEstonia2nd: May Chung5’3″108 lbsHong Kong3rd: Ashlee Irish5’5″130 lbsUS – CA
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1st: Mille Sang5’5″220 lbsEstonia2nd: Viktoria Kuznetsova5’5″210 lbsEstonia3rd: Mahshid Tarazi5’6″178 lbsUS – CA
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1st: Viktoria Kuznetsova5’5″210 lbsEstonia2nd: Mille Sang5’5″220 lbsEstonia3rd: Erge Nugis5’9″164 lbsEstonia
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