2010 New York Open Highlighted Participants (w/ stats)


60 KILOGRAMS



Adrien Boulanger (FRA) 60 kg

· 2008 French Junior Champion

· 2009 French Junior Silver Medalist

· 2008 International Juniors Cetniewo Champion

· 5th at International Juniors Lyon France 2008-2009

· 2009 French Senior Championships Silver Medalist

· 2010 French Championships Bronze Medalist



Dominique Cote (CAN) 60kg

· Pan American U20 Bronze Medalist

· Canadian U20 Champion



Youssef Drif (FRA) 60kg

· International Antwerp Open Champion

· Dutch Open Bronze Medalist



Nick Kossor (USA) 60kg

· U.S. Open Bronze Medalist

· World Cup El Salvador Bronze Medalist

· 2x U.S. National Champion

· Ranked #1 in U.S.A.



Enrique Martinez (PUR) 60kg

· Pan American U20 Bronze Medalist

· Centro American and Caribbean Games Champion

· Copa Olimpica U20 Champion



John Futtinico Vargas (COL) 60kg

· Columbian U23 Champion

· Centro American and Caribbean Games Silver Medalist

· Grand Prix Panamerican Bronze Medalist





66 KILOGRAMS



Brad Bolen (USA) 66kg

· U.S. Open Bronze Medalist

· World Cup Silver Medalist

· Pan American Champion

· Grand Prix Panamerican Bronze Medalist

· Ranked #1 in U.S.A.



Johannes Herzig (GER) 66kg

· Belgium Open Finalist

· 2009 Swedish Open Bronze Medalist

· 2009 Tre Torri Tournament Bronze Medalist









73 KILOGRAMS



Michael Eldred (USA) 73kg

· British Open Finalist

· Finnish Open Finalist

· Swedish Open Bronze

· 2x US National Champion

· New York Open Bronze Medalist (’08)

· Ranked #2 in U.S.A.



Tomasz Krecielewsk (POL) 73kg

· Madrid World Cup Bronze Medalist

· 2x New York Open Bronze Medalist (’06, ’07)

· German Open Bronze Medalist



Laurent Meseguer (FRA) 73 kg

· 2009 French Champion

· 2009 Swiss Open Silver Medalist

· 2009 New York Open Bronze Medalist

· 5th at World Cup in Miami

· 7th at World Cup in Vienna





81 KILOGRAMS



Gennaddi Bilodid (UKR) 81 kg

· 2008 World Bronze Medalist

· 2x European Champion



Aloui Abderrahim (FRA) 81kg

· Swiss Open Champion

· Finnish Open Champion



Guillaume Perrault (CAN) 81kg

· 2009 World Cup Champion

· 2009 Quebec Open Champion

· 2009 Canadian National Champion

Joao Pereira (BRA) 81 kg

· South African Champion





90 KILOGRAMS





Daniel Belliard (FRA) 90 kg

· 2009 Paris Kyoto Champion

· 2007 French Championships Bronze Medalist

· 2006 French Championships Bronze Medalist

· 2005 French Champion



Aaron Cohen (USA) 90kg

· 4x U.S. National Champion

· 4x New York Open Medalist (Champion in ’03 and ’07)

· 5x Pan Am Championships Medalist

· Brazil World Cup Medalist

· Ranked #3 in U.S.A.



Klemen Ferjan (SLO) 90kg

· 2009 Rendez-Vous Canada Bronze Medalist

· 2009 New York Open Bronze Medalist

· 5th in 2007 European Championship



Bobby Lee (USA) 90kg

· World Cup Bronze Medalist

· 2008 Quebec Senior Open Bronze Medalist

· 2008 USA Fall Classic Bronze Medalist

· 2008 National Champion



Garry St. Leger (USA) 90kg

· 2x U.S. National Champion

· Pan Am Championships Bronze Medalist

· Tre Torri Bronze Medalist

· Ranked #2 in U.S.A.





100 KILOGRAMS



Kyle Vashkulat (USA) 100kg

· U.S. Open Bronze Medalist

· World Cup El Salvador Champion

· World Cup Isla Margarita Silver Medalist

· U.S. National Champion

· Ranked #1 in U.S.A.



Shintaro Higashi (USA) 100kg

· U.S. National Champion

· U.S. Open Bronze Medalist

· Ranked #2 in U.S.A.



Luiz Andre Schlittler (BRA) 100 kg

· South American Champion



+100 KILOGRAMS



Pablo Figueroa (PUR) +100kg

· Centroamerican and Caribbean Games Silver Medalist

· Pan American Bronze Medalist



Joao Schlittler (BRA) +100kg

· 2008 Olympian

· 2009 Pan American Silver Medalist

· 2008 New York Open Champion

· Bronze at World Championships



Fabian Hubert (GER) +100 kg

· World Military Games Champion

· 2009 Swiss Open Champion

· 2009 German Championships Silver Medalist

· 2008 German Championships Bronze Medalist