New York Open Judo Championship 2010 Results

The NYAC’s 27th New York Open Judo Championship was held October 17, 2010 at Hunter College of the City University of New York's main gymnasium while the New York Athletic Club's facility under goes an extensive renovation. The New York Open has proven to be a magnet for top international male players and those elite American men preparing to compete on the world circuit. All who enter deem themselves ready for the challenge and are vying for the $1000 prize award to the winner of each weight division. 

The 2010 New York Open saw a resurgence of US talent on the winner's
podium as Americans took first place in three of seven divisions. The NYAC’s two-time US National champion Nick Kossor took the -60 kg gold with a booming uchi mata for ippon and took home the Most Valuable Player award
for his consistent demonstration of all manner of judo techniques on the
 day.  
Canada's Joel Benoit took first place at -66 kg division while
 American Michael Eldred outlasted Colombia's Vallejo in a Finals
 overtime match that exhausted participants and spectators alike. The
-81 kg division featured an all-French finals with Dimitri Gomes-Tavarez 
outlasting Sylvain Barzic.
Long-time NYAC competitor and USA’s four-time National Champion, 
Aaron Cohen reigned in -90 kg. in a deep field of strong Europeans.  The Germans won
the other three medals while a Slovenian and a Frenchman took the two
 fifth places. 
A native of the Dominican Republic and a long-time New York
City resident, Jose Bossaird, took first in a stunning upset in -100 kg.
Two-time New Open champion, Olympian and World bronze medalist Joao 
Schlittler of Brazil seized the +100 kg. division in dominant fashion completing the day with four ippons in four contests.
The opening ceremonies included for the first time a demonstration of Nage No Kata by USA Kata champions, Jeff Giunta and Heiko Rommellman, Jr.

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Complete Result:

60 KG
1st. KOSSOR, Nick – USA **
2nd. COTE, Dominic - CAN
3rd. BOULANGER, Adrien - FRA
3rd. LAGO BARROS DE OLIVEIRA, Emanuel - BRA
5th. FUTTINICO, John Jairo - COL
5th. MALTSEV, Semyon - RUS

66 KG
1st. BENOIT, Joel - CAN
2nd. HERZIG, Johannes - GER
3rd. GALBIATI, Mattia - ITA
3rd. FORTIN-DEMERS, Michael - CAN
5th. ISMAYILOV, Eldar - USA
5th. CUEILLETTE, Anthony - FRA

73 KG
1st. ELDRED, Michael - USA
2nd. VALLEJO, Edwin - COL
3rd. MARGELIDON, Arthur - CAN
3rd. AUBIN-MERCIER, Olivier - CAN
5th. MIRANDA, Augusto - PUR
5th. MORIN-MARTEL, Alexis - CAN

 81 KG
1st. GOMES-TAVARES, Dimitri - FRA
2nd. BARZIC, Sylvain - FRA
3rd. BILODID, Gennadii - UKR
3rd. PEREIRA, Joao - BRA
5th. PERRAULT, Guillaume - CAN
5th. SANGIMINO, Tony - USA

90 KG
1st. COHEN, Aaron - USA
2nd. MOLT, Helge - GER
3rd. DEDEK, Frank - GER
3rd. KIRSTEN, Rene - GER
5th. FERJAN, Klemen - SLO
5th. BELLIARD, Daniel - FRA

100 KG
1st. BOISSARD, Jose - DOM
2nd. SANTIAGO, Carlos - PUR
3rd. VASHKULAT, Kyle - USA
3rd. IMINOV, Akbar - USA
5th. OHARA, Damian - USA