Michael Eldred Wins Bronze at OJU World Cup

Nicole Jomantas November 16, 2009

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Michael Eldred, 73kg

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) - A 2009 Pan Am medalist in the 73kg division earlier this year, Michael Eldred (Fruitland, Idaho / Western Idaho Judo Institute) won his first A-Level medal on Sunday when he placed third at the OJU World Cup in Apia, Samoa. 

The win moves Eldred back into the #1 ranking in the United States in the 73kg division and makes him one of just three U.S. players to win a medal on the World Tour this year. 

With the score tied at a shido (penalty) apiece, Eldred threw Pelasio Rageci (FIJ) for a waza-ari (half-point) score and then pinned him to end the match.

In his next match, Eldred met Olivier Aubin-Mercier (CAN) for the second time in less than a month.  Eldred defeated Aubin-Mercier at the Rendez-Vous Canada in Montreal in October, but this time Aubin-Mercier took the win by ippon (instant win).

Eldred's next match was a quick defeat of Adrian Leat (NZL) who he beat by ippon (instant win) during the first exchange. 

Fighting for bronze, Eldred led by two yukos (quarter-point each) and a waza-ari score before winning match against Lee Calder (NZL) by ippon.  

Complete results are as follows:

Men's 60kg
1. Yunlong He (CHN)
2. Lee Bronkhorst (NZL)
3. Matthew D Aquino (AUS)
3. Arnie Dickins (AUS)
5. Kevin Da Silva (AUS)
5. Toshio Suzuki (SAM)
7. Nicholas Gray (NZL)
7. Tony Lomo (SOL)

Men's 66kg
1. Alim Gadanov (RUS)
2. Yang Li (CHN)
3. Joel Benoit (CAN)
3. Steven Brown (AUS)
5. Nicolas Gravier (NCL)
5. Kurt Kirby (NZL)
7. Joshua Cook (AUS)
7. Raymond Ovinou (PNG)

Men's 73kg
1. Emmanuel Nartey (GHA)
2. Qingdong Zeng (CHN)
3. Michael Eldred (Fruitland, Idaho / Western Idaho Judo Institute)
3. Mansur Isaev (RUS)
5. Olivier Aubin-Mercier (CAN)
5. Lee Calder (NZL)
7. Sean Choi (NZL)
7. Adrian Leat (NZL)

Men's 81kg
1. Guillaume Perrault (CAN)
2. Flavio Canto (BRA)
3. Brent Iverson (AUS)
3. Iibor Svec (CZE)
5. Neil Calder (NZL)
5. Ivica Pavlinic (NZL)
7. Mickael Cano (NCL)
7. Frank Stowers (SAM)

Men's 90kg
1. Mark Anthony (AUS)
2. Calum Burn (NZL)
3. Jonathan Broman (NZL)
5. Tin Pavlinic (NZL)

Men's 100kg
1. Leondardo Leite (BRA)
2. Jinling Yuan (CHN)
3. Joshua Dahl (AUS)
3. Jason Koster (NZL)
5. Duke Didier (AUS)
5. Alexander Taylor (AUS)
7. Patryk Kelly (AUS)
7. Isoa Talei (FIJ)

Men's +100kg
1. Jake Andrewartha (AUS)
2. Jason Phillips (AUS)
3. Terry Frankcombe (AUS)
3. Nacanieli Takayawa (FIJ)
5. James Bradbury (AUS)
5. Eneliko Peleti (SAM)
7. Iuma Sua (SAM)

Women's 48kg
1. Qinqin Mo (CHN)
2. Elodie Foeillet (NCL)
3. Helen Robertson (NZL)
3. Hannah Trotter (AUS)
5. Jacky Fong (NZL)
5. Amy Meyer (AUS)

Women's 52kg
1. Cancan He (CHN)
2. Marie Muller (LUX)
3. Sonya Chervonsky (AUS)
5. Grace Accetta (AUS) 

Women's 57kg
1. Emily Bensted (AUS)
2. Ana Moceyawa (NZL)
3. Carli Renzi (AUS)
5. Kiam Kelly (AUS)

Women's 63kg
1. Meiling Lin (CHN)
2. Kylie Koenig (AUS)
3. Marguerita Corfios (AUS)
5. Naomi Spinks (NZL)

Women's 70kg
1. Yuting Yao (CHN)
2. Anne-Marie Pettersen (CAN)
3. Moira de Villiers (NZL)
3. Sisilia Rasokisoki (FIJ)
5. Tamara Betts (AUS)
5. Sara Collins (AUS)
7. Shanice Wiki (NZL)

Women's 78kg
1. Stephanie Grant (AUS)
2. Charlene Apaapa (NZL)
3. Liku Loloma (FIJ)
5. Marie Keneke (PNG)

Women's +78kg
1. Janelle Shepherd (AUS)
2. Stacey Bradbury (AUS)

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