Christal Ransom and Anna Palmer Place Ninth at British Open

Nicole Jomantas May 18, 2010

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Competing in one of the largest British Open events in recent history, Christal Ransom and Anna Palmer, both of the USA Judo National Training Site in Colorado Springs, each placed ninth in the 63kg division on Saturday. 

Ransom, the reigning National Champion in the division, won her first two matches by ippon (instant win) against Sarah Connolly (GBR) and Robyn Irwin (GBR) in her 27-player division. 

In the quarter-finals, Ransom lost by two penalties and two waza-ari (half-point each) scores to eventual silver medalist Jennifer Wichers (NED).  Ransom dropped down to the repechage where she and Heloise Lacouchie (FRA) fought into the final minute before Lacouchie won the match by ippon.  Lacouchie went on to win the bronze and Ransom placed ninth. 

Palmer, a former Pan Am Team member in the 52kg division who moved up to 63kg to win a silver medal at the Senior Nationals last month, won her first match against Rachel Poirot (GBR) by a waza-ari and three penalties committed by Poirot.

In the next round, Palmer committed two penalties and eventual champion Gemma Howell (GBR) retained the lead with a waza-ari score before winning the match by ippon.   

Palmer lost her repechage match to Maier Uriarte (ESP) by ippon and placed ninth overall.

Also representing the OTC, 70kg player Samantha Bleier (Colorado Springs, Colo.) lost by ippon to Amelie Pinet (FRA) in the first round of her European debut.  Pinet would go on to win bronze in the 25-player division.

Complete results are as follows:

Men’s 60kg
1. Ashley McKenzie (GBR)
2. Nathon Burns (GBR)
3. James Millar (GBR)
3. Javier Selma (ESP)
5. Luis Flox (ESP)
5. Stef Domen (NED)
7. Yakov Abetbool (ISR)
7. Marcel Haupt (GER)

 

Men’s 66kg
1. Jasper Lefevere (BEL)
2. Pedro Jacinto (POR)
3. Colin Oates (GBR)
3. David Ramirez Ramos (ESP)
5. Javier Delgado (ESP)
5. Killian Leblouch (FRA)
7. Jeremy Andrieu (FRA)
7. Antti Rintamaki (FIN)

Men’s 73kg
1. Christophe Besnard (FRA)
2. Sergio Sanz Perez (ESP)
3. Andre Alves (POR)

3. Neal V D Kamer (NED)
5. Ricardo Ferreira (POR)
5. Martin Nietlispach (SUI)
7. Jan Gosiewski (GBR)
7. Koen Sleeckx (BEL)

 

Men’s 81kg
1. Francisco Javier Madera (ESP)
2. Robert Conrad (GER)
3. Aurelien Leroy (FRA)
3. Tomislav Marijanovic (CRO)
5. Mickael Remilien (FRA)
5. Pablo Sanchez Garcia Monco (ESP)
7. Joachim Bottieau (BEL)
7. Jonas Sandstrom (SWE)

Men’s 90kg
1. Derek Nathan Gielis (BEL)
2. Florian Germroth (GER)
3. Alberto Arnal Mengod (ESP)
3. Remco Van Den Brink (NED)
5. Andrew Burns (GBR)
5. Michael Horley (GBR)

7. Christian Haas (AUT)
7. Sam Ingram (GBR)

 

Men’s 100kg
1. Danny Meeuwsen (NED)
2. Brian Bingen (NED)
3. Santyago Diaz Lopez (ESP)
3. Or Sasson (ISR)
5. James Austin (GBR)
5. Patrik Moser (SUI)

7. Jonathan Leininger (FRA)
7. Max Rollwage (GER)

 

Men’s +100kg
1. Angel Parra (ESP)
2. Jerome Wustner (FRA)
3. Chris Sherrington (GBR)
3. Benjamin Van Leeuwaarde (NED)
5. Tobias Pahnke (GER)
5. Zviad Tsiklauri (GBR)
7. Victor Canseco Fernandez (ESP)
7. Bosko Tripalo (CRO)

Women’s 48kg
1. Amelie Rosseneu (BEL)
2. Aida Sarmiento Palao (ESP)
3. Vanesa Garcia (ESP)
3. Kristina Rumyantseva (RUS)
5. Anna Cremades (FRA)
5. Sabine Goller (GER)
7. Nerea Sanz Martos (ESP)
7. Valentina Schauer (AUT)
 

Women’s 52kg
1. Miriam Polak (NED)
2. Ana Monteiro (POR)
3. Emilie Lafond (FRA)
3. Siobhan O’Neill (GBR)
5. Ana Sousa (POR)
5. Miranda Wolfslag (NED)
7. Patty Joldersma (NED)
7. Kimberley Renicks (GBR)

 

Women’s 57kg
1. Shareen Richardson (NED)
2. Jennie Andreason (SWE)
3. Miriam Garmatter (GER)
3. Johanna Muller (GER)
5. Connie Ramsay (GBR)

5. Zhanna Stankevich (RUS)
7. Dani Libosan (NED)
7. Linsey Verhagen (NED)

 

Women’s 63kg
1. Gemma Howell (GBR)
2. Jennifer Wichers (NED)
3. Heloise Lacouchie (FRA)
3. Marlies Priesner (AUT)
5. Faith Pitman (GBR)
5. Isabel Puche Palao (ESP)
7. Maier Uriarte (ESP)

7. Sheena Zander (GER) 

Also Competed: Christal Ransom (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center), 2-2
Anna Palmer (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center), 1-2

 

Women’s 70kg
1. Karine Berger (FRA)
2. Valeriane Etienne (FRA)
3. Sally Conway (GBR)
3. Amelie Pinet (FRA)

5. Megan Fletcher (GBR)
5. Melanie Gerber (GER)
7. Linda Boers (NED)
7. Gemma Gibbons (GBR)

 

Also Competed: Sam Bleier (Colorado Springs, Colo. / USA Judo National Training Site at the Olympic Training Center), 0-1

 

Women’s 78kg
1. Audrey Thorel (FRA)
2. Iris Lemmen (NED)
3. Karin Van Dijk (NED)
3. Josefine Vostry (GER)

5. Pauline Camus (FRA)
5. Jasmin Delorme (GER)
7. Maike Heinz (GER)
7. Tatiana Sordiya (RUS) 

Women’s +78kg
1. Sarah Adlington (GBR)
2. Alicia Alonso (ESP)
3. Ksenia Chibisova (RUS)
3. Melanie Gasch (GER)
5. Daria Karpova (RUS)
5. Gerdien Kupers (NED)
7. Anastasia Gubadova (RUS)
7. Shelley Jackson (GBR)

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