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By William May
(Japan Amateur Wrestling Federation, Public Information Committee
Kyodo World Services, senior sports writer:wmay52@hotmail.com


JAPANESE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS, 1ST DAY



   TOKYO (December 21) - Results on the first day of the Japanese national wrestling championships at Yoyogi National No. 2 Gymnasium in Tokyo (Championship finals are scheduled for December 22):

Freestyle

55 kg

Third-place final
Masashi Saito df. Yuki Nagao, 5-0

Semifinals
Chikara Tanabe df. Masashi Saito, 8-1
Tomohiro Matsunaga df. Yuki Nagao by fall, 3:28 (9-0)

Quarterfinals
Chikara Tanabe df. Takeshi Sugitani, 5-2
Masashi Saito df. Akira Tokudome, 8-1
Yuki Nagao df. Shinichi Yumoto, 11-3
Tomohiro Matsunaga df. Motoyasu Suzuki, 4-1
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60 kg

Third-place final
Hiroki Sekikawa df. Shinya Odate, 5-3 (8:33)

Semifinals
Hidenori Yamamoto df. Shinya Odate, 3-2
Kenji Inoue df. Hiroki Sekikawa by TF, 12-0 (3:45)

Quarterfinals
Hidenori Yamamoto df. Ryosuke Ota, 4-1 (7:23)
Shinya Odate df. Daishi Matsuo, 3-2
Kenji Inoue df. Shinichi Inoue, 7-1
Hiroki Sekikawa df. Noriyuki Takatsuka, 4-0
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66 kg

Third-place final
Koji Obara df. Satoshi Sato, 11-5

Semifinals
Kazuhiko Ikematsu df. Koji Obara by TF, 10-0 (5:55)
Takayuki Suzuki df. Satoshi Sato, 3-2

Quarterfinals
Kazuhiko Ikematsu df. Tetsuya Tajima by TF, 10-0 (3:35)
Koji Obaradf. Shintaro Nakamine by TF, 13-2 (6:00)
Satoshi Sato df. Mitsuharu Oshima by TF, 10-0 (0:57)
Takayuki Suzuki df. Takayuki Ikeda, 6-5
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74 kg

Third-place final
Ryuta Takahashi df. Yuta Nakasuji, 3-2

Semifinals
Kunihiko Obata df. Yuta Nakasuji, TF, 11-0 (2:09)
Hiroshi Kuto df. Ryuta Takahashi, 3-0

Quarterfinals
Kunihiko Obata df. Yosuke Kato by TF, 10-0 (1:32)
Yuta Nakasuji df. Yoshihito Yamamoto, 3-0 (6:06)
Hiroshi Kuto df. Yutaka Suzuki, 6-5
Ryuta Takahashi df. Kazuyuki Nagashima, 3-1 (7:31)
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84 kg

Third-place final
Shinya Matsumoto df. Takenori Yokoyama, 4-2

Semifinals
Hidekazu Yokoyama df. Shinya Matsumoto, 7-1
Takao Isokawa df. Takenori Yokoyama, 5-2

Quarterfinals
Hidekazu Yokoyama df. Satoru Yamamoto by fall, 3:28 (4-0)
Shinya Matsumoto df. Daisuke Furuse by fall, 3:47 (8-0)
Takenori Yokoyama df. Hiroshi Shibata, 4-0
Takao Isokawa df. Tomoyoshi Iwamiya, 2-0 (9:00)
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96 kg

Third-place final
Kenzo Sakamoto df. Masahide Hanada, 7-2

Semifinals
Kiyotaka Kodaira df. Masahide Hanada by TF, 10-0 (0:55)
Masahide Moriyama df. Kenzo Sakamot, 5-4

Quarterfinals
Kiyotaka Kodaira - bye
Masahide Hanada df. Yoshitsugu Yoneyama, 5-2
Kenzo Sakamoto df. Takayuki Masuda by TF, 11-0 (5:31)
Masahide Moriyama df. Jun Aisawa by fall, 0:41 (4-0)
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120 kg
Third-place final
Issei Sugiura df. Koichiro Nishida, 4-1

Semifinals
Kohei Suwama df. Issei Sugiura, 4-0
Akihito Tanaka df. Koichiro Nishida, 5-2

Quarterfinals
Kohei Suwama - bye
Issei Sugiura df. Takeshi Shinbori, 3-1
Koichiro Nishida - bye
Akihito Tanaka - bye
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Greco-roman

55 kg
Third-place final
Shingo Hirai df. Yasuto Fujita by disq., 6:10 (3-0)

Semifinals
Masatoshi Toyota df. Yasuto Fujita by TF, 10-0 (5:38)
Takashi Yasuhara df. Shingo Hirai, 3-2 (6:12)

Quarterfinals
Masatoshi Toyota df. Takashi Tajima by TF, 13-0 (1:46)
Yasuto Fujita df. Naoki Kikuchi on criteria, 3-3 (9:00)
Shingo Hirai df. Tomoya Murata, 5-4
Takashi Yasuhara df. Munehiro Wada, 6-0
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60 kg

Third-place final
Hikaru Ito df. Yusuke Shoji, 3-1

Semifinals
Makoto Sasamoto df. Yusuke Shoji by TF, 13-0 (1:45)
Mitsuo Tomiya df. Hikaru Ito, 4-0

Quarterfinals
Makoto Sasamoto df. Hiroshi Shimomura, 7-0
Yusuke Shoji df. Takehiro Takada, 6-0
Mitsuo Tomiya df. Keisuke Onishi, 7-0
Hikaru Ito df. Michimoto Fukuma, 4-0
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66 kg

Third-place final
Masanori Oi df. Yukihiro Toida by fall, 3:42 (4-0)

Semifinals
Masaki Imuro df. Yukihiro Toida, 5-0
Masaaki Izena df. Masanori Oi, 10-3

Quarterfinals
Masaki Imuro df. Shinya Ayata, 3-0
Yukihiro Toida df. Nobutake Nakai, 3-1 (6:10)
Masaaki Izena df. Noritomo Eto, 6-0
Masanori Oi df. Tsutomu Fujimura, 5-1
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74 kg
Third-place final
Atsushi Kano df. Tsukasa Tsurumaki, 4-2

Semifinals
Katsuhiko Nagata df. Atsushi Kano, 3-0
Taichi Suga df. Tsukasa Tsurumaki, 5-0

Quarterfinals
Katsuhiko Nagata df. Katsuya Nakamura by TF, 10-0 (2:01)
Atsushi Kano df. Ryosuke Kogawa, 3-0
Tsukasa Tsurumaki df. Takeshi Yoshida by fall, 3:17 (4-0)
Taichi Suga df. Tadashi Kuramoto, 5-0
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84 kg
Third-place final
Hideki Kinoshita df. Yujiro Takahashi on criteria, 1-1 (9:00)

Semifinals
Shingo Matsumoto df. Yujiro Takahashi, 5-0
Mitsuhiro Ota df. Hideki Kinoshita, 3-2

Quarterfinals
Shingo Matsumoto df. Yoshio Shimowada by TF, 10-0 (1:29)
Yujiro Takahashi df. Yukihiro Ishizawa, 4-0
Mitsuhiro Ota df. Shinobu Komukai, 3-0
Hideki Kinoshita df. Shuji Matsunaga??, 3-2
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96 kg
Third-place final
Noriaki Ota df. Shuhei Taniguchi, 5-2 (6:24)

Semifinals
Kenzo Kato df. Noriaki Ota, 3-1
Yusuke Morikaku df. Shuhei Taniguchi, 4-2

Quarterfinals
Kenzo Kato df. Nobuhiko Maeshima, 3-1
Noriaki Ota df. Koji Yoshida, 3-1
Shuhei Taniguchi df. Masateru Komoto by TF, 10-0 (2:33)
Yusuke Morikaku df. Taiki Fukuda?? by fall, 1:26 (7-0)
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120 kg
Third-place final
Yukikatsu Goto df. Naoki Sawada by fall, 4:39 (6-1)

Semifinals
Katsuaki Suzuki df. Naoki Sawada, 3-2
Masanori Murotani df. Yukikatsu Goto by fall, 5:18 (8-4)

Quarterfinals
Katsuaki Suzuki df. Yoshiyuki Hazama by fall, 0:55 (3-0)
Naoki Sawada df. Takashi Sumida by TF, 11-0 (1:05)
Masanori Murotani df. Manabu Fushihira, 4-1
Yukikatsu Goto df. Hirokazu Shinjo on criteria, 2-0 (9:00)
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Women

48 kg
Third-place final
Miyu Yamamoto df. Misato Shimizu by fall, 3:45 (4-0)

Semifinals
Makiko Sakamoto df. Misato Shimizu, 4-0
Chiharu Icho df. Miyu Yamamoto, 5-2

Quarterfinals
Makiko Sakamoto df. Shoko Yoshimura, 4-1
Misato Shimizu df. Miyuki Hiraoka, 3-1
Chiharu Icho df. Momoko Sera by fall, 2:30 (4-0)
Miyu Yamamoto df. Sachiko Akasaka by fall, 4:50 (8-0)
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51 kg
Third-place final
Yuna Sakae df. Mika Kunieda, 6-1

Semifinals
Ninako Hattori df. Yuna Sakae by TF, 10-0 (4:11)
Nanae Suzuki df. Mika Kunieda by fall, 0:42 (4-0)

Quarterfinals
Ninako Hattori - bye
Yuna Sakae df. Chieko Toriumi, 6-1
Mika Kunieda df. Nami Yamamoto, 7-6
Nanae Suzuki df. Megumi Maebara by fall, 0:42 (4-0)
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55 kg

Third-place final
Chikako Matsukawa df. Yu Sekine, 9-6 (6:22)

Semifinals
Saori Yoshida df. Yu Sekine by TF, 11-0 (1:26)
Seiko Yamamoto df. Chikako Matsukawa by fall, 2:19 (7-2)

Quarterfinals
Saori Yoshida - bye
Yu Sekine df. Mari Fukazawa, 9-0
Chikako Matsukawa df. Mizuho Shibata, 6-3
Seiko Yamamoto df. Haruka Watabe by fall, 0:57 (4-0)
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59 kg

Third-place final
Ayako Suga df. Sayuri Tatemoto, 5-1

Semifinals
Rena Iwama df. Sayuri Tatemoto by fall, 0:48 (4-0)
Mio Nishimaki df. Ayako Suga, 6-2

Quarterfinals
Rena Iwama df. Natsumi Mukumoto by fall, 1:27 (6-0)
Sayuri Tatemoto df. Kei Yamana, 4-2 (6:11)
Ayako Suga df. Mizuka Kajita, 7-3
Mio Nishimaki df. Mariko Shimizu, 5-1
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63 kg

Third-place final
Eri Sakamoto df. Hiroe Suzuki by fall, 2:12 (4-0)

Semifinals
Kaori Icho df. Hiroe Suzuki by TF, 11-0 (3:42)
Ayako Shoda df. Eri Sakamoto, 3-0

Quarterfinals
Kaori Icho df. Kayoko Shimada by TF, 10-0 (1:56)
Hiroe Suzuki df. Mieko Shousue by fall, 0:41 (2-0)
Eri Sakamoto df. Kazumi Sugawara by TF, 13-3 (4:50)
Ayako Shoda df. Hatsumi Nakanishi by fall, 3:51 (9-2)
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67 kg

Third-place final
Miki Enomoto df. Chiaki Kubo by fall, 2:27 (6-0)

Semifinals
Maki Tsukamoto df. Chiaki Kubo, 4-1
Mimi Sugawara df. Miki Enomoto by TF, 10-0 (2:59)

Quarterfinals
Maki Tsukamoto - bye
Chiaki Kubo df. Erika Matsukawa, 4-2
Miki Enomoto df. Takako Matsui by fall, 2:40 (7-0)
Mimi Sugawara - bye
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72 kg

Third-place final
Ayako Murashima df. Miki Ninomiya, 4-3 (6:33)

Semifinals
Kyoko Hamaguchi df. Miki Ninomiya by fall, 1:05 (4-0)
Norie Saito df. Ayako Murashima, 5-0 (6:08)

Quarterfinals
Kyoko Hamaguchi - bye
Miki Ninomiya df. Kie Tanaka, 8-2
Norie Saito df. Mami Shinkai by fall, 0:47 (3-0)
Ayako Murashima - bye