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6th World Sumó Championships
IFS held the 6th Sumó World Championships in Tókyó, Japan, on
Sun 14-Dec-1997.
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Team Competition |
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1st place |
Japan |
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2nd place |
Finland |
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3rd place |
United States/Estonia |
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Individual Competition |
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1. Light weight |
1st place |
Suhbat, Agvaansamdan |
(MGL) |
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2nd place |
Takakura, Marcio Tadashi |
(BRA) |
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3rd place |
Dalsbotten, Martin |
(NOR) |
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3rd place |
Endicotto-Davies, Morgan |
(AUS) |
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2. Middle weight |
1st place |
Takahama, Tatsuro |
(JPN) |
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2nd place |
Hayashi, Roberval Yuji |
(BRA) |
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3rd place |
Uspenski, Aap |
(EST) |
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3rd place |
Qerawaqa, Nacanieli |
(FIJ) |
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3. Heavy weight |
1st place |
Tamiya, Keiji |
(JPN) |
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2nd place |
Yeh, Kum-Fang |
(TPE) |
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3rd place |
Romazanov, Samat |
(KAZ) |
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3rd place |
Vierra, Wayne |
(USA) |
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4. Open |
1st place |
Saito, Naohito |
(JPN) |
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2nd place |
Bally, Ahmed |
(EGY) |
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3rd place |
Robinson, Mark |
(RSA) |
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3rd place |
Kosaihara, Flavio Tooru |
(BRA) |
Report with pictures from the tournament at the
Czech Sumó Union's site. |
