Pan American Championships - 03/14/2002
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Top four placewinners
55 kg/121 lbs. - Gold - Lazaro Rivas (Cuba); Silver - Jorge Cardoza (Venezuela); Bronze - Julio Maldonada (Guatemala); 4th - Jeff Cervone (USA)
60 kg/132 lbs. -Gold - Roberto Monzon (Cuba); Silver - Jim Gruenwald (USA); Bronze - Luis Liendo (Venezuela); 4th - Victor Capacho (Colombia)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Gold - Juan Maren (Cuba); Silver - Mike Ellsworth (USA); Bronze - Angelo Mota (Dominican Rep.); 4th - Aretga Endrix (Venezuela)
74 kg/163 lbs. - Gold - Keith Sieracki (USA); Silver - Cecilio Ridriguez (Cuba); Bronze - Fernando Izuierdo (Colombia); 4th - Alejandro Baez (Mexico)
84 kg/185 lbs. - Gold - Luis Mendez (Cuba); Silver - Cristian Moreno (Colombia); Bronze - Ethan Bosch (USA); 4th - Jean Ramirez (Venezuela)
96 kg/211.45 lbs. - Gold - Ernesto Pina (Cuba); Silver - Eddy Bartolozzy (Venezuela); Bronze - Ross Thatcher (USA); 4th - Renato Cunha (Brazil)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Gold - Mijian Lopez (Cuba); Silver - Dremiel Byers (USA); Bronze - Guillermo Talavera (Venezuela); 4th - Edwin Millett (Puerto Rico)
U.S. performances
55 kg/121 lbs. - Jeff Cervone, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force), 4th - lost dec. to Jose Cordova (Venezuela), 7-0; won by tech. fall over Francisco Castillo (Chile), 10-0; lost dec. to Julio Maldonada (Guatemala), 5-0
60 kg/132 lbs. -Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) - won by tech. fall over Ron Bocher (Canada), 10-0, 2:55; won by tech. fall over Julio C. Cuenu (Colombia), 10-0, 2:00; lost dec. to Roberto Monzon (Cuba), 5-0
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Mike Ellsworth, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Michigan WC) - dec. Enrique Cubas (Peru), 6-5; pin Mario Valdiva (Chile), 2:28; pin Aretga Endrix (Venezuela); lost dec. to Juan Maren (Cuba), 6-0
74 kg/163 lbs. - Keith Sieracki, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) - won by tech. fall over Sixto Barrera (Peru), 10-0, 1:38; pin Paul Perez (Venezuela), 2:40; dec. Cecilio Rodriguez (Cuba), 8-1; pin Alejandro Baez (Mexico); dec. Cecilio Rodriguez (Cuba), 6-0
84 kg/185 lbs. - Ethan Bosch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) - pin Olguin Sabua (Dominican Republic), 2:25; lost dec. to Luis Mendez (Cuba), 4-1; pin Jean Ramirez (Venezuela), 2:25
96 kg/211.45 lbs. - Ross Thatcher, State College, Pa. (New York AC) - lost pin to Ernesto Pena (Cuba), 3:02; pin Gabriel Willson (Dominican Republic), 2:24; dec. Renato Cunha (Brazil), 5-1
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) - won by tech. fall over Antoine Jaoude (Peru), 10-0, 3:08; dec. Guillermo Talavera (Venezuela), 8-0; lost dec. to Miajin Lopez (Cuba), 3-2