Among the tops present in Panama from March 18 to 23 for the 33rd Pan American Championships, US Thomas Scott (-75 kg) and Brazil’s Douglas Brose (-60 kg) won their 5th continental crown. Among the surprises, a page has been turned with the defeat of Antonio Diaz, beaten by US Ariel Torres, after 7 successes in a row. Like last year, Team USA ended 1st nation.
By Florian Fournier / Photos : Kphotos
Male
-60kg :
- Douglas Brose (Bra)
- Maximiliano Larrosa (Uru)
- Rafael Nacimento (Bra) and Joaquim Gonzalez (Chi)
-67kg :
- Guillermo Ramirez (Col)
- Camilo Velozo (Chi)
- Breno Teixeira (Bra) and Vinicius Figueira (Bra)
-75kg :
- Thomas Scott (Usa)
- Alton Brown (Jam)
- Julio Ichiki (Arg) and Antonio Diaz Torres Darian (Cub)
-84kg :
- Dario Henao (Col)
- Freddy Valera (Ven)
- Jorge Merino (Sal) and Fabian Huaiquiman (Chi)
+84kg :
- Jordan Chapman (Cub)
- Rodrigo Rojas (Chi)
- Adam Ramos (Bra) and Brian Irr (Usa)
Team
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Usa and Canada
Kata
- Ariel Torres (Usa)
- Antonio Diaz (Ven)
- Joseph Arango (Dom Rep) and Hector Cencion (Pan)
Team Kata
- Dominican Republic
- Peru
- Colombia and Argentina
Female
-50kg :
- Aurimer Campos (Ven)
- Ana Villanueva (Dom Rep)
- Alicia Hernandez (Mex) and Carolina Gonzalez (Gua)
-55kg :
- Alessandra Vindrola (Per)
- Kathryn Campbell (Can)
- Valeria Kumizaki (Bra) and Torres (Cub)
-61kg :
- Merillela Arreola (Mex)
- Jacqueline Factos (Ecu)
- Alexandra Grande (Per) and Karina Diaz (Dom Rep)
-68kg :
- Cheryl Murphy (Usa)
- Skylar Lingl (Usa)
- Cirelys Martinez (Cub) and Melissa Bratic (Can)
+68kg :
- Maya Wasowicz (Usa)
- Omaira Molina (Ven)
- Shanee Torres (Col) and Yoandra Moreno (Cub)
Team
- Venezuela
- Canada
- Panama and Usa
Kata
- Maria Dimitrova (Dom Rep)
- Sakura Kokumaï (Usa)
- Jessica Kwong (Usa) and Andrea Armada (Ven)
Team Kata
- Peru
- Brazil
- Dominican Republic and Mexico
