2006 Hamburg Otto World Cup 25/26th February

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Tatsuaki Egusa JPN threw Jeroen Mooren NED with a classic morote-seoi-nage for wazari.

Tatsuaki Egusa JPN threw Jeroen Mooren NED with a classic morote-seoi-nage for wazari. 60kgs eliminations.

Bokiev TJK beat Radjapov UZB 73kgs 1002/0000

Bokiev TJK beat Radjapov UZB 73kgs 1002/0000

Michaela Baschin GER threw Emilie Lafont FRA 48kgs for ippon with yoko-guruma

Michaela Baschin GER threw Emilie Lafont FRA 48kgs for ippon with yoko-guruma

Kitada JPN Baschin GER 48

Kitada JPN defeated Baschin GER 48 kgs

Michaela Baschin GER defeated Yildiz Sensoy TUR 48kgs 0020/0000

Michaela Baschin GER defeated Yildiz Sensoy TUR 48kgs 0020/0000

Arencibia CUB scored ippon on Richard Phillips GBR 66kgs with uchi-mata

Arencibia CUB scored ippon on Richard Phillips GBR 66kgs with uchi-mata

Arencibia CUB scored ippon on Richard Phillips GBR 66kgs with uchi-mata

Arencibia CUB scored ippon on Richard Phillips GBR 66kgs with uchi-mata

Arencibia CUB scored ippon on Richard Phillips GBR 66kgs with uchi-mata

Arencibia CUB scored ippon on Richard Phillips GBR 66kgs with uchi-mata

Harel FRA Boenisch GER 57

Stalemate? Harel FRA dfeated Boenisch GER 57 kgs

Bryan Van Dijk NED dfeated Kioshi Uematsu ESP to reach the final

Bryan Van Dijk NED dfeated Kioshi Uematsu ESP to reach the 73kgs final

Masato Uchishiba JPN defeated Leandro Cunha BRA by ippon

Masato Uchishiba JPN defeated Leandro Cunha BRA by ippon 66kgs

Yekutiel ISR beat Cho KOR 60kgs by hansokumake for a dangerous head dive.

Yekutiel ISR (blue) beat Cho KOR 60kgs by hansokumake for a dangerous head dive.

Tatsuaki Egusa JPN beat Miguel Albarracin ARG 60kgs for the gold medal with a foot sweep for ippon.

Tatsuaki Egusa JPN beat Miguel Albarracin ARG 60kgs for the gold medal with a foot sweep for ippon.



Tatsuaki Egusa JPN beat Miguel Albarracin ARG 60kgs for the gold medal with a foot sweep for ippon.

Tatsuaki Egusa JPN beat Miguel Albarracin ARG 60kgs for the gold medal with a foot sweep for ippon.

Tatsuaki Egusa JPN beat Miguel Albarracin ARG 60kgs for the gold medal with a foot sweep for ippon.



G: Kim KOR, S: Bermoy CUB, B: Kitada JPN and Baschin GER

G Egusa JPN, S: Albarracin ARG, B: Dragin FRA and Yekutiel ISR

G Egusa JPN, S: Albarracin ARG, B: Dragin FRA and Yekutiel ISR

Melanie Lierka GER receives an award along with her bronze medal.

Melanie Lierka GER receives an award along with her bronze medal.

Toth EJU, Ungvari HUN and Zahonyi EJU

Left to right: EJU General Secretary László Toth of Hungary, Miklos Ungvari HUN with 66kgs bronze medal and club mate Tamas Zahonyi, official photographer for the EJU

Udaka JPN beat Kubatzki GER 57kgs in Golden Score time with a koka. Notice the new rules concerning the edge area.

Udaka JPN beat Kubatzki GER 57kgs in Golden Score time with a koka. Notice the new rules concerning the edge area.

Filzmoser AUT held Harel FRA 57kgs to win the gold medal.

Filzmoser AUT held Harel FRA 57kgs to win the gold medal.

G: Filzmoser AUT, S: Harel FRA, B: Udaka JPN and Boenisch GER

G: Filzmoser AUT, S: Harel FRA, B: Udaka JPN and Boenisch GER 57kgs

G: Van Dijk NED, S: Bokiev TJK, B: Schoeman NED and Uematsu ESP

G: Van Dijk NED, S: Bokiev TJK, B: Schoeman NED and Uematsu ESP 73kgs

G:Tanimoto JPN, S: Zolnir SLO, B: Scapin ITA and Vriezema NED

G:Tanimoto JPN, S: Zolnir SLO, B: Scapin ITA and Vriezema NED 63kgs

Tanimoto JPN Kotova RUS 63

Tanimoto JPN beat Kotova RUS 63 kgs

Boenisch GER Udaka JPN 57

Yvonne Boenisch GER beat Udaka JPN 57 kgs

Baschin GER dfeated Payet FRA 48kgs 0011/0000 to win bronze medal.

Baschin GER dfeated Payet FRA 48kgs 0011/0000 to win bronze medal.

Egusa JPN Albarracin ARG 60kgs 1010/0000

Egusa JPN beat Albarracin ARG 60kgs 1010/0000

Egusa JPN bows before the contest.

Respectful Tatsuaki Egusa JPN bows before the contest.

Egusa JPN Albarracin ARG 60kgs 1010/0000

Egusa JPN beat Albarracin ARG 60kgs 1010/0000

Baschin GER 48

Michaela Baschin GER 48 kgs bronze

Lierka GER Richard FRA 52

Lierka GER beat Richard FRA 52 kgs

Lierka GER 52

Lierka GER 52 kgs bronze

Filzmoser AUT Harel FRA 57

Filzmoser AUT Harel FRA 57 kgs gold

Boenisch GER 57

Boenisch GER 57 kgs bronze

Tanimoto JPN Zolnir SLO 63

Tanimoto JPN defeated Zolnir SLO in the 63 kgs final

Tanimoto JPN 63

Tanimoto JPN 63 kgs gold

Muneta JPN Huberts GER o100

Muneta JPN throws Huberts GER o100 kgs

Boehm GER catches OKa JPN off guard but OKa won the contest,

Boehm GER catches Oka JPN off guard but Oka won the contest,



Muneta JPN holds his opponent on his way to the gold medal

Gemma Gibbons GBR defeated Schauer AUT 0111/0000

Gemma Gibbons GBR defeated Schauer AUT 0111/0000

Karl GER Horie JPN 78

Karl GER beat Horie JPN 78 kgs

Vera Moskalyuk RUS Rogers GBR 78

Vera Moskalyuk RUS (blue) beat Michelle Rogers GBR 78 kgs

Heidi Wollert GER held Anne Laure Poli FRA 70kgs for ippon to reach the final with 1:31 left on the clock.

Heidi Wollert GER held Anne Laure Poli FRA 70kgs for ippon to reach the final. 

Roberge CAN (white) beat Gemma Gibbons GBR 70kgs

Roberge CAN (white) beat Gemma Gibbons GBR 70kgs

Heidi Wollert GER avoids an attack by Asuka Oka JPN during the ten minutes of fighting. Wollert won on the referee's and judges's decision after Golden Score time.

Heidi Wollert GER avoids an attack by Asuka Oka JPN during the ten minutes of fighting. Wollert won on the referee's and judges's decision after Golden Score time.



G: Canto BRA, S: Yoshinaga JPN, B: Cardenas Borroto CUB and Krawczyk POL 81kgs

70kgs medallists G: Wollert GER, S: Oka JPN, B: Roberge CAN and Boehm GER

70kgs medallists G: Wollert GER, S: Oka JPN, B: Roberge CAN and Boehm GER

Meloni ITA Yazaki JPN 90

Meloni ITA ecstatic after beating Yazaki JPN 90 kgs final

Vera Moskalyuk RUS defeated Jenny Karl GER 78kgs by a yuko to take the gold medal.

Vera Moskalyuk RUS defeated Jenny Karl GER 78kgs by a yuko to take the gold medal.

G: Meloni ITA, S: Yazaki JPN, B: Alarza ESP and Rakov KAZ

G: Meloni ITA, S: Yazaki JPN, B: Alarza ESP and Rakov KAZ 90kgs

G: Moskalyuk RUS, S: Karl GER, B: Lee KOR and Horie JPN

G: Moskalyuk RUS, S: Karl GER, B: Lee KOR and Horie JPN 78kgs

Ecstatic Koeppen GER after beating Ramanich FRA o78kgs by ippon and winning the bronze

Joyful Sandra Koeppen GER after beating Ramanich FRA o78kgs by ippon and winning the bronze

Benjamin Behrla GER threw Oreidis Despaigne CUB 100kgs with  a low counter to win the contest by a wazari.

Benjamin Behrla GER threw Oreidis Despaigne CUB 100kgs with a low counter to win the contest by a wazari.

Benjamin Behrla GER threw Oreidis Despaigne CUB 100kgs with  a low counter to win the contest by a wazari.

Benjamin Behrla GER threw Oreidis Despaigne CUB 100kgs with a low counter to win the contest by a wazari.

Yoo KOR threw Beline RUS 100kgs for the winning wazari.

Yoo KOR threw Beline RUS 100kgs for the winning wazari.

Lucija Polauder SLO (white) defeated Tea Donguzashvili RUS o78kgs 0010-1/0001-2

Lucija Polauder SLO (white) defeated Tea Donguzashvili RUS o78kgs 0010-1/0001-2



100kgs G: Yoo KOR, S: Beline RUS, B: Birkfellner AUT and Behrla GER

o78kgs medals G: Polauder SLO, S: Donguzashvili RUS, B: Koeppen GER and Tsukada JPN

o78kgs medals G: Polauder SLO, S: Donguzashvili RUS, B: Koeppen GER and Tsukada JPN

Toelzer GER beat Bryson CUB o100kgs with a hold. Here he punches the air with joy.

Toelzer GER beat Bryson CUB o100kgs with a hold. Here he punches the air with joy.

Muneta JPN Mikhaylin RUS o100

Muneta JPN defeated Mikhaylin RUS in the o100 kgs final

Muneta JPN Mikhaylin RUS o100

Muneta JPN beat Mikhaylin RUS o100 kgs

Muneta JPN Mikhaylin RUS o100

Muneta JPN respectfully shakes Mikhaylin RUS hand after winning the final of o100 kgs

o100kgs medallists G: Muneta JPN, S: Mikhaylin RUS, B: Wojnarowicz POL and Toelzer GER

o100kgs medallists G: Muneta JPN, S: Mikhaylin RUS, B: Wojnarowicz POL and Toelzer GER

Burhan Kocan TUR Rich GBR 90

Burhan Kocan TUR threw Rich GBR 90 kgs for ippon

Toelzer GER Bryanov RUS o100

Toelzer GER held Bryanov RUS o100 kgs

Mikhaylin RUS Hubert GER o100

Mikhaylin RUS (blue) beat Hubert GER o100kgs

Jemma Gibbons GBR Schauer AUT 70

Jemma Gibbons GBR held Schauer AUT 70 kgs

Gemma Gibbons GBR held Natalia Pichuzhkina RUS for ippon.

Gemma Gibbons GBR held Natalia Pichuzhkina RUS for ippon.

Muneta JPN Wojnarowicz POL o100

Muneta JPN beat Wojnarowicz POL o100 kgs

Wollert GER Oka JPN 70

Wollert GER beat Oka JPN 70 kgs

Boehm GER 70

Boehm GER 70 kgs

Heidi Wollert GER 70

Heidi Wollert GER 70 kgs gold

Moskalyuk  RUS beat Karl GER 78kgs gold medal contest

Moskalyuk RUS beat Karl GER 78kgs gold medal contest

Moskalyuk  RUS beat Karl GER 78kgs gold medal contest

Moskalyuk RUS beat Karl GER 78kgs gold medal contest

Moskalyuk  RUS 78kgs gold

Moskalyuk RUS 78kgs gold

Yoo KOR Beline RUS 100

Yoo KOR beat Beline RUS (white) 100 kgs

Benjamin Behrla GER won the bronze medal.

Benjamin Behrla GER won the 100kgs bronze medal.

Dimitri Beline RUS 100

Dimitri Beline RUS 100 kgs

Muneta JPN defeated Mikhaylin RUS o100kgs for the gold medal.

Muneta JPN defeated Mikhaylin RUS o100kgs for the gold medal.

Toelzer GER o100

Toelzer GER o100 kgs

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