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September 13, 2007

Day 1 Complete Results

(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) –Match highlights from the final rounds of the first day of competition include:

• Three-time World Champion Kosei Inoue (JPN) throws former Pan Am Champion Oscar Braison (CUB) in the +100kg repechage final with a gorgeous uchimata (inner thigh throw) a little over a minute into the match.
• Inoue would later get thrown by Joao Schlittler (BRA) in the bronze medal match.  An ecstatic Schlittler cried and was greeted by an adoring home crowd.
• Schlittler lost in the semifinal to Tamerlan Tmenov (RUS) off a footsweep.
• Eighteen-year-old Teddy Riner (FRA) advanced to the +100kg final by the skin of his teeth, throwing Xiangiun Wei (CHN) for a yuko at the buzzer in the semifinals.
• Riner then threw four-time World medalist Tmenov for a waza-ari in with a minute left to win gold.
• Yurisel Laborde (CUB) earned her second World Title in the 78kg division while Edinanci Da Silva (BRA), one of the favorites in the division, failed to win her third World medal and placed seventh.
• Down by a penalty, Laborde threw Sae Nakazawa (JPN) for ippon with four seconds left. 
• Nakazawa earned her finals slot by throwing Lucia Morico (ITA) for a yuko halfway through Golden Score
• Luciano Correa (BRA / 100kg) became only the second Brazilian ever to win Worlds, countering Peter Cousins (GBR) for ippon in the last 30 seconds of the final when the score was tied with a shido each. 
• Correa advanced to the final after throwing 2007 European Champion Daniel Hadfi (HUN) for ippon in the first minute of Golden Score in the semifinal with an o uchi gari (major inner reaping.
• Cousins has had great success since moving up to 100kg from 90kg, wining his first World medal.   

Complete results are as follows: 

Men’s 100kg

1. Luciano Correa (BRA)

2. Peter Cousins (GBR)

3. Daniel Hadfi (HUN)

3. Oreidis Despaigne (CUB)

5. Amel Mekic (BIH)

5. Levani Zhorzholiani (GEO)

7. Vitaly Bubon (UKR)

7. Utkir Kurbanov (UZB)

Men’s +100kg

1. Teddy Riner

2. Tamerlan Tmenov (RUS)

3. Lasha Gujijiani (GEO)

3. Joao Schlittler (BRA)

5. Kosei Inoue (JPN)

5. Xiangiun Wei (CHN)

7. Abdullo Tangriev (UZB)

7. Oscar Braison (CUB)

Women’s 78kg

1. Yurisel Laborde (CUB)

2. Sae Nakazawa (JPN)

3. Stephanie Possamai (FRA)

3. Kyung-Mi Jung (KOR)

5. Lucia Morico (ITA)

5. Xiuli Yang (CHN)

7. Edinanci Silva (BRA)

7. Houda Miled (TUN)

Women’s +78kg

1. Wen Tong (CHN)

2. Maki Tsukada (JPN)

3. Sandra Koeppen (GER)

3. Carola Uilenhoed (NED)

5. Karina Bryant (GBR)

7. Urszula Sadkowska (POL)

7. Nihel Chikhrouhou (TUN)