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Megumi Tachimoto prevents German gold on home soil
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23 Feb 2014 18:25
by Mark Pickering - IJF
IJF Media Team / International Judo Federation
National German champion Franziska Konitz was the last surviving German heavyweight as she lost out to three-time world bronze medallist Tachimoto Megumi in the +78kg final. Tachimoto scored a yuko with a harai-makikomi after two minutes and trapped her opponent to the tatami with a kuzure-kesa-gatame for ippon.
Konitz bested 20-year-old teammate Carolin Weiss in the first semi-final by wazari-awasette-ippon to advance to the final and guarantee one more medal for the hosts. In the second semi-final Tachimoto had the measure of Qingdao Grand Prix bronze medallist Jasmin Kuelbs as the Japanese heavyweight threw for waza-ari and held down her opponent with a kami-shiho-gatame for 15 seconds for wazari-awasette-ippon.
The first bronze medal was won by home judoka Kuelbs who disposed of Paris Grand Slam bronze medallist Lucija Polavder by ippon from a hane-goshi at the halfway point. The second bronze medal was clinched by World Judo Masters winner YU Song (CHN) who comprehensively ended the medal challenge of Weiss. Yu held down her opponent with ease as Weiss had no answer to the mune-gatame pin having already trailed by two yuko scores.
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