Spinks prevails in judo final

Press, 23 October 1989, Page 21

Spinks prevails in judo final

The Commonwealth Games team members, Mike Smith and Graeme Spinks, of Canterbury, fought a close contest in the final of the men’s open at the South Island judo championships at St Thomas’s College on Sunday. The match was won by Spinks by a waza-ari, or half a point. Abbreviations in the results are: (C) Canterbury; (CD) Central Districts; (S) Southern; (W) Wellington; Waikato Bay of Plenty (WBOP). Girls Open.— N. Forgeson (W) 1, T. Towns (Cd) 2, V. Bowman (C) and M Jakowetz (C) equal 3. Under 50kg.— Forgeson 1, M. Warren (S) 2, Jakowetz and T. Everitt (S) equal 3. Under 45kg.— A. Sixtus (CD) 1, K. Stanbridge (C) 2. Under 35kg.— A. May (C) 1. Girls.— D. Robson (C) 1, A. Newlove (CD) 2. Boys Open: C. Stef fans (C) 1, M. Jeffrey (C) 2, K. Jones (C) and M. Snelgar (C) equal 3. Under 55kg: M. Jeffrey 1, Steffans 2, Jones 3. Under 45kg: D. Henderson (S) 1, D. Robertson (C) 2, M. Snelgar (C) and M. Verbene (S) equal 3. Under 40kg: C. Readon (C) 1, G. Wood (C) 2, J. Marshall (C) and R. Stack (C) equal 3. Under 35kg: J. White (C) 1, E. Abbott. (C) 2, R. McQueen (C) and K. Gerrard (C) equal 3. Under 30kg: L. Mclnnes (C) 1«. McGilvary (C) 2, R. Close IO and G. Myall (C) equal 3. Under 25kg: B. Clark

(C) I, M. Montgomery (C) 2. Intermediate.— Open: A. Montgomery (CD) 1, M. Thomas (C) 2, B. Forbes (C) and K. Eguchi (C) equal 3. Under 71kg: Forbes 1. Under 65kg: Thomas 1, M. Geare (S) 2. Under 60kg: M. De Nijis (C) 1, C. Carpinter (C) 2, M. Green and G. Hider (C) equal 3. Under 55kg: J. Thorpe (C) 1, L. Bennett (S) 2. Under 50kg: A. McKerrow (C) 1, R. Neale (C) 2, P. Wood (C) 3. Under 40kg: L. Kerr (C) 1. Senior women Under 52kg: H. Dash Woolett (C) 1. Under 56kg: L. Watson (CD) 1. Under 66kg: Y. Kelderman (C) 1. Restricted kyu: Kelderman 1, S. Hapuku (C) 2. Over 72kg: R. Day (C) 1. Open: Watson 1, Kelderman 2, Dash Woolett and A. Southon (CD) equal 3. Young women Under 52kg: T. Southon (CD) 1. Under 66kg: F. Wilson (S) 1. Open: Day 1. Senior men Under 65kg: C. Monaghan (S) 1, S. Cooper (C) 2, C. Grant (CD) 3. Under 71kg: T. Armstrong (C) 1, M. Chant (C) 2, P. Sullivan (C) 3. Under 78kg: G. Spinks (C) 1, M. Graham (C) 2, A. Thorpe and K. Snelgar (C) equal 3. Under 86kg: I. Kelderman (C) 1, W. Carter (C) 2, M. McHugh (C) and G. Brown (C) equal 3. Under 95kg: M. Smith (C) 1. Restricted kyu: Brown 1, K. Cumming (C) 2, Chant and Sullivan equal 3. Open: Spinks 1, Ssith 2, Monaghan and Carter equal 3.