2023 Eurometropole Masters Results

(Colorado Springs, Colo.) – Wayne Dickinson (Somerset, Mass. / Celtic Judo Club) won gold at the Eurometropole Masters tournament in Mouvaux, France on Sunday, leading Team USA to a five-medal finish at one of the world’s premier events for athletes ages 30 and over which featured more than 700 competitors.

2023 Eurometropole Masters Results

Dickinson claimed his title in the Male 7 (60-64) 81 kg category where he finished the day with a 4-0 record in a stacked field. After an overtime win by decision against 2021 Veteran World bronze medalist Gilbert-Alois Pantillon (SUI) in the first round, Dickinson threw Lee Adams (GBR) first with an o uchi gari (major inner reaping) and then with a drop seoi nage (dropping shoulder throw) for a pair of waza-ari (half-point) scores. In the semifinals, Dickinson controlled the bout quickly, throwing Christian Marey (FRA) with a drop seoi for a waza-ari and moving into a pin to close the match. In the finals, Dickinson countered Abdelkader Boulatika (FRA) with a throw for a waza-ari score.

Arthur Scotto (Leonia, N.J. / NYAC) won silver in the M7 (60-64) +100 kg event, finishing 2-1 in his round robin field. Scotto defeated both Jean-Marc Pace (FRA) and Antonino Vitanza (ITA) by ippon (instant win), but missed the top step of the podium with a loss to Didier Allot (FRA).  

Team USA saw two athletes reach the podium in the M9 (70-74) with George Stein (Atlanta, Ga. / Black Ice Judo / Waka Mu Sha) and George Van Amson (New York City, N.Y. / NYAC) winning silver and bronze, respectively. Stein took the first position in his three-man round robin with a 2-0 record while Van Amson finished 1-2, defeating 1972 Olympian Terry Watt (IRL), but dropping his match against 2022 Vet World Champion Jos Wennekers (NED). Stein and Van Amson would face off in the semis with Stein taking the win to advance to the finals where he lost by a waza-ari to Wennekers.

A bronze medalist at the 2021 Veteran World Championships, Miguel Diaz (Houston, Texas) went 3-1 in the M3 (40-44) 81 kg division, defeating Cedric Hemery (FRA) and Olivier Dupuis (FRA) before falling in the semifinals to 2021 Vet World silver medalist Patrascu Octavian (MDA). Diaz came back in the next round to defeat Jonathan Fonknechten (FRA) by ippon and claim bronze.

Ray Marquez (Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Myrtle Beach Judo), a medalist at both the 2021 and 2022 Vet Worlds fought for a medal in France, but placed fifth in the M5 (50-54) 81 kg event with a 2-2 record.

A silver medalist at the 2018 Vet Worlds, 72-year-old Arthur Canario (New York City, N.Y. / New York Athletic Club) competed in the M8 (65-69) event and finished fifth against a round robin field.

Top eight results are as follows:

Female 1 (30-34) 48 kg
1. Leatitia Tenebay (FRA)
2. Ophelie Panazio (FRA)
3. Marion Faure (FRA)

Female 1 (30-34) 57 kg
1. Melina Deweulf (FRA)
2. Megan Gaillard (FRA)
3. Jessica Pain (FRA)
4. Melinda Catenne (FRA)

Female 1 (30-34) 70 kg
1. Allison Hollevoet (BEL)
2. Helene Mabillon (FRA)
3. Linda Anna Scheidt (GER)
3. Melissa Saint (MRI)

Female 1 (30-34) 78 kg
1. Danielle Batt (GBR)
2. Ingrid Berthelemy (FRA)
3. Marjorie Cieslak (FRA)
4. Natacha Szkudlapski (FRA)
5. Bekkouche Sorraya (FRA)

Female 2 (35-39) 63 kg
1. Delphine Roland (FRA)
2. Carole Maillard (FRA)
3. Sandra Leblanc Navarro (FRA)
4. Carine Carrega (FRA)

Female 2 (35-39) 78 kg
1. Anais Castiaux (BEL)
2. Adeline Dezoteux (FRA)
3. Laurence Hypolite (FRA)
4. Solen Yaicle (FRA)
5. Priscillia Mullard (FRA)

Female 3 (40-44) 52 kg
1. Carine Cheymol (FRA)
2. Ana Roldan Viar (ESP)
3. Moreno Miriam (ESP)
3. Lucie Bronner (FRA)
5. Ecile Le Gall (FRA)
5. Lieve Faes (BEL)
7. Marinka Lacombe (FRA)
7. Pascaline Magnes (FRA)

Female 3 (40-44) 57 kg
1. Valerie Degrijse (BEL)
2. Loredana Lari (FIN)
3. Florence Haudrechy (FRA)
3. Suzel Gassman (FRA)

Female 3 (40-44) +78 kg
1. Melanie Machy (FRA)
2. Joanne Gregory (GBR)
3. Alexandra Meynier (FRA)

Female 5 (50-54) 63 kg
1. Beatrice Lagrasta (FRA)
2. Laurence Garnier (FRA)
3. Delphine Philbert (FRA)

Female 5 (50-54) 70kg
1. Murielle Godot (FRA)
2. Susan Koivu (FIN)
3. Christine Collomb (FRA)
4. Maria Sanchez Cabello (ESP)

Female 6 (55-59) 52kg
1. Annick Van De Voorde (BEL)
2. Dianne White (GBR)
3. Sylvie Sovet (FRA)
4. Anne Cecile Pineau (FRA)
5. Dominique Poupeau (FRA)

Female 8 (65-69) 70kg
1. Kay Andrews (GBR)
2. Francoise Dufresne (FRA)
3. Monique Salmon Rouillon (FRA)

Male 1 (30-34) 66 kg
1. Alexis Mast (FRA)
2. Christophe Carree (FRA)
3. Romaine Defrenne (FRA)
3. Guillaume Dubois (FRA)

Male 1 (30-34) 73 kg
1. Teddy Desaleux (FRA)
2. Thibault Crombez (FRA)
3. Jonathan Maubert (FRA)
3. Mickael Degrolard (FRA)
5. Stephen Careee (FRA)
5. Adrien Simoncini (FRA)
7. Florent Tailleur (FRA)
7. Nicolas Mellinger (FRA)

Male 1 (30-34) 81 kg
1. Corentin Farinaux (FRA)
2. D. Van Der Linden (NED)
3. Alexandre Gauthier (FRA)
3. Drilon Tafili (FRA)
5. Aurelien Sauvage (BEL)
5. Mohamed Guezguez (TUN)
7. Julien Fournier (FRA)
7. Clement Gouley (FRA)

Male 1 (30-34) 90 kg
1. Kevin Facon (FRA)
2. Maxime Trevenzoli (FRA)
3. Guillaume Vaseux (FRA)
3. Florian Dunan (FRA)

Male 1 (30-34) 100 kg
1. Glenn Segers (BEL)
2. Mathurin Ligot (FRA)
3. Thomas Lagasse (FRA)
3. Anthony Fromion (FRA)
5. Alexandre Petitjean (FRA)
5. Christopher Beaumont (FRA)
7. Rene Datondji (FRA)
7. Axel Bardi (FRA)

Male 2 (35-39) 60 kg
1. Jerome Jamet (FRA)
2. Rythy Saing (FRA)
3. Nicolas Cottet (FRA)
3. Alexis Beylac (FRA)

Male 2 (35-39) 66 kg
1. Sebastien Turiot (FRA)
2. Peter Kiernan (FRA)
3. Christophe Abetinot (FRA)
3. Jamal Abaqouy (FRA)

Male 2 (35-39) 73 kg
1. Rachid El Kadiri (FIN)
2. Alexandre Danjoux (FRA)
3. Maxime Schvartz (FRA)
3. Stephane Duclos Colas (FRA)
5. Johan Desprez (FRA)
5. Romain Jousset (FRA)
7. Thibaut Delcroix (FRA)
7. Quentin Delcroix (FRA)

Male 2 (35-39) 81 kg
1. David Czukiewycz (FRA)
2. Joan Louis (FRA)
3. Philippe Lauria (BEL)
3. Gael Tchang-Minh (FRA)
5. J. Boodhoo (MRI)
7. Vincent Supczynski (FRA)
7. Alexandre Savalli (FRA)
7. Clement Navel (FRA)

Male 2 (35-39) 90 kg
1. Osman Hanci (BEL)
2. Sonny Domiquin (FRA)
3. Damien Liot (FRA)
3. Charles Loeuillet (FRA)
5. Giuseppe Malia (FRA)
5. Ildrique Yaya-Mayala (FRA)
7. Steeven Corler (FRA)
7. Clement Derval (FRA)

Male 2 (35-39) 100 kg
1. Arnaud Burton (BEL)
2. Kevin Denis (FRA)
3. Gregory Limmeck (FRA)
3. Zakari Hatim El Moussaid (FRA)

Male 2 (35-39) +100 kg
1. Alexis Martin (FRA)
2. Olivier Adin (FRA)
3. Jlien Mordas (FRA)
3. Rabah Lamri (ALG)
5. Sylvain Liagre (FRA)
5. Dixon Terry (GBR)
7. Matthieu Simondin (FRA)
7. Florent Rossi (FRA)

Male 3 (40-44) 66 kg
1. Axel Limberg (GER)
2. Pierre Syssau (FRA)
3. Anthony Barroche (FRA)
3. Eric Schillewaert (FRA)

Male 3 (40-44) 73 kg
1. Jerome Peyrard (FRA)
2. Stany Simon (FRA)
3. Martial Barrot (FRA)
3. Francois Oualia (FRA)
5. Eddy Bultez (FRA)
5. Raymond Bahati (FRA)
7. Romain Gaillot (FRA)
7. Nicolas Hostalier (FRA)

Male 3 (40-44) 81 kg
1. Nicolas Oudot (FRA)
2. Patrascu Octavian (MDA
3. Miguel Diaz (Houston, Texas)
3. Cedric Hemery (FRA)
5. Jonathan Fonknechten (FRA)
5. Emmanuel Mulin (FRA)
7. David Farrugia (FRA)
7. Herve Debaumont (FRA)

Male 3 (40-44) 90 kg
1. Denys Stetsenko (UKR)
2. Fabian Vanhollebeke (BEL)
3. Gregory Therese (FRA)
3. Vincent Amado (FRA)
5. Alan Cariddi (FRA)
5. Lucovic Lage (FRA)
7. Roderick Loeber (NED)
7. Julien Lelorrain (FRA)

Male 3 (40-44) 100 kg
1. David Thenaisie (FRA)
2. Pascal Gbahode (FRA)
3. Nicolas Mugneret (FRA)
3. Gregory Pinel (FRA)
5. Christopher Horton (GBR)
5. Gregory Maglecki (FRA)
7. Christophe Meda (FRA)
7. Sevki Kaya (FRA)

Male 4 (45-49) 60 kg
1. Benoit Helouin (FRA)
2. Yann Aussibal (FRA)
3. Benjamin Chardin (FRA)
3. Vincent Mercenier (BEL)

Male 4 (45-49) 66 kg
1. Olivier Lina (FRA)
2. N. Bobozo (COD)
3. Xavier Chabbaud (FRA)
3. Yan Calarnou (FRA)
5. J. Garcia Bretones (ESP)
5. Giovanny Antalika (FRA)
7. Nicoals Bretnacher (FRA)
7. J. Deant (FRA)

Male 4 (45-49) 73 kg
1. Sebastien Gouot (FRA)
2. Mikael Bussiere (FRA)
3. Fabien Denissel (FRA)
3. Fabien Buisson (FRA)
5. Silviu Cristian (SWE)
5. Olivier Ruze (FRA)
7. Thierry Bouery (FRA)
7. Sebastien Kuehn (FRA)

Male 4 (45-49) 81 kg
1. David Babise (FRA)
2. Roy Walker (GBR)
3. Cedric Menard (FRA)
3. Franck Oguenin (FRA)
5. Christophe Gusmao (FRA)
5. Ilias Paragyios (GRE)
7. F. Leforestier (FRA)
7. Salah Louati (FRA)

Male 4 (45-49) 90 kg
1. Frank Cabannes (FRA)
2. Sacha Milovanovic (FRA)
3. Yannick Lejeune (FRA)
3. Bertrand Bonnamy (FRA)
5. Mehren Hafezi (AND)
5. Pascal Jaafar (FRA)
7. Samuel Mathieu (FRA)
7. Mathieu Touzin (FRA)

Male 4 (45-49) 100 kg
1. Damien Altier (FRA)
2. Emeric Denoyer (FRA)
3. Y. Magloire La Greve (FRA)
3. Moises Gomez (ESP)
5. Yaya Amer Ouali (FRA)
5. J. Cordero De La Rosa (ESP)
7. Boris Cauet (FRA)
7. Olivier Pamlard (FRA)

Male 4 (45-49) +100 kg
1. David Heran (FRA)
2. F. Verschaeve (FRA)
3. Sebastien Guichard (FRA)
3. Issam Attari (POR)
5. Alioune Ndiaye (FRA)
5. Laurent Bonnin (FRA)
7. David Cellard (FRA)
7. Mehdi Kerrar (FRA)

Male 5 (50-54) 60 kg
1. Ermanno Agostini (FRA)
2. Sofiane Djadri (FRA)
3. Bruno Boudet (FRA)
3. Patrice De Lavau (FRA)

Male 5 (50-54) 66 kg
1. Sebastien Bodin (FRA)
2. David Helouin (FRA)
3. Bartlomiej Wiaczek (POL)
3. Jean luc Garcia (FRA)
5. Thierry Severin (FRA)
5. Mohamed Mostefai (FRA)
7. Richard Roux (FRA)
7. Stinca Simone (ITA)

Male 5 (50-54) 73 kg
1. Fabrice Picco (FRA)
2. Nassim Bouabida (FRA)
3. Vasyl Tudan (UKR)
3. Frederic Antoine (FRA)
5. Vincent Guyot (FRA)
5. Mahdi Mahiout (FRA)
7. Francois Gaultier (FRA)
7. Jerome Petit (FRA)

Male 5 (50-54) 81 kg
1. J. Rodriguez Gonzalez (ESP)
2. Christophe Manette (FRA)
3. Bugvi Poulsen (FRA)
3. Willy Mabillon (FRA)
5. Ivan D Auria (ITA)
5. Ray Marquez (Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Myrtle Beach Judo)
7. Juan Maldonado (ESP)
7. Luca Spadini (ITA)

Male 5 (50-54) 90 kg
1. Jimmy Cadoce (FRA)
2. Michel Sanchez (FRA)
3. Stefano Pressello (ITA)
3. Karl Baker (SWE)
5. Cesar Perez (ESP)
5. Boris Schuleit (DEN)
7. Jeroen Letterie (NED)
7. Zehar Ramdane (FRA)

Male 5 (50-54) 100 kg
1. Franck Chazeirat (FRA)
2. William Mathey (FRA)
3. Ivan Jimenez Lopez (ESP)
3. Fabien Merel (FRA)

Male 5 (50-54) +100 kg
1. Pierre Selleslagh (FRA)
2. Cyrille Le Bihan (FRA)
3. Miled Trabelsi (FRA)
3. Olivier Van Der Ploeg (FRA)

Male 6 (55-59) 60 kg
1. Michel Conte (FRA)
2. Bruno Blanchard (FRA)
3. Antonio Carneiro (POR)
4. Patrick Chevallay (FRA)

Male 6 (55-59) 73 kg
1. Pasi Lauren (FIN)
2. Lode Laats (BEL)
3. Thierry Meersman (FRA)
3. Sacha Rivet (FRA)

Male 6 (55-59) 81 kg
1. Christophe Le Gorbelec (FRA)
2. Yves Tullio (FRA)
3. Fernando Marverti (ITA)
3. Giampaolo Polenta (ITA)
5. Roger Norman (SWE)
5. Michel Bourguignon (FRA)
7. Dominique Grand (FRA)
7. Damien Lozier (FRA)

Male 6 (55-59) 90 kg
1. Christophe L’Haridon (FRA)
2. Frederic Salvery (FRA)
3. Dirk Vandevoort (BEL)
3. Ashley Parrette (GBR)
5. Nicolas Laurent (FRA)
5. Denis Wyzuj (FRA)
7. Sid Ahmed Beldjoudi (ALG)
7. Hans-Goran Sundstrom (SWE)

Male 6 (55-59) 100 kg
1. William Lacombe (FRA)
2. Rob Kroonen (NED)
3. David Bostock Smith (NED)
3. Thierry Cardoso (FRA)

Male 7 (60-64) 73 kg
1. 1. F. Lorenzo Aparicio (ESP)
2. Christian Figari (FRA)
3. Alain Spiers (FRA)
3. Bernanrd Gesrel (FRA)
5. Patrice Schiller (FRA)
5. Didier Paltani (FRA)
7. Daniel Roncalez (FRA)
7. Philippe Manecy (FRA)

Male 7 (60-64) 81 kg
1. Wayne Dickinson (Somerset, Mass. / Celtic Judo Club)
2. Abdelkader Boulatika (FRA)
3. Andre Luisi (BEL)
3. Gilbert-Alois Pantillon (SUI)
5. Christian Marey (FRA)
5. John Thacker (GBR)
7. Patrick Berta (FRA)
7. Bertrand Ribault (FRA)

Male 7 (60-64) 90 kg
1. Jean-Marc Thioulouse (FRA)
2. Didier H. Gaonac (FRA)
3. Phillipe Guiboux (FRA)
3. Didier Lelercq (FRA)
5. Herve Dipillo (FRA)
5. Marcel Fuerst (SUI)
7. Gilles Gautre (FRA)
7. Dominique Babin (FRA)

Male 7 (60-64) 100 kg
1. Fabrice Yvinec (FRA)
2. Jean Enzinga Timbisia (FRA)
3. Philippe Grumiaux (BEL)
4. Iginio Calcagnile (FRA)
5. Didier Bottin (FRA)

Male 7 (60-64) +100 kg
1. Jean-Marc Pace (FRA)
2. Arthur Scotto (Leonia, N.J. / NYAC)
3. Didier Allot (FRA)
4. Antonino Vitanza (ITA)

Male 8 (65-69) 66 kg
1. Arturo Esposito (ITA)
2. Pascal Farjot (FRA)
3. Richard Danjoux (FRA)
3. Sergio Vlli (ITA)
5. Thierry Noyelle (FRA)
5. Bernard Cachn (FRA)
7. Clive Biggs (GBR)
7. Jean Pierre Torriglia (SUI)

Male 8 (65-69) 90 kg
1. Alain Dayez (FRA)
2. Michel Dumortier (FRA)
3. Antonio Gonzalez (ESP)
4. Jacques Grivel (FRA)
5. Arthur Canario (New York City, N.Y. / NYAC)

Male 9 (70-74) 66 kg
1. Tom Pahlman (FIN)
2. Illia Khodorovskyi (UKR)
3. Markos Georgios Dalezios (GRE)

Male 9 (70-74) 73 kg
1. Giovanni Lucantoni (ITA)
2. Gerard Olivet (FRA)
3. Stan Cantrill (GBR)
4. Michel Roucheyrolle (FRA)
5. Augusto Merli (ITA)

Male 9 (70-74) 81 kg
1. Josephus Wennekers (NED)
2. George Stein (Atlanta, Ga. / Black Ice Judo / Waka Mu Sha)

3. George Van Amson (New York City, N.Y. / NYAC)
3. Ludo Van Look (BEL)