Judo –Bremen Masters International Brandon Jobb wins bronze Montreal, March 22, 2009 (Sportcom) Brandon Jobb of Abbotsford, B.C., won the bronze medal this weekend in men’s 81 kilos at the Bremen Masters International judo tournament in Bremen, Germany. In men’s under-17, Jobb won his first three bouts before losing to Mewen Ferey Mondesir of France. Jobb won his repechage bout then defeated Adilkhan Kozybayev of Kazakhstan for the bronze medal. “It was a remarkable performance for Brandon,” said Canadian coach Jean-Pierre Cantin. “ He won his five bouts by Ippon. His technique is very impressive for his age and that gave him an advantage. It’s very promising for the under-17 world championships this summer.” Étienne Briand and Nicolas DiBartolo were both 3-2 and eliminated in the repechage in 60 kilos and 55 kilos respectively. In 66 kilos, Mathieu Côté opened with three wins before being eliminated in his following bout. Miguel Raymond went 1-1 in 81 kilos and Georges Poklita was 0-1 in 43 kilos to round out Canada`s under-17 performances. On Sunday, in men`s under-20, Derek Langlois and Antoine Valois-Fortier finished fifth in 60 kilos and 80 kilos respectively, both with 6-2 records. Langlois lost his final bout to Marciano Lantinga of the Netherlands while Valois-Fortier fell to Loic Pietri of France. ``Both had a good day despite not winning a medal,`` said Cantin. ``They were impressive and showed a lot of heart competing in so many bouts in one day.`` Patrick Gagné and Scott McGrandle were 3-1 and not ranked in 60 kilos and 73 kilos respectively. Aaron McFadden was 2-1 in 66 kilos while Charles Breton-Leduc, Jacob Walsh, David Ancor and Zachary Marshall all lost their opening bouts and were eliminated in 60 kilos, 66 kilos, 73 kilos and 90 kilos respectively. Meanwhile at a women`s tournament in Thuringia, Germany, Myriam Lamarche of New Brunswick was seventh in the under-20 63 kilos posting a 3-2 record. In under-17, Heidi Feit was 1-1 in 57 kilos and Whitney Lohnes was 0-1.

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