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POMONA, California - The Golden State Open, held on Sunday at the Fairplex Fairgrounds here on August 26, featured 126 competitors in the senior elite division, including a number of retired players making a return to competition at this USA Judo Senior E-Level Tournament.
One of the most notable athletes to have fought at the event was James "Brewster" Thompson ( Las Vegas , Nev. / San Jose State University), an actor and entertainer who was a member of the 1975 World Championships Team and a six-time Senior National medalist who won his last medal at the 1984 Nationals in the 95kg division.
Thompson finished second in the 12-person +100kg division, which, at 54-years-old, makes him the oldest athlete ever to achieve a Senior Elite National Ranking. Thompson's only loss during the day came against 15-year-old Kevin Duarte (Baldwin Park, Calif. / Mojica), who he lost to in the second round, but beat when they faced each other in the fight for the silver medal.
Thompson wasn't the only athlete of "advanced age" who fared well over the weekend, as D'Anya Bierra (Castle Rock, Colo. / Timberline Judo), a silver medalist at the 1992 Nationals who will turn 40 in 2008, placed third in the 63kg division and 42-year-old William Worthington (Richmond, Calif. / Cahill's Judo) won the 100kg division.
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