Cohen defeated an opponent from Uruguay in his first match before losing to former Pan Am medalist Rubert Martinez (CUB) by a koka (smallest points).

In the bronze medal match Cohen choked out 2006 Pan Am medalist Emanuel Lucenti (ARG) to win the match.

Last year’s Pan Am bronze medalist in the 70kg division, Katie Mocco (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center) fought in the 78kg division in Brazil, losing matches to Edinanci Da Silva (BRA), a two-time World medalist and 2006 Pan Am Champion, as well as Lorena Briceno (ARG), a 2006 Pan Am bronze medalist.

Complete results are as follows:

Women’s 48kg
1. Yanet Bermoy (CUB)
2. Daniela Polzin (BRA)
3. Glenda Miranda (ECU)
3. Sarah Menezes (BRA)

Women’s 52kg
1. Erika Miranda (BRA)
2. Sheila Espinosa (CUB)
3. Juliene Aryecha (BRA)
3. Flor Velazques (VEN)

Women’s 57kg
1. Audrey La Rizza (FRA)
2. Danielle Zangrando (BRA)
3. Mariana Barros (BRA)
3.Yagnelis Barros (CUB)

Women’s 63kg
1. Driulli Gonzales (CUB)
2. Danielli Yuri (BRA)
3. Vania Ishii (BRA)
3. Jessica Garcia (PUR)

Women’s 70kg
1. Lucie Decosse (FRA)
2. Ônix Cortes (CUB)
3. Mayra Aguiar (BRA)
3. Gevrise Emane (FRA)

Women’s 78kg
1. Yurisel Laborde (CUB)
2. Edinanci Da Silva (BRA)
3. Lorena Briceno (ARG)
3. Stephanie Possamai (FRA)

Also Competed: Katie Mocco (Glenville, N.Y. / NYAC / USA Judo National Training Site at the Jason Morris Judo Center), 0-2

Women’s +78kg
1. Vanessa Zambotti (MEX)
2. Melissa Mojica (PUR)
3. Carmen Chala (ECU)
3. Anne-Sophie Mondiere (FRA)

Men’s 60kg
1. Javier Guedes (VEN)
2. Yasmini Piket (CUB)
3. Breno Alves (BRA)
3. Alexandre Lee (BRA)

Men’s 66kg
1. Roberto Ibanez (ECU)
2. Yordanis Arencibia (CUB)
3. João Derly (BRA)
3. Leandro Cunha (BRA)

Men’s 73kg
1. Leandro Guilheiro (BRA)
2. Pedro Guedes (BRA)
3. Ronal Girones (CUB)
3. Victor Penalber (BRA)

Men’s 81kg:
1. Flávio Canto (BRA)
2. Rubert Martinez (CUB)
3. Aaron Cohen (Buffalo Grove, Ill. / NYAC / Cohen’s Judo Club)
3. Nick Hein (ALE)

Men’s 90kg
1. Tiago Camilo (BRA)
2. Carlos Honorato (BRA)
3. Diego Rosati (ARG)
3. Jose Camacho (VEN)

Men’s 100kg
1. Luciano Correa (BRA)
2. Berhla Benjamin (ALE)
3. Leonardo Leite (BRA)
3. Mael Lenormand (FRA)

Men’s +100kg
1. João Gabriel Schlitter (BRA)
2. Daniel Hernandes (BRA)
3. Tecnochitlan Carndenas (CUB)
3. Rafael Silva (BRA)

For more information, contact Nicole Jomantas, USA Judo Director of Communications and Media Relations, at 719.271.9937 (cell) or Nicole.Jomantas@usajudo.us.