The St. Maarten national judo team participated in the 2013 Caribbean Judo Championship held in Barbados from November 22-25. The team achieved significant results, with athletes winning a total of 5 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 2 bronze medals. This placed the St. Maarten team in 4th place overall out of the 7 participating countries. Several St. Maarten athletes qualified for the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Judo Championship Eliminations based on their performance. The national team and delegation will return to St. Maarten on November 24th.

1. From: Mr. Aartwichgt Bell (Head Coach)
St.Maarten national Judo Team
To: Daily Harold/ Today Paper/Media
Reference: RESULTS OF CARIBBEAN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 BARBADOS
The national judo Selection had participated at the Caribbean Judo Championship (Senior & Junior) in
the Country of Barbados 22nd to 25th of November 2013. Seven countries took part at the event which
was the following under the Evaluation Caribbean Judo Confederation (CJC) official member of the
Pan-American Judo Confederation (PJC) and the International Judo Federation (IJF) :
1. Barbados (host Country)
2. Bahamas
3. Trinidad & Tobacco
4. Guadeloupe
5. Martinique
6. Dominican Republic
7. St. Maarten
This event was considered to be the evaluation event for the Central American and Caribbean judo
Championship Eliminations March 13th-17th 2014 Barbados. The St.Maarten national Judo had some
significant results during the evaluations at the event.
The following results:
Athlete total Combat Evaluation: MALE/FEMALE
Total
Ipon Waza Yuko Osai- Shime# Athlete’s
Kets
waza
Shido
0
0
2
0
2
1
1
1
3
0
2
waza
Total
Lost
2
komi
Total
Win
2
combat
0
1
2
SENIOR
1 WESTER.
2
3
4
5
Brendan
BELL
Micheal
GIJSBERTHA
Shakirah
BAPTIST
Ruthlene
CATHALINA
Shelden
KOOK
Brianna
JUNIOR
6 OLIVACCE
7
Kimani
THOMAS
Sharmar
2
2
0
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
0
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
6
3
2
1
2
2
0
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2

2. Aggressive & Determination reading
Reading:
evaluation:
1 WESTER.
2
3
4
AGGRESSIVE:
P
R
G
DETERMINATION
E
POOR
REGULAR
GOOD
MENTAL STATE
EXCEL
POOR
REGULAR
GOOD
X
Brendan
BELL
Micheal
GIJSBERTHA
Shakirah
BAPTIST
Ruthlene
CATHALINA
Shelden
KOOK
Brianna
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
JUNIOR
OLIVACCE
Kimani
THOMAS
Sharmar
X
X
X
X
X
X
Total percentage (%) per athlete & Team.
#
Names
01
02
03
WESTER. Brendan
Total
wins
2
2
2
Total
lost
0
0
0
Total
Gold
1
1
1
Total
Silver
0
0
0
Total
Bronze
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
0
66.7%
2
1
1
0
1
0
50%
6
3
3
0
0
1
50%
THOMAS Sharmar
2
3
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
100%
33.3%
General
04
EXCEL
22
15
07
5
1
2
75%
BELL Micheal
GIJSBERTHA
Shakirah
BAPTIST
Ruthlene
CATHALINA
Shelden
KOOK
Brianna
Total
combat
2
2
2
Total
%
100%
100%
100%
JUNIOR
OLIVACCE Kimani
The St.Maarten national judo team accomplishes a total of 75% above the average.

3. Overall position
PLACE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
COUNTRY
BARBADOS
GUADELOUPE
BAHAMAS
ST.MAARTEN
TRINIDAD &
TABACO
MARTINIQUE
DOMINICAN
REP
GOLD
8
7
6
5
3
0
0
SILVER
15
12
9
1
8
3
1
BRONZE ATHLETE
20
80
8
34
3
18
2
08
3
16
12
0
15
1
171
St.Maarten Team have place 4th overall
The Following athletes of the national Team qualify for the CAC Eliminations Barbados 2014
CAC ELIMINATION Barbados
 Michealangelo Bell
 Webster Brendan
 Shakirah Gijsbertha
 Ruthlene Baptiste
 Shelden Cathalina
 Brianna Kook
Pan-American 2014
 Kimani Olivacce
Delegation will return on the 24th of November 2013 time 16:45 Sunday to St.Maarten