Sin in action at the 2004 Rendez
Vous Canada

Born: 7/26/87
Weight: 81kg
Hometown: Utica, NY
Birthplace: Zenica, Bosnia
Nickname: Gramps
Favorite Judo Player: Kosei Inoue (JPN), Tadahiro Nomura (JPN), Yordanis Arencibia (CUB) & Makoto Takimoto (JPN)
Favorite Athlete: Lance Armstrong
Favorite Technique: Uchimata
Favorite Actors: Kevin Spacey, Edward Norton & Christopher Walken
Favorite Music: The Darkness, Dio, The Doors, Dream Evil, Incubus, Led Zeppelin & Rainbow
Favorite Movies: The Usual Suspects, Fight Club,  Rounders, & The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 
Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld, Simpsons & Southpark

2004 Competition record: 69-31
2003 Competition record: 24-13

GOLD

• 05 Ontario Open (IJF Jr. 81kg) - Toronto, ON
• 05 Chaves Invitational (81kg) Malden, MA
• 04 Northeastern Championships – Paterson, NJ
• 04 NY State Jr. Olympics – Brooklyn, NY
• 04 RPI Open– Rensselaer, NY
• 04 Midwest Championships (15-16yrs. 81kg) – Chicago, IL
• 03 Chaves Memorial Tournament – Danvers, MA
• 03 Tech Judo Tournament – North Bergen, NJ
• 03 Pedro Classic – Wakefield, MA
• 03 Morris Cup – Burnt Hills, NY

SILVER

• 05 Northeast Championships (81kg) - Paterson, NJ
• 05 Ocean State International (81kg)- Providence, RI
• 05 Quebec Open (IJF Jr. 81kg) - Montreal, QC
• 05 Fall Classic (81kg) – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 05 Ladder Tournament (90kg) – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 05 Jr. U.S. Open (81kg 17-19yrs.) – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 05 USJF Jr. Nationals (IJF Jr. 81kg) – Toledo, OH
• 05 Morris Cup (90kg)  – Burnt Hills, NY
• 05 Liberty Bell Classic (17-19yrs 81kg) – Philadelphia, PA
• 04 Ladder Tournament (78kg) - Northglenn, CO
• 04 Liberty Bell Classic (13-16yrs. 81kg) – Philadelphia, PA
• 04 Am Can International – Amherst, NY
• 04 Pedro's Challenge – Lawrence, MA
• 03 East Coast Championships – Newark, NJ
• 02 Morris Cup – Scotia, NY

BRONZE

• 07 Starett Cup (81kg) - Brooklyn, NY
• 05 Pedro's Challenge (90kg) - Wakefield MA.
• 04 Starrett Cup (90kg) – Brooklyn, NY
• 04 USJA Jr. Nationals (17-19yrs. 81kg) – Chicago, IL

FIFTH

• 05 US Sr. Nationals (81kg) – Virginia Beach, VA

SEVENTH

• 05 Ontario Open (81kg) - Toronto, ON
• 05 Rendez Vous (81kg) - Montreal QC

NINTH

• 05 US Open (81kg) - Ft Lauderdale, FL