Staff writer
SYDNEY -- Reigning world champion Hidehiko Yoshida's quest for Olympic gold ended in heartbreak and pain Wednesday night when he dislocated his right elbow in a third-round loss to Pan American champion Carlos Honorato of Brazil.
Honorato went on to take the silver medal, conceding his last bout to Atlanta bronze medalist Mark Huizinga of the Netherlands, while Yoshida went to a Sydney hospital in fear he had broken his elbow joint. The Barcelona Olympic champion's right arm bent backward as he put his hand on the mat to try to protect himself as he was thrown over his head.