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News Release from: American Welding Society
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Team on 14 January 2008
AWS student ranks 7th best welder in the
World
America's welding champion, Chance Pollo, an AWS student member, ranked 7th best welder in the world, at the 39th WorldSkills competition in Shizouka, Japan
Chance Pollo, an American Welding Society (AWS) student member, went head-to-head with 26 other countries as the USA representative for welding at WorldSkills Japan, the world's most distinguished student welding competition Scoring 521 points out of a possible 600 - only 15 points shy of the top score - Pollo was honoured with a Medallion of Excellence, an award given to competitors who score 500 points or more
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 21 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Top competitors Canada, Korea and Japan, which scored 536, 535, and 534 points, respectively, took home gold medals.
Silver and bronze medals were not awarded this year.
In addition, Pollo was honoured with a Best of Nation award for Team USA, a highly coveted award given to the highest-ranked performer on a team.
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Team USA was made up of six members, each of whom competed and was ranked in a particular skill area, such as auto body repair, hairdressing, car paint, refrigeration, and plumbing.
The WorldSkills welding competition tests the competitor's ability to construct sheet metal projects in both aluminium and stainless steel, and to test weldments created in steel plate, pipe and a simulated pressure vessel.
Welds are judged based on appearance and soundness by a series of nondestructive and destructive testing methods.
"We are very proud of Chance Pollo's accomplishments at WorldSkills Japan," said Ed Bohnart, chairman of the American Welding Society Skills Competition Committee, which helps to manage and raise funds for the several Skills contests that lead up to the international competition.
"Chance has battled through two years of very difficult local, regional and national competitions, such as the Ireland International Welding Contest in March 2007, in which he won first-place.
All of his hard work paid off when he earned his title as the championship student welder for the USA at World Skills Japan.
Chance is a prime example of a student with the talent and patience necessary to be a champion welder and we are proud to have him represent the USA".
Over the next four years the AWS Foundation will provide Pollo with a USD40,000 scholarship sponsored by the Miller Electric Manufacturing Company.
Travel and related expenses associated with the Japan and Ireland trips were covered by AWS, Miller Electric Manufacturing Company, United Association of Plumber and Pipe Fitters Local 72, AWS Wyoming Section, and AWS District 20 Director Bill Komlos.
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