NYKOBING FALSTER, Denmark - U.S. Greco-Roman wrestler Max Black won a bronze medal at 60 kg, the top U.S. performance at the respected Thor Masters on Saturday.

Black, a U.S. Senior Nationals runner-up and two-time U20 World Team member, opened his day with a 1-1 win over Adam Silverin of Sweden, his second straight win of the event. In the next pool match, he was defeated by Ettiene Kinsinger of Germany, 11-0.

This placed Black in a bronze medal match, where he powered past Mark Lioitto of Sweden by an 8-0 technical fall.

Three other U.S. wrestlers won matches on Saturday, although none were able to reach a medal match: Peyton Jacobson (87 kg), Rhett Peak (60 kg) and 2022 Senior World Team member Braxton Amos (97 kg)

Peak placed sixth in his weight class, while Jacobson finished ninth, the other two Americans to finish in the top 10 of their weight class.

The tournament is conducted under different bracketing rules than a normal UWW international tournament. This is a double-elimination competition, with either one pool or two pools.

THOR MASTERS

At Nykobing Falster, Denmark, March 1-2

Greco-Roman medalists

60 kg

Gold - Etienne Kinsinger (Germany)

Silver - Brian Kurt Santiago (Denmark)

Bronze - Max Black (USA)

63 kg

Gold - Vitalie Eriomenco (Moldova)

Silver - Victor Ciobanu (Moldova)

Bronze - Razvan Arnaut (Romania)

67 kg

Gold - Morten Thoresen (Norway)

Silver - Valentin Petic (Moldova)

Bronze - Witalis Laszovski (Germany)

72 kg

Gold - Vilius Savickas (Lithuania)

Silver - Michael Widmayer (Germany)

Bronze - Christoffer Dahlen (Sweden)

77 kg

Gold - Viktor Nemes (Serbia)

Silver - Ali Arsalan (Serbia)

Bronze - Idris Ibaev (Germany)

82 kg

Gold - Filip Sacic (Croatia)

Silver - Artur Ovsepian (Ukraine)

Bronze - Alexander Johansson (Sweden)

87 kg

Gold - Turpal Bisultanov (Denmark)

Silver - Istvan Takács (Hungary)

Bronze - Marcel Sterkenburg (Netherlands)

97 kg

Gold - Alex Szöke (Hungary)

Silver - Lucas Lazogianis (Germany)

Bronze - Peter Öhler (Germany)

130 kg

Gold - Mentas Knystautas (Lithuania)

Silver - Romas Fridrikas (Lithuania)

Bronze - Alin Ciurariu Alexue (Romania)

U.S. Greco-Roman performances

60 kg - Rhett Peak (Cowboy WC), 6^th place

LOSS Brian Santiago (Denmark), 6-1

WIN Alexander Norstrom (Sweden), 5-1

LOSS Mark Loitto (Sweden), 5-3

72 kg - Patrick Brackett (Mile High WC), 15^th place

LOSS Witas Behrendt (Germany), tech fall 8-0

LOSS Sebastijan Nad (Serbia), tech fall 12-2

77 kg - Aaron Dobbs (NMU-National Training Site), 28^th place

LOSS Pavel Puklavec (Croatia), 4-0

LOSS Adam Strandner (Sweden), 4-0

87 kg - Payton Jacobson (Sunkist Kids), 9^th place

LOSS Vjekoslav Luburic (Croatia), 3-3

WIN Lukas Polonic (USA), tech fall 11-0

WIN Arkadiusz Kulnycs (Poland), 1-1

LOSS Istvan Takacs (Hungary), 5-3

87 kg - Tommy Brackett (New York AC), 15^th place

LOSS Arkadiusz Kulynycs (Poland), tech fall 10-1

LOSS Hannes Wagner (Germany), tech fall 9-0

87 kg - Richard Carlson (Minnesota Storm), 19^th place

LOSS Marcel Sterkenburg (Netherlands), tech fall 8-0

LOSS Matej Mandic (Croatia), tech fall 8-0

87 kg - Andrew Berreyesa (New York AC), 17^th place

LOSS Martin Ljosak (Norway), 7-1

LOSS Szumon Symonowics (Poland), tech fall 8-0

87 kg - Lukas Polonic, 16^th place

LOSS Artem Shapovlov (Finland), 7-2

LOSS Payton Jacobson (USA), tech fall 11-0

97 kg - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin RTC), 13^th place

LOSS Mathias Bak (Denmark), 5-3

WIN Christian Zemp (Switzerland), 7-5

Team Standings

1. Germany 17

2. Lithuania 11

3. Moldova 10

4. Hungary 7

4. Serbia 7

4. Denmark 7

7. Norway 4

7. Croatia 4

9. Romania 4

10. Sweden 4

(Note: USA placed 13th)

Max Black wins bronze medal in Greco-Roman at Thor Masters in Denmark

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