Lester defeated in Junior World Greco-Roman quarterfinals, the last U.S. wrestler competing

Harry Lester (Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio/USOEC/Sunkist Kids) dropped his quarterfinal match at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and was eliminated from medal contention at the Junior World Greco-Roman Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, August 28. Lester was defeated 8-5 by Magomed Magomadov of Russia in the quarterfinals. By reaching the quarterfinals, Lester will place in the top eight of his weight class. No other U.S. wrestler remains in the competition at this point. According to the official webpage, Lester finished fifth in the weight class in the finals standings. One other U.S. Greco-Roman wrestler advanced as far as the quarterfinals, Jeff Courtney (Fairmont, W.V./Mountaineer WC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Courtney was also beaten by a Russian wrestler, Anatoly Makeev, in the quarterfinal round. U.S. Junior World Greco-Roman team results 55 kg/121 lbs. - Joe Betterman (Marquette, Mich./USOEC) - lost dec. to Tomasz Swierk (Poland), 5-0; dec. Mikhail Siamiouniou (Belarus), 9-3 60 kg/132 lbs. - Casey Lawson (Marquette, Mich./USOEC) - dec. Ibrahim Khababa (Algeria), 11-10; pin Bernardo Circottola (Italy), 1:00; lost dec. to Artak Hartyunyan (Armenia), 5-0 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Harry Lester (Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio/USOEC/Sunkist Kids) - dec. Christian Fetzer (Germany), 8-0; pin Ismael Navarro Sanchez (Spain), 0:38; dec. Anaclieto Ghirotti (Italy), 9-2; lost dec. to Magomed Magomadov (Russia), 8-5 74 kg/163 lbs. - Bobby Fisher (Platte County, Mo./USOEC) - lost pin to Jonne Jokela (Finland), 1:20; pin Adrian Anghenica (Romania), 4:43 84 kg/185 lbs. - Ryan Halsey (Oceanside, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) - lost dec. to Shin Ky Kim (Korea), 6-3; lost dec. to Jure Kuhat (Slovakia), 6-4 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Jeff Courtney (Fairmont, W.V./Mountaineer WC) - won by ref. dec. over Dobrev Vasilev (Bulgaria), 2-2, ot, 9:00; dec. Johan Magnus Euren (Sweden), 4-2, ot; lost dec. to Anatoly Makeev (Russia), 7-0 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Cody Parker (Roseburg, Ore.) - lost tech. fall to Sergjs Djomins (Latvia), 14-2; lost dec. to Hyelon-Hyon Lee (Korea), 7-3 Coaches: Ivan Ivanov (Marquette, Mich.), Isaac Ramaswamy (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.)