UPDATED: Fulp-Allen, Pirozkhov win gold medals at University World Championships
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by Craig Sesker
THESSOLONIKI, Greece - Americans Katherine Fulp-Allen and Elena Pirozhkov won gold medals in women's freestyle on Thursday night at the University World Championships.
American Reece Humphrey won a silver medal in men's freestyle.
Fulp-Allen defeated Russia's Olga Gileva in the finals at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. Pirozhkov beat Russia's Natalia Kiksina in the finals at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Humphrey dropped a 0-1, 4-0, 0-1 decision to Shigeti of Japan in the freestyle finals at 60 kg/132 lbs. Humphrey knocked off past Junior World champion Kaziev of Russia in his first match en route to the finals.
American freestyle wrestler Keith Gavin won a bronze medal on Thursday night.
The U.S. freestyle team placed fourth in the team standings with 49 points. Russia won the title with 53 points, followed by Japan with 52 and Turkey with 50.
UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thessoloniki, Greece
Men's freestyle
60 kg/132 lbs. - Reece Humphrey, Indianapolis, Ind. (Ohio State University) - 2nd
WIN Kaziev (Russia), 2-4, 1-0, 4-0
WIN Teltayev (Kazakhstan), 2-0, 7-0
LOSS Shigeti (Japan), 0-1, 4-0, 0-1
74 kg/163 lbs. - Keith Gavin, Factoryville, Pa. (New York AC) - 3rd
WIN Adamson (Canada), 2-0, 0-7, 1-0
WIN Marcinkiewicz (Poland), 2-0, 1-0
LOSS Matyle (Belarus), 0-1, 0-1
WIN Kasapoglu (Turkey), 0-1, 2-0, 1-0
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Brent Jones, Burke, Va. (Cavalier WC)
LOSS (Ukraine), 1-7, 0-4
LOSS Stoychev (Bulgaria), 0-6, 0-4
Women's freestyle
51 kg/112.25 lbs. - Katherine Fulp-Allen, El Granada, Calif. (Menlo College) - 1st
WIN Brigita Bermmane (Latvia), 6-0, 6-0
WIN Maki Fujimo (Japan), by fall
WIN Olga Gileva (Russia)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Elena Pirozhkov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC) - 1st
WIN Monika Szerkencse (Hungary), 1-0, 1-0
WIN Chiaki Kajimoto (Japan), by fall
WIN Natalia Kuksina (Russia)
American Reece Humphrey won a silver medal in men's freestyle.
Fulp-Allen defeated Russia's Olga Gileva in the finals at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. Pirozhkov beat Russia's Natalia Kiksina in the finals at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Humphrey dropped a 0-1, 4-0, 0-1 decision to Shigeti of Japan in the freestyle finals at 60 kg/132 lbs. Humphrey knocked off past Junior World champion Kaziev of Russia in his first match en route to the finals.
American freestyle wrestler Keith Gavin won a bronze medal on Thursday night.
The U.S. freestyle team placed fourth in the team standings with 49 points. Russia won the title with 53 points, followed by Japan with 52 and Turkey with 50.
UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thessoloniki, Greece
Men's freestyle
60 kg/132 lbs. - Reece Humphrey, Indianapolis, Ind. (Ohio State University) - 2nd
WIN Kaziev (Russia), 2-4, 1-0, 4-0
WIN Teltayev (Kazakhstan), 2-0, 7-0
LOSS Shigeti (Japan), 0-1, 4-0, 0-1
74 kg/163 lbs. - Keith Gavin, Factoryville, Pa. (New York AC) - 3rd
WIN Adamson (Canada), 2-0, 0-7, 1-0
WIN Marcinkiewicz (Poland), 2-0, 1-0
LOSS Matyle (Belarus), 0-1, 0-1
WIN Kasapoglu (Turkey), 0-1, 2-0, 1-0
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Brent Jones, Burke, Va. (Cavalier WC)
LOSS (Ukraine), 1-7, 0-4
LOSS Stoychev (Bulgaria), 0-6, 0-4
Women's freestyle
51 kg/112.25 lbs. - Katherine Fulp-Allen, El Granada, Calif. (Menlo College) - 1st
WIN Brigita Bermmane (Latvia), 6-0, 6-0
WIN Maki Fujimo (Japan), by fall
WIN Olga Gileva (Russia)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Elena Pirozhkov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC) - 1st
WIN Monika Szerkencse (Hungary), 1-0, 1-0
WIN Chiaki Kajimoto (Japan), by fall
WIN Natalia Kuksina (Russia)
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