Sam Hazewinkel wins gold medal at University World Championships
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by Craig Sesker
THESSOLONIKI, Greece - Sam Hazewinkel won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling on Saturday night at the University World Championships.
Hazewinkel, a past four-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma, downed Kazakhstan's Yemar Ramazanov 1-2, 5-0, 5-0 in the finals at 55 kg/121 lbs.
Hazewinkel (Norman, Okla./Gator WC) placed second at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
The U.S. won its second World University Greco-Roman title at 55 kilos in three years. 2008 Olympian Spenser Mango won a World University title in that division in 2006.
American Peter Kowalczuk (Oak Park, Ill./USOEC) placed third at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
THESSOLONIKI, GREECE
55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC) - 1st
WIN K. Mohammadehdi (Iran), 3-2, 3-1
WIN Evgen Miagkyi (Ukraine), 6-5, 7-0
WIN Yemar Ramazanov (Kazakhstan), 1-2, 5-0, 5-0
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jacob Curby, LaGrange, Ill. (USOEC/Gator WC) - dnp
LOSS Balint Koppasi (Hungary), 1-2, 1-2
84 kg/185 lbs. - Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm)
LOSS H. Akhlaghi (Iran), 2-1, 1-2, 0-3
LOSS Alo Toom (Estonia), 1-2, 1-2
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Peter Kowalczuk, Oak Park, Ill. (USOEC) - 3rd
LOSS G. Koutsioumbus (Greece), 0-3, 0-3
WIN R. Kurbanismailvo (Russia), 1-1, 1-1
Hazewinkel, a past four-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma, downed Kazakhstan's Yemar Ramazanov 1-2, 5-0, 5-0 in the finals at 55 kg/121 lbs.
Hazewinkel (Norman, Okla./Gator WC) placed second at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
The U.S. won its second World University Greco-Roman title at 55 kilos in three years. 2008 Olympian Spenser Mango won a World University title in that division in 2006.
American Peter Kowalczuk (Oak Park, Ill./USOEC) placed third at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
THESSOLONIKI, GREECE
55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC) - 1st
WIN K. Mohammadehdi (Iran), 3-2, 3-1
WIN Evgen Miagkyi (Ukraine), 6-5, 7-0
WIN Yemar Ramazanov (Kazakhstan), 1-2, 5-0, 5-0
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jacob Curby, LaGrange, Ill. (USOEC/Gator WC) - dnp
LOSS Balint Koppasi (Hungary), 1-2, 1-2
84 kg/185 lbs. - Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm)
LOSS H. Akhlaghi (Iran), 2-1, 1-2, 0-3
LOSS Alo Toom (Estonia), 1-2, 1-2
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Peter Kowalczuk, Oak Park, Ill. (USOEC) - 3rd
LOSS G. Koutsioumbus (Greece), 0-3, 0-3
WIN R. Kurbanismailvo (Russia), 1-1, 1-1
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