Five U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers take gold medals at the Slovenia Grand Prix
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by Elizabeth Wiley
Five members of the U.S. Greco-Roman team won gold medals at the Slovenia Grand Prix, March 7-8.
The gold medalists include: Lindsay Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Willie Madison (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Jake Curby (LaGrange, Ill./USOEC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Durlacher, Vering and Ruiz were all members of the 2007 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team which won the World Team title.
Russ Davie (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) earned a silver medal for the team at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Marco Lara (Long Beach, Calif./USOEC) and Chas Betts (St. Michael, Minn./USOEC) placed third at 60 kg/132 lbs and 84 kg/185 lbs., respectively.
Keith Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) posted a fifth-place finish at 84 kg/185 lbs.
Match results for the event are not yet available.
SLOVENIA GRAND PRIX
March 8-9, 2009
Medal match results:
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Lindsey Durlacher (USA)
Silver - Ivan Lizatovic (Croatia)
Bronze - Alaev Machman (Israel)
Bronze - Peter Modos (Hungary)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Willie Madison (USA)
Silver - Riccardo Magni (Italy)
Bronze - Olip Ondrej (Czech Republic)
Bronze - Marco Lara (USA)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Jake Curby (USA)
Silver - Hugo Passos (Portugal)
Bronze - Hunor Szakolci (Hungary)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Arsen Julfalakyan (Armenia)
Silver - Neven Zugaj (Croatia)
Bronze - Zoltan Lakatos (Hungary)
Bronze - Csaba Modos (Hungary)
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Brad Vering (USA)
Silver - Marian Mihalik (Slovakia)
Bronze - Nenad Ugaj (Croatia)
Bronze - Chas Betts (USA)
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Justin Ruiz (USA)
Silver - Sedmak Mitja (Slovenia)
Bronze - Kiss Balasz (Hungary)
Bronze - Roman Meduna (Slovakia)
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Vladimir Guralski (Israel)
Silver - Russ Davie (USA)
Bronze - Rocco Ficara (Italy)
Bronze - Timocini Diagoro (Italy)
The gold medalists include: Lindsay Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Willie Madison (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Jake Curby (LaGrange, Ill./USOEC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Durlacher, Vering and Ruiz were all members of the 2007 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team which won the World Team title.
Russ Davie (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) earned a silver medal for the team at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Marco Lara (Long Beach, Calif./USOEC) and Chas Betts (St. Michael, Minn./USOEC) placed third at 60 kg/132 lbs and 84 kg/185 lbs., respectively.
Keith Sieracki (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) posted a fifth-place finish at 84 kg/185 lbs.
Match results for the event are not yet available.
SLOVENIA GRAND PRIX
March 8-9, 2009
Medal match results:
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Lindsey Durlacher (USA)
Silver - Ivan Lizatovic (Croatia)
Bronze - Alaev Machman (Israel)
Bronze - Peter Modos (Hungary)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Willie Madison (USA)
Silver - Riccardo Magni (Italy)
Bronze - Olip Ondrej (Czech Republic)
Bronze - Marco Lara (USA)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Jake Curby (USA)
Silver - Hugo Passos (Portugal)
Bronze - Hunor Szakolci (Hungary)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Arsen Julfalakyan (Armenia)
Silver - Neven Zugaj (Croatia)
Bronze - Zoltan Lakatos (Hungary)
Bronze - Csaba Modos (Hungary)
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Brad Vering (USA)
Silver - Marian Mihalik (Slovakia)
Bronze - Nenad Ugaj (Croatia)
Bronze - Chas Betts (USA)
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Justin Ruiz (USA)
Silver - Sedmak Mitja (Slovenia)
Bronze - Kiss Balasz (Hungary)
Bronze - Roman Meduna (Slovakia)
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Vladimir Guralski (Israel)
Silver - Russ Davie (USA)
Bronze - Rocco Ficara (Italy)
Bronze - Timocini Diagoro (Italy)
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