UPDATED: Simpson fifth as CISM World Military Championships close with freestyle in Croatia
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by Van Stokes
The 26th World Military Wrestling Championships came to a close Sunday in Split, Croatia with seven military world champions crowned in Freestyle wrestling. Belarus won the team title in Freestyle to go along with its third place finish in Greco-Roman.
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Korea each won two gold medals.
Jafar Daliri and Fardin Masomi Valadi of Iran won the 96Kg and 120Kg weight classes respectively. In the lower weights, Hyun-Jin of Korea won the 60 Kg. title, while his teammate, Young-Ho Jung won gold at 66 Kg.
Armed Forces wrestlers from the United States were unable to mount the medal platform.
CPT Phillip Simpson of the Army's World Class Athlete Progam and Fort Carson, Colorado, was the highest place finisher for the USA. Simpson lost the Bronze Medal Match at 74 Kg. to Celal Dal of Turkey, 4-3, 2-5, 0-3 to finish fifth. After winning the first period with an early takedown and a turn off of a counter, he initiated two front headlocks, only to be countered himself. In the third period, all of the scoring came within the last 30 seconds, as Simpson was taken down before being turned for the final two points.
Simpson lost his first bout of the day to the eventual gold medalist, Oleg Bilotserkivskyi, Ukraine, 3-6, 0-6, and was taken to his back once in each of the two periods. In the repechage, Simpson beat Wu Zijian, China, 2-0, 3-2.
It was a tough day for U.S. Armed Forces Freestyle wrestlers throughout the competition. At 55 Kg., LCPL Miguel Pena, USMC, lost his first bout to eventual silver medalist Sandeep of India, 2-4, 0-3. In the repechage, Pena was defeated by G Tian Zhenguan, China, 0-1, 0-3. The young Pena placed eighth in the weight class that was won by Adhamjon Achilov of Uzbekistan.
At 60 Kg., SPC Alfredo Varela, Army, fell from medal contention early with a qualification round loss to Mahamed Kamil Magomedov, Belarus, 0-3, 0-3.
At 66 Kg., SGT Glenn Garrison, Army, defeated Adam Sobieraj, Poland, 1-1, 7-0, 6-1, before losing in the quarterfinals to Pavel Hrybailau, Belarus, 0-3, 1-4. Garrison was taken down to his back in the first period, and taken down again and turned in the second period.
At 84 Kg., Jeremy Pederson, USMC, lost to Peter Weisenber, Germany, 0-5, 0-6. Weisenber had his way in the bout scoring off of strong ankle laces following takedowns in each period. Pederson was pinned in his repechage bout to Radoslaw Horbik, Poland, at 1:17 of the second period.
At 96 Kg., PFC Willie Parks, Army, won his qualification round bout over Onur Balci, Turkey, 3-0, 4-0. Parks won the first period off of the single-leg clinch after both wrestlers were unable to score in the first two minutes. Parks lost the next bout to Mateusz, Poland, 0-1, 0-3, before losing the repechage against Alsn Bzikov, Belarus, 1-3, 0-1. Bzikov scored off of two takedowns and a controlling leg lace.
The U.S. Armed Forces team did not have a competitor in the 120 Kg., weight class.
The United States placed 11th out of 19 teams in the tournament.
COL Steve Hunte served as the Chief of Mission for the United States. Hunte, a former University of Iowa wrestler, and former All Army Wrestler in the 1980's, spoke highly of the competition.
"We have Soldiers coming together to watch other Soldiers, who can't speak the same language, but can appreciate the skill and techniques of good wrestling," said Hunte. "They can see who has the heart of a champion and who can come back from being down to win. That is a great moment. CISM is a great venue with lots of countries coming together, where everyone has an appreciation of good wrestling skills."
The Conseil Internationale du Sport Militaire, known as CISM, realized its goal of promoting "Friendship Through Sports" in the competition. Now, over 200 competitiors from 24 countries will return to home with a deeper appreciation for their military friends in Olympic-style wrestling.
26th CISM Military World Wrestling Championships
At Split, Croatia
Freestyle results
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Adhamjon Achilov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Sandeep (India)
Bronze - Hasan Moradgholeie (Iran)
Bronze - Tian Zhenguang (China)
5th - Jung-Hwan Kim (Korea)
5th - Christoph Ewalt (Germany)
8th - LCPL Miguel Pena (USA)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Hyun-Jin Yoo (Korea)
Silver - Yevgeniy Khavilov (Ukraine)
Bronze - Mehmet Yozgat (Turkey)
Bronze - Manoj Kumar (India)
5th - Mahamed Kamil Magomedov (Belarus)
5th - Uais Tlegenv (Uzbekistan)
11th - SPC Alfredo Varela (USA)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Young-Ho Jung (Korea)
Silver - Said Dadashpur (Iran)
Bronze - Alisho Vohidov (Uzbekistan)
Bronze - Viktor Belokopytnyi (Ukraine)
5th - Li Quan (China)
5th - Pavel Hrybailau (Belarus)
7th - SGT Glenn Garrison (USA)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Oleg Bilotserkivskyi (Ukraine)
Silver - Aleksandr Mothl (Belarus)
Bronze - Celal Dal (Turkey)
Bronze - Artem Prisyajnyuk (Uzbekistan)
5th - CPT Phillip Simpson (USA)
5th - Martin Saum (Germany)
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Soslan Gattsiev (Belarus)
Silver - Peter Weisenberger (Germany)
Bronze - Ravinder (India)
Bronze - Radoslaw Horbik (Poland)
5th - Dmytro Pyshkov (Ukraine)
5th - Chan-Uk Yoon (Korea)
12th - Jeremy Pederson (USA)
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Jafar Daliri (Iran)
Silver - Mateusz Gucman (Poland)
Bronze - Satish Kumar (India)
Bronze - Alan Bzikov (Belarus)
5th - Tang Chuande (China)
5th - Oldrik Wagner (Germany)
7th - PFC Willie Parks (USA)
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Fardin Masoumi (Iran)
Silver - Maksim Mihalevihc (Belarus)
Bronze - Deng Zhiwei (China)
Bronze - Yunus Otursun (Turkey)
5th - Fernando (Sri Lanka)
5th - Florian Lederer (Germany)
U.S. results
55 kg/121 lbs. - LCPL Miguel Pena (U.S. Marine Corps), 8th
LOSS Sandeep (India), 2-4, 0-3
LOSS G Tian Zhenguan (China), 0-1, 0-3.
60 kg/132 lbs. - SPC Alfredo Varela (U.S. Army), dnp/11th
LOSS Mahamed Kamil Magomedov (Belarus), 0-3, 0-3
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - SGT Glenn Garrison (U.S. Army), 7th
WIN Adam Sobieraj (Poland), 1-1, 7-0, 6-1
LOSS Pavel Hrybailau (Belarus), 0-3, 1-4
74 kg/163 lbs. - CPT Phillip Simpson (U.S. Army), 5th
LOSS Oleg Bilotserkivskyi (Ukraine), 3-6, 0-6
WIN Wu Zijian (China), 2-0, 3-2.
LOSS Celal Dal (Turkey), 4-3, 2-5, 0-3
84 kg/185 lbs. - Jeremy Pederson (U.S. Marine Corps), dnp/12th
LOSS Peter Weisenber (Germany), 0-5, 0-6
LOSS Radoslaw Horbik, Poland, pin 1:17 of second period.
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - PFC Willie Parks (U.S. Army), 7th
WIN Onur Balci (Turkey), 3-0, 4-0
LOSS Mateusz (Poland), 0-1, 0-3
LOSS Alsn Bzikov (Belarus), 1-3, 0-1
Freestyle Team Standings
1. Ukraine, 52 pts.
2. Iran, 42 pts.
3. Germany, 40 pts.
4. Ukraine, 38 pts.
5. India, 38 pts.
6. Korea, 32 pts.
7. Uzbekistan, 32 pts.
8. China, 32 pts.
9. Poland, 28 pts.
10. Turkey, 26 pts.
11. United States, 17 pts.
of 19 nations
Combined Standings (freestyle and Greco-Roman)
1. Belarus, 97 pts.
2. Iran, 92 pts.
3. Ukraine, 90 pts.
4. India, 62 pts.
5. Poland, 61 pts.
6. Korea, 57 pts.
7. Germany, 56 pts.
8. United States, 56 pts.
9. China, 52 pts.
10. Turkey, 49 pts.
of 22 nations
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Korea each won two gold medals.
Jafar Daliri and Fardin Masomi Valadi of Iran won the 96Kg and 120Kg weight classes respectively. In the lower weights, Hyun-Jin of Korea won the 60 Kg. title, while his teammate, Young-Ho Jung won gold at 66 Kg.
Armed Forces wrestlers from the United States were unable to mount the medal platform.
CPT Phillip Simpson of the Army's World Class Athlete Progam and Fort Carson, Colorado, was the highest place finisher for the USA. Simpson lost the Bronze Medal Match at 74 Kg. to Celal Dal of Turkey, 4-3, 2-5, 0-3 to finish fifth. After winning the first period with an early takedown and a turn off of a counter, he initiated two front headlocks, only to be countered himself. In the third period, all of the scoring came within the last 30 seconds, as Simpson was taken down before being turned for the final two points.
Simpson lost his first bout of the day to the eventual gold medalist, Oleg Bilotserkivskyi, Ukraine, 3-6, 0-6, and was taken to his back once in each of the two periods. In the repechage, Simpson beat Wu Zijian, China, 2-0, 3-2.
It was a tough day for U.S. Armed Forces Freestyle wrestlers throughout the competition. At 55 Kg., LCPL Miguel Pena, USMC, lost his first bout to eventual silver medalist Sandeep of India, 2-4, 0-3. In the repechage, Pena was defeated by G Tian Zhenguan, China, 0-1, 0-3. The young Pena placed eighth in the weight class that was won by Adhamjon Achilov of Uzbekistan.
At 60 Kg., SPC Alfredo Varela, Army, fell from medal contention early with a qualification round loss to Mahamed Kamil Magomedov, Belarus, 0-3, 0-3.
At 66 Kg., SGT Glenn Garrison, Army, defeated Adam Sobieraj, Poland, 1-1, 7-0, 6-1, before losing in the quarterfinals to Pavel Hrybailau, Belarus, 0-3, 1-4. Garrison was taken down to his back in the first period, and taken down again and turned in the second period.
At 84 Kg., Jeremy Pederson, USMC, lost to Peter Weisenber, Germany, 0-5, 0-6. Weisenber had his way in the bout scoring off of strong ankle laces following takedowns in each period. Pederson was pinned in his repechage bout to Radoslaw Horbik, Poland, at 1:17 of the second period.
At 96 Kg., PFC Willie Parks, Army, won his qualification round bout over Onur Balci, Turkey, 3-0, 4-0. Parks won the first period off of the single-leg clinch after both wrestlers were unable to score in the first two minutes. Parks lost the next bout to Mateusz, Poland, 0-1, 0-3, before losing the repechage against Alsn Bzikov, Belarus, 1-3, 0-1. Bzikov scored off of two takedowns and a controlling leg lace.
The U.S. Armed Forces team did not have a competitor in the 120 Kg., weight class.
The United States placed 11th out of 19 teams in the tournament.
COL Steve Hunte served as the Chief of Mission for the United States. Hunte, a former University of Iowa wrestler, and former All Army Wrestler in the 1980's, spoke highly of the competition.
"We have Soldiers coming together to watch other Soldiers, who can't speak the same language, but can appreciate the skill and techniques of good wrestling," said Hunte. "They can see who has the heart of a champion and who can come back from being down to win. That is a great moment. CISM is a great venue with lots of countries coming together, where everyone has an appreciation of good wrestling skills."
The Conseil Internationale du Sport Militaire, known as CISM, realized its goal of promoting "Friendship Through Sports" in the competition. Now, over 200 competitiors from 24 countries will return to home with a deeper appreciation for their military friends in Olympic-style wrestling.
26th CISM Military World Wrestling Championships
At Split, Croatia
Freestyle results
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Adhamjon Achilov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Sandeep (India)
Bronze - Hasan Moradgholeie (Iran)
Bronze - Tian Zhenguang (China)
5th - Jung-Hwan Kim (Korea)
5th - Christoph Ewalt (Germany)
8th - LCPL Miguel Pena (USA)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Hyun-Jin Yoo (Korea)
Silver - Yevgeniy Khavilov (Ukraine)
Bronze - Mehmet Yozgat (Turkey)
Bronze - Manoj Kumar (India)
5th - Mahamed Kamil Magomedov (Belarus)
5th - Uais Tlegenv (Uzbekistan)
11th - SPC Alfredo Varela (USA)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Young-Ho Jung (Korea)
Silver - Said Dadashpur (Iran)
Bronze - Alisho Vohidov (Uzbekistan)
Bronze - Viktor Belokopytnyi (Ukraine)
5th - Li Quan (China)
5th - Pavel Hrybailau (Belarus)
7th - SGT Glenn Garrison (USA)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Oleg Bilotserkivskyi (Ukraine)
Silver - Aleksandr Mothl (Belarus)
Bronze - Celal Dal (Turkey)
Bronze - Artem Prisyajnyuk (Uzbekistan)
5th - CPT Phillip Simpson (USA)
5th - Martin Saum (Germany)
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Soslan Gattsiev (Belarus)
Silver - Peter Weisenberger (Germany)
Bronze - Ravinder (India)
Bronze - Radoslaw Horbik (Poland)
5th - Dmytro Pyshkov (Ukraine)
5th - Chan-Uk Yoon (Korea)
12th - Jeremy Pederson (USA)
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Jafar Daliri (Iran)
Silver - Mateusz Gucman (Poland)
Bronze - Satish Kumar (India)
Bronze - Alan Bzikov (Belarus)
5th - Tang Chuande (China)
5th - Oldrik Wagner (Germany)
7th - PFC Willie Parks (USA)
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Fardin Masoumi (Iran)
Silver - Maksim Mihalevihc (Belarus)
Bronze - Deng Zhiwei (China)
Bronze - Yunus Otursun (Turkey)
5th - Fernando (Sri Lanka)
5th - Florian Lederer (Germany)
U.S. results
55 kg/121 lbs. - LCPL Miguel Pena (U.S. Marine Corps), 8th
LOSS Sandeep (India), 2-4, 0-3
LOSS G Tian Zhenguan (China), 0-1, 0-3.
60 kg/132 lbs. - SPC Alfredo Varela (U.S. Army), dnp/11th
LOSS Mahamed Kamil Magomedov (Belarus), 0-3, 0-3
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - SGT Glenn Garrison (U.S. Army), 7th
WIN Adam Sobieraj (Poland), 1-1, 7-0, 6-1
LOSS Pavel Hrybailau (Belarus), 0-3, 1-4
74 kg/163 lbs. - CPT Phillip Simpson (U.S. Army), 5th
LOSS Oleg Bilotserkivskyi (Ukraine), 3-6, 0-6
WIN Wu Zijian (China), 2-0, 3-2.
LOSS Celal Dal (Turkey), 4-3, 2-5, 0-3
84 kg/185 lbs. - Jeremy Pederson (U.S. Marine Corps), dnp/12th
LOSS Peter Weisenber (Germany), 0-5, 0-6
LOSS Radoslaw Horbik, Poland, pin 1:17 of second period.
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - PFC Willie Parks (U.S. Army), 7th
WIN Onur Balci (Turkey), 3-0, 4-0
LOSS Mateusz (Poland), 0-1, 0-3
LOSS Alsn Bzikov (Belarus), 1-3, 0-1
Freestyle Team Standings
1. Ukraine, 52 pts.
2. Iran, 42 pts.
3. Germany, 40 pts.
4. Ukraine, 38 pts.
5. India, 38 pts.
6. Korea, 32 pts.
7. Uzbekistan, 32 pts.
8. China, 32 pts.
9. Poland, 28 pts.
10. Turkey, 26 pts.
11. United States, 17 pts.
of 19 nations
Combined Standings (freestyle and Greco-Roman)
1. Belarus, 97 pts.
2. Iran, 92 pts.
3. Ukraine, 90 pts.
4. India, 62 pts.
5. Poland, 61 pts.
6. Korea, 57 pts.
7. Germany, 56 pts.
8. United States, 56 pts.
9. China, 52 pts.
10. Turkey, 49 pts.
of 22 nations
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