Gerald Ponce captures freestyle gold medal at Veterans World Championships
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by USA Wrestling
PERM, Russia - American Gerald Ponce won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling on Friday at the Veterans World Championships.
Ponce, of Antioch, Calif., won the championship in Division E (56 years and older) at 130 kg/286 lbs. Earlier in the week, Ponce earned a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Veterans World Championships.
American John Short of Ogema, Minn., added a silver medal in freestyle in Division B (41-45 years old) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
2007 Veterans World champion Ron Cole of Auburn, Wash., won a bronze medal in Division E at 97 kg/213.75 lbs.
Also for the U.S., Shirzad Ahmadi of Coventry, Conn., won a bronze medal in Division E at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
John Hughes of Peoria, Ariz., won a bronze medal in Division E at 69 kg/152 lbs.
The freestyle competition is scheduled to continue on Saturday.
More information and results will be provided once it becomes available.
Ponce, of Antioch, Calif., won the championship in Division E (56 years and older) at 130 kg/286 lbs. Earlier in the week, Ponce earned a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Veterans World Championships.
American John Short of Ogema, Minn., added a silver medal in freestyle in Division B (41-45 years old) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
2007 Veterans World champion Ron Cole of Auburn, Wash., won a bronze medal in Division E at 97 kg/213.75 lbs.
Also for the U.S., Shirzad Ahmadi of Coventry, Conn., won a bronze medal in Division E at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
John Hughes of Peoria, Ariz., won a bronze medal in Division E at 69 kg/152 lbs.
The freestyle competition is scheduled to continue on Saturday.
More information and results will be provided once it becomes available.
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