Tamillow wins silver medal at Dan Kolov International in Bulgaria
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by Gary Abbott
VARNA, Bulgaria - Mike Tamillow (Colorado Springs, Colo./unattached) claimed a silver medal at 96 kg/211.5 lbs., the only U.S. medalist on Saturday in the Dan Kolov International in freestyle wrestling.
Tamillow was defeated in the gold-medal finals by Yasin Kilich of Turkey, 1-4, 3-4. He won his first two bouts in the tournament, stopping Remi Delcampe of France, 2-1, 4-1 and Dragomir Stoychev of Bulgaria, 3-0, 3-0.
Tamillow, an NCAA All-American for Northwestern, claimed his first Senior-level medal on an international tour.
Qualifying for a medal match but placing fifth was Matt Valenti (New York, N.Y./New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs.
Valenti, a two-time NCAA champion for the Univ. of Pennsylvania, finished the tournament with a 2-2 record. He was defeated in the bronze-medal match by Maeda Shongo of Japan, 2-0, 2-5, 0-4,
Held alongside the freestyle event was the Nikola Petrov International in Greco-Roman wrestling. The U.S. had four wrestlers in the Greco-Roman event, and none were able to win a medal.
The only U.S. Greco-Roman athlete to win a match was 2008 Olympian T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. Dantzler beat Vincenzo Scibilia of Italy, 3-1, 4-1, but was eliminated in a loss to Robert Papp of Romania, 1-0, 7-0, 6-0.
There will be U.S. wrestlers competing in both freestyle and Greco-Roman on the final day of the competition on Sunday. The first-round draws are included at the end of this story.
NIKOLA PETROV INTERNATIONAL
At Varna, Bulgaria, Feb. 14
Greco-Roman results
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Kohei Hasegawa (Japan)
Silver - Velenin Venkov (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Alexander Kostadinov (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Onur Shensoy (Turkey)
5th - Mostafa Hassan (Egypt)
5th - Harun Bozoglu (Turkey)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Ion Panait (Romania)
Silver - Plamen Petrov (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Migran Arutyunyan (Russia)
Bronze - Tomasz Swlerk (Poland)
5th - Corriga Tiziano (Italy)
5th - Boban Boskov (Serbia)
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Evgeny Bogomolov (Russia)
Silver - Nikolay Bayryakov (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Ahmed Yildirim (Turkey)
Bronze - Pawel Poslad (Poland)
5th - M. Sadin Bakir (Turkey)
5th - Robert Papp (Romania)
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Ivan Ivanov (Bulgaria)
Silver - Petar Bogaevski (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Yetka Yilmaz Gul (Turkey)
Bronze - Atsushi Nakamura (Japan)
5th - Cesar Faghian (Romania)
5th - Dimitrov Momchil (Bulgaria)
U.S. Greco-Roman performances
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - C.C. Fisher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Hiroyuki Shimizu (Japan), 0-3, 1-2
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jacob Curby, LaGrange, Ill. (USOEC/New York AC), dnp
LOSS Vazif Arzuman (Turkey), 1-0, 0-1, 0-1
84 kg/185 lbs. - T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 7th
WIN Vincenzo Scibilia (Italy), 3-1, 4-1
LOSS Robert Papp (Romania), 1-0, 7-0, 6-0
84 kg/185 lbs. - Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm), dnp
LOSS Ahmed Yildirim (Turkey), 0-1, 1-0, 0-1
DAN KOLOV INTERNATIONAL
at Varna, Bulgaria, Feb. 14
Men's freestyle results
60 kg/132 lbs. -
Gold - Ismail Redzhep (Bulgaria)
Silver - Muhammed Demir (Turkey)
Bronze - Maeda Shogo (Japan)
Bronze - Ivan Dobrev (Bulgaria)
5th - Matt Valenti (USA)
5th - Hassan Ibrahim Madany (Egypt)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Kiril Terziev (Bulgaria)
Silver - Krystian Brzozowski (Poland)
Bronze - Ivan Deliverski (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Serdar Chatel (Turkey)
5th - Kazuyuki Nagashima (Japan)
5th - Marco Riesen (Switzerland)
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Yasan Kilich (Turkey)
Silver - Mike Tamillow (USA)
Bronze - Saleh Mostafa (Egpyt)
Bronze - Dragomir Stoychev (Bulgaria)
5th - Fatih Yasarli (Turkey)
5th - Remi Delcampe (France)
U.S. freestyle performances
60 kg/132 lbs. - Matt Valenti, New York, N.Y. (New York AC), 5th
WIN Christian Neculai (Romania), 1-0, 2-1
WIN Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria), 4-0, 4-0
LOSS Muhammed Demir (Turkey), 0-3, 0-1
LOSS Maeda Shongo (Japan), 2-0, 2-5, 0-4
74 kg/163 lbs. - Ryan Churella, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Marco Riesen (Switzerland), 1-0, 1-5, 2-5
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Mike Tamillow, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Unattached), 2nd
WIN Remi Delcampe (France), 2-1, 4-1
WIN Dragomir Stoychev (Bulgaria), 3-0, 3-0
LOSS Yasin Kilich (Turkey), 1-4, 3-4
Women's freestyle results
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold - Dobre Estera (Romania)
Silver - Lindsay Rushton (Canada)
Bronze - Alana King (Canada)
Bronze - Desislava Kancheva (Bulgaria)
5th - Sumeye Sezar (Turkey)
5th - Gratsiela Dragoeva (Bulgaria)
51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Gold - Mihaela Munteanu (Romania)
Silver - Dilek Atakol (Turkey)
Bronze - Mona Samir (Egypt)
4th - Manuela Andriant Salama (FLC)
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Ana Maria Paval (Romania)
Silver - Brittanee Laverdure (Canada)
Bronze - Zeynep Yilidrim (Turkey)
Bronze - Emiyre Musta (Turkey)
5th - Rabab Eid Sayed (Egypt)
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold - Amanda Gerhardt (Canada)
Silver - Taybe Yusein (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Nadia Antar (Egypt)
Bronze - Andreea Simon (Romania)
5th - Leyla Metin (Turkey)
No U.S. women freestyle entries
Tamillow was defeated in the gold-medal finals by Yasin Kilich of Turkey, 1-4, 3-4. He won his first two bouts in the tournament, stopping Remi Delcampe of France, 2-1, 4-1 and Dragomir Stoychev of Bulgaria, 3-0, 3-0.
Tamillow, an NCAA All-American for Northwestern, claimed his first Senior-level medal on an international tour.
Qualifying for a medal match but placing fifth was Matt Valenti (New York, N.Y./New York AC) at 60 kg/132 lbs.
Valenti, a two-time NCAA champion for the Univ. of Pennsylvania, finished the tournament with a 2-2 record. He was defeated in the bronze-medal match by Maeda Shongo of Japan, 2-0, 2-5, 0-4,
Held alongside the freestyle event was the Nikola Petrov International in Greco-Roman wrestling. The U.S. had four wrestlers in the Greco-Roman event, and none were able to win a medal.
The only U.S. Greco-Roman athlete to win a match was 2008 Olympian T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. Dantzler beat Vincenzo Scibilia of Italy, 3-1, 4-1, but was eliminated in a loss to Robert Papp of Romania, 1-0, 7-0, 6-0.
There will be U.S. wrestlers competing in both freestyle and Greco-Roman on the final day of the competition on Sunday. The first-round draws are included at the end of this story.
NIKOLA PETROV INTERNATIONAL
At Varna, Bulgaria, Feb. 14
Greco-Roman results
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Kohei Hasegawa (Japan)
Silver - Velenin Venkov (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Alexander Kostadinov (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Onur Shensoy (Turkey)
5th - Mostafa Hassan (Egypt)
5th - Harun Bozoglu (Turkey)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Ion Panait (Romania)
Silver - Plamen Petrov (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Migran Arutyunyan (Russia)
Bronze - Tomasz Swlerk (Poland)
5th - Corriga Tiziano (Italy)
5th - Boban Boskov (Serbia)
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Evgeny Bogomolov (Russia)
Silver - Nikolay Bayryakov (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Ahmed Yildirim (Turkey)
Bronze - Pawel Poslad (Poland)
5th - M. Sadin Bakir (Turkey)
5th - Robert Papp (Romania)
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Ivan Ivanov (Bulgaria)
Silver - Petar Bogaevski (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Yetka Yilmaz Gul (Turkey)
Bronze - Atsushi Nakamura (Japan)
5th - Cesar Faghian (Romania)
5th - Dimitrov Momchil (Bulgaria)
U.S. Greco-Roman performances
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - C.C. Fisher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Hiroyuki Shimizu (Japan), 0-3, 1-2
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jacob Curby, LaGrange, Ill. (USOEC/New York AC), dnp
LOSS Vazif Arzuman (Turkey), 1-0, 0-1, 0-1
84 kg/185 lbs. - T.C. Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 7th
WIN Vincenzo Scibilia (Italy), 3-1, 4-1
LOSS Robert Papp (Romania), 1-0, 7-0, 6-0
84 kg/185 lbs. - Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (USOEC/Minnesota Storm), dnp
LOSS Ahmed Yildirim (Turkey), 0-1, 1-0, 0-1
DAN KOLOV INTERNATIONAL
at Varna, Bulgaria, Feb. 14
Men's freestyle results
60 kg/132 lbs. -
Gold - Ismail Redzhep (Bulgaria)
Silver - Muhammed Demir (Turkey)
Bronze - Maeda Shogo (Japan)
Bronze - Ivan Dobrev (Bulgaria)
5th - Matt Valenti (USA)
5th - Hassan Ibrahim Madany (Egypt)
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Kiril Terziev (Bulgaria)
Silver - Krystian Brzozowski (Poland)
Bronze - Ivan Deliverski (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Serdar Chatel (Turkey)
5th - Kazuyuki Nagashima (Japan)
5th - Marco Riesen (Switzerland)
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Yasan Kilich (Turkey)
Silver - Mike Tamillow (USA)
Bronze - Saleh Mostafa (Egpyt)
Bronze - Dragomir Stoychev (Bulgaria)
5th - Fatih Yasarli (Turkey)
5th - Remi Delcampe (France)
U.S. freestyle performances
60 kg/132 lbs. - Matt Valenti, New York, N.Y. (New York AC), 5th
WIN Christian Neculai (Romania), 1-0, 2-1
WIN Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria), 4-0, 4-0
LOSS Muhammed Demir (Turkey), 0-3, 0-1
LOSS Maeda Shongo (Japan), 2-0, 2-5, 0-4
74 kg/163 lbs. - Ryan Churella, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Marco Riesen (Switzerland), 1-0, 1-5, 2-5
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Mike Tamillow, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Unattached), 2nd
WIN Remi Delcampe (France), 2-1, 4-1
WIN Dragomir Stoychev (Bulgaria), 3-0, 3-0
LOSS Yasin Kilich (Turkey), 1-4, 3-4
Women's freestyle results
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold - Dobre Estera (Romania)
Silver - Lindsay Rushton (Canada)
Bronze - Alana King (Canada)
Bronze - Desislava Kancheva (Bulgaria)
5th - Sumeye Sezar (Turkey)
5th - Gratsiela Dragoeva (Bulgaria)
51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Gold - Mihaela Munteanu (Romania)
Silver - Dilek Atakol (Turkey)
Bronze - Mona Samir (Egypt)
4th - Manuela Andriant Salama (FLC)
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Ana Maria Paval (Romania)
Silver - Brittanee Laverdure (Canada)
Bronze - Zeynep Yilidrim (Turkey)
Bronze - Emiyre Musta (Turkey)
5th - Rabab Eid Sayed (Egypt)
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold - Amanda Gerhardt (Canada)
Silver - Taybe Yusein (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Nadia Antar (Egypt)
Bronze - Andreea Simon (Romania)
5th - Leyla Metin (Turkey)
No U.S. women freestyle entries
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