U.S. Greco wrestlers Lester, Sahin, Byers weigh-in, receive draws at 2009 World Championships
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by Jason Bryant
The last three wrestlers from the U.S. delegation weighed in and received their draws on Saturday for competition starting on Sunday at the Messecenter Herning at the 2009 World Championships in Herning, Denmark.
Harry Lester (Marquette, Mich./NYAC), a two-time Senior-level World medalist didn't get any favors at 74kg. Lester will draw local favorite Mark Madsen of Denmark in the first round.
Madsen is a two-time World silver medalist and was third one other time. The match many had hoped to be the last of the tournament at 66kg, became the first.
Also down on the bottom half of the bracket is France's Christophe Guenot, the Olympic bronze medalist, along with entries from Azerbaijan, which has had a very successful tournament in men's and women's freestyle, and the entry from Iran.
Representatives from the 2008 are not as prevalent, Georgia, China and Bulgaria all have different entries from their Olympic appearances.
Faruk Sahin (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) also drew a tough opening round foe, in 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Mikhail Siamionov of Belarus. Sahin, a Turkish native representing the U.S. on his first World Team was third recently in the Pan American Championships and this year's U.S. Nationals champion.
Names to keep an eye on in Sahin's side of the draw are two of the European bronze medalists -- Sharur Vardanyan of Sweden and Manuchar Tskhadaia of Georgia -- along with the Hungarian Tamas Lorincz.
As Sahin and Lester got tough draws and even tougher sides of the bracket, U.S. heavyweight Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) had a better line to a medal.
Byers at 120kg, is on the top half of the bracket, away from both the Cuban, Mijial Lopez, and the Russian, Aleksandr Anunchin. Byers is looking for his second World Championship. He was the 2002 World Champion.
Byers' first round opponent is Poland's Lukasz Banak, who finished third at the 2007 World Military Games.
On the top half of the bracket with Byers is Olympic bronze medalist Mindaugas Mizgaitis of Lithuania, and Sweden's Jalmar Sjoberg, who was fifth in the 2008 Olympic Games. Hungary's Mihaly Deak-Bardos was second in the World Championships in 1997 and has been on three Olympic teams. He could see Byers in the second round.
Harry Lester (Marquette, Mich./NYAC), a two-time Senior-level World medalist didn't get any favors at 74kg. Lester will draw local favorite Mark Madsen of Denmark in the first round.
Madsen is a two-time World silver medalist and was third one other time. The match many had hoped to be the last of the tournament at 66kg, became the first.
Also down on the bottom half of the bracket is France's Christophe Guenot, the Olympic bronze medalist, along with entries from Azerbaijan, which has had a very successful tournament in men's and women's freestyle, and the entry from Iran.
Representatives from the 2008 are not as prevalent, Georgia, China and Bulgaria all have different entries from their Olympic appearances.
Faruk Sahin (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) also drew a tough opening round foe, in 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Mikhail Siamionov of Belarus. Sahin, a Turkish native representing the U.S. on his first World Team was third recently in the Pan American Championships and this year's U.S. Nationals champion.
Names to keep an eye on in Sahin's side of the draw are two of the European bronze medalists -- Sharur Vardanyan of Sweden and Manuchar Tskhadaia of Georgia -- along with the Hungarian Tamas Lorincz.
As Sahin and Lester got tough draws and even tougher sides of the bracket, U.S. heavyweight Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) had a better line to a medal.
Byers at 120kg, is on the top half of the bracket, away from both the Cuban, Mijial Lopez, and the Russian, Aleksandr Anunchin. Byers is looking for his second World Championship. He was the 2002 World Champion.
Byers' first round opponent is Poland's Lukasz Banak, who finished third at the 2007 World Military Games.
On the top half of the bracket with Byers is Olympic bronze medalist Mindaugas Mizgaitis of Lithuania, and Sweden's Jalmar Sjoberg, who was fifth in the 2008 Olympic Games. Hungary's Mihaly Deak-Bardos was second in the World Championships in 1997 and has been on three Olympic teams. He could see Byers in the second round.
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