Reader wins gold and Davis a silver on last day of Hari Ram Grand Prix in India

Jon Reader battles Raymond Jordan at the 2011 Sunkist Kids International. Reader won a gold medal at 84 kg in India today. Larry Slater photo


NEW DELHI, India -- The U.S. closed out the Hari Ram Grand Prix on Sunday with both Americans on the mat winning a medal.


Claiming a gold medal at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's freestyle was Jon Reader (Ames, Iowa /Sunkist Kids).


Winning a silver medal at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. was Kristie Davis (Mustang, Okla./Gator WC/OCU).


Reader won all four of his bouts on the day, including a 3-0, 4-0 win over Kim Gwan-Uk of Korea in the gold-medal finals. Kim was third in the final Olympic Games Qualifier in Helsinki, Finland, and is a two-time Korean Junior World Team member.


He opened the day with a technical fall over Gael Parvex of Switzerland, 7-0, 6-0. In the quarterfinals, he stopped Pawan Kumar of India, 4-2, 7-0 then stopped Svanidze of Georgia, 7-1, 6-0.


Reader was a 2011 NCAA champion for Iowa State and is an emerging talent on the Senior level in freestyle.


Davis, a two-time World champion and nine-time World medalist, won her first two bouts of the tournament. She stopped Tatiaa Zakharola of Kazakhstan, 3-0, 1-0 in the quarterfinals, then edged Hiroe Suzuki of Japan, 1-0, 1-0 in the semifinals.


In the gold medal finals, Davis lost to 2009 World silver medalist Burmaa Ochirbat of Mongolia, 0-1, 1-4


It was a strong week for the U.S. athletes, who won seven medals.


Reader won the only gold for the United States. Team USA had five silver medalists: Davis, plus Victoria Anthony (Huntington Beach, Calif./New York AC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Shauna Isbell (Flagstaff, Ariz./Lindenwood) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Jenna Burkert (Rocky Point, N.Y./New York AC) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Erin Clodgo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. Whitney Conder (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) added a bronze medal at 51 kg/112.25 lbs.


The India Wrestling Federation announced a total prize purse of $98,000 with the gold medalists getting $3,000, the silver medalists earning $2,000 and the bronze medalists winning $1,000.

HARI RAM GRAND PRIX

At New Delhi, India, May 27


Men's freestyle results

66 kg/145.5 lbs.

Gold - Praveen Rana (India)

Silver - Lobjanidze (Georgia)

Bronze - Nasiri (Iran)

Bronze - Manoj Kumar (India)

5th - Khultee (Mongolia)

5th - Atayev (Turkmenistan)

84 kg/185 lbs.

Gold - Jon Reader (USA)

Silver - Kim Gwan-Uk (Korea)

Bronze - Hamedipour (Iran)

Bronze - Pawan Kumar (India)

5th - Svanidze (Georgia)

5th - Mayagmarsuren (Mongolia)

Women's freestyle results

63 kg/138.75 lbs.

Gold - Haruka Sato (Japan)

Silver - Zaitseva (Kazakhstan)

Bronze - Sharkuu (Mongolia)

Bronze - Kim Hye-Bin (Korea)

5th - Rajni (India)

5th - Juajan (Thailand)

72 kg/158.5 lbs.

Gold - Burmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia)

Silver - Kristie Davis (USA)

Bronze - Gursharan Preet (India)

Bronze - Hiroe Suzuki (Japan)

5th - Gubanhajiyeva (Azerbaijan)

5th - Tatiaa Zakharova (Kazakhstan)

U.S. men's freestyle results

84 kg/185 lbs. - Jon Reader, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 1st

WIN Gael Parvex (Switzerland), 7-0, 6-0

WIN Pawan Kumar (India), 4-2, 7-0

WIN Svanidze (Georgia), 7-1, 6-0

WIN Kim Gwan-Uk (Korea), 3-0, 4-0

U.S. women's freestyle results

72 kg/158.5 lbs. - Kristie Davis, Mustang, Okla. (Gator WC/OCU), 2nd

WIN Tatiaa Zakharola (Kazakhstan), 3-0, 1-0

WIN Hiroe Suzuki (Japan), 1-0, 1-0

LOSS Burmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia), 0-1, 1-4