UPDATE: U.S. wins six medals in first day of Greco-Roman at Veterans Worlds in Bosnia

The U.S. Veterans wrestlers who won Greco-Roman medals on Friday pose together in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Robbert Wijtman photo


SARAJEVO, Bosnia -- Two U.S. wrestlers won six medals during the first day of Greco-Roman at the Veterans World Championships on Friday.


Claiming individual silver medals were

- Bruce Moe, Hillsboro, N.D., 76 kg Div. E

- Shirzad Ahmadi, Coventry, Conn., 63 kg, Div F

- Kenneth Peters, Elmhurst, Ill., 76 kg, Div. F


Both Moe and Ahmadi were also medalists at the Veterans Worlds this year in men's freestyle, with Ahmadi winning a gold and Moe winning a bronze.


Claiming individual bronze medals were:

- Michael Schyck, Port Charlotte, Fla., 85 kg, Div. B

- Chris Brown, Boyds, Md., 76 kg, Div. E

- Steve Contarino, Palmetto, Fla., 85 kg, Div. E


Both Schyck and Contarino were also medalists at the Veterans Worlds this year in men's freestyle, with Schyck winning a gold and Contarino winning a bronze.


When combined with freestyle, the United States so far has won 24 medals at the Veterans World Championships, including five golds.


The Greco-Roman competition continues Saturday with action in Div. C and Div. D.

VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Sarajevo, Bosnia


Greco-Roman champions


Div. B

58 kg - Bard Fornebo (Norway)

63 kg - Viktor Smirnov (Ukraine)

69 kg - Dragan Markovic (Bosnia-Herzogovina)

76 kg - Jonathan Molfino (Italy)

85 kg - Roy Anderson (Norway)

97 kg - Jussi Ketonen (Finland)

130 kg - Nebojsa Petrovic (Serbia)

Div. E

58 kg - Yevbeny Iim (Kazakhstan)

63 kg - Rafik Khamidullin (Russia)

69 kg - Georgi Hristov (France)

76 kg - Anatoli Soroka (Ukraine)

85 kg - Istvan Jaszkai (Hungary)

97 kg - M. Wieczorkiewicz (Poland)

130 kg - N. Nazhmuddinov (Russia)

Div. F

58 kg - Viktor Chirkov (Russia)

63 kg - Mikhail Akopnin (Russia)

69 kg - Imre Jaszkai (Hungary)

76 kg - Jozsef Varga (Hungary)

85 kg - Serafim Tomilin (Russia)

97 kg - Dan Krneta (Croatia)

130 kg - Alexandr Krasanov

U.S. Greco-Roman performances


Div. B


69 kg - Matthew Bartlett, Washington, D.C., dnp

LOSS Jorn Melum (Norway), 0-7


85 kg - Rodney Fisher, Lewisburg, W.Va., dnp

LOSS Grigory Mikaiylov (Russia), 1-4


85 kg - Michael Schyck, Port Charlotte, Fla., bronze medal

LOSS Karoly Sipeki (Hungary)

WIN Grigory Mikaiylov (Russia), 9-2

WIN Ole Skilbred (Norway), 3-1

Div. E


76 kg - Chris Brown, Boyds, Md., bronze medal

LOSS Bruce Moe (USA), 0-7

WIN WIN Alexandr Sergachev (Russia), 6-4


76 kg - Bruce Moe, Hillsboro, N.D., silver medal

WIN Chris Brown (USA), 7-0

WIN Alexandr Sergachev (Russia), 5-2

LOSS Anatoli Soroka (Ukraine), 2-3


85 kg - Steve Contarino, Palmetto, Fla., bronze medal

LOSS Istvan Jaszkai (Hungary), 0-7

WIN Orhan Alparslan (Turkey), 0-8

WIN Vlaho Stajic (Serbia)

LOSS Valeriy Sorokov (Russia), 0-8

Div. F


63 kg - Shirzad Ahmadi, Coventry, Conn., silver medal

LOSS Mikhail Akopnin (Russia), 6-9


76 kg - Kenneth Peters, Elmhurst, Ill., silver medal

WIN Leonid Gumen (Ukraine), 4-4

LOSS Jozsef Varga (Hungary), 0-3


85 kg - Peter Haag, Chicago, Ill., 4th

LOSS Serafim Tomilin (Russia), 1-8

LOSS Mikhail Kataev (Russia), 8-9

LOSS V. Cherevyshnyy (Ukraine), 0-4