UPDATED: Smith wins Greco-Roman silver medal and Jones gets bronze at University Worlds in Hungary
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
Photo of University World bronze medalist Sam Jones and silver medalist Patrick Smith courtesy of Tommy Owen.
PECS, Hungary – Patrick Smith (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) won a silver medal at 71 kg/156.5 lbs. and Sam Jones (Folsom, La./USOEC) added a bronze at 59 kg/130 lbs. in Greco-Roman at the University World Championships on Friday.
Smith, who competes for the Univ. of Minnesota, was defeated by technical fall in the finals by 2012 Olympic silver medalist and three-time European champion Tamas Lorincz of Hungary.
Smith opened with an 8-0 win over Austria’s Stefan Fuchstreiter, then stopped Naoya Nakamura of Japan, 9-7 in the semifinals.
Smith was second at the 2014 U.S. Senior Open this year, and has been a rising star within the age-group ranks.
Jones pinned Andrey Borisov of Bulgaria in the bronze-medal round to earn his medal.
He dropped his opening bout to Akan Baimagambetov of Kazakhstan, and when Baimagambetov reached the finals, Jones was drawn back into repechage.
The other American in competition today, Orry Elor (Marquette, Mich./New York AC/USOEC) at 98 kg/216 lbs., lost his opening bout to 2010 Junior World silver medalist Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu of Romania and was eliminated from repechage when Alexuc-Ciurariu failed to make finals.
“The guys competed very well today. They showed up battled and won the hand fight. They brought a pace and energy that allowed them to succeed in today's competition. Bringing home two medals out of three wrestlers is great for the United States of America and Greco Roman wrestling in the USA. Today our athletes showed they belong with the world’s best. It was impressive to watch how hard they wrestled and was a testament to the great camp coach Rodney Smith ran. He had the guys ready to compete. Our wrestlers have bought into everything we are telling them and are a blast to work with. Today's wrestlers set the tone for our athletes competing tomorrow and we look forward to bringing more medals home,” said U.S. Coach Tommy Owen.
Pairings for the final three U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers to compete on Saturday are below.
There is an official website and LIVE WEBCAST for the event at:
http://birkozoszov.hu/index.php?menu=69
UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Pecs, Hungary, July 10
Greco-Roman results
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold - Kanybek Zholchubekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Silver - Akan Baimagambetov (Kazahkstán)
Bronze - Sam Jones (USA)
Bronze - Fatih Ücüncü (Turkey)
5th - Andrej Borisov (Bulgaria)
5th - Rikija Macuzawa (Japán)
71 kg/156.5 lbs.
Gold - Tamas Lorinz (Hungary)
Silver - Patrick Smith (USA)
Bronze - Naoja Nakamura (Japán)
Bronze - Vasif Arizmanov (Turkey)
5th - Stefan Fuchsreiter (Austria)
5th - Evgeniy Visotin (Russia)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold - Aslan Atem (Turkey)
Silver - Daniel Aleksandrov (Bulgária)
Bronze - Gabor Madarasi (Hungary)
Bronze - Piotr Przepiorka (Poland)
5th - Ogan Nunushian (Russia)
5th - Marius Braun (Germany)
98 kg/216 lbs.
Gold - Ivan Nemeth (Hungary)
Silver - Mahmut Alkan (Turkey)
Bronze - Ilya Nastochenko (Kazakhstan)
Bronze - -Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu (Romania)
5th - Alexandr Konnov (Russia)
5th - Felix Randinger (Germany)
U.S. Greco-Roman performances
59 kg/130 lbs. – Sam Jones, Folsom, La. (USOEC), 3rd
LOSS Akan Baimagambetov (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 0-10
WIN Andrey Borisov (Bulgaria), pin
71 kg/156.5 lbs. – Patrick Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 2nd
WIN Stefan Fuchsreiter (Austria), 8-0
WIN Naoya Nakamura (Japan), 9-7
LOSS Tamas Lorincz (Hungary), tech. fall 0-10
98 kg/216 lbs. – Orry Elor, Marquette, Mich. (New York AC/USOEC)
LOSS Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu (Romania), 0-5
U.S. Greco-Roman entries for Saturday
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Kade Moss, South Jordan, Utah (Nittany Lion WC)
Vs. Marat Shokarov (Russia), 5th in 2012 University World Championships, 9th in 2010 World University Championships
85 kg/187 lbs. - Josef Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Vs. Tadeusz Michalik (Poland), 5th in 2012 University World Championships
130 kg/286 lbs. - Toby Erickson, East Helena, Mont. (New York AC/USOEC)
Vs. Balint Lam (Hungary), 3rd in 2013 World University Games, 2012 Junior World champion
PECS, Hungary – Patrick Smith (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) won a silver medal at 71 kg/156.5 lbs. and Sam Jones (Folsom, La./USOEC) added a bronze at 59 kg/130 lbs. in Greco-Roman at the University World Championships on Friday.
Smith, who competes for the Univ. of Minnesota, was defeated by technical fall in the finals by 2012 Olympic silver medalist and three-time European champion Tamas Lorincz of Hungary.
Smith opened with an 8-0 win over Austria’s Stefan Fuchstreiter, then stopped Naoya Nakamura of Japan, 9-7 in the semifinals.
Smith was second at the 2014 U.S. Senior Open this year, and has been a rising star within the age-group ranks.
Jones pinned Andrey Borisov of Bulgaria in the bronze-medal round to earn his medal.
He dropped his opening bout to Akan Baimagambetov of Kazakhstan, and when Baimagambetov reached the finals, Jones was drawn back into repechage.
The other American in competition today, Orry Elor (Marquette, Mich./New York AC/USOEC) at 98 kg/216 lbs., lost his opening bout to 2010 Junior World silver medalist Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu of Romania and was eliminated from repechage when Alexuc-Ciurariu failed to make finals.
“The guys competed very well today. They showed up battled and won the hand fight. They brought a pace and energy that allowed them to succeed in today's competition. Bringing home two medals out of three wrestlers is great for the United States of America and Greco Roman wrestling in the USA. Today our athletes showed they belong with the world’s best. It was impressive to watch how hard they wrestled and was a testament to the great camp coach Rodney Smith ran. He had the guys ready to compete. Our wrestlers have bought into everything we are telling them and are a blast to work with. Today's wrestlers set the tone for our athletes competing tomorrow and we look forward to bringing more medals home,” said U.S. Coach Tommy Owen.
Pairings for the final three U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers to compete on Saturday are below.
There is an official website and LIVE WEBCAST for the event at:
http://birkozoszov.hu/index.php?menu=69
UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Pecs, Hungary, July 10
Greco-Roman results
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold - Kanybek Zholchubekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Silver - Akan Baimagambetov (Kazahkstán)
Bronze - Sam Jones (USA)
Bronze - Fatih Ücüncü (Turkey)
5th - Andrej Borisov (Bulgaria)
5th - Rikija Macuzawa (Japán)
71 kg/156.5 lbs.
Gold - Tamas Lorinz (Hungary)
Silver - Patrick Smith (USA)
Bronze - Naoja Nakamura (Japán)
Bronze - Vasif Arizmanov (Turkey)
5th - Stefan Fuchsreiter (Austria)
5th - Evgeniy Visotin (Russia)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold - Aslan Atem (Turkey)
Silver - Daniel Aleksandrov (Bulgária)
Bronze - Gabor Madarasi (Hungary)
Bronze - Piotr Przepiorka (Poland)
5th - Ogan Nunushian (Russia)
5th - Marius Braun (Germany)
98 kg/216 lbs.
Gold - Ivan Nemeth (Hungary)
Silver - Mahmut Alkan (Turkey)
Bronze - Ilya Nastochenko (Kazakhstan)
Bronze - -Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu (Romania)
5th - Alexandr Konnov (Russia)
5th - Felix Randinger (Germany)
U.S. Greco-Roman performances
59 kg/130 lbs. – Sam Jones, Folsom, La. (USOEC), 3rd
LOSS Akan Baimagambetov (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 0-10
WIN Andrey Borisov (Bulgaria), pin
71 kg/156.5 lbs. – Patrick Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 2nd
WIN Stefan Fuchsreiter (Austria), 8-0
WIN Naoya Nakamura (Japan), 9-7
LOSS Tamas Lorincz (Hungary), tech. fall 0-10
98 kg/216 lbs. – Orry Elor, Marquette, Mich. (New York AC/USOEC)
LOSS Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu (Romania), 0-5
U.S. Greco-Roman entries for Saturday
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Kade Moss, South Jordan, Utah (Nittany Lion WC)
Vs. Marat Shokarov (Russia), 5th in 2012 University World Championships, 9th in 2010 World University Championships
85 kg/187 lbs. - Josef Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Vs. Tadeusz Michalik (Poland), 5th in 2012 University World Championships
130 kg/286 lbs. - Toby Erickson, East Helena, Mont. (New York AC/USOEC)
Vs. Balint Lam (Hungary), 3rd in 2013 World University Games, 2012 Junior World champion
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