FLASH: Pat Smith, Joe Rau win Pan Am Greco golds, Mango, Dean, Robby Smith in the finals

Pat Smith, shown at the 2014 U.S. Open against Justin Lester, won all four of his bouts by technical fall to win the Pan American Championships gold medal at 71 kg. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors.


SANTIAGO, Chile – United World Wrestling has just posted the results from the morning session of Greco-Roman at the Pan American Championships today.


Two Americans, competing in the non-Olympic weights, have won their roundrobin and claimed gold medals at their weight classes: Pat Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) at 71 kg/156.5 lbs. and Joe Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) at 80 kg/176 lbs.


Smith won four matches and Rau won three to claim their gold medals. Smith had four technical falls, while Rau had a pin and two technical falls.


Three other Americans remain unbeaten and are in the championship finals:

• Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs.

• Gabe Dean, Lowell, Mich. (Titan Mercury WC/Finger Lakes WC) at 85 kg/185 lbs.

• Robby Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC) at 130 kg/286 lbs.


Mango and Dean face Cuban opponents in the finals, while Smith has an opponent from the Dominican Republic.


Three Americans have lost one match and will compete in bronze-medal bouts:

• Alejandro Sancho, Miami, Fla. (New York AC/USOTS) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.

• Mason Manville, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm) at 75 kg/165 lbs.

• Caylor Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) at 98 kg/215 lbs.


The event features the nations from North, Central and South America. This is the final qualifying event for the 2015 Pan American Games, which will be hosted in Toronto, Canada, July 15-18.


The USA had already qualified for the Pan Am Games in Greco-Roman at 75 kg. The three U.S. finalists have clinched qualification at 59 kg, 85 kg and 130 kg.


To qualify, the U.S. athlete must place in the top five of his weight class.

PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Santiago, Chile

U.S. Greco-Roman performances so far on Friday


59 kg/130 lbs. – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

WIN Wesley Morales Ojeda (Puerto Rico), tech. fall 8-0

WIN Juan Carlos Lopez (Colombia), 8-1

WIN Christobal Torres (Chile), pin

Gold medal bout – vs. Maykel Andache Lamouth (Cuba)


66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Alejandro Sancho, Miami, Fla. (New York AC/USOTS)

WIN Kenedy Pedroza (Brazil), pin

LOSS Miguel Martinez Palacios (Cuba), pin

WIN Bernardo Cardenas Mora (Mexico), 9-7

Bronze medal bout – vs. Wuileixis de Jesus Rivas (Venezuela)


71 kg/156.5 lbs.- Pat Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 1st

WIN Juan Carlos Villarroel (Bolivia), tech. fall 10-2

WIN Guilleon Silva (Brazil), tech. fall 9-0

WIN Jose Oliveros (Venezuela), tech. fall 8-0

WIN Josh Proctor (Canada), tech. fall, 9-0


75 kg/165 lbs. – Mason Manville, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm)

WIN Angelo Moreiroa (Brazil), tech. all 9-0

WIN Alvis Almendra (Panama), 2-1

LOSS Julio Bastida Mendoza (Cuba), tech. fall 0-8

Bronze medal bout – vs. Carlos Munoz (Colombia)


80 kg/176 lbs. – Joe Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

WIN Uber Escobar (Colombia), tech. fall 8-0

WIN Carlos Rojas (Chile), pin

WIN Victor Montero (Venezuela), tech. fall 8-0


85 kg/185 lbs. – Gabe Dean, Lowell, Mich. (Titan Mercury WC/Finger Lakes WC)

WIN Querys Jose Perez Mora (Venezuela), 6-1

WIN Luis Angel Betancourt Medina (Puerto Rico), pin

Gold-medal match – vs. Gilberto Piquet Herrera (Cuba)


98 kg/215 lbs. – Caylor Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

WIN Carlos Garcia (Chile), pin

LOSS Davi Albino (Brazil), tech. fall 0-9

WIN Ivan Burtovoy (Argentina), tech. fall 10-2

Bronze-medal match – Kevin Mejia Castillo (Honduras)


130 kg/286 lbs. – Robby Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)

WIN Luciano Del Rio (Argentina), tech. fall 8-0

WIN Charles Thoms (Canada), pin

Gold-Medal bout – Vs. Ramon Antonio Garcia (Dominican Republic)

Completed weight classes


71 kg/156.5 lbs.-

Gold – Pat Smith (USA)

Silver – Jose Oliveros (Venezuela)

Bronze – Guilleion Silva (Brazil)

4th – Josh Proctor (Canada)

5th – Juan Carlos Villarroel (Bolivia)


80 kg/176 lbs.

Gold - Joe Rau (USA)\

Silver - Victor Montero (Venezuela)

Bronze - Uber Escobar (Colombia)

4th - Carlos Rojas (Chile)