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Roberts wins gold, Manville a bronze at Austria Junior Greco-Roman Open

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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling

Dalton Roberts of the USA, the 50 kg champion at the Austria Junior Open, poses with his coaches Matt Lindland and Rob Hermann.


GOTZIS, Austria – The United States had two medalists and placed second in the team race at the Austria Junior Open in Greco-Roman wrestling on Saturday.


Claiming a gold medal at 50 kg/110 lbs. was Dalton Roberts, who went 2-0 in a three-athlete round robin. He opened with a win over Rinat Baltashev of Kazakhstan, 5-3, then clinched his gold with an 11-1 technical fall over Filippo Biondi of Italy, 11-1.


Claiming a bronze medal at 74 kg/163 lbs. was 2014 Youth Olympic Games silver medalist Mason Manville, who had an impressive 6-1 record for the day. He opened with five straight wins, including four technical fall wins. In his final pool match, he was defeated by Tamerlan Shadukayev of Kazakhstan, 0-8. In the bronze-medal round, Manville stopped Giacomo Giuffrida of Italy, 2-0.


The USA brought 13 athletes, entering two teams of wrestlers. All 13 wrestlers placed in the top 10 of their weight classes. Three Americans placed fourth and four placed fifth in their weight.


Team USA I placed second in the team standings with 52 points, behind champion Kazakhstan with 68 points. Team USA II was seventh. There were 16 national teams entered in the tournament.

AUSTRIA JUNIOR OPEN

At Gotzis, Austria, February 28, 2015



Greco-Roman results



50 kg/110 lbs.

Gold – Dalton Roberts (USA)

Silver – Rinat Baltashev (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Filippo Biondi (Italy II)


55 kg/121 lbs.

Gold – Dastan Zarlykhanov (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Ruben Marvice (Italy)

Bronze – Miras Rakhmetollayev (Kazakhstan)


60 kg/132 lbs.

Gold – Damir Zarlykhanov (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Tangibergen Naurybayev (Kazakhstan II)

Bronze – Ariles Adjoud (France)


66 kg/145.5 lbs.

Gold – Rakhman Shakharbek (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Mikkel Wind (Denmark)

Bronze – Malkasian Hrachia (France)


74 kg/163 lbs.

Gold – Tamerlan Shadukayev (Kazakshtan)

Silver – Filip Sacic (Croatia)

Bronze – Mason Manville (USA)


84 kg/185 lbs.

Gold – Rajbek Bisultanov (Denmark)

Silver – Vjekoslav Luburic (Croatia)

Bronze – Lajos Papp (Slovakia)


96 kg/211.5 lbs

Gold – Mathias Bak (Denmark)

Silver – Sarkis Psenicikov (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Luc Zanneton (France)

U.S. Greco-Roman performances


50 kg/110 lbs. – Dalton Roberts, 1st

WIN Rinat Baltashev (Kazakhstan), 5-3

WIN Filippo Biondi (Italy), tech. fall 11-1


55 kg/121 lbs. – Andrew Ibarra, 8th

LOSS Ruben Marvice (Italy), tech. fall, 0-9

LOSS Giovanni Freni (Italy II), 1-8


60 kg/132 lbs. – Ty Pelot, 8th

WIN Georg Prillinger (Austria), 8-1

LOSS Flavio Freuler (Switzerland), 0-4

LOSS Cam Perry (USA), 6-10


60 kg/132 lbs. – Cam Perry, 4th

WIN Flavio Freuler (Switzerland), tech. fall 9-1

LOSS Marko Grabovac (Croatia), tech. fall, 1-9

WIN Cam Perry (USA), 10-6

LOSS Tanibergen Naurybayev (Kazakhstan II), 1-9

LOSS Ariles Adjoud (France), tech. fall 0-8


60 kg/132 lbs. – Travis Rice, 5th

LOSS Ariles Adjoud (France), 1-3

WIN Mikkel Lassen (Denmark), 5-1

LOSS Damir Zarylkhanov (Kazakhstan), tech. fall 2-10

LOSS Flavio Freuler (Switzerland), tech. fall 0-9


66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Andrew Webb, 5th

WIN Andreas Vetsch (Switzerland), tech. fall 10-2

WIN Giuseppe Fiore (Italy), tech. fall 8-0

WIN Aslan Kuspanov (Kazakhstan II), tech. fall 10-2

LOSS Jamal Dearmond (USA), tech. fall 9-1

LOSS Mikkel Wind (Denmark), 7-8

WIN Hayden Tuma (USA)


66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Jamal Dearmond, 4th

WIN Thomas Felder (Austria), tech. fall 8-0

WIN Aslan Kuspanov (Kazakhstan II), tech. fall 9-0

WIN Andrew Webb (USA), tech. fall 9-1

LOSS Mikkel Wind (Denmark), 6-8

LOSS Malkasian Hrachia (France), tech. fall 0-8


66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Hayden Tuma, 6th

WIN Antun Glasnovic (Croatia), tech. fall 5-14

WIN Christoph Burger (Austria), 14-9

WIN Sharafmal Sediqi (Denmark), tech. fall 14-5

LOSS Rakhman Shakharbek (Kazakhstan), 3-6

LOSS Malkasia Hrachia (France), tech. fall 1-10

LOSS Andrew Webb (USA)


74 kg/163 lbs. – Mason Manville, 3rd

WIN Barel Zimkind (Israel), tech. fall 10-2

WIN David Halbeisen (Austria), tech. fall 8-0

WIN Anthony Tantini (France), tech. fall 8-0

WIN Abbrescia Riccardo Vito (Italy), 3-0

WIN Shamil Batyrov (Kazakhstan II), tech. fall 8-0

LOSS Tamerlan Shadukayev (Kazakhstan), tech. fall 0-8

WIN Giacomo Giuffrida (Italy), 2-0


84 kg/185 lbs. – Brandon Marshall, 5th

WIN Nans Lefranc (France), 4-2

LOSS Mario Mihalj (Croatia), 1-5

LOSS Vjekoslav Luburic (Croatia), 3-6

WIN Elias Pajantschitsch (Austria), 6-0

LOSS Roman Zurfluh (Switzerland), tech. fall 0-9


84 kg/185 lbs. – Josh Roetman, 8th

LOSS Roman Zurfluh (Switzerland), tech. fall 4-13

WIN Daniele Giamio (Italy II), 4-0

LOSS Lajos Papp (Slovakia), 4-6


96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Tracy Hancock, 4th

LOSS Sarkis Pshencnikov (Kazakshtan), 10-12

WIN Mattia DiStefano (Italy), 10-2

LOSS Luc Zanneton (France), 4-8


96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Joe Cordova, 5th

LOSS Luc Zanneton (France), tech. fall 0-8

LOSS Mathias Bak (Denmark), tech. fall 0-8

WIN Mattia DiStefano (Italy), 11-6


Team Standings

1. Kazakhstan, 68 pts.

2. United States, 52

3. Denmark, 44

4. Croatia, 34

5. France, 28

6. Italy, 25

7. United States II, 25

8. Kazakhstan II, 16

9. Slovakia, 15

10. Italy II, 15

11. Switzerland, 10

12. Austria, 9

13. Denmark, 4

14. (tie) Italy III, Switzerland II, Israel, 0

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