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U.S. champions at Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix and Tbilisi Tournament

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Tbilisi Tournament champions, USSR (freestyle)


1971 - Don Behm (125.5); 1972 - Dan Gable (149.5); 1973 - Ben Peterson (198); 1974 - Russ Hellickson (198); 1976 - Wade Schalles (163); 1980 - Gene Mills (114.5); 1982 - Joe Gonzales (114.5); 1983 - Andy Rein (149.5); 1984 - Bruce Baumgartner (286); 1987 - Dave Schultz (163); 1988 - Kenny Monday (163); 1989 - Melvin Douglas (180.5), 1991 - Dave Schultz (163), Chris Campbell (198)

Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix gold medals

Named Krasnoyarsk Tournament through 1993, then named in honor of late Ivan Yarygin



Men’s freestyle


1990 – Jim Scherr (198); 1991 – Dave Schultz (163); 1991 – Chris Campbell (198); 1992 – Kendall Cross (125.5); 1993 – Tom Brands (136.5); 1993 – Kurt Angle (220); 1998 – Lincoln McIlravy (152); 2005 – Joe Williams (163); 2005 – Daniel Cormier (211.5); 2009 – Steve Mocco (264.5)

Women’s freestyle

2004 – Tela O’Donnell (121); 2004 – Iris Smith (158.5); 2005 – Sally Roberts (130); 2006 – Marcie Van Dusen (130); 2008 – Sally Roberts (130); 2010 – Kelsey Campbell (130)

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