UPDATE: Geordan Speiller wins bronze on first day of Hungarian Grand Prix
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Geordan Speiller of the USA celebrates after defeating 2014 World champion Peter Bacsi of Hungary in the 75 kg quarterfinals. Photo by Martin Gabor, United World Wrestling
SZOMBETHELY, Hungary – 2016 U.S. Open champion Geordan Speiller (Oviedo, Fla./Florida Jets) won a bronze medal at 75 kg/165 lbs. in Greco-Roman on the top U.S. performance on the first day of the respected Hungarian Grand Prix.
Speiller won his first three matches of the tournament, with his biggest win in the quarterfinals, when he was in control in an 8-2 win over 2014 World champion Peter Bacsi of Hungary. Speiller was edged in the semifinals by Mateusz Wolny of Poland, 2-3.
Speiller did not have a bronze-medal match, as he won the bout by injury default.
2012 Olympian Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) qualified for the repechage at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., where he was beaten by Artak Margaryan of France and did not earn a medal match.
Other U.S. wrestlers who competed Saturday and did not medal were RaVaughn Perkins (Omaha, Neb./New York AC) and Jesse Thielke (Germantown, Wis./New York AC), both at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., along with Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) and Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), both at 85 kg/187 lbs.
Six U.S. wrestlers will compete on Sunday, including two-time Olympian Spenser Mango (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) and 2008 Olympian Ildar Hafizov (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), both who wrestle at 59 kg/130 lbs. Spenser Mango will wrestle Eduard Barsegjan of Poland, who was fifth in the 2013 World Championships. Hafizov drew 2014 Asian bronze medalist Qiye Tian of China.
Two past World Team members will also compete on Sunday, Bryce Saddoris (Sneads Ferry, N.C./U.S. Marine Corps) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and Joe Rau (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 98 kg/215 lbs. Saddoris, wrestling up a weight class, will face Jan Zizka of the Czech Republic, who was third in the 2016 Grand Prix of Zagreb. Rau opens with Sergey Staradub of Belarus, a 2015 World Military Games bronze medalist.
Others who will compete Sunday include Ryan Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Patrick Smith (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 70 kg/154 lbs.
Complete results from Saturday will be posted when received.
HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX
At Szombethely, Hungary, Feb. 6-7
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold – Tamas Lorincz (Hungary)
Silver - David Karecinski (Poland)
Bronze – Davor Stefanek (Serbia)
Bronze –Artak Margaryan (France)
5th – Mate Nemes (Serbia)
5th - Zheng Pan (China)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold – Yang Bin (China)
Silver - Mateusz Wolny (Poland)
Bronze - Neven Zugaj (Croatia)
Bronze – Geordon Speiller (USA)
5th – Laszlo Szabo (Hungary)
5th – Petr Novak (Czech Republic)
85 kg/187 lbs.
Gold – Damian Janikowski (Poland)
Silver - Javid Hamzatov (Belarus)
Bronze –Yuri Shkriuba (Ukraine)
Bronze –Alexander Kikinou (Belarus)
5th – Chadorchi Abedinzadeh (Iran)
5th - Aleksandr Kazakevich (Lithuania)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold – Meng Qiang (China)
Silver - Bashir Babajanzadeh (Iran)
Bronze –Mindaugas Mizgaitis (Lithuania)
Bronze – Stjepan Lavric (Croatia)
5th - Ferenc Almazi (Hungary)
5th - Lucasz Banak (Poland)
U.S. Greco-Roman results
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – RaVaughn Perkins, Omaha, Neb. (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Sergey Kozub (Ukraine), 1-2
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wis. (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Tomohiro Inoue (Japan), tech fall, 0-8
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 8th
WIN Mateusz Bernatek (Poland), 4-3
LOSS Dawid Karecinski (Poland), 4-13
WIN Kristupas Sleiva (Lithuania), tech. fall 11-2
LOSS Artak Margaryan (France), 1-7
75 kg/163 lbs. – Geordan Speiller, Oviedo, Fla. (Florida Jets), bronze medal
WIN Iwa Nylypiuk (Poland), tech. fall 15-6
WIN Li Xifeng (China), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Peter Bacsi (Hungary), 8-2
LOSS Mateusz Wolny (Poland), 2-3
WIN Petr Novak (Czech Republic), injury default
85 kg/187 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), dnp
LOSS Fei Peng (China), 0-3
85 kg/187 lbs. – Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 10th
WIN Laimutis Adomaitis (Lithuania), 10-8
LOSS Aleksandr Kazakevic (Lithuania), 3-4
U.S. draws for Sunday
59 kg/130 lbs. – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Vs. Eduard Barsegjan (Poland), 5th in 2013 World Championships, 2nd in 2009 European Championships, 2nd in 214 Grand Prix of Germany, 2014 Paris Grand Prix champion,
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ryan Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Vs. Shinobu Ota (Japan), 2015 Asian champion, 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix champion, 3rd in 2012 Junior World Championships
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Vs. Qiye Tian (China), 2016 Paris Grand Prix champion, 5th in 2015 Asian Championships, 3rd in 2014 Asian Games
70 kg/154 lbs. – Bryce Saddoris, Sneads Ferry, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps)
Vs. Jan Zizka (Czech Republic), 3rd in 2016 Grand Prix of Zagreb
70 kg/154 lbs. – Patrick Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Vs. Miklos Tompa (Hungary), 8th in 2012 Cadet European Championships
98 kg/215 lbs. – Joe Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Vs. Sergey Staradub (Belarus), 3rd in 2015 World Military Games, 2nd in 2014 Oleg Karavaev Memorial (Belarus), 5th in 2014 Ivan Poddubny International (Russia)
SZOMBETHELY, Hungary – 2016 U.S. Open champion Geordan Speiller (Oviedo, Fla./Florida Jets) won a bronze medal at 75 kg/165 lbs. in Greco-Roman on the top U.S. performance on the first day of the respected Hungarian Grand Prix.
Speiller won his first three matches of the tournament, with his biggest win in the quarterfinals, when he was in control in an 8-2 win over 2014 World champion Peter Bacsi of Hungary. Speiller was edged in the semifinals by Mateusz Wolny of Poland, 2-3.
Speiller did not have a bronze-medal match, as he won the bout by injury default.
2012 Olympian Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) qualified for the repechage at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., where he was beaten by Artak Margaryan of France and did not earn a medal match.
Other U.S. wrestlers who competed Saturday and did not medal were RaVaughn Perkins (Omaha, Neb./New York AC) and Jesse Thielke (Germantown, Wis./New York AC), both at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., along with Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) and Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), both at 85 kg/187 lbs.
Six U.S. wrestlers will compete on Sunday, including two-time Olympian Spenser Mango (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) and 2008 Olympian Ildar Hafizov (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), both who wrestle at 59 kg/130 lbs. Spenser Mango will wrestle Eduard Barsegjan of Poland, who was fifth in the 2013 World Championships. Hafizov drew 2014 Asian bronze medalist Qiye Tian of China.
Two past World Team members will also compete on Sunday, Bryce Saddoris (Sneads Ferry, N.C./U.S. Marine Corps) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and Joe Rau (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 98 kg/215 lbs. Saddoris, wrestling up a weight class, will face Jan Zizka of the Czech Republic, who was third in the 2016 Grand Prix of Zagreb. Rau opens with Sergey Staradub of Belarus, a 2015 World Military Games bronze medalist.
Others who will compete Sunday include Ryan Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Patrick Smith (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 70 kg/154 lbs.
Complete results from Saturday will be posted when received.
HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX
At Szombethely, Hungary, Feb. 6-7
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold – Tamas Lorincz (Hungary)
Silver - David Karecinski (Poland)
Bronze – Davor Stefanek (Serbia)
Bronze –Artak Margaryan (France)
5th – Mate Nemes (Serbia)
5th - Zheng Pan (China)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold – Yang Bin (China)
Silver - Mateusz Wolny (Poland)
Bronze - Neven Zugaj (Croatia)
Bronze – Geordon Speiller (USA)
5th – Laszlo Szabo (Hungary)
5th – Petr Novak (Czech Republic)
85 kg/187 lbs.
Gold – Damian Janikowski (Poland)
Silver - Javid Hamzatov (Belarus)
Bronze –Yuri Shkriuba (Ukraine)
Bronze –Alexander Kikinou (Belarus)
5th – Chadorchi Abedinzadeh (Iran)
5th - Aleksandr Kazakevich (Lithuania)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold – Meng Qiang (China)
Silver - Bashir Babajanzadeh (Iran)
Bronze –Mindaugas Mizgaitis (Lithuania)
Bronze – Stjepan Lavric (Croatia)
5th - Ferenc Almazi (Hungary)
5th - Lucasz Banak (Poland)
U.S. Greco-Roman results
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – RaVaughn Perkins, Omaha, Neb. (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Sergey Kozub (Ukraine), 1-2
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wis. (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Tomohiro Inoue (Japan), tech fall, 0-8
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 8th
WIN Mateusz Bernatek (Poland), 4-3
LOSS Dawid Karecinski (Poland), 4-13
WIN Kristupas Sleiva (Lithuania), tech. fall 11-2
LOSS Artak Margaryan (France), 1-7
75 kg/163 lbs. – Geordan Speiller, Oviedo, Fla. (Florida Jets), bronze medal
WIN Iwa Nylypiuk (Poland), tech. fall 15-6
WIN Li Xifeng (China), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Peter Bacsi (Hungary), 8-2
LOSS Mateusz Wolny (Poland), 2-3
WIN Petr Novak (Czech Republic), injury default
85 kg/187 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), dnp
LOSS Fei Peng (China), 0-3
85 kg/187 lbs. – Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 10th
WIN Laimutis Adomaitis (Lithuania), 10-8
LOSS Aleksandr Kazakevic (Lithuania), 3-4
U.S. draws for Sunday
59 kg/130 lbs. – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Vs. Eduard Barsegjan (Poland), 5th in 2013 World Championships, 2nd in 2009 European Championships, 2nd in 214 Grand Prix of Germany, 2014 Paris Grand Prix champion,
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ryan Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Vs. Shinobu Ota (Japan), 2015 Asian champion, 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix champion, 3rd in 2012 Junior World Championships
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
Vs. Qiye Tian (China), 2016 Paris Grand Prix champion, 5th in 2015 Asian Championships, 3rd in 2014 Asian Games
70 kg/154 lbs. – Bryce Saddoris, Sneads Ferry, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps)
Vs. Jan Zizka (Czech Republic), 3rd in 2016 Grand Prix of Zagreb
70 kg/154 lbs. – Patrick Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Vs. Miklos Tompa (Hungary), 8th in 2012 Cadet European Championships
98 kg/215 lbs. – Joe Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Vs. Sergey Staradub (Belarus), 3rd in 2015 World Military Games, 2nd in 2014 Oleg Karavaev Memorial (Belarus), 5th in 2014 Ivan Poddubny International (Russia)
