Tervel Dlagnev earns bronze medal at Paris International for U.S. men's freestyle team

Tervel Dlagnev competed for the first time since the U.S. World TeamTrials held last June. Photo: John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com.

PARIS, France – Two-time World bronze medalist Tervel Dlagnev (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) picked up the lone U.S. medal on the last day of competition at the Paris International on Sunday, earning bronze at 125 kg/275 lbs.

Dlagnev dropped his opening match to longtime rival Komeil Ghasemi of Iran, 3-2. Ghasemi won a silver medal at the 2014 World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

After Ghasemi secured a berth in the gold medal match, Dlagnev was pulled in to the repechage. He advanced to the bronze medal match after Zuriko Urtashvili of Georgia defaulted from the competition due to injury. Dlagnev topped 2010 World University bronze medalist and 2012 Olympian Daniel Ligeti of Hungary on criteria, 2-2, to claim the bronze.

Paris marks Dlagnev’s first competition since the U.S. World Team Trials last June.

Three U.S. Marine Core athletes competed in the Greco-Roman competition on Sunday, but none were able to claim a medal.

Ruben Navejas (Camp Lejuene, N.C./ U.S. Marines) defeated Marat Garipov of Brazil, 4-0, to start his day at 59 kg/130 lbs. He then lost back-to-back matches and was eliminated from the competition.

Also at 59 kg, Aaron Kalil (Camp Lejuene, N.C./ U.S. Marines) lost his opening round match to Joaquin Martinez Abellan of Spain, 5-2.

Eric Fader (Camp Lejuene, N.C./ U.S. Marines) wrestled in a five-man round-robin at 130 kg/286 lbs. He went 0-4 and finished in fifth place overall.

For a list of full results and additional information on the Paris International visit unitedworldwrestling.org.

PARIS INTERNATIONAL
At Paris, France, January 30-31

Greco-Roman results
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold: Qiye Tian (China)
Silver: Lumin Wang (China)
Bronze: Ariles Adjaoud (France)
Bronze: Erbatu Tuo (China)
5th: Leo Alexandre Sylvain Tudezca (France)
5th: Diego Ribeiro Romanelli (Brazil)

71 kg/156.5 lbs.
Gold: Jincheng Jiang (China)
Silver: Mohamed Zarouri (France)
Bronze: Ismael Navarro Sanchez (Spain)
Bronze: Gil Nugues (France)
5th: Mamadassa Sylla (France)

85 kg/187 lbs.
Gold: Fei Peng (China)
Silver: Khalis Salah Mohamed Ramadan Ghilmanou (France)
Bronze: Samba Diong (France)
Bronze: Jesus Gasca Fresnada (Spain)
5th: Ronisson Brandao Santiago (Brazil)

130 kg/286.6 lbs.
Gold: Qiang Meng (China)
Silver: Eduard Soghomonyan (Brazil)
Bronze: Yongliang Xu (China)
Bronze: Luc Rene Zanetton (France)
5th: Eric Fader (United States)

Men’s freestyle results
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold: Hassan Rahimi (Iran)
Silver: Shota Phartenadze (Georgia)
Bronze: Adil Adili (Macedonia)
Bronze: Giorgi Revazishvili (Georgia)
5th: Randy Adrian Vock (Switzerland)
5th: Iman Mokhtar Sadeghikoukandeh (Iran)

70 kg/154 lbs.
Gold: Seyed Ahmad Mohammadi Pahnehkolaei (Iran)
Silver: Avtandil Kentchadze (Georgia)
Bronze: Johnny Just Bur (France)
Bronze: Azamat Nurykau (Belarus)
5th: Archil Gigauri (Georgia)
5th: Balazs Kalman (Hungary)

86 kg/189 lbs.
Gold: Alireza Karimimachiani (Iran)
Silver: Istvan Vereb (Hungary)
Bronze: Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Mongolia)
Bronze: Aliaksandr Hushtyn (Belarus)
5th: Naib Ilaldayev Itayev (Sweden)
5th: Adam Abdulvakhabov (Russia)

125 kg/275 lbs.
Gold: Komeil Ghasemi (Iran)
Silver: Luis Felipe Vivenes Urbaneja (Venezuela)
Bronze: Chuluunbat Jargalsaikhan (Mongolia)
Bronze: Tervel Dlagnev (United States)
5th: Antoine Braga Abou Jaoude (Brazil)
5th: Daniel Ligeti (Hungary)

U.S. Greco-Roman results
59 kg/130 lbs. - Aaron Kalil, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps)
LOSS Joaquin Martinez Abellan (Spain), 2-5
 
59 kg/130 lbs. - Ruben Navejas, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps)
WIN Marat Garipov (Brazil), 4-0
LOSS Qiye Tian (China), 0-8
LOSS Diego Ribeiro Romanelli (Brazil), 2-4
 
130 kg/286 lbs. – Eric Fader, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps), 5th
LOSS Qiang Meng (China), 0-9
LOSS Yongliang Xu (China), 0-4
LOSS Eduard Soghomonyan (Brazil), 0-8
LOSS Luc Rene Zanetton (France), 7-8
 
U.S. men’s freestyle results
125 kg/275 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids/Ohio RTC), Bronze
LOSS Komeil Ghasemi (Iran), 2-3
WIN Zuriko Urtashvili (Georgia), Inj. Def.
WIN Daniel Ligeti (Hungary), 2-2