Contarino, Schartner finish up for USA on final day at Veterans Greco-Roman Worlds in Finland
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Steve Contarino of the USA battles Franz Pitschmann of Austria, and James Schartner of the USA locks up with Vladimir Chsherbakov of Kazakhstan at the Veteran Worlds in Finland. Photos by Robbert Wijtmann, CSC Photography.
SEINAJOKI, Finland – The two final U.S. athletes fell short of medals on last day of competition at the Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships on Sunday.
Placing fourth in their weights with 0-3 records were Steve Contarino of Palmetto, Fla. (Div. F, 97 kg) and James Schartner of Frederick, Md. (Div. G, 58 kg).
Contarino fell to athletes from Austria, Ukraine and Russia. In his final bout, Contarino led 3-0 over Aleksandr Petrov of Russia, but in the final minute was hit with an arm throw and pinned, ending his chance at a medal.
Schartner’s losses came to opponents from Kazakhstan, Russia and Romania.
Over the three-day tournament, the 10-athlete USA team came home with five medals, all which were won on Saturday. Chris Brown of Boyds, Md. won the gold medal at Div. E 85 kg, becoming the first U.S. Greco-Roman wrestler to win two Veterans World titles.
Winning silver medals were Mark LeVasseur of Buffalo Lake, Minn. (Div. E, 58 kg) and Bruce Moe of Hillsboro, N.D. (Div. E, 76 kg). Bronze medals went to Gabe Beauperthuy of Colorado Springs, Colo. (Div. B., 130 kg) and Constantin Tintea of New Britain, Pa. (Div. E, 85 kg).
The Veterans World Freestyle Championships will be held in Walbrzych, Poland, October 7-9.
VETERANS WORLD GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Seinäjoki, Finland
Div. A champions
58 kg – Anders Nyblom (Denmark)
63 kg – Milan Maric (Serbia)
69 kg – Ruslan Shogenov (Russia)
76 kg – Jimmy Samuelson (Sweden)
85 kg – Hannu-Pekka Kattelmaki (Finland)
97 kg – Zurab Tsikaridze (Georgia)
130 kg –Eddy Bengtsson (Sweden)
Div. F champions
58 kg – Anatoli Tipa (Ukraine)
63 kg – Mickhael Akopnin (Russia)
69 kg – Zdravko Pekec (Croatia)
76 kg – Aleksandr Sergachev (Russia)
85 kg – Valerii Sorokov (Russia)
97 kg – Viacheslav Shardin (Ukraine)
130 kg – Dane Krneta (Croatia)
Div. G champions
58 kg – Constan Moldovean (Romania)
63 kg – Victor Chirkov (Russia)
69 kg – Veikko Timo (Finland)
76 kg – Olev Kiirend (Estonia)
85 kg – Serafim Tomilin (Russia)
97 kg – Vladimir Bochkarev (Russia)
130 kg – Aleksandr Krasnov (Russia)
U.S. results on Sunday
Div. F results
97 kg – Steve Contarino, Palmetto, Fla., 4th
LOSS Franz Pitschmann (Austria), 4-0
LOSS Viacheslav Shardin (Ukraine), tech. fall 10-1
LOSS Aleksandr Petrov (Russia), pin
Div. G results
58 kg – James Schartner, Frederick, Md., 4th
LOSS Vladimir Chsherbakov (Kazakhstan), tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Aleksandr Korenkov (Russia), tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Constan Moldovean (Romania), pin
SEINAJOKI, Finland – The two final U.S. athletes fell short of medals on last day of competition at the Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships on Sunday.
Placing fourth in their weights with 0-3 records were Steve Contarino of Palmetto, Fla. (Div. F, 97 kg) and James Schartner of Frederick, Md. (Div. G, 58 kg).
Contarino fell to athletes from Austria, Ukraine and Russia. In his final bout, Contarino led 3-0 over Aleksandr Petrov of Russia, but in the final minute was hit with an arm throw and pinned, ending his chance at a medal.
Schartner’s losses came to opponents from Kazakhstan, Russia and Romania.
Over the three-day tournament, the 10-athlete USA team came home with five medals, all which were won on Saturday. Chris Brown of Boyds, Md. won the gold medal at Div. E 85 kg, becoming the first U.S. Greco-Roman wrestler to win two Veterans World titles.
Winning silver medals were Mark LeVasseur of Buffalo Lake, Minn. (Div. E, 58 kg) and Bruce Moe of Hillsboro, N.D. (Div. E, 76 kg). Bronze medals went to Gabe Beauperthuy of Colorado Springs, Colo. (Div. B., 130 kg) and Constantin Tintea of New Britain, Pa. (Div. E, 85 kg).
The Veterans World Freestyle Championships will be held in Walbrzych, Poland, October 7-9.
VETERANS WORLD GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Seinäjoki, Finland
Div. A champions
58 kg – Anders Nyblom (Denmark)
63 kg – Milan Maric (Serbia)
69 kg – Ruslan Shogenov (Russia)
76 kg – Jimmy Samuelson (Sweden)
85 kg – Hannu-Pekka Kattelmaki (Finland)
97 kg – Zurab Tsikaridze (Georgia)
130 kg –Eddy Bengtsson (Sweden)
Div. F champions
58 kg – Anatoli Tipa (Ukraine)
63 kg – Mickhael Akopnin (Russia)
69 kg – Zdravko Pekec (Croatia)
76 kg – Aleksandr Sergachev (Russia)
85 kg – Valerii Sorokov (Russia)
97 kg – Viacheslav Shardin (Ukraine)
130 kg – Dane Krneta (Croatia)
Div. G champions
58 kg – Constan Moldovean (Romania)
63 kg – Victor Chirkov (Russia)
69 kg – Veikko Timo (Finland)
76 kg – Olev Kiirend (Estonia)
85 kg – Serafim Tomilin (Russia)
97 kg – Vladimir Bochkarev (Russia)
130 kg – Aleksandr Krasnov (Russia)
U.S. results on Sunday
Div. F results
97 kg – Steve Contarino, Palmetto, Fla., 4th
LOSS Franz Pitschmann (Austria), 4-0
LOSS Viacheslav Shardin (Ukraine), tech. fall 10-1
LOSS Aleksandr Petrov (Russia), pin
Div. G results
58 kg – James Schartner, Frederick, Md., 4th
LOSS Vladimir Chsherbakov (Kazakhstan), tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Aleksandr Korenkov (Russia), tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Constan Moldovean (Romania), pin
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