For second straight day, Beauperthuy wins gold, Cumiford gets bronze at Veterans Grappling Worlds in Belarus
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Gi Grappling medal stand photos of Gabe Beauperthuy of the USA and Jason Cumiford of the USA at the Grappling Veterans World Championships courtesy of Rich Tado.
MINSK, Belarus – For the second straight day, two U.S. Grapplers won medals in the Veterans division at the Grappling World Championships, this time competing in Gi Grappling on Friday.
Claiming a gold medal at 100+ kg/unlimited was Gabe Beauperthuy (Colorado Springs, Colo./Edge MMA & Fitness) in the Gi Grappling discipline. Beauperthuy also won a gold medal on Thursday in the No-Gi discipline.
Beauperthuy won all four of his bouts on Friday, including a victory over Nemeth Krisztian of Hungary by injury default in his final bout.
Beauperthuy is competing in his third straight UWW World Championships, after wrestling in the Belt World Championships in Kyrgyzstan and the Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships in Finland earlier this month.
Jason Cumiford (Lacey, Wash./United Training Center) won a bronze medal at 71 kg/156 lbs. for the second straight day, adding a Gi bronze medal to the No-Gi bronze he won on Thursday.
Cumiford finished with a 2-2 record in his division, with wins over opponents from Kazakhstan and Bulgaria.
Beauperthuy is also the USA entry in the Senior-level Grappling World Championships, where he will compete in No-Gi on Saturday and Gi on Sunday. The USA will have a full squad of men and two women competing on Saturday in the No-Gi competition.
Thanks to Rich Tado for supplying the results and photos for this story.
GRAPPLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Minsk, Belarus, Sept. 30
U.S. Veterans Gi Grappling results
71 kg - Jason Cumiford (Lacey, Wash./United Training Center), bronze medal
WIN Imanbayev Asset (Kazakhstan) submission (rare naked choke) 3:08
LOSS Yerzhan Kassenov (Kazakhstan) submission (arm bar) 1:12
WIN Satniisiau Hamamuzdau (Bulgaria) by forfeit
LOSS Ihor Filimonov (Ukraine), 6-5
100+ kg - Gabe Beauperthuy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Edge MMA & Fitness), gold medal
WIN Vlad Catalin (Romania) by submission (Gi Choke), 0:32
WIN Kumar Singh (India) by forfeit
WIN Nemeth Krisztian (Hungary) by injury default
MINSK, Belarus – For the second straight day, two U.S. Grapplers won medals in the Veterans division at the Grappling World Championships, this time competing in Gi Grappling on Friday.
Claiming a gold medal at 100+ kg/unlimited was Gabe Beauperthuy (Colorado Springs, Colo./Edge MMA & Fitness) in the Gi Grappling discipline. Beauperthuy also won a gold medal on Thursday in the No-Gi discipline.
Beauperthuy won all four of his bouts on Friday, including a victory over Nemeth Krisztian of Hungary by injury default in his final bout.
Beauperthuy is competing in his third straight UWW World Championships, after wrestling in the Belt World Championships in Kyrgyzstan and the Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships in Finland earlier this month.
Jason Cumiford (Lacey, Wash./United Training Center) won a bronze medal at 71 kg/156 lbs. for the second straight day, adding a Gi bronze medal to the No-Gi bronze he won on Thursday.
Cumiford finished with a 2-2 record in his division, with wins over opponents from Kazakhstan and Bulgaria.
Beauperthuy is also the USA entry in the Senior-level Grappling World Championships, where he will compete in No-Gi on Saturday and Gi on Sunday. The USA will have a full squad of men and two women competing on Saturday in the No-Gi competition.
Thanks to Rich Tado for supplying the results and photos for this story.
GRAPPLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Minsk, Belarus, Sept. 30
U.S. Veterans Gi Grappling results
71 kg - Jason Cumiford (Lacey, Wash./United Training Center), bronze medal
WIN Imanbayev Asset (Kazakhstan) submission (rare naked choke) 3:08
LOSS Yerzhan Kassenov (Kazakhstan) submission (arm bar) 1:12
WIN Satniisiau Hamamuzdau (Bulgaria) by forfeit
LOSS Ihor Filimonov (Ukraine), 6-5
100+ kg - Gabe Beauperthuy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Edge MMA & Fitness), gold medal
WIN Vlad Catalin (Romania) by submission (Gi Choke), 0:32
WIN Kumar Singh (India) by forfeit
WIN Nemeth Krisztian (Hungary) by injury default