World Championships Notebook: Greco-Roman 59 kg, 66 kg, 80 kg and 130 kg
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Photo: Elvin Mursaliev (Azerbaijan) defeats two-time Olympic champion Roman Vlasov (Russia) in the round of 32 at 80 kg. Photo by Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com.
Day two notebook for the morning session of Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2017 World Championships. The notebook features notable results and moments across all weight categories.
59 kg/130 lbs.
Medal Matches
Gold – World No. 3 Kenichiro Fumita (Japan) vs. World No. 10 Mirambek Ainagulov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – World No. 9 Kanybek Zholchubekov (Kyrgyzstan) vs. World No. 20 Stepan Maryanyan (Russia)
Bronze – UR Seung-Hak Kim (Korea) vs. UR Dmitriy Tsymbaliyuk (Ukraine)
Semifinals
- 2017 Asian champion Kenichiro Fumita (Japan) dec. 2016 Asian champion Kanybek Zholchubekov (Kyrgyzstan), 2-1
- Asian silver medalist Mirambek Ainagulov (Kazakhstan) dec. Seung-Hak Kim (Korea), 4-2
Quarterfinals
- Asian champion Kenchiro Fumita (Japan) takes 4-2 win over 2015 European Games champion Stepan Maryanyan (Russia), 4-2.
Round of 16
- Olympic bronze medalist Stig-Andre Berge drops opening match to Junior World and Asian champion Kanybek Zholchubekov (Uzbekistan), 3-1.
- Taleh Mammadov (Azerbaijan) dec. 2015 U23 European champion Victor Ciobanu (Moldova), 12-9.
Round of 32
- Vazgen Khachatryan (Armenia) dec. Ildar Hafizov (United States), 8-3. Khachatryan struck first with a four-point toss. Hafizov countered a throw attempt for two points. Hafizov dinged for caution and two for a front headlock choke. Khachatryan hit for passivity point. Match ended with a Khachatryan takedown from body lock position.
- Stepan Maryanyan (Russia) dec. 2016 Junior World silver medalist Etienne Kinsinger (Germany), 2-2.
- 2013 World champion Won-Chol Yun (PRK) falls to European bronze medalist Ivan Lizatovic (Croatia), 2-1.
- Pan American silver medalist Jansel Pimental Gonzalez (Dominican Republic) dec. 2013 Junior World bronze medalist Radoslav Vasilev (Bulgaria), 3-1.
66 kg/145 lbs.
Medal Matches
Gold – World No. 10 Han-Soo Ryu (Korea) vs. World No. 14 Mateusz Bernatek (Poland)
Bronze – World No. 1 Artem Surkov (Russia) vs. UR Karen Aslanyan (Armenia)
Bronze – UR Mohammad Elyasi (Iran) vs. World No. 9 Atakan Yuksel (Turkey)
Semifinals
- 2013 World champion Han-Soo Ryu (Korea) dec. 2015 World bronze medalist and European champion Artem Surkov (Russia), 2-1.
- 2016 U23 European champion Mateusz Bernatek (Poland) dec. Mohammad Elyasi (Iran), 4-1.
Round of 16
- Ellis Coleman (United States) drops a tough one to Mate Nemes (Serbia), 3-1. Coleman was hit early with a caution and two for hands to the face. The two traded passivity points to end the match.
- 2015 World bronze medalist and European champion Artem Surkov (Russia) won 9-4 over Olympic bronze medalist Elmurat Tasmuradov (Uzbekistan).
Round of 32
- Ellis Coleman (United States) dominates Diego Ribeiro Romanelli (Brazil), scoring two takedowns and four step outs in the first period for an 8-0 technical fall victory.
- 2013 World champion Han-Soo Ryu (Korea) dec. 2010 Junior World champion and 2016 Military World silver medalist Kamran Mammadov (Azerbaijan), 2-1.
- Mate Krasnai (Hungary) upends European bronze medalist Goga Gogiberashvili (Georgia), 3-3.
Round of 64
- Mohammed Elyasi (Iran) dec. European bronze medalist Soslan Daurov (Belarus), 2-1.
- Three-time World medalist Almat Kebispayev (Kazakhstan) dec. Pan American champion Miguel Martinez Palacios (Cuba), 5-2.
80 kg/176 lbs.
Medal Matches
Gold – UR Maksim Manukyan (Armenia) vs. World No. 11 Radik Kuliev (Belarus)
Bronze – World No. 3 Zurabi Datunashvili (Georgia) vs. UR Patrick Eisele (Germany)
Bronze – World No. 10 (At 75 kg) Elvin Mursaliev (Azerbaijan) vs. World No. 9 Daniel Aleksandrov (Bulgaria)
Semifinals
- Maksim Manukyan (Armenia) fall Two-time European champion Zurabi Datunashvili (Georgia), 1:55.
- European silver medalist Radik Kuliev (Belarus) dec. 2014 World bronze Elvin Mursaliev (Azerbaijan), 3-3.
Round of 16
- World silver medalist and top seed Aslam Atem (Turkey) goes down to Patrick Eisele (Germany) by fall in 4:05.
- European champion Zurabi Datunshvili (Georgia) dec. Olympic fifth place Bozo Starcevic (Croatia), 3-2.
- World fifth-place finisher Ashkat Dilmukhamedov (Kazakhstan) dec. European bronze medalist Laslo Szbao (Hungary), 2-1.
Round of 32
- Bozo Starcevic (Croatia) dec. Asian silver medalist Jun-Hyung Kim (Korea), 2-0.
- Olympic silver medalist and four-time World silver medalist Mark Madsen (Denmark) upset by Daniel Aleksandrov (Bulgaria), 9-9.
- Cheney Haight (United States) defeated by Laslo Szbao (Hungary) by fall. Haight led 2-0 after the first period, but couldn’t hold on to the lead in the latter stages. Two takedown-to-turn combinations ultimately led to a Szabo fall in 5:37.
- Two-time Olympic champion Roman Vlasov (Russia) goes down to 2014 World bronze medalist Elvin Mursaliev (Azerbaijan) on criteria, 2-2.
130 kg/286 lbs.
Medal Matches
Gold – World No. 2 Riza Kayaalp (Turkey) vs. World No. 13 Heiki Nabi (Estonia)
Bronze – World No. 11 Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba) vs. World No. 18 Kiril Grishchenko (Belarus)
Bronze – World No. 17 Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (Chile) vs. UR Nikolai Kuchmiy (Ukraine)
Semifinals
- Eight-time World and Olympic medalist Riza Kayaalp (Turkey) dec. Two-time Pan American champion Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba), 2-1.
- Two-time World champion Heiki Nabi (Estonia) dec. Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (Chile), 2-1.
Quarterfinals
- Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (Chile) becomes first wrestler in history of Chile to make the World semifinals with fall over European bronze medalist Levan Arabuli (Georgia).
Round of 16
- Olympic bronze medalist and No. 2 seed Sabah Shariati (Azerbaijan) lost his opening match to Nikolai Kuchmiy (Ukraine), 2-1.
- Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (Chile) defeats Robby Smith (United States), 3-1. Acosta Fernandez scored on two step outs and one passivity call. Smith was granted a passivity call of his own.
Round of 32
- Robby Smith (United States) pins Tamas Soos (Slovakia) in 1:54. Leading 2-0 after a passivity and step out point, Smith locked up an over-under body lock and let it rip. He picked up the first U.S. win of the day.
- Two-time Pan American champion Oscar Pino Hands (Cuba) dec. European silver medalist Balint Lam (Hungary), 5-1.
Day two notebook for the morning session of Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2017 World Championships. The notebook features notable results and moments across all weight categories.
59 kg/130 lbs.
Medal Matches
Gold – World No. 3 Kenichiro Fumita (Japan) vs. World No. 10 Mirambek Ainagulov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – World No. 9 Kanybek Zholchubekov (Kyrgyzstan) vs. World No. 20 Stepan Maryanyan (Russia)
Bronze – UR Seung-Hak Kim (Korea) vs. UR Dmitriy Tsymbaliyuk (Ukraine)
Semifinals
- 2017 Asian champion Kenichiro Fumita (Japan) dec. 2016 Asian champion Kanybek Zholchubekov (Kyrgyzstan), 2-1
- Asian silver medalist Mirambek Ainagulov (Kazakhstan) dec. Seung-Hak Kim (Korea), 4-2
Quarterfinals
- Asian champion Kenchiro Fumita (Japan) takes 4-2 win over 2015 European Games champion Stepan Maryanyan (Russia), 4-2.
Round of 16
- Olympic bronze medalist Stig-Andre Berge drops opening match to Junior World and Asian champion Kanybek Zholchubekov (Uzbekistan), 3-1.
- Taleh Mammadov (Azerbaijan) dec. 2015 U23 European champion Victor Ciobanu (Moldova), 12-9.
Round of 32
- Vazgen Khachatryan (Armenia) dec. Ildar Hafizov (United States), 8-3. Khachatryan struck first with a four-point toss. Hafizov countered a throw attempt for two points. Hafizov dinged for caution and two for a front headlock choke. Khachatryan hit for passivity point. Match ended with a Khachatryan takedown from body lock position.
- Stepan Maryanyan (Russia) dec. 2016 Junior World silver medalist Etienne Kinsinger (Germany), 2-2.
- 2013 World champion Won-Chol Yun (PRK) falls to European bronze medalist Ivan Lizatovic (Croatia), 2-1.
- Pan American silver medalist Jansel Pimental Gonzalez (Dominican Republic) dec. 2013 Junior World bronze medalist Radoslav Vasilev (Bulgaria), 3-1.
66 kg/145 lbs.
Medal Matches
Gold – World No. 10 Han-Soo Ryu (Korea) vs. World No. 14 Mateusz Bernatek (Poland)
Bronze – World No. 1 Artem Surkov (Russia) vs. UR Karen Aslanyan (Armenia)
Bronze – UR Mohammad Elyasi (Iran) vs. World No. 9 Atakan Yuksel (Turkey)
Semifinals
- 2013 World champion Han-Soo Ryu (Korea) dec. 2015 World bronze medalist and European champion Artem Surkov (Russia), 2-1.
- 2016 U23 European champion Mateusz Bernatek (Poland) dec. Mohammad Elyasi (Iran), 4-1.
Round of 16
- Ellis Coleman (United States) drops a tough one to Mate Nemes (Serbia), 3-1. Coleman was hit early with a caution and two for hands to the face. The two traded passivity points to end the match.
- 2015 World bronze medalist and European champion Artem Surkov (Russia) won 9-4 over Olympic bronze medalist Elmurat Tasmuradov (Uzbekistan).
Round of 32
- Ellis Coleman (United States) dominates Diego Ribeiro Romanelli (Brazil), scoring two takedowns and four step outs in the first period for an 8-0 technical fall victory.
- 2013 World champion Han-Soo Ryu (Korea) dec. 2010 Junior World champion and 2016 Military World silver medalist Kamran Mammadov (Azerbaijan), 2-1.
- Mate Krasnai (Hungary) upends European bronze medalist Goga Gogiberashvili (Georgia), 3-3.
Round of 64
- Mohammed Elyasi (Iran) dec. European bronze medalist Soslan Daurov (Belarus), 2-1.
- Three-time World medalist Almat Kebispayev (Kazakhstan) dec. Pan American champion Miguel Martinez Palacios (Cuba), 5-2.
80 kg/176 lbs.
Medal Matches
Gold – UR Maksim Manukyan (Armenia) vs. World No. 11 Radik Kuliev (Belarus)
Bronze – World No. 3 Zurabi Datunashvili (Georgia) vs. UR Patrick Eisele (Germany)
Bronze – World No. 10 (At 75 kg) Elvin Mursaliev (Azerbaijan) vs. World No. 9 Daniel Aleksandrov (Bulgaria)
Semifinals
- Maksim Manukyan (Armenia) fall Two-time European champion Zurabi Datunashvili (Georgia), 1:55.
- European silver medalist Radik Kuliev (Belarus) dec. 2014 World bronze Elvin Mursaliev (Azerbaijan), 3-3.
Round of 16
- World silver medalist and top seed Aslam Atem (Turkey) goes down to Patrick Eisele (Germany) by fall in 4:05.
- European champion Zurabi Datunshvili (Georgia) dec. Olympic fifth place Bozo Starcevic (Croatia), 3-2.
- World fifth-place finisher Ashkat Dilmukhamedov (Kazakhstan) dec. European bronze medalist Laslo Szbao (Hungary), 2-1.
Round of 32
- Bozo Starcevic (Croatia) dec. Asian silver medalist Jun-Hyung Kim (Korea), 2-0.
- Olympic silver medalist and four-time World silver medalist Mark Madsen (Denmark) upset by Daniel Aleksandrov (Bulgaria), 9-9.
- Cheney Haight (United States) defeated by Laslo Szbao (Hungary) by fall. Haight led 2-0 after the first period, but couldn’t hold on to the lead in the latter stages. Two takedown-to-turn combinations ultimately led to a Szabo fall in 5:37.
- Two-time Olympic champion Roman Vlasov (Russia) goes down to 2014 World bronze medalist Elvin Mursaliev (Azerbaijan) on criteria, 2-2.
130 kg/286 lbs.
Medal Matches
Gold – World No. 2 Riza Kayaalp (Turkey) vs. World No. 13 Heiki Nabi (Estonia)
Bronze – World No. 11 Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba) vs. World No. 18 Kiril Grishchenko (Belarus)
Bronze – World No. 17 Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (Chile) vs. UR Nikolai Kuchmiy (Ukraine)
Semifinals
- Eight-time World and Olympic medalist Riza Kayaalp (Turkey) dec. Two-time Pan American champion Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba), 2-1.
- Two-time World champion Heiki Nabi (Estonia) dec. Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (Chile), 2-1.
Quarterfinals
- Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (Chile) becomes first wrestler in history of Chile to make the World semifinals with fall over European bronze medalist Levan Arabuli (Georgia).
Round of 16
- Olympic bronze medalist and No. 2 seed Sabah Shariati (Azerbaijan) lost his opening match to Nikolai Kuchmiy (Ukraine), 2-1.
- Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (Chile) defeats Robby Smith (United States), 3-1. Acosta Fernandez scored on two step outs and one passivity call. Smith was granted a passivity call of his own.
Round of 32
- Robby Smith (United States) pins Tamas Soos (Slovakia) in 1:54. Leading 2-0 after a passivity and step out point, Smith locked up an over-under body lock and let it rip. He picked up the first U.S. win of the day.
- Two-time Pan American champion Oscar Pino Hands (Cuba) dec. European silver medalist Balint Lam (Hungary), 5-1.
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