Speiller wins Greco-Roman gold medal at Granma Cup in Cuba
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Geordan Speiller, shown at the 2016 University Nationals, won a gold medal in Cuba on Sunday.
HAVANA, Cuba – 2016 U.S. Open champion Geordan Speiller (Oviedo, Fla./Florida Jets) won a gold medal in Greco-Roman at 80 kg/176 lbs. at the Cerro Pelado Tournament on Sunday.
Speiller scored a 7-7 criteria decision over Duran of Cuba in the gold-medal match. It was the only match that Speiller had during the tournament.
It was his second Granma Cup medal of his career, to go along with a bronze medal in 2015.
Speiller was second in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, losing in the championship series to Olympian and two-time World medalist Andy Bisek of the Minnesota Storm in the finals. He started this year off with a victory at the 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International in January.
The USA will have a full delegation of men’s freestyle wrestlers competing in Cuba later this week, representing the Titan Mercury Wrestling Club. Competition in men’s freestyle will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 22-23.
GRANMA CUP
At Havana, Cuba, Feb. 19
U.S. performances
80 kg/176 lbs. – Geordan Speiller, Oviedo, Fla. (Florida Jets), 1st
WIN Duran (Cuba), 7-7
CERRO PELADO INTERNATIONAL
At Havana, Cuba.
Men’s freestyle event schedule
Time is the same as U.S. Eastern time
Wednesday, Feb. 22
2:00 p.m. – Preliminaries – Men’s Freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg)
6:00 p.m. – Finals - Men’s Freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg)
Thursday, Feb. 23
2:00 p.m. – Preliminaries – Men’s Freestyle (61 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg)
6:00 p.m. – Finals - Men’s Freestyle (61 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg)
HAVANA, Cuba – 2016 U.S. Open champion Geordan Speiller (Oviedo, Fla./Florida Jets) won a gold medal in Greco-Roman at 80 kg/176 lbs. at the Cerro Pelado Tournament on Sunday.
Speiller scored a 7-7 criteria decision over Duran of Cuba in the gold-medal match. It was the only match that Speiller had during the tournament.
It was his second Granma Cup medal of his career, to go along with a bronze medal in 2015.
Speiller was second in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, losing in the championship series to Olympian and two-time World medalist Andy Bisek of the Minnesota Storm in the finals. He started this year off with a victory at the 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International in January.
The USA will have a full delegation of men’s freestyle wrestlers competing in Cuba later this week, representing the Titan Mercury Wrestling Club. Competition in men’s freestyle will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 22-23.
GRANMA CUP
At Havana, Cuba, Feb. 19
U.S. performances
80 kg/176 lbs. – Geordan Speiller, Oviedo, Fla. (Florida Jets), 1st
WIN Duran (Cuba), 7-7
CERRO PELADO INTERNATIONAL
At Havana, Cuba.
Men’s freestyle event schedule
Time is the same as U.S. Eastern time
Wednesday, Feb. 22
2:00 p.m. – Preliminaries – Men’s Freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg)
6:00 p.m. – Finals - Men’s Freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg)
Thursday, Feb. 23
2:00 p.m. – Preliminaries – Men’s Freestyle (61 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg)
6:00 p.m. – Finals - Men’s Freestyle (61 kg, 70 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg)
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