Zillmer wins silver medal at Herman Kare Tournament in Finland
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Hayden Zillmer, shown winning a bout at the 2016 Olympic Trials, claimed a gold medal in Finland this past weekend. Photo by John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com
KOUVOLA, Finland - Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Minnesota Storm) won a silver medal at 98 kg/215 lbs. at the Herman Kare Tournament, an international Greco-Roman tournament held on January 14.
Zillmer won two of his three matches to bring home the silver medal. He opened with a 3-2 win over Mathias Bakk of Denmark, then had a dominant 7-0 win over Konsta Maenpaa of Finland in the semifinals.
In the gold-medal finals, Zillmer was defeated by Elias Kuosmanen of Finland, 8-0. Kuosmanen was a 2011 Cadet World champion.
Zillmer was second at the 2017 U.S. Open, and also won a silver medal at the 2016 Bill Farrell Memorial International. He was third in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 86 kg. Zillmer was sixth in the 2015 NCAA Championships for North Dakota State.
Zillmer was the only U.S. entry in the tournament.
HERMAN KARE TOURNAMENT
At Kouvola, Finland, Jan. 14
Medalists
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold – Arkadi Kirkosian (Russia)
Silver – Mattias Poutanen (Finland)
Bronze – Santeri Korpela (Finland)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold – Morten Thoresen (Finland)
Silver – Choren Tomosyan (Russia)
Bronze – Tobias Fornnesbek (Denmark)
Bronze – Danielo Di Feola (Sweden)
71 kg/156 lbs.
Gold – Mattias Lipasti (Finland)
Silver – Bogdan Kabyn (Ukraine)
Bronze – Per-Anders Kure (Norway)
Bronze – Miika Lahdesmaki (Finland)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold – Niko Erkkola (Finland)
Silver – Brage Ringheim (Norway)
Bronze – Tero Halmesmaki (Finland)
Bronze – Paulius Galkinas (Lithuania)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold – Aleksandr Komarov (Russia)
Silver – Velli-Karri Suominen (Finland)
Bronze – Einari Ukkola (Finland)
Bronze – Henri Selenius (Finland)
85 kg/187.25 lbs.
Gold – Dmitrios Tsekeridis (Greece)
Silver – Riku Liikkanen (Finland)
Bronze – Aleksey Kunyashev (Russia)
Bronze – Arttu-Petteri Kiami (Finland)
98 kg/215 lbs.
Gold - Elias Kuosmanen (Finland)
Silver – Hayden Zillmer (USA)
Bronze - Konsta Maenpaa (Finland)
Bronze – Anton Euren (Sweden)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold – Mantas Knystautas (Lithuania)
Silver – Tuomas Lahti (Finland)
Bronze – Oskar Marvik (Norway)
Bronze – Artur Vittin (Estonia)
U.S. performance
98 kg/215 lbs. - Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Minnesota Storm), silver medal
WIN Mathias Bakk (Denmark), 3-2
WIN Konsta Maenpaa (Finland), 7-0
LOSS Elias Kuosmanen (Finland), tech. fall 8-0, 1:30
KOUVOLA, Finland - Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Minnesota Storm) won a silver medal at 98 kg/215 lbs. at the Herman Kare Tournament, an international Greco-Roman tournament held on January 14.
Zillmer won two of his three matches to bring home the silver medal. He opened with a 3-2 win over Mathias Bakk of Denmark, then had a dominant 7-0 win over Konsta Maenpaa of Finland in the semifinals.
In the gold-medal finals, Zillmer was defeated by Elias Kuosmanen of Finland, 8-0. Kuosmanen was a 2011 Cadet World champion.
Zillmer was second at the 2017 U.S. Open, and also won a silver medal at the 2016 Bill Farrell Memorial International. He was third in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials at 86 kg. Zillmer was sixth in the 2015 NCAA Championships for North Dakota State.
Zillmer was the only U.S. entry in the tournament.
HERMAN KARE TOURNAMENT
At Kouvola, Finland, Jan. 14
Medalists
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold – Arkadi Kirkosian (Russia)
Silver – Mattias Poutanen (Finland)
Bronze – Santeri Korpela (Finland)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold – Morten Thoresen (Finland)
Silver – Choren Tomosyan (Russia)
Bronze – Tobias Fornnesbek (Denmark)
Bronze – Danielo Di Feola (Sweden)
71 kg/156 lbs.
Gold – Mattias Lipasti (Finland)
Silver – Bogdan Kabyn (Ukraine)
Bronze – Per-Anders Kure (Norway)
Bronze – Miika Lahdesmaki (Finland)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold – Niko Erkkola (Finland)
Silver – Brage Ringheim (Norway)
Bronze – Tero Halmesmaki (Finland)
Bronze – Paulius Galkinas (Lithuania)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold – Aleksandr Komarov (Russia)
Silver – Velli-Karri Suominen (Finland)
Bronze – Einari Ukkola (Finland)
Bronze – Henri Selenius (Finland)
85 kg/187.25 lbs.
Gold – Dmitrios Tsekeridis (Greece)
Silver – Riku Liikkanen (Finland)
Bronze – Aleksey Kunyashev (Russia)
Bronze – Arttu-Petteri Kiami (Finland)
98 kg/215 lbs.
Gold - Elias Kuosmanen (Finland)
Silver – Hayden Zillmer (USA)
Bronze - Konsta Maenpaa (Finland)
Bronze – Anton Euren (Sweden)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold – Mantas Knystautas (Lithuania)
Silver – Tuomas Lahti (Finland)
Bronze – Oskar Marvik (Norway)
Bronze – Artur Vittin (Estonia)
U.S. performance
98 kg/215 lbs. - Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Minnesota Storm), silver medal
WIN Mathias Bakk (Denmark), 3-2
WIN Konsta Maenpaa (Finland), 7-0
LOSS Elias Kuosmanen (Finland), tech. fall 8-0, 1:30
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