Hafizov, R. Smith win gold, P. Smith takes bronze at Thor Masters in Denmark
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Photo: Robby Smith (USA) awarded the 130 kg gold medal at the Thor Masters in Denmark.
NYKOBING FALSTER, Denmark – Three U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers won a medal at the 2017 Thor Masters Tournament held in Denmark on Saturday.
Bringing home gold for the U.S. were a pair of past Olympians, Ildar Hafizov (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Robby Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 130 kg/286 lbs.
Hafizov, a 2008 Olympian for Uzbekistan and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up, ran through the 59 kg bracket, picking up five wins on his way to gold. In the championship bout, Hafizov pinned 2013 World Military bronze medalist and 2012 World University silver medalist Michal Tracz of Poland.
Competing for the first time since the Rio Olympics, Smith went 4-1 in a six-man round robin at 130 kg to take top prize. Smith lost a tight one in his opener to Paris International silver medalist Oskar Marvik of Norway, 3-2. He then won four-straight bouts, including a fall over eventual silver medalist Christian John of Germany, on his way to gold.
The U.S. picked up a bronze medal from 2017 U.S. Open champion Patrick Smith (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 71 kg/156 lbs.
Smith opened with a 2-1 loss at the hand of Germany’s Timo Badusch before reeling off three straight victories to claim the bronze. In the medal match, Smith edged fellow American Alex Sancho (Miami, Fla./New York AC) on criteria, 6-6.
“The Greco athletes fought hard and competed well against a very tough field. I was excited to see our athletes compete. We are making huge progress with a talented group of future stars,” said U.S. Greco-Roman coach Matt Lindland.
The remaining U.S. entrants posted a mixed bag of results throughout the day of wrestling in Denmark.
Olympians Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) and Ben Provisor (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) both won matches but found themselves on the outside looking in of a medal. Coleman went 4-0 at 66 kg/145 lbs. before injury defaulting out of the tournament, while Provisor finished with a 1-1 record at 85 kg/187 lbs.
U.S. Olympic Trials champion RaVaughn Perkins (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) picked up two wins to start the day at 71 kg before dropping back-to-back bouts to finish without a medal. Of note, Perkins was defeated in the third round by U.S. Open runner-up Alex Sancho by a 5-3 score.
2015 World Team member Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) went a perfect 2-0 on the day, but due to vertical paring methods he was not afforded an opportunity to wrestle for a medal.
2017 U.S. Open champions Hayden Tuma (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), Cheney Haight (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), Kevin Radford (Fayetteville, N.C./Sunkist Kids) and Toby Erickson (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) were knocked from medal contention relatively early in the competition.
Also competing for the U.S. on Saturday but unable to win a medal were Sammy Jones (Folsom, La./New York AC), Nick Tarpley (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) and Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Minnesota Storm).
Complete brackets and match-by-match results for the Thor Masters Tournament can be found online at http://www.liga-db.de/Turniere/VT/2015/DK/170304_NykoebingFalster/indexENG.htm.
2017 THOR MASTERS TOURNAMENT
March 4 in Nykobing Falster, Denmark
Final Results
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold – Ildar Hafizov (United States)
Silver – Michal Tracz (Poland)
Bronze – Etienne Kinsinger (Germany)
66 kg/145 lbs.
Gold – Fredrik Bjerrehuus (Denmark)
Silver – Kristupas Sleiva (Lithuania)
Bronze – Mateusz Bernatek (Poland)
71 kg/156 lbs.
Gold – Timo Badusch (Germany)
Silver – Roman Pacurkolski (Poland)
Bronze – Patrick Smith (United States)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold – Arkadiusz Kulynycz (Poland)
Silver – Jan Rotter (Germany)
Bronze – Rajbek Bisultanov (Denmark)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold – Edgar Babayan (Poland)
Silver – Hannes Wagner (Germany)
Bronze – Alex Kessidis (Germany)
85 kg/187 lbs.
Gold – Denis Kudla (Germany)
Silver – Zakarias Berg (Sweden)
Bronze – Tadeusz Michalik (Poland)
98 kg/215.5 lbs.
Gold – Felix Baldauf (Norway)
Silver – Vilius Laurinaitis (Lithuania)
Bronze – Elias Kuosmanen (Finland)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold – Robby Smith (United States)
Silver – Christian John (Germany)
Bronze – Oskar Marvik (Norway)
U.S. Greco-Roman Results
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), Gold
WIN Kasper Ravn (Denmark), 8-0
WIN Juuso Latvala (Finland), 8-0
WIN Przemyslaw Piatek (Poland), 5-3
WIN Andrei Tsaryuk (Israel), 11-2
WIN Michal Tracz (Poland), Fall
59 kg/130 lbs. – Hayden Tuma, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
LOSS Etienne Kinsinger (Germany), 2-1
WIN Lauri Mahonen (Finland), 8-0
LOSS Michal Tracz (Poland), 8-0
66 kg/145 lbs. – Sammy Jones, Folsom, La. (New York AC)
WIN Erik Weiss (Germany), 3-1
LOSS Danielo Di Feola (Sweden), 13-2
LOSS Mateusz Bernatek (Poland), 11-2
66 kg/145 lbs. – Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
WIN Pal Erik Gundersen (Norway), 4-1
WIN Mohammed Yasin Peter (Germany), 2-1
WIN Rami Syrja (Finland), 9-0
WIN Edgaras Venckaitis (Lithuania), 3-1
LOSS Houssam Omar (Sweden), Forfeit
71 kg/156 lbs. – Alex Sancho, Miami, Fla. (New York AC)
WIN Mikko Lyttinen (Finland), 5-1
WIN Matous Morbitzer (Czech Republic), 5-1
WIN RaVaughn Perkins (United States), 5-3
LOSS Roman Pacurkolski (Poland), 11-8
WIN Per Anders Kure (Norway), Fall
LOSS Patrick Smith (United States), 6-6
71 kg/156 lbs. – RaVaughn Perkins, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Matous Morbitzer (Czech Republic), Fall
WIN Daniel Soini (Sweden), 2-1
LOSS Alex Sancho (United States), 5-3
LOSS Per Anders Kure (Norway), 8-6
71 kg/156 lbs. – Patrick Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), Bronze
LOSS Timo Badusch (Germany), 2-1
WIN Avto Gigolashvili (Sweden), 7-2
WIN Vegard Jorgensen (Norway), 4-0
WIN Alex Sancho (United States), 6-6
75 kg/165 lbs. – Nick Tarpley, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Jakob Brink (Sweden), 4-1
LOSS Niko Erkkola (Finland), 6-0
LOSS Tero Halmesmaki (Finland), 7-3
80 kg/176 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Anton Olsson (Sweden), 8-1
WIN William Svalestad (Norway), 8-0
80 kg/176 lbs. – Cheney Haight, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Hannes Wagner (Germany), 2-2
LOSS Iwan Nylypiuk (Poland), 3-1
LOSS Jarno Alander (Finland), 3-2
85 kg/187 lbs. – Ben Provisor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Ahmed Iskandarani (Denmark), 7-1
LOSS Jonas Plato (Sweden), 7-1
85 kg/187 lbs. – Kevin Radford, Fayetteville, N.C. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Julius Matuzevicius (Lithuania), 13-5
LOSS Tadeusz Michalik (Poland), 8-0
98 kg/215.5 lbs. – Hayden Zillmer, Crosby, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
LOSS Artur Omarov (Czech Republic), 2-0
WIN Rolf Linke (Germany), Fall
LOSS Vilius Laurinaitis (Lithuania), 2-1
130 kg/286 lbs. – Robby Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), Gold
LOSS Oskar Marvik (Norway), 3-2
WIN Christian John (Germany), Fall
WIN Toby Erickson (United States), 3-1
WIN Toumas Lahti (Finland), 5-1
WIN Jello Krahmer (Germany), 3-0
130 kg/286 lbs. – Toby Erickson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
WIN Jello Krahmer (Germany), 3-1
WIN Toumas Lahti (Finland), 5-5
LOSS Robby Smith (United States), 3-1
LOSS Oskar Marvik (Norway), 4-2
LOSS Christian John (Germany), 10-0
NYKOBING FALSTER, Denmark – Three U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers won a medal at the 2017 Thor Masters Tournament held in Denmark on Saturday.
Bringing home gold for the U.S. were a pair of past Olympians, Ildar Hafizov (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Robby Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 130 kg/286 lbs.
Hafizov, a 2008 Olympian for Uzbekistan and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up, ran through the 59 kg bracket, picking up five wins on his way to gold. In the championship bout, Hafizov pinned 2013 World Military bronze medalist and 2012 World University silver medalist Michal Tracz of Poland.
Competing for the first time since the Rio Olympics, Smith went 4-1 in a six-man round robin at 130 kg to take top prize. Smith lost a tight one in his opener to Paris International silver medalist Oskar Marvik of Norway, 3-2. He then won four-straight bouts, including a fall over eventual silver medalist Christian John of Germany, on his way to gold.
The U.S. picked up a bronze medal from 2017 U.S. Open champion Patrick Smith (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 71 kg/156 lbs.
Smith opened with a 2-1 loss at the hand of Germany’s Timo Badusch before reeling off three straight victories to claim the bronze. In the medal match, Smith edged fellow American Alex Sancho (Miami, Fla./New York AC) on criteria, 6-6.
“The Greco athletes fought hard and competed well against a very tough field. I was excited to see our athletes compete. We are making huge progress with a talented group of future stars,” said U.S. Greco-Roman coach Matt Lindland.
The remaining U.S. entrants posted a mixed bag of results throughout the day of wrestling in Denmark.
Olympians Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) and Ben Provisor (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) both won matches but found themselves on the outside looking in of a medal. Coleman went 4-0 at 66 kg/145 lbs. before injury defaulting out of the tournament, while Provisor finished with a 1-1 record at 85 kg/187 lbs.
U.S. Olympic Trials champion RaVaughn Perkins (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) picked up two wins to start the day at 71 kg before dropping back-to-back bouts to finish without a medal. Of note, Perkins was defeated in the third round by U.S. Open runner-up Alex Sancho by a 5-3 score.
2015 World Team member Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) went a perfect 2-0 on the day, but due to vertical paring methods he was not afforded an opportunity to wrestle for a medal.
2017 U.S. Open champions Hayden Tuma (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), Cheney Haight (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), Kevin Radford (Fayetteville, N.C./Sunkist Kids) and Toby Erickson (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) were knocked from medal contention relatively early in the competition.
Also competing for the U.S. on Saturday but unable to win a medal were Sammy Jones (Folsom, La./New York AC), Nick Tarpley (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) and Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Minnesota Storm).
Complete brackets and match-by-match results for the Thor Masters Tournament can be found online at http://www.liga-db.de/Turniere/VT/2015/DK/170304_NykoebingFalster/indexENG.htm.
2017 THOR MASTERS TOURNAMENT
March 4 in Nykobing Falster, Denmark
Final Results
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold – Ildar Hafizov (United States)
Silver – Michal Tracz (Poland)
Bronze – Etienne Kinsinger (Germany)
66 kg/145 lbs.
Gold – Fredrik Bjerrehuus (Denmark)
Silver – Kristupas Sleiva (Lithuania)
Bronze – Mateusz Bernatek (Poland)
71 kg/156 lbs.
Gold – Timo Badusch (Germany)
Silver – Roman Pacurkolski (Poland)
Bronze – Patrick Smith (United States)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold – Arkadiusz Kulynycz (Poland)
Silver – Jan Rotter (Germany)
Bronze – Rajbek Bisultanov (Denmark)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold – Edgar Babayan (Poland)
Silver – Hannes Wagner (Germany)
Bronze – Alex Kessidis (Germany)
85 kg/187 lbs.
Gold – Denis Kudla (Germany)
Silver – Zakarias Berg (Sweden)
Bronze – Tadeusz Michalik (Poland)
98 kg/215.5 lbs.
Gold – Felix Baldauf (Norway)
Silver – Vilius Laurinaitis (Lithuania)
Bronze – Elias Kuosmanen (Finland)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold – Robby Smith (United States)
Silver – Christian John (Germany)
Bronze – Oskar Marvik (Norway)
U.S. Greco-Roman Results
59 kg/130 lbs. – Ildar Hafizov, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), Gold
WIN Kasper Ravn (Denmark), 8-0
WIN Juuso Latvala (Finland), 8-0
WIN Przemyslaw Piatek (Poland), 5-3
WIN Andrei Tsaryuk (Israel), 11-2
WIN Michal Tracz (Poland), Fall
59 kg/130 lbs. – Hayden Tuma, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
LOSS Etienne Kinsinger (Germany), 2-1
WIN Lauri Mahonen (Finland), 8-0
LOSS Michal Tracz (Poland), 8-0
66 kg/145 lbs. – Sammy Jones, Folsom, La. (New York AC)
WIN Erik Weiss (Germany), 3-1
LOSS Danielo Di Feola (Sweden), 13-2
LOSS Mateusz Bernatek (Poland), 11-2
66 kg/145 lbs. – Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
WIN Pal Erik Gundersen (Norway), 4-1
WIN Mohammed Yasin Peter (Germany), 2-1
WIN Rami Syrja (Finland), 9-0
WIN Edgaras Venckaitis (Lithuania), 3-1
LOSS Houssam Omar (Sweden), Forfeit
71 kg/156 lbs. – Alex Sancho, Miami, Fla. (New York AC)
WIN Mikko Lyttinen (Finland), 5-1
WIN Matous Morbitzer (Czech Republic), 5-1
WIN RaVaughn Perkins (United States), 5-3
LOSS Roman Pacurkolski (Poland), 11-8
WIN Per Anders Kure (Norway), Fall
LOSS Patrick Smith (United States), 6-6
71 kg/156 lbs. – RaVaughn Perkins, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Matous Morbitzer (Czech Republic), Fall
WIN Daniel Soini (Sweden), 2-1
LOSS Alex Sancho (United States), 5-3
LOSS Per Anders Kure (Norway), 8-6
71 kg/156 lbs. – Patrick Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), Bronze
LOSS Timo Badusch (Germany), 2-1
WIN Avto Gigolashvili (Sweden), 7-2
WIN Vegard Jorgensen (Norway), 4-0
WIN Alex Sancho (United States), 6-6
75 kg/165 lbs. – Nick Tarpley, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Jakob Brink (Sweden), 4-1
LOSS Niko Erkkola (Finland), 6-0
LOSS Tero Halmesmaki (Finland), 7-3
80 kg/176 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Anton Olsson (Sweden), 8-1
WIN William Svalestad (Norway), 8-0
80 kg/176 lbs. – Cheney Haight, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Hannes Wagner (Germany), 2-2
LOSS Iwan Nylypiuk (Poland), 3-1
LOSS Jarno Alander (Finland), 3-2
85 kg/187 lbs. – Ben Provisor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Ahmed Iskandarani (Denmark), 7-1
LOSS Jonas Plato (Sweden), 7-1
85 kg/187 lbs. – Kevin Radford, Fayetteville, N.C. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Julius Matuzevicius (Lithuania), 13-5
LOSS Tadeusz Michalik (Poland), 8-0
98 kg/215.5 lbs. – Hayden Zillmer, Crosby, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
LOSS Artur Omarov (Czech Republic), 2-0
WIN Rolf Linke (Germany), Fall
LOSS Vilius Laurinaitis (Lithuania), 2-1
130 kg/286 lbs. – Robby Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), Gold
LOSS Oskar Marvik (Norway), 3-2
WIN Christian John (Germany), Fall
WIN Toby Erickson (United States), 3-1
WIN Toumas Lahti (Finland), 5-1
WIN Jello Krahmer (Germany), 3-0
130 kg/286 lbs. – Toby Erickson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
WIN Jello Krahmer (Germany), 3-1
WIN Toumas Lahti (Finland), 5-5
LOSS Robby Smith (United States), 3-1
LOSS Oskar Marvik (Norway), 4-2
LOSS Christian John (Germany), 10-0
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