Bors wins silver, Porter gets bronze in Greco-Roman at Veterans Worlds in Bulgaria
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Gelu Bors of the United States controls an opponent, on the way to a silver medal at 100 kg in Div. C at the Veterans World Championships. Photo by Robbert Wijtman, CSC Sports Photography
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria – Two U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers won medals on the second day of the Veterans World Championships on Wednesday.
Capturing a silver medal at 100 kg in Div. C was Gelu Bors of Henderson, Nev. Competing in a five-athlete round robin, Bors finished the tournament with a 3-1 record, scoring two technical falls and a decision.
He scored victories over Hassan Zareei of Iran, Hristo Gabrovski of Bulgaria and Zelijko Jovisic of Serbia. His only loss came against Nikolai Kashinov of Bulgaria, the eventual champion.
Winning a bronze medal at 130 kg in Div. C was George Porter of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who pinned Aru Vatja of Finland in his bronze-medal bout. Porter opened the tournament with a loss to Thomas Summ of Germany, who finished with a silver medal.
Placing fifth after dropping a bronze-medal bout was Joe Raia of South Elgin, Ill., who competed at 62 kg in Div. C. Raia opened with a win over Kai Martti Koivunen of Finland, then dropped consecutive bouts to Nurzhan Nurbekov of Kazakhstan and Ali Reza Sharifi Darani of Iran. His bronze-medal bout loss to Darani was a tight 1-0 decision.
There were 10 U.S. athletes competing on Wednesday, either in Div. C or Div. D.
After two days, the USA has won five Veterans World medals in Greco-Roman. On Tuesday, Hedj Nelson of Colville, Wash. won a gold medal (62 kg Div. E), Octavius Bellamy of Bolingbrook, Ill. won a silver medal (100 kg in Div. B) and Bruce Moe of Hillsboro, N.D. won a bronze medal (78 kg Div. E).
The competition continues on Thursday, with Greco-Roman action in Div. A, as six U.S. wrestlers hit the mat. The first-round draws for the U.S. athletes is below.
Freestyle competition will follow on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Results and video are available on TrackWrestling.
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VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Plovdiv, Bulgaria, October 11
Greco-Roman results
Div. C medalists
62 kg
Gold - Nurzhan Nurbekov of Kazakhstan
Silver - Baard Fornebo of Norway
Bronze - Philippe Andre Maupin of France
Bronze - Alireza Bemanali Sharifi Darani of Iran
70 kg
Gold - Tariel Shavadze of Georgia
Silver - Aramayis Poghosyan of Armenia
Bronze - Ilkay Varol Demirkose of Turkey
Bronze - Frederic Michel Paul of France
78 kg
Gold - Vitalii Samokhvalov of Russia
Silver - Vadim Pugachev of Russia
Bronze - Stoycho Stoyanov Kubatov of Bulgaria
Bronze - Anders Roger Sjoeqvist of Sweden
88 kg
Gold - Roy Bakke Andersen of Norway
Silver - Milen Manov Kanev of Bulgaria
Bronze - Martin Inge Dalsbotten of Norway
Bronze - Mariusz Janusz Wisniewski of Poland
100 kg
Gold - Nikolay Dimitrov Kashinov of Bulgaria
Silver - Gelu Bors of United States
Bronze - Zeljko Jovisic of Serbia
130 kg
Gold - Morteza Habibollah Yarmotaghi of Iran
Silver - Thomas Summ of Germany
Bronze - George Orlando Porter of United States
Bronze - Ferenc Laszlo Nedbalek of Hungary
U.S. Div. C performances
62 kg – Joe Raia, South Elgin, Ill., 5th place
WIN Kai Martti Koivunen (Finland), 6-2
LOSS Nurzhan Nurbekov (Kazakhstan), 7-0
LOSS Ali Reza Sharifi Darani (Iran), 1-0
88 kg – Eric Cluck, Cumming, Ga., dnp/11th
LOSS Mohsen Edehpour (Iran), 2-1
88 kg – Kevin Pine, Las Vegas, Nev., dnp/13th
LOSS Martin Dalsbotten (Norway), 6-0
100 kg – Gelu Bors, Henderson, Nev., silver medal
WIN Hassan Zareei (Iran), tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Nikolai Kashinov (Bulgaria), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Hristo Gabrovski (Bulgaria), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Zelijko Jovisic (Serbia), 3-0
130 kg – George Porter, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., bronze medal
LOSS Thomas Summ (Germany), 1-1
WIN Aru Vatja (Finland), pin 0:52
Div. D medalists
62 kg
Gold - Saidmagomed Masiev of Russia
Silver - Igor Chuev of Russia
Bronze - Dmitry Zangirov of Russia
Bronze - Aleksei Chistiakov of Russia
70 kg
Gold - Domenico Piccinini of Italy
Silver - Lars Mikael Dahl of Sweden
Bronze - Halil Oz of Turkey
Bronze - Emil Zdravkov Boudinov of Bulgaria
78 kg
Gold - Osman Onder of Turkey
Silver - Igor Ilin of Russia
Bronze - Majid Rajab Tabebordbar of Iran
Bronze - Dieter Uwe Hemmann of Germany
88 kg
Gold - Gennadii Ovdin of Russia
Silver - Gyozo Gyula Lakatos of Hungary
Bronze - Kari Matti Moisala of Finland
Bronze - Jorma Sakari Niemi of Finland
100 kg
Gold - Detlef Hein Lothar John of Germany
Silver - Aap Uspenski of Estonia
Bronze - Toni Leander Hannula of Finland
Bronze - Igor Zadnepryannyy of Kazakhstan
130 kg
Gold - Andrzej Adam Wronski of Poland
Silver - Rovshan Ismayilkhanli of Azerbaijan
Bronze - Vicentiu Culea of Romania
Bronze - Petrica Constandache of Romania
U.S. Div. D performances
70 kg – Steve Horton, Cibolo, Texas, 7th
WIN Peter Kaercher (Switzerland), pin 0:54
LOSS Domenico Piccinini (Italy), 2-1
LOSS Emil Boudinov (Bulgaria), 1-0
70 kg – John Laurenzi, Congers, N.Y., 9th
LOSS Kimmo Tolsa (Finland), 5-2
78 kg – Louis Orr, Rochester, Minn., dnp/13th
LOSS Salim Sert (Turkey), pin 1:30
88 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich., 7th
LOSS Jorma Niemi (Finland), 1-0
130 kg – Brian Jones, Los Angeles, Calif., 6th
LOSS Petrica Constandache (Romania), 7-2
U.S. Greco-Roman draws for Thursday
Div. A draws
70 kg – Norman Manning, Simpsonville, S.C.
Vs. Dimitry Piatkin (Russia)
78 kg – Jeffery Estrada, Parker, Colo.
Vs. Gafil Taghiyev (Azerbaijan)
88 kg – Shawn Henebry, San Jose, Calif.
Vs. Mohammadbagher Zare (Iran)
88 kg – James Medeiros, Van Nuys, Calif.
Vs. Andreas Kiefer (Germany)
100 kg – Karl Junitz, Batavia, Ill.
Vs. Aleksandr Kasenko (Russia)
130 kg – Raymone Gude, Grand Ledge, Mich.
Vs. Petar Bogaevski (Bulgaria)
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria – Two U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers won medals on the second day of the Veterans World Championships on Wednesday.
Capturing a silver medal at 100 kg in Div. C was Gelu Bors of Henderson, Nev. Competing in a five-athlete round robin, Bors finished the tournament with a 3-1 record, scoring two technical falls and a decision.
He scored victories over Hassan Zareei of Iran, Hristo Gabrovski of Bulgaria and Zelijko Jovisic of Serbia. His only loss came against Nikolai Kashinov of Bulgaria, the eventual champion.
Winning a bronze medal at 130 kg in Div. C was George Porter of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who pinned Aru Vatja of Finland in his bronze-medal bout. Porter opened the tournament with a loss to Thomas Summ of Germany, who finished with a silver medal.
Placing fifth after dropping a bronze-medal bout was Joe Raia of South Elgin, Ill., who competed at 62 kg in Div. C. Raia opened with a win over Kai Martti Koivunen of Finland, then dropped consecutive bouts to Nurzhan Nurbekov of Kazakhstan and Ali Reza Sharifi Darani of Iran. His bronze-medal bout loss to Darani was a tight 1-0 decision.
There were 10 U.S. athletes competing on Wednesday, either in Div. C or Div. D.
After two days, the USA has won five Veterans World medals in Greco-Roman. On Tuesday, Hedj Nelson of Colville, Wash. won a gold medal (62 kg Div. E), Octavius Bellamy of Bolingbrook, Ill. won a silver medal (100 kg in Div. B) and Bruce Moe of Hillsboro, N.D. won a bronze medal (78 kg Div. E).
The competition continues on Thursday, with Greco-Roman action in Div. A, as six U.S. wrestlers hit the mat. The first-round draws for the U.S. athletes is below.
Freestyle competition will follow on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Results and video are available on TrackWrestling.
Click Here for Results and Video
VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Plovdiv, Bulgaria, October 11
Greco-Roman results
Div. C medalists
62 kg
Gold - Nurzhan Nurbekov of Kazakhstan
Silver - Baard Fornebo of Norway
Bronze - Philippe Andre Maupin of France
Bronze - Alireza Bemanali Sharifi Darani of Iran
70 kg
Gold - Tariel Shavadze of Georgia
Silver - Aramayis Poghosyan of Armenia
Bronze - Ilkay Varol Demirkose of Turkey
Bronze - Frederic Michel Paul of France
78 kg
Gold - Vitalii Samokhvalov of Russia
Silver - Vadim Pugachev of Russia
Bronze - Stoycho Stoyanov Kubatov of Bulgaria
Bronze - Anders Roger Sjoeqvist of Sweden
88 kg
Gold - Roy Bakke Andersen of Norway
Silver - Milen Manov Kanev of Bulgaria
Bronze - Martin Inge Dalsbotten of Norway
Bronze - Mariusz Janusz Wisniewski of Poland
100 kg
Gold - Nikolay Dimitrov Kashinov of Bulgaria
Silver - Gelu Bors of United States
Bronze - Zeljko Jovisic of Serbia
130 kg
Gold - Morteza Habibollah Yarmotaghi of Iran
Silver - Thomas Summ of Germany
Bronze - George Orlando Porter of United States
Bronze - Ferenc Laszlo Nedbalek of Hungary
U.S. Div. C performances
62 kg – Joe Raia, South Elgin, Ill., 5th place
WIN Kai Martti Koivunen (Finland), 6-2
LOSS Nurzhan Nurbekov (Kazakhstan), 7-0
LOSS Ali Reza Sharifi Darani (Iran), 1-0
88 kg – Eric Cluck, Cumming, Ga., dnp/11th
LOSS Mohsen Edehpour (Iran), 2-1
88 kg – Kevin Pine, Las Vegas, Nev., dnp/13th
LOSS Martin Dalsbotten (Norway), 6-0
100 kg – Gelu Bors, Henderson, Nev., silver medal
WIN Hassan Zareei (Iran), tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Nikolai Kashinov (Bulgaria), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Hristo Gabrovski (Bulgaria), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Zelijko Jovisic (Serbia), 3-0
130 kg – George Porter, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., bronze medal
LOSS Thomas Summ (Germany), 1-1
WIN Aru Vatja (Finland), pin 0:52
Div. D medalists
62 kg
Gold - Saidmagomed Masiev of Russia
Silver - Igor Chuev of Russia
Bronze - Dmitry Zangirov of Russia
Bronze - Aleksei Chistiakov of Russia
70 kg
Gold - Domenico Piccinini of Italy
Silver - Lars Mikael Dahl of Sweden
Bronze - Halil Oz of Turkey
Bronze - Emil Zdravkov Boudinov of Bulgaria
78 kg
Gold - Osman Onder of Turkey
Silver - Igor Ilin of Russia
Bronze - Majid Rajab Tabebordbar of Iran
Bronze - Dieter Uwe Hemmann of Germany
88 kg
Gold - Gennadii Ovdin of Russia
Silver - Gyozo Gyula Lakatos of Hungary
Bronze - Kari Matti Moisala of Finland
Bronze - Jorma Sakari Niemi of Finland
100 kg
Gold - Detlef Hein Lothar John of Germany
Silver - Aap Uspenski of Estonia
Bronze - Toni Leander Hannula of Finland
Bronze - Igor Zadnepryannyy of Kazakhstan
130 kg
Gold - Andrzej Adam Wronski of Poland
Silver - Rovshan Ismayilkhanli of Azerbaijan
Bronze - Vicentiu Culea of Romania
Bronze - Petrica Constandache of Romania
U.S. Div. D performances
70 kg – Steve Horton, Cibolo, Texas, 7th
WIN Peter Kaercher (Switzerland), pin 0:54
LOSS Domenico Piccinini (Italy), 2-1
LOSS Emil Boudinov (Bulgaria), 1-0
70 kg – John Laurenzi, Congers, N.Y., 9th
LOSS Kimmo Tolsa (Finland), 5-2
78 kg – Louis Orr, Rochester, Minn., dnp/13th
LOSS Salim Sert (Turkey), pin 1:30
88 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich., 7th
LOSS Jorma Niemi (Finland), 1-0
130 kg – Brian Jones, Los Angeles, Calif., 6th
LOSS Petrica Constandache (Romania), 7-2
U.S. Greco-Roman draws for Thursday
Div. A draws
70 kg – Norman Manning, Simpsonville, S.C.
Vs. Dimitry Piatkin (Russia)
78 kg – Jeffery Estrada, Parker, Colo.
Vs. Gafil Taghiyev (Azerbaijan)
88 kg – Shawn Henebry, San Jose, Calif.
Vs. Mohammadbagher Zare (Iran)
88 kg – James Medeiros, Van Nuys, Calif.
Vs. Andreas Kiefer (Germany)
100 kg – Karl Junitz, Batavia, Ill.
Vs. Aleksandr Kasenko (Russia)
130 kg – Raymone Gude, Grand Ledge, Mich.
Vs. Petar Bogaevski (Bulgaria)
