U.S. team to enter Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships in Perm, Russia, October 5-7
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Rudy James of the United States, shown at the 2018 Veterans Freestyle Worlds last week, will compete at the Veterans Greco-Roman Worlds in Russia this weekend. Photo by Robbert Wijtman.
A small but experienced team of Veterans wrestlers from the United States will compete at the Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships in Perm, Russia, October 5-7.
In UWW international events, Veterans are 35 years old through 60 years old, and compete in five different age divisions.
There will be seven U.S. athletes, competing in four of the age divisions. Included are five athletes who also wrestled in the Veterans World Freestyle Championships in Skopje, Macedonia this past weekend.
Five 2017 Veterans World Greco-Roman Team members return this year, led by James Medeiros of California, who won a bronze medal at 88 kg in Div. A last year. His teammates from the 2017 Veterans World Team who return this year include Rudy James of Minnesota (78 kg in Div. B), Steve Horton (70 kg in Div. D), Jeffery Anderson (88 kg in Div. D) and Constantin Tintea of Pennsylvania (88 kg in Div. E).
The other competitors on the Veteran Greco-Roman World Team this year are Roger Stewart of Colorado (62 kg in Div. A) and Milton Yates (78 kg in Div. A).
Stewart, Medeiros, James, Horton and Anderson all competed at the Veterans Worlds in freestyle this past weekend. James won a silver medal and Horton won a bronze medal in freestyle in Macedonia last weekend.
At the 2018 U.S. Masters Nationals in Las Vegas in April, Greco-Roman champions competing at the Worlds in Perm include Medeiros and Anderson.
The Veterans World Greco-Roman Championships will be streamed live on TrackWrestling. Perm is nine hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time zone.
The Team Leader is two-time Veterans World Greco-Roman champion Chris Brown of Maryland, who is also a member of USA Wrestling’s Associated Styles Committee.
Results from the UWW Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships will score points towards USA Wrestling’s Masters Ironman standings. At these events, World champions score 20 points, World silver medalists 14 points, World bronze medalists 8 points and World fourth-place finishers (or fifth if there are two bronze medalists) two points. USA Wrestling will announce the updated standings after the Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships are concluded.
VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Perm, Russia, October 5-7
U.S. Greco-Roman roster
Div. A (35-40 years old)
62 kg – Roger Stewart, Colorado Springs, Colo.
78 kg – Milton Yates, Washington, D.C.
88 kg – James Medeiros, Van Nuys, Calif.
Div. B (41-45 years old)
78 kg – Rudy James, St. Paul, Minn.
Div. D (51-55 years old)
70 kg – Stephen Horton, Cibolo, Texas
88 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich.
Div. E (56-60 years old)
88 kg – Constantin Tintea, New Britain, Pa.
Team Leader – Chris Brown, Boyds, Md.
Referee – Marc McNicholl, Carmel, Ind.
Event Schedule (9 hrs. from U.S. Eastern time)
Friday, October 10 (Div. B, Div. E)
10:30 a.m. – Preliminaries
5:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremony
6:00 p.m. - Finals
Saturday, October 11 - (Div. C, Div. D)
10:30 a.m. – Preliminaries
6:00 p.m. - Finals
Saturday, October 12 - (Div. E)
10:30 a.m. – Preliminaries
6:00 p.m. - Finals
A small but experienced team of Veterans wrestlers from the United States will compete at the Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships in Perm, Russia, October 5-7.
In UWW international events, Veterans are 35 years old through 60 years old, and compete in five different age divisions.
There will be seven U.S. athletes, competing in four of the age divisions. Included are five athletes who also wrestled in the Veterans World Freestyle Championships in Skopje, Macedonia this past weekend.
Five 2017 Veterans World Greco-Roman Team members return this year, led by James Medeiros of California, who won a bronze medal at 88 kg in Div. A last year. His teammates from the 2017 Veterans World Team who return this year include Rudy James of Minnesota (78 kg in Div. B), Steve Horton (70 kg in Div. D), Jeffery Anderson (88 kg in Div. D) and Constantin Tintea of Pennsylvania (88 kg in Div. E).
The other competitors on the Veteran Greco-Roman World Team this year are Roger Stewart of Colorado (62 kg in Div. A) and Milton Yates (78 kg in Div. A).
Stewart, Medeiros, James, Horton and Anderson all competed at the Veterans Worlds in freestyle this past weekend. James won a silver medal and Horton won a bronze medal in freestyle in Macedonia last weekend.
At the 2018 U.S. Masters Nationals in Las Vegas in April, Greco-Roman champions competing at the Worlds in Perm include Medeiros and Anderson.
The Veterans World Greco-Roman Championships will be streamed live on TrackWrestling. Perm is nine hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time zone.
The Team Leader is two-time Veterans World Greco-Roman champion Chris Brown of Maryland, who is also a member of USA Wrestling’s Associated Styles Committee.
Results from the UWW Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships will score points towards USA Wrestling’s Masters Ironman standings. At these events, World champions score 20 points, World silver medalists 14 points, World bronze medalists 8 points and World fourth-place finishers (or fifth if there are two bronze medalists) two points. USA Wrestling will announce the updated standings after the Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships are concluded.
VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Perm, Russia, October 5-7
U.S. Greco-Roman roster
Div. A (35-40 years old)
62 kg – Roger Stewart, Colorado Springs, Colo.
78 kg – Milton Yates, Washington, D.C.
88 kg – James Medeiros, Van Nuys, Calif.
Div. B (41-45 years old)
78 kg – Rudy James, St. Paul, Minn.
Div. D (51-55 years old)
70 kg – Stephen Horton, Cibolo, Texas
88 kg – Jeffery Anderson, Zeeland, Mich.
Div. E (56-60 years old)
88 kg – Constantin Tintea, New Britain, Pa.
Team Leader – Chris Brown, Boyds, Md.
Referee – Marc McNicholl, Carmel, Ind.
Event Schedule (9 hrs. from U.S. Eastern time)
Friday, October 10 (Div. B, Div. E)
10:30 a.m. – Preliminaries
5:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremony
6:00 p.m. - Finals
Saturday, October 11 - (Div. C, Div. D)
10:30 a.m. – Preliminaries
6:00 p.m. - Finals
Saturday, October 12 - (Div. E)
10:30 a.m. – Preliminaries
6:00 p.m. - Finals
