Woods wins gold, Brackett and Eubanks get silver at Malar Cupen in Sweden
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Competition portrait of Spencer Woods by John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com
VASTERAS, Sweden – The U.S. won three Senior Greco-Roman medals on the final day of the Malar Cupen on Sunday.
Capturing a gold medal at 77 kg/169.5 lbs. was 2019 U.S. Open runner-up Spencer Woods (Kotzebue, Alaska /New York AC/NMU-OTS) who finished with a perfect 5-0 record in the tournament. He secured a 4-4 criteria decision in the finals against 2019 European Cadet bronze medalist Simon Borkenhagen of Sweden.
After going 2-0 on Saturday with a technical fall and a pin, Woods opened on Sunday with a forfeit over Pepes Panagiotis of Greece. He qualified for the finals with a dominant 10-2 technical fall over Johan Hedberg of Sweden.
Two U.S. wrestlers won silver medals, Tommy Brackett (Memphis, Tenn./NMU-OTS) at 82 kg/180.5 lbs. and Timothy Eubanks (Sparks, Nev./NMU-OTS) at 97 kg/211.5 lbs.
Brackett won his only match on Saturday, then came back with two big technical fall wins on Sunday to qualify for the finals. He beat Martin Gistorp and Anton Valapuro of Sweden, both by 8-0 margin. In the gold-medal finals, he fell to 2018 Nordic silver medalist Anton Olsson of Sweden, 5-2.
Eubanks won his pool on Saturday with two big wins, stopping Benjamin Sjöstrand of Sweden, 12-3 and Kostas Chasapis of Greece, 8-0. In Sunday’s gold-medal finals, he was pinned by Jacob Logård of Sweden in 2:01. Logard was fifth in the 2019 Junior World Championships.
A number of U.S. age-group athletes also competed during the weekend. Winning gold medals among the American youth were Ryker Graff (U14 38 kg), Luke Lilledahl (U14 41 kg) and Braeden Hamill (U11 31 kg).
MALAR CUPEN
at Vasteras, Sweden
Greco-Roman results
55 kg
Gold - Snorre H Lund (Norway)
Silver - Abulfazel Hashimy (Sweden)
Bronze - Hans Lönning Tömmereek (Sweden)
60 kg
Gold - Niklas Öhlen (Sweden)
Silver - Samuel Trellid (Sweden)
Bronze - Mattias Poutanen (Finland)
63 kg
Gold - Sergiu Ilies (Sweden)
Silver - Jacob Tangen (Norway)
Bronze - Arttu Hakala (Finland)
67 kg
Gold - Christoffer Dahlen (Sweden)
Silver - Georgios Barbanos (Sweden)
Bronze - Samuel Nyberg (Sweden)
72 kg
Gold - Erik Persson (Sweden)
Silver - Sören Stein (Sweden)
Bronze - Mehdi Zeidvand (Sweden)
77 kg
Gold - Spencer Woods (USA)
Silver - Simon Borkenhagen (Sweden)
Bronze - Lukas Ahlgren (Sweden)
82 kg
Gold - Anton Olsson (Sweden)
Silver - Tommy Brackett (USA)
Bronze - Kim Stenberg (Sweden)
87 kg
Gold - Ilias Pagkalidis (Greece)
Silver - Alexander Jersgren (Sweden)
Bronze - Antti Haanpää (Finland)
97 kg
Gold - Jacob Logård (Sweden)
Silver - Timothy Eubanks (USA)
Bronze - Marcus Worren (Norway)
130 kg
Gold – Sotirios Ligkovalnis (Greece)
Silver - Rasmus Maunuksela (Sweden)
U.S. Senior Greco-Roman results
60 kg/132 lbs. - Sean Sesnan, Watertown, Tenn. (NMU-OTS), 7th place
LOSS Mattias Poutanen (Finland), tech. fall 9-0
WIN Jonatan Jednell (Sweden) pin 2:58
LOSS Imranullah Safi (Sweden), 11-7
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Logan Hatch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (EAP), 7th place
LOSS Sergiu Ilies (Sweden), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Alexander Jonereiv (Sweden), tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Artuu Hakala (Finland), tech. fall 10-0
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Nick Leonetti, Star, Idaho (EAP), dnp/16th
LOSS Zaman Amiri (Sweden), tech fall 8-0
LOSS Mikael Karlsson (Sweden), tech. fall 8-0
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Brody Olson, Stewartville, Minn. (NMU/OTS), dnp/16th
LOSS Daniel Therkildsen (Sweden) tech fall 8-0
LOSS Samuel Nyberg (Sweden) tech fall, 11-0
77 kg/169.5 lbs. - Spencer Woods, Kotzebue, Alaska (New York AC/NMU-OTS), gold medal
WIN Emil Bertzel (Sweden) tech. fall 9-0
WIN Ruhullah Kharoti (Sweden) pin 0:30
WIN Pepes Panagiotis (Greece), Forfeit
WIN Johan Hedberg (Sweden) tech fall 10-2
WIN Simon Borkenhagen (Sweden), 4-4
77 kg/169.5 lbs. - Nate Grimes, Keller, Texas (NMU-OTS), 7th place
WIN Christian Johansson (Sweden) tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Didrik Silverin (Sweden), pin 3:00
LOSS Simon Borkenhagen (Sweden), tech. fall 8-0
82 kg/180.5 lbs. - Tommy Brackett, Memphis, Tenn. (NMU-OTS), silver medal
WIN Kim Stenberg (Sweden), 5-3
WIN Martin Gistorp (Sweden), tech fall 8-0
WIN Anton Valapuro (Sweden), 8-0
LOSS Anton Olsson (Sweden), 5-2
82 kg/180.5 lbs. - Tommy Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo., 8th place
LOSS Anatoli Bogdanov (Norway) 8-8
LOSS Sotiriadis Avraam (Greece), tech. fall 9-1
97 kg/211.5 lbs. - Timothy Eubanks, Sparks, Nev. (NMU-OTS), silver medal
WIN Benjamin Sjöstrand (Sweden), 12-3
WIN Kostas Chasapis (Greece), tech fall 8-0
LOSS Jacob Logard (Sweden), pin 2:01
VASTERAS, Sweden – The U.S. won three Senior Greco-Roman medals on the final day of the Malar Cupen on Sunday.
Capturing a gold medal at 77 kg/169.5 lbs. was 2019 U.S. Open runner-up Spencer Woods (Kotzebue, Alaska /New York AC/NMU-OTS) who finished with a perfect 5-0 record in the tournament. He secured a 4-4 criteria decision in the finals against 2019 European Cadet bronze medalist Simon Borkenhagen of Sweden.
After going 2-0 on Saturday with a technical fall and a pin, Woods opened on Sunday with a forfeit over Pepes Panagiotis of Greece. He qualified for the finals with a dominant 10-2 technical fall over Johan Hedberg of Sweden.
Two U.S. wrestlers won silver medals, Tommy Brackett (Memphis, Tenn./NMU-OTS) at 82 kg/180.5 lbs. and Timothy Eubanks (Sparks, Nev./NMU-OTS) at 97 kg/211.5 lbs.
Brackett won his only match on Saturday, then came back with two big technical fall wins on Sunday to qualify for the finals. He beat Martin Gistorp and Anton Valapuro of Sweden, both by 8-0 margin. In the gold-medal finals, he fell to 2018 Nordic silver medalist Anton Olsson of Sweden, 5-2.
Eubanks won his pool on Saturday with two big wins, stopping Benjamin Sjöstrand of Sweden, 12-3 and Kostas Chasapis of Greece, 8-0. In Sunday’s gold-medal finals, he was pinned by Jacob Logård of Sweden in 2:01. Logard was fifth in the 2019 Junior World Championships.
A number of U.S. age-group athletes also competed during the weekend. Winning gold medals among the American youth were Ryker Graff (U14 38 kg), Luke Lilledahl (U14 41 kg) and Braeden Hamill (U11 31 kg).
MALAR CUPEN
at Vasteras, Sweden
Greco-Roman results
55 kg
Gold - Snorre H Lund (Norway)
Silver - Abulfazel Hashimy (Sweden)
Bronze - Hans Lönning Tömmereek (Sweden)
60 kg
Gold - Niklas Öhlen (Sweden)
Silver - Samuel Trellid (Sweden)
Bronze - Mattias Poutanen (Finland)
63 kg
Gold - Sergiu Ilies (Sweden)
Silver - Jacob Tangen (Norway)
Bronze - Arttu Hakala (Finland)
67 kg
Gold - Christoffer Dahlen (Sweden)
Silver - Georgios Barbanos (Sweden)
Bronze - Samuel Nyberg (Sweden)
72 kg
Gold - Erik Persson (Sweden)
Silver - Sören Stein (Sweden)
Bronze - Mehdi Zeidvand (Sweden)
77 kg
Gold - Spencer Woods (USA)
Silver - Simon Borkenhagen (Sweden)
Bronze - Lukas Ahlgren (Sweden)
82 kg
Gold - Anton Olsson (Sweden)
Silver - Tommy Brackett (USA)
Bronze - Kim Stenberg (Sweden)
87 kg
Gold - Ilias Pagkalidis (Greece)
Silver - Alexander Jersgren (Sweden)
Bronze - Antti Haanpää (Finland)
97 kg
Gold - Jacob Logård (Sweden)
Silver - Timothy Eubanks (USA)
Bronze - Marcus Worren (Norway)
130 kg
Gold – Sotirios Ligkovalnis (Greece)
Silver - Rasmus Maunuksela (Sweden)
U.S. Senior Greco-Roman results
60 kg/132 lbs. - Sean Sesnan, Watertown, Tenn. (NMU-OTS), 7th place
LOSS Mattias Poutanen (Finland), tech. fall 9-0
WIN Jonatan Jednell (Sweden) pin 2:58
LOSS Imranullah Safi (Sweden), 11-7
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Logan Hatch, Colorado Springs, Colo. (EAP), 7th place
LOSS Sergiu Ilies (Sweden), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Alexander Jonereiv (Sweden), tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Artuu Hakala (Finland), tech. fall 10-0
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Nick Leonetti, Star, Idaho (EAP), dnp/16th
LOSS Zaman Amiri (Sweden), tech fall 8-0
LOSS Mikael Karlsson (Sweden), tech. fall 8-0
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Brody Olson, Stewartville, Minn. (NMU/OTS), dnp/16th
LOSS Daniel Therkildsen (Sweden) tech fall 8-0
LOSS Samuel Nyberg (Sweden) tech fall, 11-0
77 kg/169.5 lbs. - Spencer Woods, Kotzebue, Alaska (New York AC/NMU-OTS), gold medal
WIN Emil Bertzel (Sweden) tech. fall 9-0
WIN Ruhullah Kharoti (Sweden) pin 0:30
WIN Pepes Panagiotis (Greece), Forfeit
WIN Johan Hedberg (Sweden) tech fall 10-2
WIN Simon Borkenhagen (Sweden), 4-4
77 kg/169.5 lbs. - Nate Grimes, Keller, Texas (NMU-OTS), 7th place
WIN Christian Johansson (Sweden) tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Didrik Silverin (Sweden), pin 3:00
LOSS Simon Borkenhagen (Sweden), tech. fall 8-0
82 kg/180.5 lbs. - Tommy Brackett, Memphis, Tenn. (NMU-OTS), silver medal
WIN Kim Stenberg (Sweden), 5-3
WIN Martin Gistorp (Sweden), tech fall 8-0
WIN Anton Valapuro (Sweden), 8-0
LOSS Anton Olsson (Sweden), 5-2
82 kg/180.5 lbs. - Tommy Dantzler, Colorado Springs, Colo., 8th place
LOSS Anatoli Bogdanov (Norway) 8-8
LOSS Sotiriadis Avraam (Greece), tech. fall 9-1
97 kg/211.5 lbs. - Timothy Eubanks, Sparks, Nev. (NMU-OTS), silver medal
WIN Benjamin Sjöstrand (Sweden), 12-3
WIN Kostas Chasapis (Greece), tech fall 8-0
LOSS Jacob Logard (Sweden), pin 2:01
