Iran wins team title at U20 Worlds in Greco-Roman; USA places 11th, with five in the top 10
by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
AMMAN, Jordan – The U20 World Championships concluded today with the Group Two of Greco-Roman holding its repechage and medal matches. No U.S. wrestlers qualified to compete on Sunday.
Iran won the team title with 162 points, led by three champions and six total medalists. Georgia was second with 89 points and Armenia was third with 88 points.
The United States placed 11th, with five athletes scoring points by placing in the top 10 of their weight classes. Although no USA athletes from Group Two competed today. Braden Stauffenberg of Illinois scored team points by placing ninth at 72 kg. Stauffenberg went 1-1 for the event and scored a pin in his first match.
Other U.S. place winners from Group One were Landon Drury of Colorado (5th at 63 kg), Wyatt Voelker of Iowa (5th at 87 kg), Aden Attao of Idaho (7th at 130 kg) and Zachary Silvis of Minnesota (8th at 55 kg). The USA was fifth in the team standings after the first five weight classes were completed.
The United States had 13 medals in the U20 World Championships, eight in men’s freestyle and five in women’s freestyle.
U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Amman, Jordan, August 20
Greco-Roman Group Two (60-67-72-82-97 kg) results
60 kg
Gold: Suren Aghajanyan (Armenia)
Silver - Sumit (India)
Bronze: Amirreza Dehborzogi (Iran)
Bronze: Ilkin Gurbanov (Azerbaijan)
5th - Saifulla Kurman (Kazakshtan)
5th - Emirlan Duishenaliev (Kyrgyzstan)
7th - Olivier Skrzypczak (Poland)
8th - Bilal Bersanukaev (Individual Neutral Athlete)
9th - Koto Gomi (Japan)
10th - Kuvonchbek Yakhshiboev (Uzbekistan)
Gold: Suren Aghajanyan (Armenia) dec Sumit (India), 13-4
Bronze: Amirreza Dehborzogi (Iran) dec Saifulla Kurman (Kazakshtan), 9-0
Bronze: Ilkin Gurbanov (Azerbaijan) dec Emirlan Duishenaliev (Kyrgyzstan), 3-1
67 kg
Gold: Moustafa Alameldin (Egypt)
Silver: Gaspar Terteryan (Armenia)
Bronze: Azat Sariyar (Turkey)
Bronze: Arslanbek Salimov (Poland)
5th - Ahoura Bouveiri Piani (Iran),
5th - Nestori Mannila (Finland)
7th - Kanan Abdullazade (Azerbaijan)
8th - Izet Bekirov (Ukraine)
9th - Dimitar Georgiev (Bulgaria)
10th - Ilias Iandarov (Individual Neutral Athlete)
Gold: Moustafa Alameldin (Egypt) dec. Gaspar Terteryan (Armenia), 4-2
Bronze: Azat Sariyar (Turkey) dec. Ahoura Bouveiri Piani (Iran), 3-2
Bronze: Arslanbek Salimov (Poland) dec. Nestori Mannila (Finland), 4-0
72 kg
Gold: Imran Aliev ((Individual Neutral Athlete) tech fall Levente Levai (Hungary), 9-0
Bronze: Anri Putkaradze (Georgia) dec. Seyedmohammadmahdi Miri (Iran), 5-1
Bronze: Muhammed Gocmen (Turkey) dec. Aaron Bellscheidt (Germany) 5-4
Gold: Imran Aliev (Individual Neutral Athlete)
Silver: Levente Levai (Hungary)
Bronze: Anri Putkaradze (Georgia)
Bronze: Muhammed Gocmen (Turkey)
5th: Seyedmohammadmahdi Miri (Iran)
5th - Aaron Bellscheidt (Germany)
7th - Yeldos Kamelov (Kazakhstan)
8th - Hajime Kikuta (Japan)
9th - Braden Srauffenberg (USA)
10th - Ankit Gulia (India)
82 kg
Gold: Alperen Berber (Turkey)
Silver: Yasin Yazdi (Iran)
Bronze: Data Chkhaidze (Georgia)
Bronze: Imam Aliev (Individual Neutral Athlete)
5th - Ivan Chmyr (Ukraine)
5th - Ruben Gevorgyan (Armenia)
7th - Reon Kakegawa (Japan)
8th - Mahmoud Walid Ibrahim (Egypt)
9th - Uladzislau Slabadzinski (Individual Neutral Athlete) -
10th - Nicolaos Ignatescu (Romania)
Gold: Alperen Berber (Turkey) tech fall Yasin Yazdi (Iran), 9-1
Bronze: Data Chkhaidze (Georgia) dec. Ivan Chmyr (Ukraine), 2-1
Bronze: Imam Aliev (Individual Neutral Athlete) pin Ruben Gevorgyan (Armenia) 1:10
97 kg
Gold: Abubakar Khaslakhanau (Individual Neutral Athlete)
Silver: Gor Ayvazyan (Georgia), 8-0
Bronze: Magomed Mukhtarov (Individual Neutral Athlete)
Bronze: Rostislav Covali (Moldova)
5th: Kevin Uspenski (Estonia),
5th: Arshak Geghamyan (Armenia)
7th - Sebastian Warchol (Poland)
8th - Juan Leonardo Blanco (Venezuela)
9th - Donghyun Yun (Korea)
10th - Amirreza Rahman Akbari (Iran)
Gold: Abubakar Khaslakhanau (Individual Neutral Athlete) tech fall Gor Ayvazyan (Georgia), 8-0
Bronze: Magomed Mukhtarov (Individual Neutral Athlete) tech fall Kevin Uspenski (Estonia), 8-0
Bronze: Rostislav Covali (Moldova) pin Arshak Geghamyan (Armenia), 1:58
U.S. Greco-Roman Group Two (60-67-72-82-97 kg) Results
60 kg – Max Black (Castle Rock, Colorado/ NMU-National Training Center), 21st
LOSS Koto Gomi (Japan), tech. fall, 11-0
67 kg – Joel Adams (Omaha, Nebraska/The Best Wrestler), 21st
LOSS Artur Jeremejev (Estonia), 5-2
72 kg – Braden Stauffenberg (Plano, Illinois/Michigan WC), 9th place
WIN Omar Al Daraghmeh (Jordan), fall, 2:40
LOSS Muhammed Gocmen (Turkey), tech. fall, 9-0
82 kg – Michael Altomer (Stuyvesant, New York/Curby 3-Style Wrestling), 16th
LOSS Mahmoud Ibrahim (Egypt), 4-2
97 kg – Sawyer Bartelt (Coral Gables, Florida/Gladiator Wrestling), 14th
LOSS Juan Diaz Blanco (Venezuela), 2-2
Team Standings
1. Iran, 162
2. Georgia 89
3. Armenia, 88
4. Turkey, 81
5. Kyrgyzstan, 70
6. Kazakhstan, 60
7. India, 55
8. Egypt, 46
9. Azerbaijan, 43
10. Moldova, 39
11. United States, 38