U.S. concludes action at U23 World Championships in Albania

The United States concluded action at the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania, Sunday night. On the final day of competition, two athletes wrestled in repechage matches, in hopes of advancing and winning a World bronze medal.

Michael Altomer (87 kg) was pulled into repechage after his opponent in the first round advanced to the finals. In his repechage match, Altomer faced Armenia’s Samvel Sargsyan and dropped an 8-0 technical fall. The first two points were scored on a questionable takedown on the egde seconds into the match. Sargysyan put Altomer on his back for four, taking a 6-0 lead entering the break. Two more points in the second period ended the match, and Altomer's run at a bronze medal.

At 63 kg, Jordan Hamdan fell to Pravesh Pravesh (UWW) in a 10-0 technical fall. Pravesh scored the first points, taking a 4-0 lead after getting Hamdan to his back. A passivity point made it a 5-0 match, but Pravesh couldn’t drive up the score. Another passivity point in the next period pushed the score to 6-0, and it was a four-point move at the end that ended the match.

As a team, the United States finished in 14^th place with 24 points.

2023 U23 World Championships – Greco-Roman

At Tirana, Albania, October 23-29

Team Rankings

1. Turkey, 121 points
2. Azerbaijan, 93 points
3. Georgia, 78 points
4. Armenia, 77 points
5. Kazakhstan, 63 points
6. Ukraine, 62 points
7. Japan, 47 points
8. Moldova, 44 points
9. UWW, 43 points
10. Kyrgyzstan, 41 points

Greco-Roman Full Results

55 kg

Gold -  Giorgi Tokhadze (Georgia)

Silver -  Iskhar Kurbayev (Kazakhstan)

Bronze -  Adem Uzun (Turkey)

Bronze -  Farid Sadikhli (Azerbaijan)

5^th - Manvel Khachatryan (Armenia)

5^th - Denis Mihai (Romania)

7^th - Camden Russell (United States)

8^th - Vladimir Zabeyvorota (AIN)

9^th - Ulan Muratbek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan)

10^th - Yevhen Pokovba (Ukraine)

Gold – Tokhadze (Georgia) tech. fall Kurbayev (Kazakhstan), 9-0

Bronze – Uzun (Turkey) tech. fall Khachatryan (Armenia), 10-0

Bronze – Sadikhli (Azerbaijan) tech. fall Mihai (Romania), 10-0

60 kg

Gold – Anvar Allakhiarov (AIN)

Silver – Romeo Beridze (Georgia)

Bronze –  Mert Ilbars (Turkey)

Bronze –  Sumit Sumit (UWW)

5th – Aibek Sabyrbekov (Kazakhstan)

5th – Yonaiker Javier Martinez Cravo (Venezuela)

7th – Munthir Abdullah A Jandu (Saudi Arabia)

8th – Nihad Guluzade (Azerbaijan)

9th – Suren Aghajanyan (Armenia)

10th – Kosei Takeshita (Japan)

Gold – Allakhiarov (AIN) tech. fall Beridze (Georgia), 10-0

Bronze – Ilbars (Turkey) tech. fall Sabyrbekov (Kazakhstan), 9-1

Bronze – Sumit (UWW) dec. Cravo (Venezuela), 4-3

63 kg

Gold - Rakhman Tavmurzaev (AIN)

Silver - Hleb Makaranka (AIN)

Bronze - Vitalie Eriomenco (Moldova)

Bronze - Chiezo Maruyama (Japan)

5^th - Pravesh Pravesh (UWW)

5^th - Yurik Hoveyan (Armenia)

7^th - Giorgi Shotadze (Georgia)

8^th - Mairbek Salimov (Poland)

9^th - Baiaman Karimov (Kyrgyzstan)

10^th - Ziya Babashov (Azerbaijan)

Gold – Tavmurzaev (AIN) dec. Makaranka (AIN), 6-1

Bronze – Eriomenco (Moldova) tech. fall Pravesh (UWW), 9-0

Bronze – Maruyama (Japan) dec. Hoveyan (Armenia), 2-1

67 kg

Gold – Sultan Assetuly (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Mustafa Yildirim (Turkey)

Bronze – Haruto Yabe (Japan)

Bronze – Muslim Imadaev (AIN)

5th – Artur Jeremejev (Estonia)

5th – Hasan Mammadli (Azerbaijan)

7th – Oleg Khalilov (Ukraine)

8th – Illia Valeuski (AIN)

9th – Gagik Snjoyan (France)

10th – Moustafa Alameldin (Egypt)

Gold – Assetuly (Kazakhstan) dec. Yildirim (Turkey), 2-1

Bronze – Yabe (Japan) tech. fall Jeremejev (Estonia), 8-0

Bronze – Imadaev (AIN) dec. Mammadli (Azerbaijan), 12-10

72 kg

Gold - Dmitrii Adamov (AIN)

Silver - Irfan Mirzoiev (Ukraine)

Bronze - Shant Khachatryan (Armenia)

Bronze - Ruslan Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)

5th - Adilkhan Nurlanbekov (Kyrgyzstan)

5th - Michael Portmann (Switzerland)

7th - Otar Abuladze (Georgia)

8th - Anil Anil (UWW)

9th - Junior Benitez Ortiz (Spain)

10th - Miru Olsson (Sweden)

Gold – Adamov (AIN) dec. Mirzoiev (Ukraine), 9-3

Bronze – Khachatryan (Armenia) pin Nurlanbekov (Kyrgyzstan), 3:49

Bronze – Nurullayev (Azerbaijan) dec. Portmann (Switzerland), 3-1

77 kg

Gold - Alexandrin Gutu (Moldova)

Silver - Khasay Hasanli (Azerbaijan)

Bronze - Khvicha Ananidze (Georgia)

Bronze - Yryskeldi Maksatbek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan)

5^th - Attila Toesmagi (Hungary)

5^th - Aleksa Ilic (Serbia)

7^th - Ibrahim Tabaev (Belgium)

8^th - Henrik Gevorgyan (Armenia)

9^th - Deepak Punia (UWW)

10^th - Ismail Barakhoev (AIN)

Gold – Gutu (Moldova) dec. Hasanli (Azerbaijan), 3-1

Bronze – Ananidze (Georgia) dec. Toesmagi (Hungary), 3-1

Bronze – Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) tech. fall Ilic (Serbia), 8-0

82 kg

Gold - Aues Gonibov (AIN)

Silver - Alperen Berber (Turkey)

Bronze - Emad Abouelatta (Egypt)

Bronze - Karlo Kodric (Croatia)

5th - Karen Khachatryan (Armenia)

5th - Ruslan Abdiiev (Ukraine)

7th - Tyler Eischens (United States)

8th - Adam Gardziola (Poland)

9th - Semion Brekkeli (Moldova)

10th - Daniel Bello Vega (Venezuela)

Gold – Gonibov (AIN) dec. Berber (Turkey), 4-0

Bronze – Abouelatta (Egypt) dec. Khachatryan (Armenia), 3-2

Bronze – Kodric (Croatia) dec. Abdiiev (Ukraine), 3-0

87 kg

Gold - Magomed Murtazaliev (AIN)

Silver - Matej Mandic (Croatia)

Bronze - Szymon Szymonowicz (Poland)

Bronze - Istvan Takacs (Hungary)

5^th - Waltteri Latvala (Finland)

5^th - Exauce Mukubu (Norway)

7^th - Asan Zhanyshov (Kyrgyzstan)

8^th - Muhutdin Saricicek (Turkey)

9^th - Manoj Kumar (UWW)

10^th - Samvel Sargsyan (Armenia)

Gold – Murtazaliev (AIN) pin Mandic (Croatia), 3:50

Bronze – Szymonowicz (Poland) tech. fall Latvala (Finland), 9-0

Bronze – Takacs (Hungary) dec. Mukubu (Norway), 2-1

97 kg

Gold - Pavel Hlinchuk (AIN)

Silver - Mustafa Olgun (Turkey)

Bronze - Yuri Nakazato (Japan)

Bronze - Lucas Lazogianis (Germany)

5th - Murad Ahmadiyev (Azerbaijan)

5th - Hayk Khloyan (Armenia)

7th - Cade Lautt (United States)

8th - Marcus Worren (Norway)

9th - Richard Karelson (Estonia)

10th - Valentyn Shkliarenko (Ukraine)

Gold – Hlinchuk (AIN) dec. Olgun (Turkey), 4-3

Bronze – Nakazato (Japan) dec. Ahmadiyev (Azerbaijan), 3-1

Bronze – Lazogianis (Germany) dec. Khloyan (Armenia), 5-3

130 kg

Gold - Muhammet Bakir (Turkey)

Silver - Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi (Ukraine)

Bronze - Mikhail Laptev (AIN)

Bronze - Sarkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

5^th - Razmik Kurdyan (Armenia)

5^th - Apostolos Tsiovolos (Greece)

7^th - Assylbek Zhanibekuly (Kazakhstan)

8^th - Patrick Neumaier (Germany)

9^th - Parvesh Parvesh (UWW)

10^th - Giorgi Tsopurashvili (Georgia)

Gold – Bakir (Turkey) dec. Vyshnyvetskyi (Ukraine), 5-3

Bronze – Laptev (AIN) dec. Kurdyan (Armenia), 7-1

Bronze – Mammadov (Azerbaijan) tech. fall Tsiovolos (Greece), 10-0