Plott earns bronze in men’s freestyle at Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Dustin Plott receives bronze medal at the Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial.
WARSAW, Poland – The first day of men’s freestyle action at the 2025 Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial saw American Dustin Plott secure a bronze medal at 92 kg.
Plott, who was the lone U.S. men’s freestyle athlete to compete on Saturday, posted a 3-1 record with a pair of technical falls during his tournament. He was dominant in the bronze medal match against Wiktor Hasa of Poland, with his takedowns and leg lace combos leading to a 12-1 technical fall.
The Oklahoma State All-American and past NCAA finalist opened the day with decisive wins over Filip Rogut of Poland and Luza Tsertsvadze of Georgia. He came up short to Ukraine’s Ivan Chornohuz, 9-6, in his semifinal. Chornohuz was a U20 European bronze medalist in 2023.
Plott was a bronze medalist at this event two years ago. He was also a member of the 2023 U23 World Team.
Six Americans, including 2023 World champion Vito Arujau, are expected to take the mats in Poland tomorrow on the final day of wrestling at the Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial. The tournament is set to begin at 11 a.m. local time. Warsaw, Poland, is located six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.
Brackets and match-by-match results are available at sportzona.pl. A live stream of the event can be found on the SportZona YouTube.
2025 Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial #
At Warsaw, Poland, August 2 #
Men’s Freestyle Results #
86 kg #
Gold – Joshua Morodion (Germany)
Silver – Ivars Samusonoks (Latvia)
Bronze – Denys Bykov (Ukraine)
Bronze – Oleksandr Mamrosh (Ukraine)
5th – Miko Markus Elkala (Finland)
5th – Cezary Sadowski (Poland)
7th – Valentyn Babii (Ukraine)
8th – Giorgi Natchkebia (Georgia)
9th – Mukhammed Aliiev (Ukraine)
10th – Fateh Benferdjallah (Algeria)
Gold – Joshua Morodion (Germany) dec. Ivars Samusonoks (Latvia), 8-2
Bronze – Denys Bykov (Ukraine) dec. Miko Markus Elkala (Finland), 7-1
Bronze – Oleksandr Mamrosh (Ukraine) dec. Cezary Sadowski (Poland), 5-4
92 kg #
Gold – Lars Schaefle (Germany)
Silver – Ivan Chornohuz (Ukraine)
Bronze – Dustin Plott (United States)
Bronze – Luza Tsertsvadze (Georgia)
5th – Wiktor Hasa (Poland)
5th – Filip Rogut (Poland)
7th – Filip Szucki (Poland)
8th – Andrew Johnson (Canada)
9th – Krisztian Angyal (Hungary)
10th – Joseph De Maio (Canada)
Gold – Lars Schaefle (Germany) dec. Ivan Chornohuz (Ukraine), 10-5
Bronze – Dustin Plott (United States) tech. fall Wiktor Hasa (Poland), 12-1
Bronze – Luza Tsertsvadze (Georgia) tech. fall Filip Rogut (Poland), 14-3
97 kg #
Gold – Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland)
Silver – David McHedeldze (Ukraine)
Bronze – Ertugral Agca (Germany)
Bronze – Ivan Prymachenko (Ukraine)
5th – Taron Shahinyan (Poland)
5th – Richard Vegh (Hungary)
7th – Levan Bazadze (Georgia)
8th – Domantas Pauliuscenko (Lithuania)
9th – Wali Kebir (Algeria)
10th – Pureun Kim (Korea)
Gold – Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland) dec. David McHedeldze (Ukraine), 3-1
Bronze – Ertugral Agca (Germany) dec. Taron Shahinyan (Poland), 9-0
Bronze – Ivan Prymachenko (Ukraine) tech. fall Richard Vegh (Hungary), 10-0
125 kg #
Gold – Giorgi Meshvildishvili (Azerbaijan)
Silver – Volodymyr Kochanov (Ukraine)
Bronze – Robert Baran (Poland)
Bronze – Mohsen Siyar (Germany)
5th – Murazi Mchedlidze (Ukraine)
5th – Milian Korcsog (Hungary)
7th – Roger Rujie (Canada)
8th – Emil Thiele (Germany)
Gold – Giorgi Meshvildishvili (Azerbaijan) dec. Volodymyr Kochanov (Ukraine), 8-0
Bronze – Robert Baran (Poland) dec. Milian Korcsog (Hungary), 2-0
Bronze – Mohsen Siyar (Germany) dec. Murazi Mchedlidze (Ukraine), 7-0
U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results #
92 kg – Dustin Plott (Tuttle, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
WIN Filip Rogut (Poland), inj. def., 2:32
WIN Luza Tsertsvadze (Georgia), tech. fall, 15-5
LOSS Ivan Chornohuz (Ukraine), 9-6
WIN Hasa Wiktor (Poland), tech. fall, 12-1
