Calkins Jr. wins Greco-Roman bronze medal at U17 World Championships
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by Derik Schwanz, Special to TheMat.com
Greco-Roman bronze medalist, David Calkins Jr. at 92 kg, on his way to 4-0 victory and podium finish.
ATHENS, Greece — Day three of the U17 World Championships saw the completion of the Greco-Roman tournament. American David Calkins Jr. finished strong, winning back-to-back matches today on his way to a podium finish.
Calkins Jr. had a solid 4-0 victory in his bronze medal match over last year’s U15 European Champion, Ionut Patru from Romania. It was a record third bronze medal collected by the U.S. Greco-Roman group.
Also taking bronze for Team USA in Greco-Roman were Michael Rundell at 48 kg and Arseni Kikiniou at 65 kg. Team USA finished in 10th place in the team race with 52 points.
The journey for Team USA continues tomorrow in Greece with the second day of women’s freestyle wrestling, which begins at 10:30 a.m. local time. Athens, Greece, is located seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.
For live results and ongoing updates from the tournament, follow USA Wrestling’s social media channels and coverage on theMat.com. Results, brackets, and mat assignments from the U17 World Championships are available on UWW Arena. Fans in the U.S. can stream the event on FloWrestling.com.
2025 U17 World Championships #
At Athens, Greece, July 30 #
Greco-Roman Team Standings #
1. Iran, 125
2. Uzbekistan, 118
3. Kazakhstan, 113
4. Kyrgyzstan, 100
5. Azerbaijan, 100
6. Georgia, 77
7. Turkiye, 64
8. Ukraine, 61
9. Armenia, 55
10. United States, 53
Greco-Roman Group Two Results #
45 kg #
Gold - Kuanyshbek Zhangazhol (Kazakhstan)
Silver - Nurkerim Kumarbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze - Abdurrahman Huseynli (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Vadim Tarelunga (Moldova)
5th - Tymur Maharramov (Ukraine)
5th - Benyamin Neamatollah Khezli (Iran)
7th - Saba Abashidze (Georgia)
8th - Juntao Luo (China)
9th - Mustafa Guven (Turkiye)
10th - Thales Silva (United States)
Gold – Kuanyshbek Zhangazhol (Kazakhstan) dec. Nurkerim Kumarbekov (Kyrgyzstan), 8-7
Bronze – Abdurrahman Huseynli (Azerbaijan) tech. fall Tymur Maharramov (Ukraine), 9-0
Bronze – Vadim Tarelunga (Moldova) dec. Benyamin Neamatollah Khezli (Iran), 8-3
51 kg #
Gold - Otabek Tursunov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Hikmat Hagverdiyev (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Marat Atshemyan (Armenia)
Bronze - Abu Bakar Saga (Norway)
5th - Polat Can Karadeniz (Turkiye)
5th - Islam Rustamovich Kurbanov (Kyrgyzstan)
7th - Pavlos Tsentidis (Greece)
8th - Giorgi Aznaurishvili (Georgia)
9th - Zihao Zhang (China)
10th - Nikko Adachi (Japan)
Gold – Otabek Tursunov (Uzbekistan) dec. Hikmat Hagverdiyev (Azerbaijan), 4-1
Bronze – Marat Atshemyan (Armenia) tech. fall Polat Can Karadeniz (Turkey), 11-0
Bronze – Abu Bakar Saga (Norway) dec. Islam Rustamovich Kurbanov (Kyrgyzstan), 5-3
60 kg #
Gold - Ali Nazarov (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Amangeldi Ysakbaev (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze - Abolfazl Mashaallah Zare Eshaghi (Iran)
Bronze - Zaven Mezhlumyan (Armenia)
5th - Humoyun Erkinov (Uzbekistan)
5th - Denys Seredin (Ukraine)
7th - Damir Akan (Kazakhstan)
8th - Mika Noel Labes (Germany)
9th - Riccardo Delle Cave (Italy)
10th – Przemyslaw Andrychowski (Poland)
Gold – Ali Nazarov (Azerbaijan) dec. Amangeldi Ysakbaev (Kyrgyzstan), 6-1
Bronze – Abolfazl Mashaallah Zare Eshaghi (Iran) dec. Humoyun Erkinov (Uzbekistan), 7-5
Bronze – Zaven Mezhlumyan (Armenia) dec. Denys Seredin (Ukraine), 5-2
71 kg #
Gold - Behruzbek Valiev (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Dimitrios Soulis (Greece)
Bronze - Mohammad Hossein Kazemi (Iran)
Bronze - Marlen Meirbekuly (Kazakhstan)
5th - Yusif Ahmadli (Azerbaijan)
5th - Imre Sandor Kolompar (Hungary)
7th - Zakhar Tserashkou (UWW)
8th - Alisher Ruzimadov (Tajikistan)
9th - Vaclav Satrapa (Czech Republic)
10th - Edgar Davidov (Israel)
Gold – Behruzbek Valiev (Uzbekistan) dec. Dimitrios Soulis (Greece), 3-1
Bronze – Mohammad Hossein Kazemi (Iran) dec. Yusif Ahmadli (Azerbaijan), 4-3
Bronze – Marlen Meirbekuly (Kazakhstan) dec. Imre Sandor Kolompar (Hungary), 7-1
92 kg #
Gold - Amirsam Behnam Mohammadi (Iran)
Silver - Kanstantsin Kasyan (UWW)
Bronze - Ahmet Enes Uzun (Turkiye)
Bronze - David Calkins Jr. (United States)
5th - Said Pashayev (Azerbaijan)
5th - Ionut Erick Patru (Romania)
7th - Mamuka Bidzinashvili (Georgia)
8th - Tomasz Mital (Poland)
9th - Adilet Toishy (Kazakhstan)
10th - Andrija Mikulic (Croatia)
Gold – Amirsam Behnam Mohammadi (Iran) tech. fall Kanstantsin Kasyan (UWW), 8-0
Bronze – Ahmet Enes Uzun (Turkey) dec. Said Pashayev (Azerbaijan), 5-0
Bronze – David Calkins Jr. (United States) dec. Ionut Patru (Romania), 4-0
U.S. Greco-Roman Group Two Results #
45 kg – Thales Silva (Clovis, Calif./SilvaBack Training Center), 10th place
LOSS Abdurrahman Huseynli (Azerbaijan), 6-3
51 kg – Carter Shin (Fairfax, Va./Palm Wrestling Academy), 12th place
LOSS Pavlos Tsentidis (Greece), 4-2
60 kg – Will Detar (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Team Pennsylvania), 15th place
WIN Vlad Duminica (Moldova), 8-7
LOSS Humoyun Erkinov (Uzbekistan), 7-1
71 kg – Dominic Wilson (Rockwall, Texas/Ranger 47 WC), 22nd place
LOSS Vinit (India), 5-1
92 kg – David Calkins Jr. (Brentwood, Calif./Liberty HS Wrestling), bronze medal #
WIN Zong Han Wu (Chinese Taipei), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Andrija Mikulic (Croatia), 3-1
LOSS Kanstantsin Kasyan (UWW), 7-5
WIN Raphael Drigues Duarte (Brazil), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Ionut Patru (Romania), 4-0
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