Horton earns freestyle silver; U.S. adds five bronzes on first day of Veteran World Championships

Oct 7, 2025, 6:30 PM EDT

by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

Day one medalists for Team USA at the 2025 Veteran World Championships in Tatabanya, Hungary.

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TATABANYA, Hungary – The U.S. team picked up six men’s freestyle medals, including a spotlight silver medal from Stephen Horton, on the first day of wrestling at the 2025 Veteran World Championships.

Horton, the returning champion in Division E at 70 kg, was the lone American to qualify for the finals on Tuesday at Tatabanya Sport Hall. He came up short in a 4-1 loss to Jevgenijs Boiko of Latvia in the championship match. Horton finished with a 3-1 record overall and was the highest placing American on the day.

Two other returning champions took the mat for Team USA—Ben VomBaur in Division B at 62 kg and Kevin Pine in Division E at 88 kg. Both men lost in the semifinals to the eventual champion and rebounded for bronze. VomBaur took out Shermat Dzhakiev of Kyrgyzstan) in the bronze medal match, 8-0. Pine earned a 4-2 in over Alexandr Chsherbakov of Kazakhstan to score his bronze medal.

Three more Americans finished on the medal stand with bronze medal efforts—James Medeiros in Division B at 88 kg, Eben Faler in Division B at 100 kg and Jeffrey Anderson in Division E at 88 kg.

Complete results for each American in action, as well as top ten placements and medal match results in each weight class, are listed below.

The tournament continues at 10:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday with the men’s freestyle Division C and Division D preliminary matches. The day two medal matches are set for 6 p.m. local time. Tatabanya, Hungary, is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.

A live stream and archived matches from the Veteran World Championships is available to the U.S. market through FloWrestling.com.

Tournament brackets and updated results can be found on UWW Arena.

2025 Veteran World Championships

At Tatabanya, Hungary, October 7

Men’s Freestyle Results

Division B

62 kg

Gold – Kenta Fujimoto (Japan)

Silver – Sainbayar Sugar (Mongolia)

Bronze – Ben VomBaur (United States)

Bronze – Andrei Innokentev (UWW)

5^th – Shermat Dzhakiev (Kyrgyzstan)

5^th – Adlet Rakhimberdinov (Kazakhstan)

7^th – Leon Pentelei (Moldova)

8^th – Tumen Vasilev (UWW)

9^th – Medet Rakhymbay (Kazakhstan)

10^th – Derek Henze (United States)

Gold – Kenta Fujimoto (Japan) dec. Sainbayar Sugar (Mongolia), 5-0

Bronze – Ben VomBaur (United States) dec. Shermat Dzhakiev (Kyrgyzstan), 8-0

Bronze – Andrei Innokentev (UWW) dec. Adlet Rakhimberdinov (Kazakhstan), 5-0

70 kg

Gold – Johannes Uhrenholt Heindl (Germany)

Silver – Nurlan Serikbol (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Armen Karapetyan (Armenia)

Bronze – Chingis Ukhinov (UWW)

5^th – Zviad Gvilava (Georgia)

5^th – Sodnom Budazhapov (UWW)

7^th – Erdenebayar Mendbayar (Mongolia)

8^th – Tibor Czipfel (Hungary)

9^th – Grant Hutaff-Nakamura (United States)

10^th – Ahmad Hazime (Germany)

Gold – Johannes Uhrenholt Heindl (Germany) dec. Nurlan Serikbol (Kazakhstan), 6-3

Bronze – Armen Karapetyan (Armenia) dec. Zviad Gvilava (Georgia), 5-2

Bronze – Chingis Ukhinov (UWW) inj. def. Sodnom Budazhapov (UWW)

78 kg

Gold – Richard Addinall (South Africa)

Silver – Esenbek Baimatov (Kyrgyzstan)

Bronze – Soslan Marzoev (UWW)

Bronze – Seyedabdolreza Razavi (Iran)

5^th – Yevgeniy Sudeikin (Kazakhstan)

5^th – Maksat Omorov (Kyrgyzstan)

7^th – Alexandru Burca (Moldova)

8^th – Ali Rahimi (Norway)

9^th – Ulughbek Bomulloev (Tajikistan)

10^th – Csaba Fazakas (Romania)

Gold – Richard Addinall (South Africa) dec. Esenbek Baimatov (Kyrgyzstan), 8-0

Bronze – Soslan Marzoev (UWW) fall Yevgeniy Sudeikin (Kazakhstan), 1:34

Bronze – Seyedabdolreza Razavi (Iran) dec. Maksat Omorov (Kyrgyzstan), 2-0

88 kg

Gold – Gabor Hatos (Hungary)

Silver – Roman Sarybaev (Kyrgyzstan)

Bronze – James Medeiros (United States)

Bronze – Andrejs Bessonovs (Latvia)

5^th – Rashid Rasulov (UWW)

5^th – Platon Savvinov (UWW)

7^th – Rustem Kale (Türkiye)

8^th – Dmitry Shadrin (UWW)

9^th – Mickey Stormer (United States)

10^th – Robin Liljegren (Sweden)

Gold – Gabor Hatos (Hungary) dec. Roman Sarybaev (Kyrgyzstan), 4-0

Bronze – James Medeiros (United States) dec. Rashid Rasulov (UWW), 10-5

Bronze – Andrejs Bessonovs (Latvia) dec. Platon Savvinov (UWW), 4-2

100 kg

Gold – Shahab Moeinifar (Iran)

Silver – Ganzorig Chagnaadorj (Mongolia)

Bronze – Eben Faler (United States)

Bronze – Shamil Iusupov (UWW)

5^th – Chimeddorj Dash (Mongolia)

5^th – Petro Raichev (Ukraine)

7^th – Altay Hajiyev (Azerbaijan)

8^th – Hrant Ghambaryan (France)

9^th – Mohsen Asgariani (Sweden)

10^th – Konstantin Li (Kyrgyzstan)

Gold – Shahab Moeinifar (Iran) dec. Ganzorig Chagnaadorj (Mongolia), 3-2

Bronze – Eben Faler (United States) dec. Chimeddorj Dash (Mongolia), 2-1

Bronze – Shamil Iusupov (UWW) tech. fall Petro Raichev (Ukraine), 11-0

130 kg

Gold – Nurzhan Katayev (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Alexander Salamov (UWW)

Bronze – Asker Efendiev (Kyrgyzstan)

Bronze – Tsevelsodnom Davaakhuu (Mongolia)

5^th – Cosmin Podar Petho (Romania)

5^th – Ronald Williams (United States)

7^th – Irakli Akhrakhadze (Georgia)

8^th – Amir Lak (United Kingdom)

9^th – Mustafa Akmisir (Türkiye)

10^th – Gokhan Yesil (Türkiye)

Gold – Nurzhan Katayev (Kazakhstan) dec. Alexander Salamov (UWW), 4-2

Bronze – Asker Efendiev (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Cosmin Podar Petho (Romania), 4-1

Bronze – Tsevelsodnom Davaakhuu (Mongolia) dec. Ronald Williams (United States), 9-0

Division E

62 kg

Gold – Remzi Osman (Bulgaria)

Silver – Ubaydullo Ergashev (Uzbekistan)

Bronze – Eduard Ivanov (UWW)

Bronze – Vadim Danilov (UWW)

5^th – Yerik Imaniyazov (Kazakhstan)

5^th – Zhumabek Sultanov (Kazakhstan)

7^th – Stjepan Margic (Croatia)

8^th – Istvan Kleber (Hungary)

9^th – Yoshinobu Awata (Japan)

10^th – Joseph Raia (United States)

Gold – Remzi Osman (Bulgaria) dec. Ubaydullo Ergashev (Uzbekistan), 4-1

Bronze – Eduard Ivanov (UWW) dec. Yerik Imaniyazov (Kazakhstan), 11-10

Bronze – Vadim Danilov (UWW) tech. fall Zhumabek Sultanov (Kazakhstan), 12-0

70 kg

Gold – Jevgenijs Boiko (Latvia)

Silver – Stephen Horton (United States)

Bronze – Hamidreza Rabiei Kenari (Iran)

Bronze – Stefan Bittmann (Germany)

5^th – Talant Begaliev (Kyrgyzstan)

5^th – Antanas Merkevicius (Lithuania)

7^th – Gheorghe Bistritchi (Moldova)

8^th – Lars Jakobsson (Sweden)

9^th – Jamshed Maqsudov (Tajikistan)

10^th – Nasanbayar Bodigerel (Germany)

Gold – Jevgenijs Boiko (Latvia) dec. Stephen Horton (United States), 4-1

Bronze – Hamidreza Rabiei Kenari (Iran) dec. Talant Begaliev (Kyrgyzstan), 2-2

Bronze – Stefan Bittmann (Germany) dec. Antanas Merkevicius (Lithuania), 8-4

78 kg

Gold – Alexander Leipold (Germany)

Silver – Jonathan Molfino (Italy)

Bronze – Philippe Lamothe (France)

Bronze – Toktassyn Bekbolatov (Kazakhstan)

5^th – Jon Daniels (United States)

5^th – Dirk Stastny (Germany)

7^th – Jon Banko (United States)

8^th – Peter Jankovics (Hungary)

9^th – Pakherdin Tokhtiyev (Kazakhstan)

10^th – Richard Goodwin (United States)

Gold – Alexander Leipold (Germany) dec. Jonathan Molfino (Italy), 5-2

Bronze – Philippe Lamothe (France) dec. Jon Daniels (United States), 8-0

Bronze – Toktassyn Bekbolatov (Kazakhstan) fall Dirk Stastny (Germany), 0:56

88 kg

Gold – Imre Lukacs (Hungary)

Silver – Evgeny Lisitsa (UWW)

Bronze – Jeffrey Anderson (United States)

Bronze – Kevin Pine (United States)

5^th – Guido Meltzer (Germany)

5^th – Alexandr Chsherbakov (Kazakhstan)

7^th – Hidetomo Katoh (Japan)

8^th – Hassan Fattahi (Iran)

9^th – Kainarbek Bukpanov (Kazakhstan)

10^th – Ganbaatar Nasan (Mongolia)

Gold – Imre Lukacs (Hungary) dec. Evgeny Lisitsa (UWW), 3-0

Bronze – Jeffrey Anderson (United States) fall Guido Meltzer (Germany), 0:31

Bronze – Kevin Pine (United States) dec. Alexandr Chsherbakov (Kazakhstan), 4-2

100 kg

Gold – Tamas Fabian (Hungary)

Silver – Kuat Jaisanov (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Ankhbayar Tsendee (Mongolia)

4^th – Mark Drake (United States)

4^th – Albert Sharapov (UWW)

4^th – Valeriu Albu (Romania)

7^th – Azat Sheroyan (Armenia)

8^th – Dinabandhu Pujapanda (India)

9^th – Szabolcs Toth (Hungary)

Gold – Tamas Fabian (Hungary) dec. Kuat Jaisanov (Kazakhstan), 2-0

Bronze – Ankhbayar Tsendee (Mongolia) dec. Mark Drake (United States), 8-0

Bronze – Albert Sharapov (UWW) and Valeriu Albu (Romania) double forfeit

130 kg

Gold – Abdurashid Bagavdinov (UWW)

Silver – Anuar Uxumbayev (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Saleh Al Zriqat (Jordan)

Bronze – Pal Turak (Hungary)

5^th – Zayamandakh Otgonbayar (Mongolia)

5^th – Christopher Brownrigg (Canada)

7^th – Gantulga Gursed (Mongolia)

8^th – Frank Schueler (Germany)

Gold – Abdurashid Bagavdinov (UWW) tech. fall Anuar Uxumbayev (Kazakhstan), 10-0

Bronze – Saleh Al Zriqat (Jordan) dec. Zayamandakh Otgonbayar (Mongolia), 3-0

Bronze – Pal Turak (Hungary) fall Christopher Brownrigg (Canada) fall, 1:23

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results

Division B

62 kg – Derek Henze, 10^th place

LOSS Ben VomBaur (United States), tech. fall, 10-0

62 kg – Ben VomBaur, bronze medal

WIN Derek Henze (United States), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Tumen Vasilev (UWW), 8-4

LOSS Kenta Fujimoto (Japan), 8-2

WIN Shermat Dzhakiev (Kyrgyzstan), 8-0

70 kg – Grant Hutaff-Nakamura, 9^th place

LOSS Sodnom Budazhapov (UWW), tech. fall, 10-0

78 kg – Adam Wolf, 19^th place

LOSS Richard Addinall (South Africa), tech. fall, 10-0

LOSS Ulughbek Bomulloev (Tajikistan), tech. fall, 10-0

88 kg – James Armstrong, 13^th place

LOSS Rashid Rasulov (UWW), tech. fall, 12-2

88 kg – James Medeiros, bronze medal

WIN Shamil Abulmuslimov (UWW), 3-0

LOSS Gabor Hatos (Hungary), 4-0

WIN Robin Liljegren (Sweden), 5-0

WIN Rashid Rasulov (UWW), 10-5

88 kg – Mickey Stormer, 9^th place

WIN Shukhert Davaa (Mongolia), 9-6

LOSS Roman Sarybaev (Kyrgyzstan), 10-1

LOSS Andrejs Bessonovs (Latvia), tech. fall, 10-0

100 kg – Eben Faler, bronze medal

LOSS Ganzorig Chagnaadorj (Mongolia), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Chimeddorj Dash (Mongolia), 2-1

130 kg – William McCrary, 13^th place

LOSS Nurzhan Katayev (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 10-0

LOSS Cosmin Podar Petho (Romania), tech. fall, 10-0

130 kg – Ronald Williams, 5^th place

WIN Gokhan Yesil (Türkiye), inj. def., 3:32

WIN Irakli Akhrakhadze (Georgia), 5-0

LOSS Alexander Salamov (UWW), fall, 4:00

LOSS Tsevelsodnom Davaakhuu (Mongolia), 9-0

Division E

62 kg – Joseph Raia, 10^th place

LOSS Eduard Ivanov (UWW), 7-4

70 kg – Marc Cecconi, 15^th place

LOSS Talant Begaliev (Kyrgyzstan), tech. fall, 11-0

70 kg – Stephen Horton, silver medal

WIN Hamidreza Rabiei Kenari (Iran), 4-1

WIN Lars Jakobsson (Sweden), fall, 0:26

WIN Talant Begaliev (Kyrgyzstan), 10-5

LOSS Jevgenijs Boiko (Latvia), 4-1

78 kg – Jon Banko, 7^th place

WIN James Ivaldi (United States), fall, 3:35

LOSS Alexander Leipold (Germany), fall, 1:49

LOSS Toktassyn Bekbolatov (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 16-6

78 kg – Jon Daniels, 5^th place

WIN Nurzhan Assilbekov (Kazakhstan), fall, 0:52

WIN Richard Goodwin (United States), 12-8

LOSS Jonathan Molfino (Italy), tech. fall, 11-0

LOSS Philippe Lamothe (France), 8-0

78 kg – Richard Goodwin, 10^th place

WIN Osman Onder (Türkiye), 7-7

LOSS Jon Daniels (United States), 12-8

78 kg – James Ivaldi, 14^th place

LOSS Jon Banko (United States), fall, 3:35

88 kg – Jeffrey Anderson, bronze medal

LOSS Evgeny Lisitsa (UWW), tech. fall, 16-6

WIN Hidetomo Katoh (Japan), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Guido Meltzer (Germany), fall, 0:31

88 kg – Kevin Pine, bronze medal

WIN Munko Bazarov (UWW), tech. fall, 12-2

WIN Hassan Fattahi (Iran), 7-0

LOSS Imre Lukacs (Hungary), 6-0

WIN Alexandr Chsherbakov (Kazakhstan), 4-2

100 kg – Mark Drake, 4^th place

WIN Dinabandhu Pujapanda (India), fall, 0:30

LOSS Kuat Jaisanov (Kazakhstan), 7-0

LOSS Ankhbayar Tsendee (Mongolia), 8-0

Horton earns freestyle silver; U.S. adds five bronzes on first day of Veteran World Championships

2025 Veteran World Championships

At Tatabanya, Hungary, October 7

Men’s Freestyle Results

Division B

62 kg

70 kg

78 kg

88 kg

100 kg

130 kg

Division E

62 kg

70 kg

78 kg

88 kg

100 kg

130 kg

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results

Division B

62 kg – Derek Henze, 10th place

62 kg – Ben VomBaur, bronze medal

70 kg – Grant Hutaff-Nakamura, 9th place

78 kg – Adam Wolf, 19th place

88 kg – James Armstrong, 13th place

88 kg – James Medeiros, bronze medal

88 kg – Mickey Stormer, 9th place

100 kg – Eben Faler, bronze medal

130 kg – William McCrary, 13th place

130 kg – Ronald Williams, 5th place

Division E

62 kg – Joseph Raia, 10th place

70 kg – Marc Cecconi, 15th place

70 kg – Stephen Horton, silver medal

78 kg – Jon Banko, 7th place

78 kg – Jon Daniels, 5th place

78 kg – Richard Goodwin, 10th place

78 kg – James Ivaldi, 14th place

88 kg – Jeffrey Anderson, bronze medal

88 kg – Kevin Pine, bronze medal

100 kg – Mark Drake, 4th place

62 kg – Derek Henze, 10^th place

70 kg – Grant Hutaff-Nakamura, 9^th place

78 kg – Adam Wolf, 19^th place

88 kg – James Armstrong, 13^th place

88 kg – Mickey Stormer, 9^th place

130 kg – William McCrary, 13^th place

130 kg – Ronald Williams, 5^th place

62 kg – Joseph Raia, 10^th place

70 kg – Marc Cecconi, 15^th place

78 kg – Jon Banko, 7^th place

78 kg – Jon Daniels, 5^th place

78 kg – Richard Goodwin, 10^th place

78 kg – James Ivaldi, 14^th place

100 kg – Mark Drake, 4^th place