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Pine wins Greco-Roman gold; U.S. takes three medals on day four at Veteran World Championships

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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

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

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

TATABANYA, Hungary – The U.S. kicked off the Greco-Roman portion of the 2025 Veteran World Championships with a three-medal day in Division’s B and E.


Nevada resident Kevin Pine topped the Division E 88 kg podium with a perfect 3-0 day at Tatabanya Sport Hall. He was sharp in the preliminary rounds with a first-period pin against Krasimir Ganev of Bulgaria and an 8-0 decision over Valiko Makharadze of Kazakhstan. The championship bout was a little tighter, with Pine coming out on top 6-3 against Tomas Brezny of Czechia.


Pine earned a bronze medal in men’s freestyle action earlier this week and was the defending freestyle World champion.


Two more Americans earned a second medal at this year’s event. Stephen Horton duplicated his silver medal performance from men’s freestyle, claiming Greco-Roman silver at 70 kg in Division E on Friday. Similarly, James Medeiros doubled up on bronze medals with a solid 3-1 outing at 88 kg in Division B.


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 Saturday with the Greco-Roman Division C and Division D preliminary matches. The day five 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.


Gold – Valentin Lupu (Romania)

Silver – Sergiu David (Moldova)

Bronze – Marat Garipov (Brazil)

Bronze – Florian Bissler (France)

5th – Patrick Ortmann (Germany)

5th – Evgenii Butuzov (UWW)

7th – Eduard Karimov (UWW)

8th – Csaba Hengan (Hungary)

9th – Ben VomBaur (United States)


Gold – Valentin Lupu (Romania) dec. Sergiu David (Moldova), 6-4 

Bronze – Marat Garipov (Brazil) dec. Patrick Ortmann (Germany), 8-0 

Bronze – Florian Bissler (France) dec. Evgenii Butuzov (UWW), 7-3 


Gold – Aibek Berdaliev (Kyrgyzstan)

Silver – Oleg Boikov (Ukraine)

Bronze – Mamuka Khemshiashvili (Georgia)

Bronze – Nikolay Georgiev (Bulgaria)

5th – Grant Hutaff-Nakamura (United States)

5th – Erdenebayar Mendbayar (Mongolia)

7th – Gevorg Tonoian (UWW)

8th – Chingis Ukhinov (UWW)

9th – Karl Granbom (Sweden)

10th – Ahmad Hazime (Germany)


Gold – Aibek Berdaliev (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Oleg Boikov (Ukraine), 4-3 

Bronze – Mamuka Khemshiashvili (Georgia) dec. Grant Hutaff-Nakamura (United States), 10-8 

Bronze – Nikolay Georgiev (Bulgaria) dec. Erdenebayar Mendbayar (Mongolia), 8-0 


Gold – Anvar Kasymov (Kyrgyzstan)

Silver – Dumitru Popov (Moldova)

Bronze – Nikola Jovanovic (Serbia)

Bronze – Aake Kantola (Sweden)

5th – Serhii Doskoch (Ukraine)

5th – Marian Nagy (Slovakia)

7th – Goran Vorkapic (Croatia)

8th – Ali Rahimi (Norway)

9th – Kanat Primzhanov (Kazakhstan)

10th – Richard Addinall (South Africa)


Gold – Anvar Kasymov (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Dumitru Popov (Moldova), 2-1 

Bronze – Nikola Jovanovic (Serbia) dec. Serhii Doskoch (Ukraine), 8-0 

Bronze – Aake Kantola (Sweden) dec. Marian Nagy (Slovakia), 7-1 


Gold – Evgenii Glazkov (UWW)

Silver – Attila Benko (Hungary)

Bronze – James Medeiros (United States)

Bronze – Stanislav Rodionov (UWW)

5th – Nurkanat Auganbayev (Kazakhstan)

5th – Temirlan Abishev (Kazakhstan)

7th – Harun Demir (Turkey)

8th – Robin Liljegren (Sweden)

9th – Zholdubai Bekzhanov (Kyrgyzstan)

10th – Vladimir Boev (Bulgaria)


Gold – Evgenii Glazkov (UWW) dec. Attila Benko (Hungary), 9-0 

Bronze – James Medeiros (United States) dec. Nurkanat Auganbayev (Kazakhstan), 7-1 

Bronze – Stanislav Rodionov (UWW) dec. Temirlan Abishev (Kazakhstan), 3-1 


Gold – Balazs Kiss (Hungary)

Silver – Yahia Abutabeekh (Jordan)

Bronze – Nikolai Trishin (UWW)

Bronze – Choucri Atafi (Morocco)

5th – Chimeddorj Dash (Mongolia)

5th – Zsolt Magyarosi (Hungary)

7th – Wolfgang Fruehwirth (Austria)

8th – Jozsef Tugyi (Hungary)

9th – Davor Krizmanic (Croatia)

10th – Ulas Cicek (Turkey)


Gold – Balazs Kiss (Hungary) dec. Yahia Abutabeekh (Jordan), 3-1

Bronze – Nikolai Trishin (UWW) dec. Chimeddorj Dash (Mongolia), 2-1 

Bronze – Choucri Atafi (Morocco) dec. Zsolt Magyarosi (Hungary), 7-0 


Gold – Stanislav Volotkevic (Lithuania)

Silver – Davit Tkeshelashvili (Georgia)

Bronze – Amir Lak (Great Britain)

Bronze – Gheorghe Ignat (Romania)

5th – Sinan Sen (Türkiye)

5th – Ronald Williams (United States)

7th – Manfred Huesch (Germany)

8th – Huseyin Aydogan (Türkiye)

9th – Marko Topic (Serbia)

10th – William McCrary (United States)


Gold – Stanislav Volotkevic (Lithuania) dec. Davit Tkeshelashvili (Georgia), 3-1

Bronze – Amir Lak (Great Britain) fall Sinan Sen (Türkiye), 3:21 

Bronze – Gheorghe Ignat (Romania) dec. Ronald Williams (United States), 6-1 


Gold – Gela Papashvili (Georgia)

Silver – Vasil Atanasov (Bulgaria)

Bronze – Malkhaz Gogoladze (Georgia)

Bronze – Terho Kettunen (Finland)

5th – Stjepan Margic (Croatia)

5th – Baatarsuren Gendendorj (Mongolia)

7th – Istvan Kleber (Hungary)

8th – Eduard Ivanov (UWW)

9th – Joseph Raia (United States)

10th – Szabolcs Zsirka (Hungary)


Gold – Gela Papashvili (Georgia) dec. Vasil Atanasov (Bulgaria), 8-0 

Bronze – Malkhaz Gogoladze (Georgia) dec. Stjepan Margic (Croatia), 4-3 

Bronze – Terho Kettunen (Finland) dec. Baatarsuren Gendendorj (Mongolia), 9-0 


Gold – Iran Urazbekov (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Stephen Horton (United States)

Bronze – Armin Prantl (Germany)

Bronze – Petri Kaunisto (Finland)

5th – Ivaylo Sarov (Bulgaria)

5th – Lars Dahl (Sweden)

7th – Lars Jakobsson (Sweden)

8th – Ernesto Alarcon (United States)

9th – Ibrahim Polga (Türkiye)

10th – Stefan Bittmann (Germany)


Gold – Iran Urazbekov (Kazakhstan) inj. def. Stephen Horton (United States), 0:21 

Bronze – Armin Prantl (Germany) dec. Ivaylo Sarov (Bulgaria), 8-0 

Bronze – Petri Kaunisto (Finland) inj. def. Lars Dahl (Sweden), 0:07


Gold – Akaki Chachua (Georgia)

Silver – Osman Onder (Türkiye)

Bronze – Tibor Drabant (Hungary)

Bronze – Ercan Ayyildiz (Türkiye)

5th – Swen Nickel (Germany)

5th – Jonathan Molfino (Italy)

7th – Toktassyn Bekbolatov (Kazakhstan)

8th – Abdelhafid Benomari (France)

9th – Imre Timar (Hungary)

10th – Stancho Spirdonov (Bulgaria)


Gold – Akaki Chachua (Georgia) dec. Osman Onder (Türkiye), 8-0 

Bronze – Tibor Drabant (Hungary) fall Swen Nickel (Germany), 1:16

Bronze – Ercan Ayyildiz (Türkiye) inj. def. Jonathan Molfino (Italy), 1:33


Gold – Kevin Pine (United States)

Silver – Tomas Brezny (Czechia)

Bronze – Pavel Denisov (UWW)

Bronze – Krasimir Ganev (Bulgaria)

5th – Oleksandr Martemianov (Ukraine)

5th – Valiko Makharadze (Kazakhstan)

7th – Jeffrey Anderson (United States)

8th – Kainarbek Bukpanov (Kazakhstan)

9th – Fulvio Giraldi (Italy)

10th – Ganbaatar Nasan (Mongolia)


Gold – Kevin Pine (United States) dec. Tomas Brezny (Czechia), 6-3 

Bronze – Pavel Denisov (UWW) dec. Oleksandr Martemianov (Ukraine), 9-0 

Bronze – Krasimir Ganev (Bulgaria) dec. Valiko Makharadze (Kazakhstan), 6-4 


Gold – Zeljko Jovisic (Serbia)

Silver – Mohammed El Haddad (France)

Bronze – Iurii Babkin (UWW)

Bronze – Kuat Jaisanov (Kazakhstan)

5th – Bernhard Bauer (Germany)

5th – Erik Hinckley (United States)

7th – Ankhbayar Tsendee (Mongolia)

8th – Tamas Fabian (Hungary)

9th – Frank Drescher (Germany)

10th – Zoltan Pozsonyi (Hungary)


Gold – Zeljko Jovisic (Serbia) dec. Mohammed El Haddad (France), 9-0 

Bronze – Iurii Babkin (UWW) dec. Bernhard Bauer (Germany), 5-1 

Bronze – Kuat Jaisanov (Kazakhstan) dec. Erik Hinckley (United States), 4-3 


Gold – Abdurashid Bagavdinov (UWW)

Silver – Asghar Marani (Iran)

Bronze – Ferenc Nedbalek (Hungary)

Bronze – Saleh Al Zriqat (Jordan)

5th – Gyoergy Kekes (Hungary)

5th – Georgi Slavov (Bulgaria)

7th – Istvan Dezsereczky (Hungary)

8th – Altan Avci (Türkiye)

9th – Gantulga Gursed (Mongolia)

10th – Zayamandakh Otgonbayar (Mongolia)


Gold – Abdurashid Bagavdinov (UWW) dec. Asghar Marani (Iran), 4-4 

Bronze – Ferenc Nedbalek (Hungary) dec. Gyoergy Kekes (Hungary), 2-1 

Bronze – Saleh Al Zriqat (Jordan) fall Georgi Slavov (Bulgaria), 1:04

62 kg – Ben VomBaur, 9th place

LOSS Florian Bissler (France), tech. fall, 10-0


70 kg – Grant Hutaff-Nakamura, 5th place

LOSS Aibek Berdaliev (Kyrgyzstan), tech. fall, 11-1

WIN Karl Granbom (Sweden), 9-0

LOSS Mamuka Khemshiashvili (Georgia), 10-8


78 kg – Adam Wolf, 17th place

LOSS Ali Rahimi (Norway), tech. fall, 10-0


88 kg – James Armstrong, 12th place

LOSS Harun Demir (Turkey), 9-0


WIN Robin Liljegren (Sweden), 7-1

WIN Zholdubai Bekzhanov (Kyrgyzstan), fall, 3:37

LOSS Attila Benko (Hungary), 9-0

WIN Nurkanat Auganbayev (Kazakhstan), 7-1 


100 kg – Eben Faler, 12th place

LOSS Jozsef Tugyi (Hungary), 4-0


130 kg – William McCrary, 10th place

LOSS Davit Tkeshelashvili (Georgia), fall, 0:54

LOSS Ronald Williams, fall, 0:28


130 kg – Ronald Williams, 5th place

LOSS Davit Tkeshelashvili (Georgia), 7-0

WIN William McCrary (United States), fall, 0:54

LOSS Gheorghe Ignat (Romania), 6-1


62 kg – Joseph Raia, 9th place

LOSS Vasil Atanasov (Bulgaria), 9-0

LOSS Stjepan Margic (Croatia), 10-2


70 kg – Ernesto Alarcon, 8th place

WIN Stefan Bittmann (Germany), 6-6

LOSS Lars Dahl (Sweden), 9-1


70 kg – Marc Cecconi, 15th place

LOSS Lars Dahl (Sweden), 8-0


WIN Armin Prantl (Germany), 7-5

WIN Lars Jakobsson (Sweden), 5-3

WIN Ivaylo Sarov (Bulgaria), 9-0

LOSS Iran Urazbekov (Kazakhstan), inj. def., 0:21


78 kg – Jon Banko, 16th place

LOSS Swen Nickel (Germany), fall, 0:21


88 kg – Jeffrey Anderson, 7th place

LOSS Oleksandr Martemianov (Ukraine), 9-4


WIN Krasimir Ganev (Bulgaria), fall, 1:07

WIN Valiko Makharadze (Kazakhstan), 8-0

WIN Tomas Brezny (Czechia), 6-3


100 kg – Erik Hinckley, 5th place

LOSS Mohammed El Haddad (France), fall, 0:49

LOSS Kuat Jaisanov (Kazakhstan), 4-3