James, Beauperthuy win Greco-Roman bronze at Veteran World Championships
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Day five medalists for Team USA at the 2025 Veteran World Championships in Tatabanya, Hungary.
TATABANYA, Hungary – The U.S. picked up a pair of bronze medals in Greco-Roman on day five of the 2025 Veteran World Championships at Tatabanya Sport Hall.
After coming away with his third-straight freestyle gold earlier in the week, Rudy James found a place on the Greco-Roman medal stand with a bronze medal win in Division C at 78 kg.
James dropped his opener to eventual champion Jimmy Samuelsson of Sweden, 9-0. He rebounded with a pair of dominant wins—10-3 over Andrei Fomin of UWW and 8-1 over Gyorgy Bojtos of Hungary—to collect bronze.
The second medal win of the day for Team USA came in Division D at 130 kg with Gabriel Beauperthuy finishing things with a 3-1 win over Janos Szlavik of Hungary in his bronze medal match. Beauperthuy went 3-1 during the tournament.
After two days of Greco-Roman wrestling, the U.S. has compiled five medals in the classic style with the Division A weight classes yet to go.
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 Sunday with the Greco-Roman Division A preliminary matches. The day six 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 – Claudiu Gavrila (Romania)
Silver – Zhanbolat Abitov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Samat Ospan (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Daniel Franke (Germany)
5th – Laszlo Varga (Hungary)
5th – Krasimir Kalinov (Bulgaria)
7th – Istvan Turbucz (Hungary)
8th – Eric Caballero Madrid (United States)
9th – Ilmir Gainutdinov (UWW)
10th – Christopher Lang (Germany)
Gold – Claudiu Gavrila (Romania) fall Zhanbolat Abitov (Kazakhstan), 0:27
Bronze – Samat Ospan (Kazakhstan) tech. fall Laszlo Varga (Hungary), 11-0
Bronze – Daniel Franke (Germany) inj. def. Krasimir Kalinov (Bulgaria), 0:01
Gold – Aleksei Kotov (UWW)
Silver – Valentin Maliutin (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze – Csaba Sipos (Hungary)
Bronze – Milan Maric (Serbia)
5th – Abu Zinaliyev (Kazakhstan)
5th – Joe Uccellini (United States)
7th – Raimo Lehto (Finland)
8th – Tomi Heinaenen (Finland)
9th – Mario Anzenberger (Germany)
10th – Attila Krasznai (Hungary)
Gold – Aleksei Kotov (UWW) dec. Valentin Maliutin (Kyrgyzstan), 3-1
Bronze – Csaba Sipos (Hungary) inj. def. Abu Zinaliyev (Kazakhstan), 0:00
Bronze – Milan Maric (Serbia) dec. Joe Uccellini (United States), 2-1
Gold – Jimmy Samuelsson (Sweden)
Silver – Eduard Durmanov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Runar Brastad (Norway)
Bronze – Rudolph James (United States)
5th – Miroslav Vojkovic (Slovakia)
5th – Gyorgy Bojtos (Hungary)
7th – Nurlan Iskakov (Kazakhstan)
8th – Marius Tudor (Italy)
9th – Marko Lalic (Croatia)
10th – Andrei Fomin (UWW)
Gold – Jimmy Samuelsson (Sweden) tech. fall Eduard Durmanov (Kazakhstan), 8-0
Bronze – Runar Brastad (Norway) dec. Miroslav Vojkovic (Slovakia), 12-4
Bronze – Rudolph James (United States) dec. Gyorgy Bojtos (Hungary), 8-1
Gold – Huseyin Memi (Türkiye)
Silver – Yessentay Khapar (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Wojciech Wolowicz (Poland)
Bronze – Bengt Strandner (Sweden)
5th – Mamed Sulejmanov (Sweden)
5th – Manuchar Verdzadze (Georgia)
7th – Ochgerel Bodigerel (Mongolia)
8th – Lasse Vangstein (Norway)
9th – Artur Bednarz (Poland)
10th – Gela Geladze (Georgia)
Gold – Huseyin Memi (Türkiye) tech. fall Yessentay Khapar (Kazakhstan), 8-0
Bronze – Wojciech Wolowicz (Poland) tech. fall Mamed Sulejmanov (Sweden), 11-0
Bronze – Bengt Strandner (Sweden) fall Manuchar Verdzadze (Georgia), 1:14
Gold – Peter Cseperkalo (Hungary)
Silver – Zurab Tsikaridze (Georgia)
Bronze – Behzad Abdolvand (Iran)
4th – Jozsef Jarnovics (Hungary)
5th – Sandjar Umarkhodjaev (Uzbekistan)
6th – Arnold Simon (Hungary)
7th – Hamza Ergut (Türkiye)
Gold – Peter Cseperkalo (Hungary) dec. Zurab Tsikaridze (Georgia), 1-1
Bronze – Behzad Abdolvand (Iran) dec. Jozsef Jarnovics (Hungary), 7-0
Gold – Leif Bengtsson (Sweden)
Silver – Tsanlig Munkhbayar (Mongolia)
Bronze – Hosam Mady (Egypt)
Bronze – Josip Matkovic (Croatia)
5th – Laszlo Ivan (Hungary)
5th – Christopher Pierce (United States)
7th – Istvan Kalmar (Hungary)
8th – Krisztian Orto (Hungary)
9th – Anton Fetisov (UWW)
Gold – Leif Bengtsson (Sweden) tech. fall Tsanlig Munkhbayar (Mongolia), 10-0
Bronze – Hosam Mady (Egypt) dec. Laszlo Ivan (Hungary), 4-1
Bronze – Josip Matkovic (Croatia) inj. def. Christopher Pierce (United States), 0:01
Gold – Nurzhan Nurbekov (Kazakhstan)
Silver – Tero Katajisto (Finland)
Bronze – Baurzhan Bekbashev (Kazakhstan)
4th – Tamas Demeter (Hungary)
Round robin records: Nurbekov 3-0, Katajisto 2-1, Bekbashev 1-2, Demeter 0-3
Gold – Gabor Matyas (Hungary)
Silver – Nariman Kairmanov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Kurmankul Asylbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze – Carl Olsson (Sweden)
5th – Hans Nilsson (Sweden)
5th – Amar Assaoui (France)
7th – Ahmad Ahmadii (Australia)
8th – Marcin Michalik (Poland)
9th – Attila Adam (Hungary)
10th – Markus Gruendler (Germany)
Gold – Gabor Matyas (Hungary) dec. Nariman Kairmanov (Kazakhstan), 3-3
Bronze – Kurmankul Asylbekov (Kyrgyzstan) tech. fall Hans Nilsson (Sweden), 9-0
Bronze – Carl Olsson (Sweden) dec. Amar Assaoui (France), 6-2
Gold – Nikolai Gritsai (UWW)
Silver – Johan Hedberg (Sweden)
Bronze – Stoyan Dimov (Bulgaria)
Bronze – Petr Bielesz (Czechia)
5th – Tom Donahue (United States)
5th – Makhmud Orman (Kazakhstan)
7th – Laszlo Foldi (Hungary)
8th – Norbert Dobor (Hungary)
9th – Mika Sinkkonen (Finland)
10th – Mika Sinkkonen (Hungary)
Gold – Nikolai Gritsai (UWW) dec. Johan Hedberg (Sweden), 2-1
Bronze – Stoyan Dimov (Bulgaria) dec. Tom Donahue (United States), 5-3
Bronze – Petr Bielesz (Czechia) inj. def. Makhmud Orman (Kazakhstan), 0:42
Gold – Frederic Calixte (France)
Silver – Alessandro Zappala (Italy)
Bronze – Murat Kaya (Türkiye)
Bronze – Vasileios Batalas (Greece)
5th – Laszlo Angyal (Hungary)
5th – Krzysztof Domarus (Poland)
7th – Lars Rikheim (Norway)
8th – Seiran Saliev (UWW)
9th – Kennedy Gilbertson (United States)
10th – Zhanabek Kynyrbekov (Kazakhstan)
Gold – Frederic Calixte (France) dec. Alessandro Zappala (Italy), 4-2
Bronze – Murat Kaya (Türkiye) dec. Laszlo Angyal (Hungary), 6-4
Bronze – Vasileios Batalas (Greece) fall Krzysztof Domarus (Poland), 1:43
Gold – Vasilii Iuvkin (UWW)
Silver – Tom Ljosaak (Norway)
Bronze – Chynarbek Izabekov (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze – Nabil Hawsawi (Saudi Arabia)
5th – Alvin Riggs (United States)
5th – Zoltan Taller (Hungary)
7th – Rafal Koszowski (Poland)
8th – Mukerrem Kiyi (Türkiye)
9th – Tynys Iinbek (Kazakhstan)
10th – Mihaly Kispeter (Hungary)
Gold – Vasilii Iuvkin (UWW) fall Tom Ljosaak (Norway), 1:52
Bronze – Chynarbek Izabekov (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Alvin Riggs (United States), 4-1
Bronze – Nabil Hawsawi (Saudi Arabia) dec. Zoltan Taller (Hungary), 9-4
Gold – Bahaaldin Karimzadeh (Iran)
Silver – Zoltan Barna (Hungary)
Bronze – Gabriel Beauperthuy (United States)
Bronze – Ivan Matekovic (Croatia)
5th – Janos Szlavik (Hungary)
5th – Mehmet Togal (Türkiye)
7th – Aleksei Nikolaev (UWW)
8th – Gocha Zoidze (Georgia)
9th – Gyula Papp (Hungary)
10th – Radoslaw Hora (Poland)
Gold – Bahaaldin Karimzadeh (Iran) dec. Zoltan Barna (Hungary), 5-1
Bronze – Gabriel Beauperthuy (United States) dec. Janos Szlavik (Hungary), 3-1
Bronze – Ivan Matekovic (Croatia) inj. def. Mehmet Togal (Türkiye), 0:00
62 kg – Eric Caballero Madrid, 8th place
LOSS Istvan Turbucz (Hungary), 10-9
70 kg – Joe Uccellini, 5th place
WIN Tomi Heinaenen (Finland), 3-1
LOSS Aleksei Kotov (UWW), 3-1
LOSS Milan Maric (Serbia), 2-1
LOSS Jimmy Samuelsson (Sweden), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Andrei Fomin (UWW), 10-3
WIN Gyorgy Bojtos (Hungary), 8-1
88 kg – Jeremy Black, 13th place
LOSS Wojciech Wolowicz (Poland), 8-1
88 kg – Ben McCrillis, 17th place
LOSS Ochgerel Bodigerel (Mongolia), tech. fall, 8-0
130 kg – Christopher Pierce, 5th place
WIN Anton Fetisov (UWW), tech. fall, 8-0
LOSS Leif Bengtsson (Sweden), fall, 0:14
LOSS Josip Matkovic (Croatia), inj.def., 0:01
78 kg – Tom Donahue, 5th place
LOSS Nikolai Gritsai (UWW), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Norbert Dobor (Hungary), inj. def., 1:31
LOSS Stoyan Dimov (Bulgaria), 5-3
88 kg – Kennedy Gilbertson, 9th place
LOSS Laszlo Angyal (Hungary), 5-0
100 kg – Alvin Riggs, 5th place
WIN Georgi Tashev (Bulgaria), tech. fall 8-0
LOSS Vasilii Iuvkin (UWW), 7-0
WIN Mihaly Kispeter (Hungary), fall, 1:42
LOSS Chynarbek Izabekov (Kyrgyzstan), 4-1
100 kg – William Carr, 14th place
LOSS Rafal Koszowski (Poland), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN George Porter (United States), inj. def., 1:11
WIN Aleksei Nikolaev (UWW), 8-3
LOSS Zoltan Barna (Hungary), 3-1
WIN Janos Szlavik (Hungary), 3-1
130 kg – George Porter, 11th place
LOSS Gabriel Beauperthuy (United States), inj. def., 1:11