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Hruby Wins Gold, Ogle-Garza Claims Silver at U17 Beach World Championships; U.S. Women Finish Second in Team Race

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by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling

U17 World beach wrestling team after the 2026 U17 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan

U17 World beach wrestling team after the 2026 U17 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan

BAKU, Azerbaijan – For the fourth straight year, the U.S. women’s beach wrestling program captured a team trophy at the 2026 U17 Beach World Championships, finishing second overall with 53 points. 2026 U17 Pan American champion Matilda Hruby led Team USA, winning the U17 World title with a 5-0 record on Thursday at Sea Breeze Resort in Baku, Azerbaijan.


Aro Ogle-Garza also made the U17 World final and finished with the silver medal. With the two medals, the U.S. finished just one point behind team champions and host, Azerbaijan. Japan capped off the top three with 52 points.


At 75 kg, Hruby collected two shutouts in her three pool play matches. Moving into the semifinals, Hruby won a 3-0 contest over Simura Abullayeva of Azerbaijan. In the gold medal match, Hruby secured the World title with a 3-0 victory over 2026 U17 European champion Vasiliki Karavanou of Greece.


The only two points Hruby surrendered throughout the tournament came against Maria Paz Rangel of Mexico in her second match of the day, where Hruby won 4-2.


In her first career beach wrestling tournament, Ogle-Garza notched a 3-2 mark at 55 kg for Team USA, with both defeats coming to two-time U17 World medalist Reisa Kojima of Japan. Ogle-Garza first upended Naoise McManus of Great Britain, 5-1, before suffering a 3-0 setback to Kojima. Ogle-Garza bounced back with a 5-0 win over 2025 U17 World champion Ulviyya Musayeva of Azerbaijan to wrap up group action. In the bracket portion of the tournament, Ogle-Garza outlasted 2025 U15 African champion Elisabeth Diatta of Senegal, 3-2, but lost another 3-0 match to Kojima in the gold medal bout.


Jessica Strassburg joined Ogle-Garza at 55 kg and placed eighth overall, going 1-2. After dropping her opening two matches, Strassburg ended the World Championships with a strong 3-0 victory over Eleni Petridou of Greece.


Piper Fry represented Team USA at 45 kg and scored a 3-0 win against Vafa Orujova of Azerbaijan to start the tournament. However, Fry just missed the knockout round after back-to-back losses to finish out group action.


Ilyana Martinez (65 kg) and Cheyanne Wolfard-Henry (75 kg) both lost two knockout-round bouts and missed out on group matches.


In the men’s beach wrestling tournament, Team USA had four competitors in the field. Jonah Perdue recorded the lone victory for the U.S., beating Haytam Laamiri of Morocco, 3-1. He missed the semifinals after losses in the second and third rounds of group competition at 80 kg.


Korbin Korhonen and Bruno Ahern also competed at 80 kg with Perdue but finished 0-3. Kash Mireles capped off the U.S. lineup at the U17 World Championships, where he finished with three losses at 60 kg.


Iran won the men’s title with 85 points after winning the tiebreaker over Azerbaijan, who also finished with 85 points. Senegal placed third with 32 points.


Complete results with weight class placements and Team USA results are available below. Brackets and results are available on UWW Arena.


While the U17 Beach World Championships are in the books, the beach wrestling action from Baku continues on Friday and Saturday with the Baku Beach Wrestling World Series at the Sea Breeze Resort.


The U.S. team slated to compete at the Baku Beach Wrestling World Series includes Sadie Evans and Eliana Bommarito in the women’s division and Bryan Coll and Jacob Bumgardner in the men’s division.


FloWrestling will provide a live stream in the U.S. market for the Baku Beach World Series, with brackets and results available on UWW Arena.

2026 U17 Beach World Championships

At Baku, Azerbaijan, August 27

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Men’s Team Standings

1. Iran, 85

2. Azerbaijan, 85

3. Senegal, 32

4. Ukraine, 26

5. Kazakhstan, 25

6. Georgia, 24

7. Russia,10

8. Japan, 8

9. Venezuela, 4

10. Morocco, 4


Women’s Team Standings

1. Azerbaijan, 54

2. United States, 53

3. Japan, 52

4. Senegal, 36

5. Greece, 35

6. Ukraine, 25

6. Vietnam, 25

8. Kazakhstan, 25

9. Algeria, 20

10. Mexico, 19

Men’s Weight Class Rankings

60 kg

Gold – Eljan Hasanov (Azerbaijan)

Silver – Alirza Heybatli (Azerbaijan)

Bronze – Amirali Domirkolaei (Iran)

4th – Mohammadali Arezou (Iran)

5th – Arzylan Shagdyr (Russia)

6th – Tamerlan Ashenov (Kazakhstan)

7th – Babacar Mbaye (Senegal)

8th – Davit Mdzevashvili (Georgia)

9th – Haniel Rodriguez Nolaya (Venezuela)

10th – Van Pham (Vietnam)


Gold – Eljan Hasanov (Azerbaijan) defeated Alirza Heybatli (Azerbaijan), 3-0

Bronze – Amirali Domirkolaei (Iran) defeated Mohammadali Arezou (Iran), 4-1


70 kg

Gold – Kiarash Torabi (Iran)

Silver – Hooman Kalhori (Iran)

Bronze – Tunar Guliyev (Azerbaijan)

4th – Bohdan Kvantaliani (Georgia)

5th – Bidzina Jintchardze (Georgia)

6th – Rashad Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

7th – Rashid Nazarov (Azerbaijan)

8th – Mykyta Kuzmenko (Ukraine)

9th – Bohdan Bulharu (Ukraine)

10th – Nadir Askhatuly (Kazakhstan)


Gold – Kiarash Torabi (Iran) defeated Hooman Kalhori (Iran), 1-0

Bronze – Tunar Guliyev (Azerbaijan) defeated Bohdan Kvantaliani (Georgia), 2-0


80 kg

Gold – Nihad Suleymanli (Azerbaijan)

Silver – Reza Jalilian (Iran)

Bronze – Ruslan Valiyev (Azerbaijan)

4th – Maguette Diop (Senegal)

5th – Dmytro Holovenko (Ukraine)

6th – Mahyar Masoumi (Iran)

7th – Kentaro Takada (Japan)

8th – Mansur Khairgeldi (Kazakhstan)

9th – Abdeljalili Benelyassar (Morocco)

10th – Omar Aliyev (Azerbaijan)


Gold – Nihad Suleymanli (Azerbaijan) defeated Reza Jalilian (Iran), 3-0

Bronze – Ruslan Valiyev (Azerbaijan) defeated Maguette Diop (Senegal), 3-1


90 kg

Gold – Amirsaleh Javidaniyeganeh (Iran)

Silver – Elgun Karimli (Azerbaijan)

Bronze – Amirali Amini (Iran)

4th – Ablaye Dious (Senegal)

5th – Tymur Malishevskyi (Ukraine)

6th – Artem Zalvovskyi (Ukraine)

7th – Igor Reznikov (Kazakhstan)

8th – Nuradin Mustafaev (Georgia)

9th – Ali Bekengazy (Kazakhstan)

10th – Saba Papshvili (Georgia)


Gold – Amirsaleh Javidaniyeganeh (Iran) defeated Elgun Karimli (Azerbaijan), 3-0

Bronze – Amirali Amini (Iran) defeated Ablaye Dious (Senegal), 3-0


Women’s Weight Class Rankings

45 kg

Gold – Thi Lo (Vietnam)

Silver – Meriem Grib (Algeria)

Bronze – Mira Higashi (Japan)

4th – Ndeye Diatta (Senegal)

5th – Gulnar Aghadadashova (Azerbaijan)

6th – Karen Rios Silva (Mexico)

7th – Piper Fry (United States)

8th – Vafa Orujova (Azerbaijan)

9th – Nargiz Adilova (Azerbaijan)


Gold – Thi Lo (Vietnam) defeated Meriem Grib (Algeria), 3-0

Bronze – Mira Higashi (Japan) defeated Ndeye Diatta (Senegal), 1-0


55kg

Gold – Reisa Kojima (Japan)

Silver – Ariana Ogle-Garza (United States)

Bronze – Eleni Gavrinioti (Greece)

4th – Elisabeth Diatta (Senegal)

5th – Naoise McManus (Great Britain)

6th – Nazrin Ahmadli (Azerbaijan)

7th – Rana Lahssini (Morocco)

8th – Jessica Strassburg (United States)

9th – Shynaray Oryngali (Kazakhstan)

10th – Ulviyya Musayeva (Azerbaijan)


Gold – Reisa Kojima (Japan) defeated Meriem Grib (Algeria), 3-0

Bronze – Mira Higashi (Japan) defeated Ndeye Diatta (Senegal), 1-0


65 kg

Gold – Iryna Bukhtina (Ukraine)

Silver – Rana Nuriyeva (Azerbaijan)

Bronze – Arina Kuanyshova (Kazakhstan)

4th – Kanna Takarajima (Japan)

5th – Mariia Kornilova (Ukraine)

6th – Emanuela Rados (Croatia)

7th – Ana Rachiteanu (Moldova)

8th – Madina Gasimova (Azerbaijan)

9th – Fidan Babayeva (Azerbaijan)

10th – Inaya Lahssini (Morocco)


Gold – Iryna Bukhtina (Ukraine) defeated Rana Nuriyeva (Azerbaijan), 3-0

Bronze – Arina Kuanyshova (Kazakhstan) defeated Kanna Takarajima (Japan), 4-0


75 kg

Gold – Matilda Hruby (United States)

Silver – Vasiliki Karavanou (Greece)

Bronze – Simura Abdullayeva (Azerbaijan)

4th – Elisabeth Diatta (Senegal)

5th – Maria Paz Rangel (Mexico)

6th – Kata Seregi (Serbia)

7th – Ester Oyola Londono (Venezuela)

8th – Miya Mikailova (Kazakhstan)

9th – Cheyanne Wolfard Henry (United States)


Gold – Matilda Hruby (United States) defeated Vasiliki Karavanou (Greece), 3-0

Bronze – Simura Abdullayeva (Azerbaijan) defeated Elisabeth Diatta (Senegal), 4-1

U.S. Men’s Beach Results


60 kg – Kash Mireles (Lansing, Mich./Holt WC), 20th place

LOSS Guga Macharashvili (Georgia), 3-0

LOSS Amirali Domirkolaei (Iran), 5-0

LOSS Babacar Mbaye (Senegal), 3-0


80 kg – Jonah Perdue (Tallahassee, Fla.), 15th place

WIN Haytam Laamiri (Morocco), 3-1

LOSS Kentaro Takada (Japan), 3-0

LOSS Dmytro Holovenko (Ukraine), 5-0


80 kg – Korbin Korhonen (Sneads Ferry, N.C./Eastern Carolina Wrestling Academy), 20th place

LOSS Abdeljalil Benelyassar (Morocco), 3-0

LOSS Mahyar Masoumi (Iran), 3-0

LOSS Yasser Kraled Kebir (Algeria), 3-1


80 kg – Bruno Ahern (Kagel Canyon, Calif./La Canada High School Wrestling), 18th place

LOSS Maguette Diop (Senegal), 3-0

LOSS Saba Zoidze (Georgia), 3-1

LOSS Moar Aliyev (Azerbaijan), 3-0


U.S. Women’s Beach Results

45 kg – Piper Fry (Manchester, Mich./Michigan Wrestling Academy), 7th place

WIN Vafa Orujova (Azerbaijan), 3-0

LOSS Meriem Grib (Algeria), 5-2

LOSS Mira Higashi (Japan), 4-0


55 kg – Jessica Strassburg (La Canada, Calif./La Canada High School Wrestling), 8th place

LOSS Eleni Gavrinioti (Greece), 5-0

LOSS Nazrin Ahmadli (Azerbaijan), 3-0

WIN Eleni Petridou (Greece), 3-0


55 kg – Aro Ogle-Garza (Fairview, Texas/Best Trained Wrestling), silver medalist

WIN Naoise McManus (Great Britain), 5-1

LOSS Reisa Kojima (Japan), 3-0

WIN Ulviyya Musayeva (Azerbaijan), 5-0

WIN Elisabeth Diatta (Senegal), 3-2

LOSS Reisa Kojima (Japan), 3-0


65 kg – Ilyana Martinez (Eldridge, Mo./Rough Riders Wrestling), 14th place

LOSS Mariia Kornilova (Ukraine), 1-0

LOSS Mariia Kornilova (Ukraine), 2-0


75 kg – Matilda Hruby (Brighton, Colo./Brighton WC), gold medalist

WIN Elisabeth Diatta (Senegal), 5-0

WIN Maria Paz Rangel (Mexico), 4-2

WIN Ester Oyola Londono (Venezuela), 4-0

WIN Simura Abullayeva (Azerbaijan), 3-0

WIN Vasiliki Karavanou (Greece), 3-0


75 kg – Cheyanne Wolfard-Henry (Bremerton, Wash./Ford Dynasty WC), 9th place

LOSS Vasiliki Karavanou (Greece), 3-0

LOSS Vasiliki Karavanou (Greece), 3-0