Olejnik Earns Silver To Conclude Stepan Sargsyan Cup
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by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling
Izzak Olejnik hand raise after opening round victory at Stepan Sargsyan Cup in Yerevan, Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia – Izzak Olejnik wrapped up the U.S. action at the 26th Stepan Sargsyan Cup at Dynamo Sports Hall on Sunday in Yerevan, Armenia.
In the gold-medal match at 79 kg, Olejnik faced Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev of Russia, who finished runner-up at the 2020 Russian Championships.
Alikhmaev jumped out to an early lead with back-to-back takedowns and did not look back as he defeated Olejnik in an 11-1 contest.
With five individuals in the field, the U.S. finished with four total medals. Olejnik, Cameron Amine and Zahid Valencia all earned silver medals, and Joey McKenna won bronze for Team USA.
Archived streams from the 26th Stepan Sargsyan Cup are available on the Armen Garamyan YouTube Channel.
2026 Stepan Sargsyan Cup
At Yerevan, Armenia, September 13
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Weight Class Rankings (Group Two)
61 kg
Gold – Sargis Begoyan (Armenia)
Silver – Merimbek Kartbay (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Levik Miqaelyan (Armenia)
Bronze – Tigran Bunatyan (Armenia)
5th – Abubakar Mutaliev (Russia)
5th – Erik Hayriyan (Armenia)
7th – Kezhik Mangush (Russia)
8th – Gagik Karapetyan (Armenia)
9th – Armen Papikyan (Armenia)
10th – Dzmitri Shamela (Belarus)
Gold – Sargis Begoyan (Armenia) dec. Merimbek Kartbay (Kazakhstan), 4-4
Bronze – Levik Miqaelyan (Armenia) dec. Abubakar Mutaliev (Russia), 8-4
Bronze – Tigran Bunatyan (Armenia) dec. Erik Hayriyan (Armenia), 4-2
70 kg
Gold – Vazgen Tevanyan (Armenia)
Silver – Ibragim Ibragimov (Russia)
Bronze – Yernur Nurgazy (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Arman Andreasyan (Armenia)
5th – Pavel Graur (Moldova)
5th – Bek Zhaksilikov (Kazakhstan)
7th – Anatoli Hramyka (Belarus)
8th – Samvel Gevorgyan (Armenia)
9th – Talap Zholdassov (Kazakhstan)
10th – Levan Kelekhsashvili (Georgia)
Gold – Vazgen Tevanyan (Armenia) def. Ibragim Ibragimov (Russia)
Bronze – Yernur Nurgazy (Kazakhstan) dec. Pavel Graur (Moldova), 4-1
Bronze – Arman Andreasyan (Armenia) tech. fall Bek Zhaksilikov (Kazakhstan), 10-0
79 kg
Gold – Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev (Russia)
Silver – Izzak Olejnik (United States)
Bronze – Dias Sagdatov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Narek Nikoghosyan (Armenia)
5th – Daulet Yergesh (Kazakhstan)
6th – Vlad Startan (Moldova)
7th – Ion Marcu (Moldova)
8th – Peter Petkov (Bulgaria)
9th – Aibek Kalyakhmet (Kazakhstan)
10th – Seid Aykan (Bulgaria)
Gold – Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev (Russia) tech. fall Izzak Olejnik (United States), 11-1
Bronze – Dias Sagdatov (Kazakhstan) def. Hrayr Alikhanyan (Armenia)
Bronze – Narek Nikoghosyan (Armenia) dec. Daulet Yergesh (Kazakhstan), 13-8
92 kg
Gold – Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (Russia)
Silver – Magomed Ramazanov (Bulgaria)
Bronze – Evsem Shvelidze (Georgia)
Bronze – Teimuraz Kochkiani (Georgia)
5th – Mushegh Mkrtchyan (Armenia)
5th – Narek Ikilikyan (Armenia)
7th – Taron Shahinyan (Poland)
8th – Ivan Ichizli (Moldova)
9th – Zaur Beradze (Georgia)
10th – Ilya Khamtsou (Belarus)
Gold – Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (Russia) def. Magomed Ramazanov (Bulgaria)
Bronze – Evsem Shvelidze (Georgia) dec. Mushegh Mkrtchyan (Armenia), 4-2
Bronze – Teimuraz Kochkiani (Georgia) dec. Narek Ikilikyan (Armenia), 7-3
125 kg
Gold – Siyar Mohsen (Germany)
Silver – Merab Suleymanashvili (Georgia)
Bronze – Dzianis Khramiankou (Belarus)
Bronze – Robert Baran (Poland)
5th – Henrik Haykyan (Armenia)
5th – Georgi Ivanov (Bulgaria)
7th – Yusup Batirmurzayev (Kazakhstan)
8th – Dmitri Duscov (Moldova)
9th – Khachatur Khachtryan (Armenia)
10th – Ramini Gulitashvili (Georgia)
Gold – Siyar Mohsen (Germany) dec. Merab Suleymanashvili (Georgia), 20-18
Bronze – Dzianis Khramiankou (Belarus) dec. Henrik Haykyan (Armenia), 9-3
Bronze – Robert Baran (Poland) tech. fall Georgi Ivanov (Bulgaria), 10-0
U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results (Group Two)
79 kg – Izzak Olejnik (Bakersfield, Calif./Cowboy RTC), silver medal
WIN Dias Sagdatov (Kazakhstan), 3-2
WIN Ion Marcu (Moldova), 5-0
WIN Hrayr Alikhanyan (Armenia), 9-5
LOSS Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev (Russia), tech. fall, 11-1
