UPDATE: Thielke, Perkins, Rau weigh in and get draws for Greco action at Olympics World Qualifying Tourney in Mongolia
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – Three U.S. Greco-Roman athletes have weighed in for the 1st Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament, which begins on Friday morning at the Buyant-Uhaa Sports Arena.
Making weight were U.S. Olympic Team Trials champions Jesse Thielke (Germantown, Wis./New York AC/OTC) at 59 kg/130 lbs., RaVaughn Perkins (Omaha, Neb./New York AC/OTC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Joe Rau (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 98 kg/215 lbs.
These athletes will be attempting to qualify their weight class and themselves for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They must place in the top three of their weight class to qualify the United States for the Rio Games at that weight. Since they have won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, a top three finish will secure them personally a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.
Thielke, who wrestled at the Univ. of Wisconsin, was a member of the 2013 U.S. World Team, while Rau, an NCAA Div. III champion for Elmhurst College, was on the 2014 U.S. World Team. Perkins is a 2014 U.S. Open champion.
United World wrestling posted the brackets just one hour before the start of the tournament. The first round pairings are below.
United World Wrestling will provide a live webstream and updated brackets on its official website.
Click Here for the UWW video and results page – Mongolian Qualifier
The Greco-Roman competition begins Friday morning at 9:00 a.m., in Ulaanbaatar time. This is 13 hours ahead of U.S. East Coast time, meaning the competition will start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.
1st OLYMPIC GAMES WORLD QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
At Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
U.S. Greco-Roman entries
59 kg/130 lbs. – Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wis. (New York AC/OTC)
Vs. Gaurav Sharma (India), 2013 Commonweath champion, 3rd in 2016 Asian Championships, Second in 2014 Military Worlds
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – RaVaughn Perkins, Omaha, Neb. (New York AC/OTC)
Vs. Benedikt Sebastian Puffer (Austria)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Joe Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Vs. Carl Fredrik Shoen (Sweden), 3x World Team member, 2nd in 2104 Bill Farrell International
Making weight were U.S. Olympic Team Trials champions Jesse Thielke (Germantown, Wis./New York AC/OTC) at 59 kg/130 lbs., RaVaughn Perkins (Omaha, Neb./New York AC/OTC) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Joe Rau (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 98 kg/215 lbs.
These athletes will be attempting to qualify their weight class and themselves for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They must place in the top three of their weight class to qualify the United States for the Rio Games at that weight. Since they have won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, a top three finish will secure them personally a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.
Thielke, who wrestled at the Univ. of Wisconsin, was a member of the 2013 U.S. World Team, while Rau, an NCAA Div. III champion for Elmhurst College, was on the 2014 U.S. World Team. Perkins is a 2014 U.S. Open champion.
United World wrestling posted the brackets just one hour before the start of the tournament. The first round pairings are below.
United World Wrestling will provide a live webstream and updated brackets on its official website.
Click Here for the UWW video and results page – Mongolian Qualifier
The Greco-Roman competition begins Friday morning at 9:00 a.m., in Ulaanbaatar time. This is 13 hours ahead of U.S. East Coast time, meaning the competition will start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.
1st OLYMPIC GAMES WORLD QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
At Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
U.S. Greco-Roman entries
59 kg/130 lbs. – Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wis. (New York AC/OTC)
Vs. Gaurav Sharma (India), 2013 Commonweath champion, 3rd in 2016 Asian Championships, Second in 2014 Military Worlds
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – RaVaughn Perkins, Omaha, Neb. (New York AC/OTC)
Vs. Benedikt Sebastian Puffer (Austria)
98 kg/215 lbs. – Joe Rau, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
Vs. Carl Fredrik Shoen (Sweden), 3x World Team member, 2nd in 2104 Bill Farrell International
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