Martinez wins Greco-Roman bronze at Spanish Grand Prix
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Patrick Martinez, shown at the 2015 World Championships, won a Greco-Roman bronze at 80 kg today in Madrid, Spain.
MADRID, Spain – 2015 World Team member Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), won a bronze medal in Greco-Roman at 80 kg/176 lbs., the top U.S. effort at the Grand Prix of Spain.
Martinez opened with a 9-0 technical fall over Juan Jose Ruiz of Spain, the 2015 Mediterranean runner-up. In the semifinals, he was beaten by Fawzy Mahmoud of Egypt, 2-6. As there were just three athletes in his half-bracket, Martinez took a bronze medal without having to wrestle a medal match.
The USA had three members of the U.S. Marine Corps team also competing. Raymond Bunker (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) at 71 kg/156 lbs. and Jayshon Wilson (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) at 75 kg/165 lbs. both placed ninth after losing their only bouts by decision.
Daniel Miller (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) went 0-2 at 98 kg/213 lbs., losing to 2013 World champion Nikita Melnikov of Russia and three-time Olympian Daigoro Timoncino of Italy.
Earlier in the day, the men's freestyle tournament was completed, and the USA had a pair of gold medalists, 2015 World bronze medalist James Green at 70 kg/154 lbs. and David Taylor at 86 kg/189 lbs.
The U.S. women’s team weighs in and gets draws for Sunday, which will be posted when available.
Fans can see a live stream and follow the results at:
http://www.felucha.com/noticias/gpe2016
GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN
At Madrid, Spain
Greco-Roman results
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold – Stepan Maryanyan (Russia)
Silver - Andres Montaño (Ecuador)
Bronze - Przemyslaw Piatek (Poland)
Bronze - Mingiyan Semenov (Russia)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Miguel Martinez (Cuba)
Silver - Hrachia Malkhasian (France)
Bronze – Nurgalym Kuandyk (Kazakshtan)
Bronze - Sylla Mamadassa (France)
71 Kg/156 lbs.
Gold - Tamas Lorincz (Hungary)
Silver - Bálint Korpási (Hungary)
Bronze - Riccardo Abrescia (Italy)
Bronze - Ahmed Adham Kahk (Egypt)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold - Roman Vlasov (Russia)
Silver - Yurisandy Hernandez (Cuba)
Bronze -Ilyas Magamadov (Russia)
Bronze - Ciro Russo (Italy)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold - Gela Bolkvadze (Georgia)
Silver - Fawzy Mahmoud (Egypt)
Bronze - László Szabó (Hungary)
Bronze - Patrick Martinez (USA)
85 kg/187.5 lbs.
Gold - Viktor Lorincz (Hungary)
Silver - Davit Chakvetadze (Russia)
Bronze - Mohamed Amed (Egypt)
Bronze - Lasha Gobadze (Georgia)
98 kg/215 lbs.
Gold - Nikita Melnikov (Russia)
Silver – Yasmany Lugo (Cuba)
Bronze - Zsolt Torok (Hungary)
Bronze - Luillys Perez (Venezuela)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold - Mijain Lopez (Cuba)
Silver - Sergey Semenov (Russia)
Bronze - Mohamed Aly Zaghloul (Egypt)
Bronze - Erwin Caraballo (Venezuela)
U.S. Greco-Roman performances
71 kg/156 lbs. – Raymond Bunker, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 9th
LOSS Kabyn Bohdan (Ukraine), 2-11
75 kg/165 lbs. – Jayshon Wilson, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 9th
LOSS Ciro Russo (Italy), 3-12
80 kg/176 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), bronze medal
WIN Juan Jose Ruiz (Spain), tech. fall 9-0
LOSS Fawzy Mahmoud (Egypt), 2-6
98 kg/215 lbs. – Daniel Miller, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), dnp/11th
LOSS Nikita Melnikov (Russia), tech. fall 0-8
LOSS Daigoro Timoncino (Italy), tech. fall 0-8
Team Standings (of 22 teams)
1. Russia, 48
2. Egypt, 40
3. Cuba, 38
4. Hungary, 36
5. Spain, 29
6. Italy, 28
7. Georgia, 21
8. Venezuela, 21
9. Poland, 17
10. Kazakhstan, 17
11. France, 15
12. Ukraine, 15
13. United States, 12
MADRID, Spain – 2015 World Team member Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), won a bronze medal in Greco-Roman at 80 kg/176 lbs., the top U.S. effort at the Grand Prix of Spain.
Martinez opened with a 9-0 technical fall over Juan Jose Ruiz of Spain, the 2015 Mediterranean runner-up. In the semifinals, he was beaten by Fawzy Mahmoud of Egypt, 2-6. As there were just three athletes in his half-bracket, Martinez took a bronze medal without having to wrestle a medal match.
The USA had three members of the U.S. Marine Corps team also competing. Raymond Bunker (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) at 71 kg/156 lbs. and Jayshon Wilson (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) at 75 kg/165 lbs. both placed ninth after losing their only bouts by decision.
Daniel Miller (Quantico, Va./U.S. Marine Corps) went 0-2 at 98 kg/213 lbs., losing to 2013 World champion Nikita Melnikov of Russia and three-time Olympian Daigoro Timoncino of Italy.
Earlier in the day, the men's freestyle tournament was completed, and the USA had a pair of gold medalists, 2015 World bronze medalist James Green at 70 kg/154 lbs. and David Taylor at 86 kg/189 lbs.
The U.S. women’s team weighs in and gets draws for Sunday, which will be posted when available.
Fans can see a live stream and follow the results at:
http://www.felucha.com/noticias/gpe2016
GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN
At Madrid, Spain
Greco-Roman results
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold – Stepan Maryanyan (Russia)
Silver - Andres Montaño (Ecuador)
Bronze - Przemyslaw Piatek (Poland)
Bronze - Mingiyan Semenov (Russia)
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Miguel Martinez (Cuba)
Silver - Hrachia Malkhasian (France)
Bronze – Nurgalym Kuandyk (Kazakshtan)
Bronze - Sylla Mamadassa (France)
71 Kg/156 lbs.
Gold - Tamas Lorincz (Hungary)
Silver - Bálint Korpási (Hungary)
Bronze - Riccardo Abrescia (Italy)
Bronze - Ahmed Adham Kahk (Egypt)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold - Roman Vlasov (Russia)
Silver - Yurisandy Hernandez (Cuba)
Bronze -Ilyas Magamadov (Russia)
Bronze - Ciro Russo (Italy)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold - Gela Bolkvadze (Georgia)
Silver - Fawzy Mahmoud (Egypt)
Bronze - László Szabó (Hungary)
Bronze - Patrick Martinez (USA)
85 kg/187.5 lbs.
Gold - Viktor Lorincz (Hungary)
Silver - Davit Chakvetadze (Russia)
Bronze - Mohamed Amed (Egypt)
Bronze - Lasha Gobadze (Georgia)
98 kg/215 lbs.
Gold - Nikita Melnikov (Russia)
Silver – Yasmany Lugo (Cuba)
Bronze - Zsolt Torok (Hungary)
Bronze - Luillys Perez (Venezuela)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold - Mijain Lopez (Cuba)
Silver - Sergey Semenov (Russia)
Bronze - Mohamed Aly Zaghloul (Egypt)
Bronze - Erwin Caraballo (Venezuela)
U.S. Greco-Roman performances
71 kg/156 lbs. – Raymond Bunker, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 9th
LOSS Kabyn Bohdan (Ukraine), 2-11
75 kg/165 lbs. – Jayshon Wilson, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), 9th
LOSS Ciro Russo (Italy), 3-12
80 kg/176 lbs. – Patrick Martinez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), bronze medal
WIN Juan Jose Ruiz (Spain), tech. fall 9-0
LOSS Fawzy Mahmoud (Egypt), 2-6
98 kg/215 lbs. – Daniel Miller, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps), dnp/11th
LOSS Nikita Melnikov (Russia), tech. fall 0-8
LOSS Daigoro Timoncino (Italy), tech. fall 0-8
Team Standings (of 22 teams)
1. Russia, 48
2. Egypt, 40
3. Cuba, 38
4. Hungary, 36
5. Spain, 29
6. Italy, 28
7. Georgia, 21
8. Venezuela, 21
9. Poland, 17
10. Kazakhstan, 17
11. France, 15
12. Ukraine, 15
13. United States, 12
