Four earn double titles at European Grappling Championships
Sunday, June 2, 2024 - 11:51 By Vinay Siwach
BAKU, Azerbaijan (May 29) -- The dominance of Individual Neutral Athletes was challenged by the field in the Grappling Gi competition at the European Grappling Championships in Baku. After AINs won all 10 gold medals in men's grappling, they were stopped to five in Grappling Gi.
Magomedbek TEMEEV (AIN), Artur AGASHIRINOV (AIN) and Eldar RAFIGAEV (MDA) upgraded their silver medals to gold in grappling while Shamil MAZHIDKHANOV (AIN) repeated as the European champion.
Jerzy IZDEBSKI (POL), Samy MEZACHE (FRA) and Mateusz MAZUR (POL) were bronze medalists in grappling but managed to win the gold medal in Grappling Gi with some stunning performances.
In women's Grappling Gi, Alicja IRENA (POL) upgraded her silver to gold at 53kg, avenging her loss to Carlota PRENDES (ESP) in the final. Olesia ZHURAVLEVA (AIN) repeated as the champion at 58kg as did Alsu IANSHINA (AIN) at 71kg and Justyna SITKO (POL) at 90kg.
Laila OHLHOFF (GER) made sure she capped off her run at 64kg with a gold medal, beating Veronika KARAKHONOVA (AIN), 6-5, in a thrilling final.
RESULTS
Men’s Grappling Gi
58k
GOLD: Jerzy IZDEBSKI (POL) df. Ilia ABRAMENKO (AIN), via submission
BRONZE: Vahid ALAKBAROV (AZE) df. Bohdan CHORNEI (UKR), via submission
62kg
GOLD: Magomedbek TEMEEV (AIN) df. Dmytro BARANOV (UKR), 7-4
BRONZE: Wojciech GRYZ (POL) df. Philippe ALILAT (FRA), via forfeit
BRONZE: Vladimir KOZLOV (AIN) df. Mykola NYKYFORUK (UKR), via submission
66kg
GOLD: Artur AGASHIRINOV (AIN) df. Giorgi RAZMADZE (GEO), 2-2
BRONZE: Gazimagomed TAGAEV (AIN) df. Bartosz TYRKIEL (POL), via submission
BRONZE: Giovanni SUAREZ (ESP) df. Vadym SKRYNYTSIA (UKR), 4-2
71kg
GOLD: Kurban KADIEV (AIN) df. Sandor LAKATOS (HUN), 3-0
BRONZE: Nico PULVERMUELLER (GER) df. Vladyslav POHORILOV (UKR), 11-0
BRONZE: Dzhimsher RAZMADZE (GEO) df. Piotr DUDZINSKI (POL), 8-0
77kg
GOLD: Magomed DAURBEKOV (AIN) df. Iker CAMARA (ESP), 3-1
BRONZE: Adilkhan VALIEV (AIN) by forfeit
BRONZE: Dumitru CEBAN (MDA) df. Arthur LEROY (FRA), 2-2 in overtime
84kg
GOLD: Samy MEZACHE (FRA) df. Eneko DIEZ PUEBLA (ESP), 3-2
BRONZE: Igor DZIAG (POL) df. Pawel JAWORSKI (POL), via submission (0-4)
BRONZE: Pierre MANZO (FRA) df. Rasul ABDULVADUDOV (AIN), 5-4
92kg
GOLD: Mateusz MAZUR (POL) df. Mantas DAUBLYS (LTU), via cautions (6-2)
BRONZE: Pablo ESTEPA NIETO (ESP) df. Murat KHASANOV (AIN), via disqualification
BRONZE: Imran KHAMIDOV (AIN) df. Levente LAKY (HUN), via submission
100kg
GOLD: Shamil MAZHIDKHANOV (AIN) df. Francisco MARTINEZ VILA (ESP), 18-0
BRONZE: Ivan MALIN (UKR) df. Andrzej IWAT (POL), via decision
BRONZE: Vasif SAFARBAYOV (AZE) df. Arnold OCULI (FRA), 8-2
130kg
GOLD: Eldar RAFIGAEV (MDA) df. Eldar MAMMADOV (AZE), via submission (0-2)
BRONZE: Wojciech WILK (POL) df. Viktor KLIUEV (AIN), 2-0
Women’s Grappling Gi
53kg
GOLD: Alicja IRENA (POL) df. Carlota PRENDES (ESP), 7-5
BRONZE: Kristina RAU (GER) df. Daria LUKIANCHIKOVA (AIN), via submission
58kg
GOLD: Olesia ZHURAVLEVA (AIN) df. Irina KUPRINA (AIN), via submission
BRONZE: Jazmin ARJONA (ESP) df. Paulina STASKIEWICZ (POL), 5-3
64kg
GOLD: Laila OHLHOFF (GER) df. Veronika KARAKHONOVA (AIN), 6-5
BRONZE: Anna CASTELLS (ESP) df. Joanna ZABULEWICZ (POL), 2-1
BRONZE: Daria CHIBISOVA (UKR) df. Viktoriia PANCHENKO (UKR), via submission
71kg
GOLD: Alsu IANSHINA (AIN)
SILVER: Alycia QUENEE (FRA)
BRONZE: Emily GUENZLER (GER)
90kg
GOLD: Justyna SITKO (POL)
SILVER: Alena VLASOVA (AIN)
BRONZE: Paula MARTINEZ (ESP)
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