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World medalists Borrero Molina and Coon advance to finals at #WrestleBuenosAires

Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 19:34 By Taylor Miller

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The finals for the first day of Greco-Roman action of the 2019 Pan American Championships have been set in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Featured in the finals is World and Olympic champion Ismael BORRERO MOLINA (CUB) and 2018 World silver medalist Adam COON (USA).

To get to the finals at 67 kg, Borrero Molina put together three wins, including a 7-4 win against two-time Junior Pan American champion Joilson DE BRITO RAMOS JUNIOR (BRA).

In the gold-medal final, he will face two-time Junior World bronze medalist and 2012 Olympian Ellis COLEMAN (USA).  

The other Senior-level World medalist, Coon, earned two pins at 130 kg to move on to the gold bout, where he will face Luciano DEL RIO (ARG).

Del Rio is the first finalist for his country since 2016 and looks to become the first Greco-Roman Pan Am champion for Argentina in the history of the event.

In the company of Coon and Coleman, several other USA wrestlers seek gold on Thursday night, including Max NOWRY at 55 kg, Ryan MANGO at 63 kg and G’Angelo HANCOCK at 97 kg.

The 55 kg and 63 kg weight classes will wrap up round-robin action tonight with Nowry and Mango as the frontrunners, respectively.

At 72 kg, RaVaughn PERKINS (USA) already won the gold medal, going 2-0 in a three-man bracket on Thursday morning. It is his second-straight Pan American title.

In addition to Borrero Molina, Cuba sent two others to the finals, Luis ORTA SANCHEZ and Gabriel ROSILLO KINDELAN.

Orta Sanchez will battle for gold at 60 kg against Samuel GURRIA VIGUERAS (MEX), while Rosillo Kindelan will face Hancock for the gold medal at 97 kg.

The finals are set for 5 p.m. local time (3 p.m. EST) live on unitedworldwrestling.org.

Finals pairings
55 kg – Round 3 matches
Joshua MEDINA (PUR) vs. Sargis KHACHATRYAN (BRA)
Marcelo TORRES (ARG) vs. Max NOWRY (USA)

60 kg
GOLD - Samuel GURRIA VIGUERAS (MEX) vs. Luis ORTA SANCHEZ (CUB)
BRONZE - Dalton ROBERTS (USA) vs. Anthony PALENCIA PUENTES (VEN)
BRONZE - Maikol JOSEFA (DOM) vs. Dicther TORO CASTANEDA (COL)

63 kg – Round 3 matches
Jose DAVILA CABELLO (PER) vs. Mauri VICENTE SILVERIO JUNIOR (BRA)
Ryan MANGO (USA) vs. Andres MONTANO ARROYO (ECU)

67 kg
GOLD -  Ismael BORRERO MOLINA (CUB) vs. Ellis COLEMAN (USA)
BRONZE -  Shalom VILLEGAS REQUENA (VEN) vs. Cristhian RIVAS CASTRO (ECU)
BRONZE - Manuel LOPEZ SALCERO (MEX) vs. Joilson DE BRITO RAMOS JUNIOR (BRA)

72 kg – Round 3 matches
Francisco BARRIO (ARG) vs. Kenedy MORAES PEDROSA (BRA)

97 kg
GOLD - Gabriel ROSILLO KINDELAN (CUB) vs. G’Angelo HANCOCK (USA)
BRONZE - Kevin MEJIA CASTILLO (HON) vs. Jose ARIAS PAREDES (DOM)
BRONZE - Oscar LOANGO SOLIS (COL) vs. Luillys PEREZ MORA (VEN)

130 kg
GOLD - Luciano DEL RIO (ARG) vs. Adam Jacob COON (USA)
BRONZE - Diego ALMENDRAS RODRIQUEZ (CHI) vs. Angel PACHECO ROMERO (CUB)
BRONZE - Charles THOMS (CAN) vs. Edgardo LOPEZ MORELL (PUR)

 

 

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World Grappling Championships: AINs shine, Great Britain wins first-ever gold

Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 11:40 By Vinay Siwach

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ASTANA, Kazakhstan (October 11) -- Six Individual Neutral Athletes won gold medals in World Grappling Championships in Astana on Friday with Azerbaijan, Moldova and Georgia winning the remaining three in men's Grappling in Astana.

In women's grappling, the United States won two golds out of five. Spain, Great Britain and one AIN won three other gold medals. Injana GOODMAN (GBR) created history in grappling as she became the first Great Britain athlete to win the World Championships gold medal.

In team rankings, as AIN points are not considered, Kazakhstan won the team title in men's with 84 points. The U.S. finished second with 75 points and Poland finished third with 70 points.

In women's grappling, the U.S. won the team title with 85 points, well clear of second-placed Poland which could only get 56 points. Spain was third with 46 points.

RESULTS

Men's Grappling

58kg
GOLD: Farhad BAGIROV (AZE) df. Illia SVIATUN (UKR), via submission (9-0)

BRONZE: Alikhan ALSHINBAY (KAZ) df. Bohdan CHORNEI (UKR), 8-6
BRONZE: Jerzy IZDEBSKI (POL) df. Denis BEENEN (CAN), via submission (0-2)

62kg
GOLD: Magomedbek TEMEEV (AIN) df. Ruslan RADZHABKHANOV (AIN), 3-3

BRONZE: Arulan KURMANALIYEV (KAZ) df. Loris ZANOLINI (ITA), 3-3
BRONZE: Mayis NERSESYAN (ARM) df. Mykola NYKYFORUK (UKR), 6-2

66kg
GOLD: Bakhtiiar IAKHIEIAEV (AIN) df. Syimyk MAKHMEDOV (KGZ), 5-0

BRONZE: Bekzat KAPASHOV (KAZ) df. Vincenzo BUSSOLOTTI (ESP), 4-3
BRONZE: Yurii CHERKALIUK (UKR) df. Artur AGASHIRINOV (AIN), 2-2

71kg
GOLD: Gasan TEMEEV (AIN) df. Nico PULVERMUELLER (GER), 5-0

BRONZE: Jedrzej LOSKA (POL) df. Baiastan OROLBEK UULU (KGZ), 6-2
BRONZE: Nurbek TALBUDIN (KAZ) df. Iker CAMARA (ESP), 2-2

77kg
GOLD: Dumitru CEBAN (MDA) df. Arthur LEROY (FRA), 5-4

BRONZE: Efgan GALOEV (AIN) df. Shamil KUMRATOV (AIN), via submission (11-0)
BRONZE: Sam Eli SCHWARTZAPFEL (USA) df. Kamil ROSIAK (POL), 3-0

84kg
GOLD: Murad ABDULATIPOV (AIN) df. Pawel JAWORSKI (POL), 2-1

BRONZE: Ruslan VALIEV (FRA) df. Jay HILDRETH (USA), 4-2
BRONZE: Maxim COTE (CAN) df. Igor DZIAG (POL), 2-1

92kg
GOLD: Alibek SULEIMANOV (AIN) df. Amirani SVIMONISHVILI (GEO), 5-1

BRONZE: Mantas DAUBLYS (LTU) df. Joris ROOKHUIJZEN (NED), 0-0
BRONZE: Imran KHAMIDOV (AIN) df. Wilfried EDMUND (FRA), via submission (5-0)

100kg
GOLD: Aleksandre TEVZADZE (GEO) df. Henry ZACHARY (USA), 2-2

BRONZE: Ivan MALIN (UKR) df. Kamil WOJCIECHOWSKI (POL), 3-2
BRONZE: Islam ASKHABOV (AIN) df. Roman LUKASHEVICH (AIN), via walkover

130kg
GOLD: Khamzat STAMBULOV (AIN) df. John HANSEN (USA), 7-5

BRONZE: Nasrutdin DZHAFAROV (AIN) df. Yerlan SHAKISHOV (KAZ), 6-2
BRONZE: Travis CLARK (USA) df. Amir Ali FARHADPOR (IRI), via submission (4-0)

Injana GOODMAN (GBR)Injana GOODMAN (GBR), second from left, became the first-ever gold medals from Great Britain in World Grappling Championships. (Photo: United World Wrestling / Amirreza Aliasgari)

Women's Grappling

53kg
GOLD: Carlota PRENDES LARIOS (ESP) df. Alicja STYPULKOWSKA (POL), via submission (2-1)

BRONZE: Anorbi GRISHINA (AIN) df. Yuliia ZASULSKA (UKR), via submission (9-1)
BRONZE: Polina KRUPSKAIA (AIN) df. Breanna STIKKELMAN (USA), 2-2

58kg
GOLD: Alexandria ENRIQUEZ (USA) df. Nuraiym MUNAITBAS (KAZ), via submission (2-0)

BRONZE: Minerva MONTERO PEREZA (ESP) df. Tetiana ASTAKHOVA (UKR), 6-0
BRONZE: Nikolett KIS (HUN) df. Rachel GUTIERREZ (USA), via submission (3-0)

64kg
GOLD: Injana GOODMAN (GBR) df. Ekaterina PLITKINA (AIN), via submission (2-2)

BRONZE: Alycia QUENEE (FRA) df. Viktoriia PANCHENKO (UKR), via submission (2-1)
BRONZE: Sheliah LINDSEY (USA) df. Giulia RODIO (ITA), via submission (6-0)

71kg
GOLD: Anna REMNEVA (AIN) df. Sandra TRIEBEL (GER), via submission (3-2)

BRONZE: Emily GUENZLER (GER) df. Valeriia PROKOPIUK (UKR), 12-0
BRONZE: Weronika ROT (POL) df. Christina HANSEN (USA), via submission (6-0)

90kg
GOLD: Kendall REUSING (USA) df. Vlada BOIAKHCHIEVA (AIN), via submission (6-0)

BRONZE: Alena VLASOVA (AIN) df. Annabelle BOURGAULT (CAN), in overtime
BRONZE: Justyna SITKO (POL) df. Aikorkem IKHSANOVA (KAZ), via submission (9-0)