Draws, Updates, and Results for Greco Roman Competition in Zagreb, Croatia at the Junior World Championships.


U.S. Day II Notes
It was a slightly better day for the U.S. Greco Team on Day II at JR Worlds. After going 1-4 on Tuesday, USA is currently 4-4 with one wrestler in a medal bout.

Adam Coon (120KG) did most of the damage, winning three straight matches to reach the semifinals where he fell to defending JR World Champion, Sergei Semenov of Russia.

He then bounced back to pick up a Bronze medal, the only medal for the U.S., by sticking Arata Sadona of Japan just moments into the match.

For Coon, it's his second career World medal; he won a Cadet World title in freestyle in 2011.

And his business isn't even done in Croatia. He anchors what some would consider the best JR Freestyle Team ever for the U.S. as he'll compete in that style on Sunday, the tournament's final day.

Alejandro Sancho (66KG) went 1-1, while Arturo Carmona (55) and Richarld Carlson (84) lost their opening round bouts.


U.S. Day II Results
55KG - Ion Lefter, MDA tf. Arturo Carmona, 12-4

66KG - Alejandro Sancho fall Stefan Steigl, AUT 
66KG - Cingiz Arslan, TUR dec. Alejandro Sancho, 2-0

84KG - Lasha Gobadze, GEO tf. Richard Carlson, 10-0

120KG - Adam Coon fall. Stepan David, CZE
120KG - Adam Coon dec. Seungchan Lee, KOR, 8-5
120KG - Adam Coon fall. Adam Mertse, HUN
120KG - Sergei Semenov, RUS tf. Adam Coon, 8-0
120KG - Bronze Medal Bout - Adam Coon fall Arata Sonada, JPN


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Finals and Medal Matches
50KG Final - Ibrahim Nuralayev, AZE dec. Olekseii Zhabskky, URK, 9-2
50KG Bronze - Zoltan Levai, SLV dec. Nedyalko Petrov, BUL, 8-5
50KG Bronze - Slavic Galstyan, ARM tf. Kanagat Akylbek, KAZ, 10-2

55KG Final - Maroud Mammadou, AZE dec. Rustam Telishav, KGZ, 4-1
55KG Bronze - Gizo Meladze, GEO dec. Ion Lefter, MDA, 7-0
55KG Bronze - Aslan Visaitov, RUS tf. Behrooz Maleki, IRI, 10-1

60KG Final - Elman Muhktarov, AZE dec. Karen Aslanyan, ARM, 4-1
60KG Bronze - Yacin Ozay, FRA dec. Lauri Mahonen, FIN, 14-8
60KG Bronze - Sergeii Emelin, RUS dec. Mahai Mahut, ROU, 10-8

66KG Final - Shmagi Bolkvadze, GEO dec. Ruhin Mikayilov, AZE, 3-0
66KG Bronze - Ibrihim Mohmoud, EGY dec. Daniel Cataraga, MDA, 4-1
66KG Bronze - Zoltan Levai, HUN dec. Cingiz Arslan, TUR, 2-0

74KG Final - Furkan Bayrak, TUR dec. Payam Bouyeri, IRI, 4-2
74KG Bronze - Gela Bolkvadze, GEO tf. Filip Sacic, CRO, 9-0
74KG Bronze - Sarkis Kocharyan, ARM dec. Hannes Wagner, GER, 3-0

84KG Final -  Islam Abbsasov, AZE dec. Denis Kudla, GER, 5-3
84KG Bronze - Demitros Tsekeridis, GRE dec. Emil Sandahl, SWE, 4-2
84KG Bronze - Lasha Gobadze, GEO dec. Mohammed Metwally, EGY, 6-0

96KG Final - Orkhan Nuruyev, AZE dec. Seungjun Kim (KOR), 2-0
96KG Bronze - Zsolt Torok, HUN dec. Abdelatiff Ahmed, EGY, 4-0
96KG Bronze - Felix Baldauf, NOR dec. Alimujiang Abdurexiti, CHN, 5-0

120KG Final - Sergei Semenov, RUS dec. Mantas Knystautus, LTU, 3-1
120KG Bronze - Osmon Yildiriz, TUR fall Beka Kandelaki, GEO
120KG Bronze - Adam Coon, USA fall Arata Sonada, JPN


Day I U.S. Results
50KG - Artur Petrosian (RUS) tf. Josiah Seaton, 8-0

60KG - Sergei Emelin (RUS) tf. Dante Rodriguez, 8-0

74KG - Jon Jay Chavez dec. David Klimek (POL), 7-2
74KG - Vlad Mariea (ROU) dec. Jon Jay Chavez, 3-0

96KG - Nokhcho Labazanov (RUS) tf. Kevin Beazley, 12-2


U.S. Day I Notes
The 4 U.S. representatives didn't fare well on the opening day of the Junior World Championships.

Josiah Seaton (50KG), Dante Rodriguez (60), Jon Jay Chavez (74), and Kevin Beazely (96) combined to go just 1-4.

Three Americans had the misfortune of wrestling savvy Russians in the opening round. Chavez won his first against his Polish opponent before falling to Vlad Mariea of Romania.

Mariea would lose in the quarterfinal bout knocking Chavez from contention.