ISTANBUL, Turkey - Lindsey Durlacher captured a silver medal at 55 kg/121 lbs. to lead the list of U.S. Greco-Roman finishers at the Vehbi Emre Golden Grand Prix on Jan. 26-27.

Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), a past World bronze medalist, was the lone American to win a medal in the event. Six members of the U.S. team that won the 2007 World Championships participated in the tournament.

Americans Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) and Mark Rial (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) each placed fifth in the event.

The U.S. team placed fifth with 26 points. Turkey crowned champions in six of seven weight classes to win the event with 68 points. Belarus was a distant second with 49 points.

Durlacher, who placed fifth in the World in 2007, rattled off three wins before falling to Turkey's Huseyin Aygun in the finals. Durlacher downed Uzbekistan's Ildar Hafizov, who also was fifth in the 2007 Worlds, in the semifinals. Hafizov beat American Sam Hazewinkel (Norman, Okla./Gator WC) in the second round.

Vering, a 2007 World silver medalist, lost in the second round to Shalva Gadabadze of Azerbaijan at 84 kg/185 lbs. Vering rebounded to win his next two matches in the Repechage before falling to Turkey's Muhammet Yucedag in the bronze-medal match.

Rial won his first two bouts to reach the semifinals at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. before dropping his match with Turkey's Seref Eroglu. Rial then lost to Mikkiail Siamonad of Belarus in the bronze-medal match.

VEHBI EMBRE GRECO-ROMAN GRAND PRIX, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Team scoring
Turkey 68
Belarus 49
Uzbekistan 31
Azerbaijan 27
United States 26
Ukraine 21
Greece 16
Kazakhstan 11
Tadjikistan 6
Syria 5
Romania 4

55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Huseyin Ayguin (Turkey)
Silver - Lindsey Durlacher (USA)
Bronze - Marat Garipov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze - Ildar Hafizov (Uzbekistan)

60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Dauylo Krymov (Ukraine)
Silver - Vitali Rahimov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Atakan Yuksel (Turkey)
Bronze - Dilshod Aripov (Uzbekistan)

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold - Refik Ayvazoglu (Turkey)
Silver - Seref Eroglu (Turkey)
Bronze - Mikkiail Siamonad (Belarus)
Bronze - Erkan Ulvan (Turkey)

74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold - Seref Tufenk (Turkey)
Silver - Aliaksandr Kiknas (Belarus)
Bronze - Viktor Aniskovets (Belarus)
Bronze - Ilgar Adulov (Azerbaijan)

84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Nazmi Avluca (Turkey)
Silver - Shalva Gadabadze (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Andrei Baranouski (Belarus)
Bronze - Muhammet Yucedag (Turkey)

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Ahmet Tacyildiz (Turkey)
Silver - Smata Marnaniya (Belarus)
Bronze - Mehmet Ozal (Turkey)
Bronze - Tounosidis Tagodoros (Greece)

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Atilla Guzel (Turkey)
Silver - David Soldatze (Uzbekistan)
Bronze - Panagiozis Papadopoulos (Greece)
Bronze - Riza Kayaalp (Turkey)

U.S. performances

55 kg/121 lbs. - Lindsey Durlacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 2nd
WIN Gasvmol Shkin (Tadjikistan)
WIN Harun Bozoglu (Turkey)
WIN Ildar Hafizov (Uzbekistan)
LOSS Huseyin Ayguin (Turkey)

55 kg/121 lbs. - Sam Hazewinkel (Norman, Okla./Gator WC), 11th
LOSS Ildar Hafizov (Uzbekistan)

60 kg/132 lbs. - Joe Betterman (Chicago, Ill./New York AC, USOEC), 11th
WIN Abdulsamet Ugurlu (Turkey)
LOSS Dilshod Aripov (Uzbekistan)

66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Mark Rial (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC), 5th
WIN Jon Panait (Romania)
WIN Ruslan Ashlihais (Belarus)
LOSS Seref Eroglu (Turkey)
LOSS Mikkiail Siamonad (Belarus)

74 kg/163 lbs. - T.C. Dantzler (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC), 15th
LOSS Jonel Puscasu (Romania)

84 kg/185 lbs. - Brad Vering (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 5th
WIN M. Sadin Bakir (Turkey)
LOSS Shalva Gadabadze (Azerbaijan)
WIN Robert Papp (Romania)
WIN Akif Canbas (Turkey)
LOSS Muhammet Yucedag (Turkey)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Justin Ruiz (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 9th
WIN Adam Wheeler (USA)
LOSS Ahmet Tacyildiz (Turkey)
LOSS Mehmet Ozal (Turkey)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Adam Wheeler (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC), 17th
LOSS Justin Ruiz (USA)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Dremiel Byers (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army), 11th
LOSS Henofon Kouzsioubas (Greece)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Russ Davie (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), 8th
WIN Yucel Unsal (Turkey)
LOSS Henofon Kouzsioubas (Greece)