U.S. fails to win a medal in Greco-Roman on final day of University World Championships
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USA Wrestling ()
07/13/2008
THESSOLONIKI, Greece - The United States fell short of winning a medal in Greco-Roman wrestling on Sunday as the University World Championships concluded.
Americans Donovan DePatto, Cheney Haight and Robbie Smith each came up short of placing.
American Sam Hazewinkel won a gold medal on Saturday at the University World Championships and teammate Peter Kowalczuk won a bronze.
UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
THESSOLONIKI, GREECE
60 kg/132 lbs. - Donovan DePatto, Quantico, Va. (U.S. Marine Corps)
LOSS Ede Komaromi (Hungary), 0-2 0-3
74 kg/163 lbs. - Cheney Haight, Orem, Utah (USOEC/New York AC)
WIN Jonne Ukkola (Finland), 4-0 5-0
LOSS Sahin Ramazan (Turkey), 0-6 1-3
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Robbie Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
WIN Slaven Dokmanac (Serbia), 3-0, 1-1, 1-1
LOSS (Turkey), 1-3, 2-1, 1-3