PITESTI, ROMANIA - Chas Betts (St. Michael, Minn./Minnesota Storm) claimed a silver medal at 84 kg/185 lbs. in Greco-Roman, the top U.S. performance at the Ion Corneanu Memorial International, August 7-8.

Betts was defeated in the gold-medal finals by 2008 Olympic silver medalist Zoltan Fodor of Hungary.

Betts won his first two bouts, defeating Tamas Atila of Romania and Adrian Mocanu of Moldova, which placed him in the championship finals.

Betts was a member of the 2009 U.S. World Team, and is currently ranked No. 2 in the United States in his weight class.

Two U.S wrestlers competing at 74 kg/163 lbs. placed fifth after losing bronze-medal matches: Andy Bisek (Chaska, Minn./Minnesota Storm) and George Bancroft (Colorado Springs, Colo./OTC).

Bisek won his first two matches before losing to eventual champion Renato Kun of Hungary in the semifinals. He was defeated in his bronze-medal bout by Petros Manlouilidias of Greece.

Bancroft won his first bout against American Anton Gottfredson, then fell to Tamas Lorincz of Hungary in the second round. After Lorincz made the finals, Bancroft was pulled back into the repechage rounds. He won his first repechage match, then was beaten for the bronze medal by Neven Zugaj of Croatia.

ION CORNEANU MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL
Pitesti, Romania, August 7-8

U.S Greco-Roman performances

55 kg/121 lbs. – Roger Stewart, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Laurenti Macarei (Romania)

66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Marco Lara, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), dnp
LOSS Vasif Arzumanov (Turkey)
LOSS Tomi Hinoveanu (Romania) 

74 kg/163 lbs. – Andy Bisek, Chaska, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 5th
WIN Ivaylo Saykov (Bulgaria)
WIN Igor Bejleaga (Moldova)
LOSS Renato Kun (Hungary)
LOSS Petros Manlouilidias (Greece)

74 kg/163 lbs. – George Bancroft, Colorado Springs, Colo. (OTC), 5th
WIN Anton Gottfredson (USA)
LOSS Tamas Lorincz (Hungary)
WIN Saverio Scaranuzzi (Italy)
LOSS Neven Zugaj (Croatia)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Anton Gottfredson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
LOSS George Bancroft (USA)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Chas Betts, St. Michael, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 2nd
WIN Tamas Atila (Romania)
WIN Adrian Mocanu (Moldova)
LOSS Zoltan Fodor (Hungary)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Cheney Haight, Boise, Idaho (New York AC)
LOSS Nenad Zugaj (Croatia)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Talan Knox, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Kuhar Jure (Slovenia)

Results at the weight classes where U.S. athletes participated

55 kg/121 lbs. 
Gold – Virgil Munteanu (Romania)
Silver – Peter Hodos (Hungary)
Bronze – Donior Islamov (Moldova)
Bronze – Vladimir Tsaryuk (Israel)\
5th – Techin Ferhat (Turkey)
5th – Lurentiu Macarei (Romania)

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold – Vasif Arzumanov (Turkey)
Silver – Balint Korpasi (Hungary)
Bronze – Seref Tufenk (Turkey)
Bronze – Ion Panait (Romania)
5th – Danijel Janecic (Croatia)
5th – Tomi Hinoveanu (Romania)

74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold – Renato Kun (Hungary)
Silver – Tamas Lorincz (Hungary)
Bronze – Petros Manouilidias (Greece)
Bronze – Neven Zugaj (Croatia)
5th – Andy Bisek (USA)
5th – George Bancroft (USA)

84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold – Zoltan Fodor (Hungary)
Silver – Chas Betts (USA)
Bronze – Peter Basci (Hungary)
Bronze – Adrian Mocanu (Moldova)
5th – Tamas Atila (Romania)
5th – Nenad Zugaj (Croatia)