VANTAA, Finland – Paul Tellgren (Anoka, Minn./Minnesota Storm) won a bronze medal 55 kg/121 lbs., the only U.S. medalist on the first day of the Vantaa Cup of Greco-Roman wrestling. Tellgren defeated Thomas Ronningen of Norway in his bronze-medal match, 2-0, 0-3, 1-0. Tellgren lost his opening match to Stepan Maryanyan of Russia, 0-7, 0-6. Maryanyan. A 2010 Junior World champion, went on to claim the gold medal. Tellgren is a senior at Northern Michigan, studying secondary education and English. It is his third international medal of the new season, after winning a gold at the Sunkist Kids International and a silver at the New York AC Greco-Roman International. Placing eighth for the United States was Jordan Holm (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 84 kg/185 lbs. Holm finished with a 2-1 record. He opened with wins against Americans Ryan Hope and Courtney Myers, then was eliminated by Kristofer Johansson of Sweden in the third round, 2-2, 1-2. The final three weight classes will be contested on Sunday, with more U.S. athletes in competition. VANTAA CUP At Vantaa, Finland, Nov. 20 Greco-Roman results 55 kg/121 lbs. 1 Stepan Maryanyan (Russia) 2 Anders Ronningen (Norway) 3 Joakim Fagerlund (Sweden) 3 Paul Tellgren (USA) 5 Thomas Ronningen (Norway) 6 Karwan Ahmadi (Finland) 7 Toufan Ahmadi (Finland) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. 1 Youri Denisov (St. Petersburg – Russia) 2 Chingiz Labazanov (Russia) 3 Rustem Suleymanov (Ukraine) 3 Adam Lurak (Russia) 5 Esa Uimonen (Finland) 5 Vahab Daneshvar (Sweden) 7 Tapio Helminen (Finland) 8 Marius Thommesen (Norway) 9 Joonas Kyllonen (Finland) 10 Rafael Toijanen (Finland) 84 kg/185 lbs. 1 Anatoli Polkin (St. Petersburg – Russia) 2 Makhmud Bashiev (Russia) 3 Anton Babko-Malyy (Ukraine) 3 Rami Hietaniemi (Finland) 5 Jonne Ukkola (Finland) 5 Kristofer Johansson (Sweden) 7 Zaur Karezhev (Russia) 8 Jordan Holm (USA) 9 Laimutis Adomaitis (Lithuania) 10 Alo Toom (Estonia) 120 kg/264.5 lbs. 1 Taisto Lalli (Finland) 2 David Oganesyan (Russia) 3 Oskari Riihioja (Finland) 3 Marijus Grygelis (Lithuania) 5 Sebastian Lonnborn (Sweden) 6 Juha-Matti Eskola (Finland) U.S. performances 55 kg/121 lbs. - Paul Tellgren, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 3rd LOSS Stepan Maryanyan (Russia), 0-7, 0-6 WIN Thomas Ronningen (Norway), 2-0, 0-3, 1-0 84 kg/185 lbs. - Jordan Holm, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 8th WIN Ryan Hope (USA), 0-1, 2-0, 1-0 WIN Courtney Meyers (USA), 1-0, 1-0 LOSS Kristofer Johansson (Sweden), 2-2, 1-2 84 kg/185 lbs. - Ryan Hope, Carol Stream, Ill. (USOEC), dnp/15th LOSS Jordan Holm (USA), 1-0, 0-2, 0-1 84 kg/185 lbs. - Cameron Duckworth, Portland, Ore. (OTC), dnp/15th LOSS Kristofer Johansson (Sweden), 0-1, 1-2 84 kg/185 lbs. - Courtney Myers, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (U.S. Marines), dnp, 15th LOSS Jordan Holm (USA), 0-1, 0-1