SZOMBATHELY, Hungary – Two U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers won bronze medals at the highly competitive Hungarian Golden Grand Prix on Saturday and Sunday.

Capturing bronze medals were Jermaine Hodge (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Andy Bisek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Minnesota Storm) at 74 kg/163 lbs.

Hodge went 3-1 in the tournament on Sunday, including a victory over Perica Dimitrijevic of Serbia in the bronze-medal match.

Hodge, currently ranked No. 2 in the USA, opened with two wins, stopping Csongor Kimpli of Hungary and Ivan Lizatovic of Croatia. In the semifinals, he lost to eventual silver medalist Marat Karishalov of Kazakhstan.

Bisek had an impressive 4-1 record on Saturday, defeating Maxat Yerezhepov of Kazakhstan in the bronze-medal bout. 

He opened with a victory over Saverio Scaramuzzi of Italy, then was defeated in the second round by eventual silver medalist Kolya Daragan of Ukraine.

Bisek won three straight in the wrestlebacks to claim the bronze. He defeated Anders Halback of Sweden, then received a default win from Neven Zugaj of Croatia.

Bisek is currently ranked No. 3 on Greco-Roman Team USA.

Placing fifth after losing bronze-medal bouts were Glenn Garrison (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Robbie Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Both finished with 2-2 records

Garrison opened with a win over Zoltan Szakolczi of Hungary then a loss to eventual runner-up Hiroyuki Shimizu of Japan. After beating Richard Rigo of Slovakia in the repechage, he was beaten in a bronze-medal bout by Balint Korpasi of Hungary.

Smith opened with a win over Joszef Nagy of Hungary, then lost his second round bout to eventual runner-up Evgeny Achkasov of Uzbekistan. In the repechage round, he beat fellow American R.C. Johnson. In the bronze-medal bout, he lost to Gyorgy Rizmajer of Hungary.

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX
At Szombethely, Hungary, March 5-6

55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold – Thomas Ronningen (Norway)
Silver - Marat Karishalov (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Seregey Poprushko (Russia)
Bronze – Jermaine Hodge (USA)
5th – Zhangedly Askenov (Kazakhstan)
5th - Perica Dimitrijevic (Serbia)

60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold – Yerbol Konyratov (Kazakhstan)
Silver – Davor Stefanek (Serbia)
Bronze – Tonimir Sokol (Croatia)
Bronze – Eusebiu Diaconu (Romania)
5th – Mevlut Arik (Turkey)
5th – Mustafa Saglam (Turkey)

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold – Darkhan Bayakhmetov (Kazakhstan)
Silver – Hiroyuki Shimizu (Japan)
Bronze – Balint Korpasi (Hungary)
Bronze – Aleksandar Maksimovic (Serbia)
5th – Glenn Garrison (USA)
5th – Vasif Arizmanov (Turkey)

74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold – Evgeny Saleev (Russia)
Silver – Kolya Daragan (Ukraine)
Bronze – Andy Bisek (USA)
Bronze – Peter Bacsi (Hungary)
5th – Maxat Yerezhepov (Kazakhstan)
5th – Asrat Dilmurhamedov (Kazakhstan)

84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold – Nenad Zugaj (Croatia)
Silver – Amen Hrustanovic (Austria)
Bronze – Ahmet Yildrim (Turkey)
Bronze – Norikatsu Saikawa (Japan)
5th – Christoffer Ljungbeck (Sweden)
5th – Jim Petterson (Sweden)

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold – Jimmy Lidberg (Sweden)
Silver – Evgeny Achkasov (Uzbekistan)
Bronze – Gyorgy Rizmajer (Hungary)
Bronze – Cenek Ildem (Turkey)
5th – Robbie Smith (USA)
5th – Dima Timchenko (Ukraine)

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold – Nurmakhan Tinaliyev (Kazakhstan)
Silver – Mihaly Deak-Bardos (Hungary)
Bronze – Anton Dok (Croatia)
Bronze – Atilla Guzel (Turkey)
5th – Aleksandr Ekimov (Russia)
5th – Balint Lam (Hungary)

U.S. performances

55 kg/121 lbs. – Jermaine Hodge, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 3rd
WIN Csongor Kimpli (Hungary)
WIN Ivan Lizatovic (Croatia)
LOSS Marat Karishalov (Kazakhstan)
WIN Perica Dimitrijevic (Serbia)

55 kg/121 lbs. – Nate Engel, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 10th
LOSS David Borsos (Hungary)

66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Justin Lester, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 7th
WIN Sharur Vardanyan (Sweden)
WIN Armen Vardanyan (Ukraine)
LOSS Darkhan Bayakhmetov (Kazakhstan)
LOSS Vasif Arizmanov (Turkey)

66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Glenn Garrison, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 5th
WIN Zoltan Szakolczi (Hungary)
LOSS Hiroyuki Shimizu (Japan)
WIN Richard Rigo (Slovakia)
LOSS Balint Korpasi (Hungary)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Jake Fisher, Boise, Idaho (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Robert Rosengren (Sweden)

74 kg/163 lbs. – Andy Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm), 3rd
WIN Saverio Scaramuzzi (Italy)
LOSS Kolya Daragan (Ukraine)
WIN Anders Halback (Sweden)
WIN Neven Zugaj (Croatia)
WIN Maxat Yerezhepov (Kazakhstan)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Chas Betts, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm), 8th
WIN Oleg Shokalov (Russia)
WIN Atilla Tamas (Hungary)
LOSS Jim Petterson (Sweden)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Jordan Holm, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), dnp
LOSS Christoffer Ljungbeck (Sweden)

84 kg/185 lbs. – Cheney Haight, Boise, Idaho (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Marian Mihalik (Slovakia)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Robbie Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 5th
WIN Joszef Nagy (Hungary)
LOSS Evgeny Achkasov (Uzbekistan)
WIN R.C. Johnson (USA)
LOSS Gyorgy Rizmajer (Hungary)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Justin Ruiz, Boise, Idaho (New York AC), dnp
LOSS Vitaly Udganin (Russia)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. – R.C. Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids), dnp
LOSS Evgeny Achkasov (Uzbekistan)
LOSS Robbie Smith (USA)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Dremiel Byers, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army), 7th
WIN Gergo Tartar (Hungary)
LOSS Mihaly Deak Bardos (Hungary)
LOSS Balint Lam (Hungary)