Jon Reader battles Raymond Jordan at the 2011 Sunkist Kids International. Reader won a gold medal at 84 kg in India today. Larry Slater photo

NEW DELHI, India – The U.S. closed out the Hari Ram Grand Prix on Sunday with both Americans on the mat winning a medal.

Claiming a gold medal at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men’s freestyle was Jon Reader (Ames, Iowa /Sunkist Kids).

Winning a silver medal at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. was Kristie Davis (Mustang, Okla./Gator WC/OCU).

Reader won all four of his bouts on the day, including a 3-0, 4-0 win over Kim Gwan-Uk of Korea in the gold-medal finals. Kim was third in the final Olympic Games Qualifier in Helsinki, Finland, and is a two-time Korean Junior World Team member.

He opened the day with a technical fall over Gael Parvex of Switzerland, 7-0, 6-0. In the quarterfinals, he stopped Pawan Kumar of India, 4-2, 7-0 then stopped Svanidze of Georgia, 7-1, 6-0.

Reader was a 2011 NCAA champion for Iowa State and is an emerging talent on the Senior level in freestyle.

Davis, a two-time World champion and nine-time World medalist, won her first two bouts of the tournament. She stopped Tatiaa Zakharola of Kazakhstan, 3-0, 1-0 in the quarterfinals, then edged Hiroe Suzuki of Japan, 1-0, 1-0 in the semifinals.

In the gold medal finals, Davis lost to 2009 World silver medalist Burmaa Ochirbat of Mongolia, 0-1, 1-4

It was a strong week for the U.S. athletes, who won seven medals. 

Reader won the only gold for the United States. Team USA had five silver medalists: Davis, plus Victoria Anthony (Huntington Beach, Calif./New York AC) at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Shauna Isbell (Flagstaff, Ariz./Lindenwood) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Jenna Burkert (Rocky Point, N.Y./New York AC) at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Erin Clodgo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. Whitney Conder (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) added a bronze medal at 51 kg/112.25 lbs.

The India Wrestling Federation announced a total prize purse of $98,000 with the gold medalists getting $3,000, the silver medalists earning $2,000 and the bronze medalists winning $1,000.

HARI RAM GRAND PRIX
At New Delhi, India, May 27

Men’s freestyle results

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Gold – Praveen Rana (India)
Silver – Lobjanidze (Georgia)
Bronze – Nasiri (Iran)
Bronze – Manoj Kumar (India)
5th – Khultee (Mongolia)
5th – Atayev (Turkmenistan)

84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold – Jon Reader (USA)
Silver – Kim Gwan-Uk (Korea)
Bronze – Hamedipour (Iran)
Bronze – Pawan Kumar (India)
5th – Svanidze (Georgia)
5th – Mayagmarsuren (Mongolia)

Women’s freestyle results

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold – Haruka Sato (Japan)
Silver – Zaitseva (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Sharkuu (Mongolia)
Bronze – Kim Hye-Bin (Korea)
5th – Rajni (India)
5th – Juajan (Thailand)

72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Gold – Burmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia)
Silver – Kristie Davis (USA)
Bronze – Gursharan Preet (India)
Bronze – Hiroe Suzuki (Japan)
5th – Gubanhajiyeva (Azerbaijan)
5th – Tatiaa Zakharova (Kazakhstan)

U.S. men’s freestyle results
84 kg/185 lbs. – Jon Reader, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids), 1st
WIN Gael Parvex (Switzerland), 7-0, 6-0
WIN Pawan Kumar (India), 4-2, 7-0
WIN Svanidze (Georgia), 7-1, 6-0
WIN Kim Gwan-Uk (Korea), 3-0, 4-0

U.S. women’s freestyle results
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Kristie Davis, Mustang, Okla. (Gator WC/OCU), 2nd 
WIN Tatiaa Zakharola (Kazakhstan), 3-0, 1-0
WIN Hiroe Suzuki (Japan), 1-0, 1-0
LOSS Burmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia), 0-1, 1-4