Schedule and international lineups announced for Jack Pinto Cup, January 26

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
01/16/2013


The schedule has been finalized for the 2013 Jack Pinto Cup, presented by Kiki Kelley and Morgan Stanley, an international Greco-Roman dual meet tournament to be held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. on January 26.

The competition is named in loving memory of Jack Pinto, a six-year old USA Wrestling member, who was tragically killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The tournament was previously called the Kiki Cup.

Four U.S. Greco-Roman teams, featuring top athletes from across the nation, will face four international teams in dual meets. Every team will have four dual meets. None of the U.S. teams will face each other, and none of the international teams will face each other.

There will be eight rounds of competition during the Jack Pinto Cup. Two dual meets will be held every hour, starting at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 6:00 p.m. There will be a one-hour break from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

This year’s international field includes teams from Sweden, Lithuania, Japan and Kazakhstan. 

Among the star international athletes who are expected to compete are:
• 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Johan Euren of Sweden at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
• Two-time World medalist and 2012 Olympian Almat Kebispaev of Kazakhstan at 60 kg/132 lbs.
• Two-time World bronze medalist and 2012 Olympian Nurmakhan Tinaliev of Kazakhstan at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
• Two-time Olympian Aleksandr Kazekevich of Lithuania at 74 kg/163 lbs.
• 2012 Olympian Edgardus Venckaitis of Lithuania at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.
• 2012 Junior World Champion Villius Laurinaitis of Lithuania at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.
• 2012 Olympian Robert Rosengren of Sweden at 84 kg/185 lbs.

The final lineups for the four U.S. teams in the Pinto Cup will be announced in the upcoming days.

The Jack Pinto Cup is open to the public and free of charge.

All of these teams will also participate in the Greco-Roman competition at the 2013 Dave Schultz Memorial International Championships on January 31, also at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

JACK PINTO CUP
Presented by Kiki Kelley and Morgan Stanley
At Colorado Springs, Colo., January 26

Event Schedule

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  - Sweden vs. USA #3 and  Lithuania vs. USA #4

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. - Lithuania vs. USA #3 and Sweden vs. USA #4

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon – Japan vs. USA #1 and Kazakhstan vs. USA #2

12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. – Kazakhstan vs. USA #1 and Japan vs. USA #2

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – LUNCH BREAK

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. - USA #3 vs. Japan and USA #4 vs. Kazakhstan

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. - USA #3 vs. Kazakhstan  and USA #4 vs. Japan

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - USA #1 vs. Lithuania and USA #2 vs. Sweden

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. - USA #1 vs. Sweden and USA #2 vs. Lithuania

Preliminary International Team Rosters

Sweden
60 kg/132 lbs. – Joakim Fagerlund
60 kg/132 lbs. – Marcus Sellden
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Frunze Harutyunyan
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Sharur Vardanyan
74 kg/163  lbs. – Christoffer Nilsson
74 kg/163 lbs. - Bogdan Kourinnor
84 kg/185  lbs. – Robert Rosengren
84 kg/185 lbs. - Fisnik Zahiti
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Fredrik Schoen
120 kg/264.5  lbs. – Johan Euren
Weight not available - Anton Euren

Lithuania
55 kg/125 lbs. – Rūtenis Uginčius
60 kg/132 lbs. – Ramūnas Dagys 
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Edgaras Venckaitis 
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Eivydas Sekus 
74 kg/163  lbs. – Aleksandr Kazakevičh
96 kg/211.5  lbs. – Villius Laurinaitis
120 kg/264.5  lbs. – Marijus Grygelis 

Japan
55 kg/121 lbs. – Tsubasa Ogata 
55 kg/121 lbs. – Yuki Uchiyama 
60 kg/132 lbs. – Kazuma Kuramoto 
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Hideyuki Otorzumi 
74 kg/163  lbs. – Daisuke Komor 
74 kg/163  lbs. – Hiroyuki Shimizu
84 kg/185  lbs. – Masayuki Amano 
84 kg/185  lbs. –Yuki Suzuki 
96 kg/211.5  lbs. – Akira Osaka 
120 kg/264.5  lbs. – Shori Maekawa 

Kazakhstan
55 kg/121 lbs. – Nursultan Kalmurzaev
55 kg/121 lbs. – Yerbol Kikbayev 
60 kg/132 lbs. – Almat Kebispayev 
60 kg/132 lbs. – Nurgalim Kuandyk 
60 kg/132 lbs. – Yerbol Konyratov 
74 kg/163  lbs. – Doszhan Kartikov 
74 kg/163  lbs. – Maksat Yereshepov 
84 kg/185  lbs. – Alkhazur Ozdiev 
84 kg/185  lbs. – Ashkat Zhanbirov 
84 kg/185  lbs. – Danyal Gajiyev 
84 kg/185  lbs. – Nursultan Tursynov 
96 kg/211.5  lbs. – Erulan Iskakov 
96 kg/211.5  lbs. – Zhanarbek Kabdolov 
120 kg/264.5  lbs. – Nurmakhan Tinaliev