U.S. men's freestyle team claims seven medals at the 1999 Dan Kolov International Freestyle Tournament in Bulgaria, March 13-14 
   Seven U.S. wrestlers claimed medals at the 1999 Dan Kolov International Freestyle Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 13-14. The U.S. claimed two gold medals, one silver medal and four bronze medals.    
 Kerry Boumans (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) won the gold medal at 127.75 pounds, while Brandon Slay (Amarillo, Texas/Dave Schultz WC) won the gold medal at 167.5 pounds.    
 Boumans defeated four opponents to win the gold medal. He first decisioned Veselin Ivanov of Bulgaria, 9-1, then decisioned David Leprins of France, 6-1, to move to the semifinals. Boumans scored a technical fall over Matvel Matveev of Russia, 10-0, to move to the gold-medal match where he decisioned Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, 3-1.   
 Slay first decisioned Petdr Kasabov of Bulgaria, 9-6, then defeated Miroslav Gotchev of Bulgaria by a referee's decision, 1-1. In the semifinals, Slay decisioned Aidun Halimoglu of Turkey, 6-4, and won the gold medal by defeating Nuri Zengin of Turkey by a referee's decision, 2-0.    
 Other medalists for the U.S. include: silver medalist J.J. McGrew (Stillwater, Okla./Sunkist Kids) at 213.75 pounds, and bronze medalists Jason Robison (Edinboro, Pa./Edinboro WC) at 213.75 pounds, Mark Ironside (Iowa City, Iowa) at 138.75 pounds, Terry Steiner (Madison, Wis./Team Excel) at 152 pounds and Airron Richardson (Toledo, Ohio/Cliff Keen WC) at 286 pounds.   
 McGrew defeated three opponents before losing the gold-medal match to the 1996 and 1997 World Champion, Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow of Russia, by a 4-0 decision. He scored technical falls over his first two opponents. In the semifinals, he decisioned Rolf Sherrer of Switzerland, 10-6.   
 Robison also competed in the 213.75-pound weight class where he won the bronze medal. He first won by technical fall over Aleksandar Latchev of Bulgaria, 10-0, then defeated a wrestler from Kamerun by a technical fall, 13-0. In the semifinals, Robison lost a decision to Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow of Russia, 5-0, then decisioned Rolf Sherrer of Switzerland, 3-0, for the bronze medal.   
 Ironside decisioned his first two opponents to advance to the semifinals. He lost in a decision to the 1998 World Champion, Serafim Barzakow of Bulgaria, 4-0, to move to the bronze-medal match. There, he decisioned Al. Bulianski of Turkey, 7-0.   
 Steiner first scored a decision over Jordan Radev of Bulgaria, 5-2, then decisioned Banoit Shuler of France, 9-1, to move to the semifinals. He then lost by a decision to Orest Skobelski of the Ukraine, 4-2. Steiner defeated Stefan Bonev of Bulgaria by a technical decision, 11-0, to claim the bronze medal.   
 Richardson claimed the bronze medal at 286 pounds by defeating Feng Aigang of China, 3-0. He first decisioned Chen Xingqiang of China, 3-0, then decisioned Redjeb Aschabaliev of Russia, 3-1, to move to the semifinals. There, he lost a decision to Zakeria Guclu of Turkey, 7-0.   
 Fourteen teams competed in the tournament, but no team scores were kept. 
  1999 DAN KOLOV INTERNATIONAL 
  in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 13-14 
  Medalists 
    119  - 1st - Ivan Dvorev (Bulgaria); 2nd - Chechen Monguch (Russia); 3rd - Ivan Tzonov (Bulgaria)   
 127.75 - 1st - Kerry Baumans (USA); 2nd - Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria); 3rd - Jivko Stoianov (Bulgaria)   
 138.75 - 1st - Serafim Barzakow (Bulgaria); 2nd - Harun Dogan (Turkey); 3rd - Mark Ironside (USA) 
   152 - 1st - Ahmed Gulhan (Turkey); 2nd - Orest Skobelski (Ukraine); 3rd - Terry Steiner (USA) 
   167.5 - 1st - Brandon Slay (USA); 2nd - Nuri Zengin (Turkey); 3rd - Aldun Halimoglu (Turkey) 
   187.25 - 1st - Magomed Ibragimov (Macedonia); 2nd - Tomas Kiss (Hungary); 3rd - Ali Ozen (Turkey) 
   213.75 - 1st - Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow (Russia); 2nd - J.J. McGrew (USA); 3rd - Jason Robison (USA) 
   286 - 1st - Zekeria Guclu (Turkey); 2nd - Bojidar Boiadjiev (Bulgaria); 3rd - Airron Richardson (USA) 
  U.S. Performances 
   119  - Sheldon Thomas, Clarion, Pa., 8th - won by tech. fall over Naum Vasili (Romania), 13-2; lost dec. to Chechen Monguch (Russia), 7-3 
   127.75 - Kerry Baumans, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1st - dec. Veselin Ivanov (Bulgaria), 9-1; dec. David Leprins (France), 6-1; won by tech. fall over Matvel Matveev (Russia), 10-0; dec. Serafim Todorov (Bulgaria), 3-1 
   138.75 - John Fisher, Ypsilanti, Mich., dnp - lost dec. to Vankut Zolt (Hungary), 6-5; lost dec. to Serafim Barzakov (Bulgaria), 10-4 
   138.75 - Mark Ironside, Iowa City, Iowa, 3rd - dec. Liao Kai (China), 5-0; dec. Liobomir Chotrev (Bulgaria), 7-2; dec. Serafim Barzakow (Bulgaria), 4-0; lost dec. to Al. Bulianski (Turkey), 7-0   
 152 - Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis., 3rd - dec. Jordan Radev (Bulgaria), 5-2; dec. Banoit Shuler (France), 9-1; lost dec. to Orest Skobelski (Ukraine), 4-2; won by tech. fall over Stefan Bonev (Bulgaria), 11-0 
   152 - Shannyn Gillespie, Colorado Springs, Colo., 10th - lost dec. to Stefan Bonev (Bulgaria), 6-5; dec. Baki Hamidi (Macedonia), 5-4 
   167.5 - Brandon Slay, Amarillo, Texas, 1st - dec. Petdr Kasabov (Bulgaria), 9-6; won by ref. dec. over Miroslav Gotchev (Bulgaria), 1-1, ot, 9:00; dec. Aidun Halimoglu (Turkey), 6-4; won by ref. dec. over Nuri Zengin (Turkey), 2-0, ot, 9:00 
   167.5 - Daryl Weber, Iowa City, Iowa, dnp - lost dec. to Nuri Zengin (Turkey), 6-1; dec. Ivailo Ivanov (Bulgaria), 7-2 
   187.25 - Dan St. John, Colorado Springs, Colo., 6th - pin Plamen Peneb (Bulgaria); lost by tech. fall to Nikolae Chita (Romania), 11-0   
 187.25 - Dean Morrison, Morgantown, W.Va., 7th - dec. Thomas Bucheli (Switzerland), 11-2; lost dec. to Ali Ozen (Turkey), 5-3 
   213.75 - J.J. McGrew, Stillwater, Okla., 2nd - won by tech. fall over Todor Stankov (Bulgaria), 11-0; won by tech. fall over Han Tinghai (China), 10-0; dec. Rolf Sherrer (Switzerland), 10-6; lost dec. to Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow (Russia), 4-0 
   213.75 - Jason Robison, Edinboro, Pa., 3rd - won by tech. fall over Aleksandar Latchev (Bulgaria), 10-0; won by tech. fall over a wrestler from Kamerun, 13-0; lost dec. to Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow (Russia), 5-0; dec. Rolf Sherrer (Switzerland), 3-0   
 286 - Airron Richardson, Toledo, Ohio, 3rd - dec. Chen Xingqiang (China), 3-0; dec. Redjeb Aschabaliev (Russia), 3-1; lost dec. to Zakeria Guclu (Turkey), 7-0; dec. Feng Aigang (China), 3-0   
 286 - Tom Erikson, West Lafayette, Ind., 9th - lost dec. to Bojidar Boiadjiev (Bulgaria), 4-2; won by default over Zbolt Gomos (Hungary)