McIlravy, Thomas win gold medals for the United States at the 1999 Poland Open in Krotoszyn, Poland, March 4-6 
  Two U.S. wrestlers claimed gold medals for the U.S. at the 1999 Poland Open in Krotoszyn, Poland, March 4-6. Lincoln McIlravy (Coralville, Iowa/Gateway 2000) won the gold medal at 152 pounds while Sheldon Thomas (Clarion, Pa./Dave Schultz WC) won the gold medal at 119 pounds. 
 McIlravy won four matches on his way to the gold-medal match where he decisioned Sergej Demlschenko of Belarus, 3-1. He won his first match by an injury default over Marusz Wojcik of Poland. McIlravy then scored a decision over Karol Chilinski of Poland, 3-0, and pinned Michel Cedzic Flerslegers of France. In the semi-finals, McIlravy decisioned Aleksander Andrusiak of Poland, 6-1.   
 Thomas won two matches on his way to the gold-medal match. He pinned Stanislaw Surdyka of Poland and then scored a technical fall over Radoslaw Wierzbicki of Poland, 11-0. Thomas won the gold medal by scoring a decision over Sylweser Wojtak of Poland, 9-3.  
 The U.S. claimed three other medals at the tournament. Brandon Slay (Amarillo, Texas/Dave Schultz WC) claimed the silver medal at 167.5 pounds for the U.S., while Kerry Boumans (Colorado Springs, Colo./Dave Schultz WC) won the bronze medal at 127.75 pounds and Jason Robison (Edinboro, Pa./Edinboro WC) won the bronze medal at 213.75 pounds. 
 Slay won a silver medal for the U.S. at 167.5 pounds. He won four matches before losing to Marcin Jurecki of Poland, 5-1. He first decisioned Radoslaw Hosbik of Poland, 6-0, then scored a technical fall over Piotr Gierat of Poland, 10-0. In his third match, he pinned Vadimir Uaitikutis of Lithuania to move to the semi-final match where he scored a technical fall over Daryl Weber of the United States, 11-0. 
 Boumans pinned his first two opponents, then lost to Viatheslav Sanjek of Belarus, 10-3. He decisioned Michal Malkiewicz of Poland, 7-0, to claim the bronze medal.  
 Robison won the fifth medal for the U.S. when he scored a technical fall over Maciej Sulgan of Poland, 11-0. He started by defeating Maksynilian Wiek of Poland, 7-0, and J.J. McGrew of the U.S., 5-4. Robison moved to the bronze-medal match when he lost to Sergiej Priadyn of the Ukraine, 3-0. 
 1999 POLAND OPEN 
 at Krotoszyn, Poland, March 4-6 
 Medalists   119 - 1st - Sheldon Thomas (USA); 2nd - Sylwester Wojtak (Poland); 3rd - Stanislaw Surdyka (Poland) 
 127.75 - 1st - Viatheslav Sanjek (Belarus); 2nd - Alexandre Guzov (Belarus); 3rd - Kerry Boumans (USA) 
 138.75 - 1st - Oleg Gogol (Belarus); 2nd - Lucjan Gralak (Poland); 3rd - Nikolav Paslar (Poland) 
 152 - 1st - Lincoln McIlravy (USA); 2nd - Sergej Demtschenko (Belarus); 3rd - Alexsander Andrusiak (Poland) 
 167.5 - 1st - Marcin Jurecki (Poland); 2nd - Brandon Slay (USA); 3rd - Igor Kozir (Belarus) 
 187.25 - 1st - Alexsey Krupnykow (Russia); 2nd - Eduard Alexcenko (Belarus); 3rd - Sergei Borchenko (Belarus) 
 213.75 - 1st - Sergiej Priadyn (Ukraine); 2nd - Aleksander Szymanow (Russia); 3rd - Jason Robison (USA) 
 286 - 1st - Alexej Medvedev (Belarus); 2nd - Marek Garmulewicz (Poland); 3rd - Jurii Chobitko (Ukraine) 
  U.S. Performances 
 119 - Sheldon Thomas, Clarion, Pa., 1st - pin Stanislaw Surdyka (Poland); won by tech. fall over Radoslaw Wierzbicki (Poland), 11-0; dec. Sylwester Wojtak (Poland), 9-3 
 127.75 - Kerry Boumans, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3rd - pin Jacek Gower (Poland); pin Dawid Kret (Poland); lost dec. to Viatheslav Sanjek (Belarus), 10-3; dec. Michal Malkiewicz (Poland), 7-0 
 138.75 - Mark Ironside, Iowa City, Iowa, 5th - won by tech. fall over Seweryn Majkowski (Poland), 13-2; lost dec. to Marek Zielezinski (Poland), 6-5; pin Piotr Krajewski (Poland) 
 152 - Lincoln McIlravy, Coralville, Iowa, 1st - won by inj. def. over Marusz Wojcik (Poland); dec. Karol Chilinski (Poland), 3-0; pin Michel Cedzic Flerslegers (France); dec. Aleksander Andrusiak (Poland), 6-1; dec. Sergej Demtschenko (Belarus), 3-1 
 152 - Shannyn Gillespie, Colorado Springs, Colo., 8th - lost dec. to Sergej Demtschenko (Belarus), 6-1; won by tech. fall over Grigory Pamis (France), 10-0  
 167.5 - Brandon Slay, Amarillo, Texas, 2nd - dec. Radoslaw Hosbik (Poland), 6-0; tech. fall over Piotr Gierat (Poland), 10-0; pin Vadimir Uaitikutis (Lithuania); won by tech. fall over Daryl Weber (USA), 11-0; lost dec. to Marcin Jurecki (Poland), 5-1 
 167.5 - Daryl Weber, Iowa City, Iowa, 4th - lost dec. to Igor Kozir (Belarus), 3-0; won by tech. fall over Michailas Rybakovos (Lithuania), 10-0; won by tech. fall over Incek Cetinski (Poland), 11-0; lost tech. fall to Brandon Slay (USA), 11-0; lost dec. to Igor Kozir (Belarus), 3-1 
 187.25 - Dan St. John, Colorado Springs, Colo., 4th - dec. Marein Skoral (Poland), 6-1; pin Pawel Clowiak (Poland); lost dec. to Eduard Alexcenko (Belarus), 4-0; lost dec. to Sergei Borchenko (Belarus), 4-0 
 213.75 - Jason Robison, Edinboro, Pa., 3rd - dec. over Maksymlian Witek (Poland), 7-0; dec. J.J. McGrew (USA) 5-4; lost dec. to Sergiej Pradyn (Ukraine), 3-0; won by tech. fall over Maciej Sulgan (Poland), 11-0 
 213.75 - J.J. McGrew, Stillwater, Okla., 8th - lost dec. to Jason Robison (USA), 5-4; dec. Maksymlian Witek (Poland), 5-0 
 286 - Airron Richardson, Cleveland, Ohio, 4th - dec. Tomasz Szewczyk (Poland), 7-0; lost dec. to Marek Garmulewicz (Poland), 3-0; lost dec. to Alexej Medvedev (Belarus), 4-1; lost pin to Jurii Chobitko (Ukraine)