1998 WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Tehran, Iran, Sept. 8-11
54 kg/119 lbs. - Gold - Sam Henson (United States) dec. Namik Abdullayev (Azerbaijan), 3-1; Bronze - Gholamreza Mohammadi (Iran) dec. Amiran Kartanov (Greece), 3-1; 5th - Tchetchenool Mongush (Russia); 6th - Armen Simonian (Armenia); 7th - Vasili Zeiher (Germany); 8th - Kripa Patel (India); 9th - Jung Soon-Won (Korea); 10th - Nurdin Donbaev (Kyrgyzstan)
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Gold - Ali Reza Dabir (Iran) won by ref. dec. over Harun Dogan (Turkey), 2-2, ot, 8:00; Bronze - Giuvi Sissaouri (Canada) dec. Ruslanbek Madjinov (Kygyzstan), 4-2; 5th - Murat Umachanov (Russia); 6th - Evgeni Buslovich (Ukraine); 7th - Jung Jin-Hyuk (Korea); 8th - Ramil Islamov (Uzbekistan); 9th - Oyunbeleg Purevbaatar (Mongolia); 10th - Viacheslav Sianiok (Belarus)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Gold - Serafim Barzakov (Bulgaria) pin Abbas Haji Kenari (Iran), 3:40; Bronze - Cary Kolat (United States) dec. Elbrus Tedeev (Ukraine), 3-1, ot, 7:44; 5th - Jang Jae-Sung (Korea); 6th - Magomed Azizov (Russia); 7th - Tserenbaatar Tsogbayar (Mongolia); 8th - Lucian Gralak (Poland); 9th - Sergei Smal (Belarus); 10th - Serban Munjiev (Romania)
69 kg/152 lbs. - Gold - Araik Gevorgyan (Armenia) won by ref. dec. over Zaza Zazirov (Ukraine), 1-0, ot, 8:00; Bronze - Lincoln McIlravy (USA) dec. Daniel Igali (Canada), 4-1; 5th - Igor Kupeev (Uzbekistan); 6th - Emzar Bindineshvili (Georgia); 7th - Velhikan Allahverdiev (Russia); 8th - Kim Eun-You (Korea); 9th - Ruslan Veliyev (Kazakhstan); 10th - Christian Feyer (Switzerland)
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - 1st - Bouvaisa Saitiev (Russia) dec. Moon Eui-Jae (Korea), 3-0, ot, 5:53; Bronze - Alexander Leipold (Germany) dec. Pejman Dorostkar (Iran), 3-0; 5th - Tumenulzu Munhbayar (Mongolia); 6th - Marian Jurecki (Poland); 7th - Gurami Melzedlidze (Ukraine); 8th - Saguid Katinovosov (Uzbekistan); 9th - Nurkek Isabekov (Kyrgyzstan); 10th - Arpad Ritter (Hungary)
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Gold - Ali Reza Heidari (Iran) dec. Magomed Ibrachimov (Macedonia), 4-0; Bronze - Yoel Romero (Cuba) dec. Khajimurad Magomedov (Russia), 3-2; 5th - Magomed Kurguliev (Kazakhstan); 6th - Michael Stanislawski (Poland); 7th - Les Gutches (United States); 8th - Yang Hyung-Mo (Korea); 9th - Gotcha Chikhradze (Georgia); 10th - Eldar Asanov (Ukraine)
97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Gold - Abbas Jadidi (Iran) won by ref. dec. over Marek Garmulewicz (Poland), 0-0, ot, 8:00; Bronze - Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov (Russia) dec. Vadim Tasoev (Ukraine), 3-0; 5th - Melvin Douglas (United States); 6th - Eldar Kurtanidze (Georgia); 7th - Heiko Balz (Germany); 8th - Islam Bairamkov (Kazakhstan); 9th - Dolgorsuren Sumjabazar (Mongolia); 10th - Kim Kil-Soo (Korea)
130 kg/286 lbs. - Gold - Alexis Rodriguez (Cuba) dec. Rasul Khadem (Iran), 6-0; Bronze - Andrei Shumilin (Russia) dec. Kerry McCoy (United States), 3-0; 5th - Aydin Polatci (Turkey); 6th - Alexei Medvedev (Belarus); 7th - Yuri Chobitko (Ukraine); 8th - Aigang Feng (China); 9th - Sven Thiele (Germany); 10th - Alex Modebadze (Georgia)
U.S. performances
54 kg/119 lbs. - Sam Henson, Cedar Falls, Iowa - dec. Vasili Zeiher (Germany), 6-4; dec. Amiran Kartanov (Greece), 5-4; dec. Mavlen Mamyrov (Kazakhstan), 3-1, ot, 6:02; dec. Tchetchenool Mongush (Russia), 4-3; dec. Namik Abdullayev (Azerbaijan), 3-1
58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Tony Purler, Clarion, Pa. - lost by tech. fall to Ramil Islamov (Uzbekistan), 14-2, 2:51; dec. Elman Askerov (Azerbaijan), 14-13; lost dec. to Viacheslav Sianiok (Belarus), 10-2
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Cary Kolat, Lock Haven, Pa. - dec. Zsolt Bankuti (Hungary), 5-0; lost dec. to Serafim Barzakov (Bulgaria), 3-1; dec. Jurgen Scheibe (Germany), 5-0; dec. Bevik Dengelboiev (Kyrgyzstan), 4-3; dec. Tserenbaatar Tsogtbayer (Mongolia), 4-3; dec. Lucjan Gralak (Poland), 10-1; dec. Magomed Azizov (Russia), 3-1; dec. Elbrus Tedeev (Ukraine), 3-1, ot, 7:44
69 kg/152 lbs. - Lincoln McIlravy, Iowa City, Iowa - lost dec. to Araik Gevorgeyan (Armenia), 3-2; dec. Fatih Ozbas (Germany), 7-0; dec. Ahmad Alosta (Syria), 5-3; dec. Almazbek Askarov (Kyrgyzstan), 9-0; dec. Kim Eun You (Korea), 3-0; dec. Velikhan Alahkvediev (Russia), 3-1; dec. Igor Kupeev (Uzbekistan), 4-3; dec. Daniel Igali (Canada), 4-1
76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Steve Marianetti, Urbana, Ill. - dec. Jolutort (South Africa), 6-0; lost by inj. dft. to Arpad Ritter (Hungary), ot, 6:01; won by ref. dec. over Nuri Zengin (Turkey), 1-0, ot, 8:00; lost dec. to Pejman Dorostkar (Iran), 4-0
85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Les Gutches, Corvallis, Ore. - won by tech. fall over Gabriel Szerda (Australia), 10-0, 4:48; lost by ref. dec. to Khajimurad Magomedov (Russia), 1-0, ot, 8:00; won by ref. dec. over Tatsuo Kawai (Japan), 1-1, ot, 8:00; dec. Sergei Borchankov (Belarus), 6-0; won by ref. dec. over Yang Hyun Mo (Korea), 1-1, ot, 8:00; lost dec. to Magomed Kurguliev (Kazakhstan), 4-3
97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Melvin Douglas, Mesa, Ariz. - dec. Heiko Balz (Germany), 3-0; dec. Rolf Sherrer (Switzerland), 7-1; won by ref. dec. over Krassimir Kotchev (Bulgaria), 2-0, ot, 8:00; lost dec. to Abbas Jadidi (Iran), 3-0; lost dec. to Vadim Tasoev (Ukraine), 3-0
130 kg/286 lbs. - Kerry McCoy, State College, Pa. - won by ref. dec. over Sven Thiele (Germany), 2-0, ot, 8:00; won by ref. dec. over Andrei Shumilin (Russia), 1-1, ot, 8:00; lost dec. to Alexis Rodriguez (Cuba), 4-1, ot; dec. Aydin Polatci (Turkey), 3-2; lost dec. to Andrei Shumilin (Russia), 3-0
Team Standings
1. Iran, 63 pts.; 2. Russia, 54 pts.; 3. United States, 43 pts.; 4. Ukraine, 37 pts.; 5. Korea, 28 pts.; 6. Poland, 22 pts.; 7. Cuba, 18 pts.; 8. Germany, 18 pts.; 9. Armenia, 15 pts.; 10. Turkey, 15 pts.; 11. Canada, 15 pts.; 12. Mongolia, 14 pts.; 13. Georgia, 13 pts.; 14. Uzbekistan, 12 pts.; 15. Kazakhstan, 11 pts.; 16. Bulgaria, 10 pts.; 17. Kyrgyzstan, 10 pts.; 18. Macedonia, 9 pts.; 19. Azerbaijan, 9 pts.; 20. Belarus, 8 pts.; 21. Greece, 7 pts.; 22. India and China, 3 pts.; 24. Hungary, Switzerland and Romania, 1 pts. (of 40 nations)
Note: Some of the scores are slightly different than those reported during the tournament. These results come from the official results provided at the conclusion of the tournament.