FINAL STANDINGS ANNOUNCED AT 1998 JUNIOR WORLD GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CAIRO, EGYPT 
  
 Russia won the team title, followed by Iran and Turkey, at the 1998 Junior World Greco-Roman Championships in Cairo, Egypt, August 18-21. 
  
 The tournament featured the best 17-20 year old wrestlers in the World, competing in Greco-Roman, one of the two Olympic styles.  
  
 The U.S. team, which was coached by Dan Russell of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Steve Sabo of Herndon, Va., placed 26th in the final standings. 
  
 Three U.S. wrestlers placed in the top 10 of their weight classes: Leroy Vega (Valparaiso, Ind./Minn. Storm) was ninth at 132.25 pounds. Placing 10th for the United States were Mike Mathers (Canby, Ore./U.S. Army) at 182.75 pounds and Justin Ruiz (Salt Lake City, Utah/Elite) at 198.25 pounds. 
  
 It was erroneously reported on Saturday that Vega placed 10th in his weight class. A correction on the final placings was provided at the conclusion of the tournament. 
  
 1998 FILA JUNIOR WORLD GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS at Cairo, Egypt, August 18-21 
  
 Final individual standings 
  
 49 kg/108 lbs. - Gold - Unal Orel (Turkey); Silver - H.R. Nasiri (Iran); Bronze - Tahir Zahidov (Azerbaijan); 4th - Kamol Kholmatov (Uzbekistan); 5th - Florin Gavrila (Romania); 6th - Eun-Chul Park (Korea); 7th - Aset Imanbaev (Kazakhstan); 8th - Mohammed Maustafa (Egypt); 9th - Ara Dnoyan (Armenia); 10th - S. Kaparov (Kyrgyzstan) 
  
 52 kg/114.5 lbs. - Gold - Ouran Kaklilov (Kyrgyzstan); Silver - Askar Zmursunbaev (Kazakhstan); Bronze - Vougar Dirmiov (Russia); 4th - Cerdil Sobokar (Ukraine); 5th - Jeyhon Zahidov (Azerbaijan); 6th - Serghei Spitar (Moldova); 7th - Silva Hendri (Colombia); 8th - Gheorehe Zamfir (Romania); 9th - Pawel Kramarz (Poland); 10th - Koolhim Ahmadsy (Iraq) 
  
 56 kg/123.25 lbs. - Gold - Nikolai Antonkin (Russia); Silver - Vagan Juharyan (Armenia); Bronze - A. Ashkani (Iran); 4th - Nurbergen Hussainov (Kazakhstan); 5th - Erkan Dundar (Turkey); 6th - Eduard Kratz (Germany); 7th - Laszlo Bona (Hungary); 8th - Norbert Futo (Yugoslavia); 9th - Ashrf Mohammed (Egypt); 10th - Dionyssis Katiforos (Greece) 
  
 60 kg/132.25 lbs. - Gold - S. Pashaee (Iran); Silver - Andrei Taranda (Russia); Bronze - Kerim Salman (Turkey); 4th - Levan Odisharia (Georgia); 5th - Catalin Matache (Romania); 6th - Andras Horvath (Hungary); 7th - Marviz Kasynov (Ukraine); 8th - Myung-Hwan Bae (Korea); 9th - Leroy Vega (United States); 10th - Yuri Kolesnev (Belarus) 
  
 65 kg/143.25 lbs.  - Gold - Maxim Semenov (Russia); Silver - Bunyamin Emik (Turkey); Bronze -A. Zabihi (Iran); 4th - Evgeni Prilbpov (Belarus); 5th - Roland Lengyel (Hungary); 6th - Juha Koivunen (Finland); 7th - Ming Li (China); 8th - Alexander Dokhturishvili (Georgia); 9th - Shukhratjon Ruzikulov (Uzbekistan); 10th - Suislepp Olari (Estonia) 
  
 70 kg/154.25 lbs. - Gold - Sergeiy Solomkiy (Ukraine); Silver - Vladislav Lomatchinski (Russia); Bronze - Badri Khasaih (Georgia); 4th - Movses Karapetyam (Armenia); 5th - Huseyin Akburu (Turkey); 6th - Sasa Kluev (Latvia); 7th - Alexei Panysh (Belarus); 8th - Max Schwindt (Germany); 9th - Sandor Ujheui (Yugoslavia); 10th - Abai Udeshev (Kazakhstan) 
  
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Gold - Yuriy Vitt (Uzbekistan); Silver - Mohammed Ibrahim (Egypt); Bronze - Gela Chkhaidee (Georgia); 4th - Alexey Mihcin (Russia); 5th - M. Rahimi (Iran); 6th - Yusuf Duzer (Turkey); 7th - Daniel Polowyszczak (Poland); 8th - Yuri Gritsenko (Kazakhstan); 9th - Igor Balaur (Moldova); 10th - Oleg Mikhalovich (Belarus) 
  
 83 kg/182.75 lbs. -Gold - Tekin Caglar (Turkey); Silver - Olekgnnep Garayan (Ukraine); Bronze - Karam Mohammed (Egypt); 4th - Dan-Hong Lee (Korea); 5th - Zviad Kardava (Georgia); 6th - Theofanis Anagnostou (Greece); 7th - Juri Matysek (Czech Republic); 8th - Marian Bradia (Romania); 9th - Merhbi Algulashvil (Israel); 10th - Mike Mathers (United States) 
  
 90 kg/198.25 lbs. - Gold - Henri Papiashvili (Israel); Silver - M. Sherabyani (Iran); Bronze - Maksim Gzekynov (Ukraine); 4th - Tae-Young Han (Korea); 5th - Balazs Hajdu (Hungary); 6th - Viatheslav Israilov (Russia); 7th - Valeri Matvienko (Kazakhstan); 8th - Dongming Yan (China); 9th - Mirko Englich (Germany); 10th - Justin Ruiz (United States) 
  
 115 kg/253.5 lbs. - Gold - Alexey Tarabrain (Russia); Silver - A.R. Ghalibi (Iran); Bronze - David Vala (Czech Rep.); 4th - Nico Schmidt (Germany); 5th - Gezni Han (China); 6th - Mohammed El-Said (Egypt); 7th - Xenofon Koutsioumbas (Greece); 8th - Dilshat Tlyassov (Kazakhstan); 9th - Biktom Privalichin (Ukraine); 10th - Florin Ungureanu (Romania) 
  
 U.S. performances 
  
 49 kg/108 lbs. - Jason Powell, Choctaw, Okla., dnp 
  
 52 kg/114.5 lbs. - Brady Jones, Salt Lake City, Utah, dnp 
  
 56 kg/123.25 lbs. - Chris Williams, Perry, Mich., dnp 
  
 60 kg/132.25 lbs. - Leroy Vega,Valparaiso, Ind., 9th 
  
 65 kg/143.25 lbs.  - Brandon McNab, Colorado Springs, Colo., dnp 
  
 70 kg/154.25 lbs. - Nathan Vasquez, Bakersfield, Calif., dnp 
  
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Tom Ciezki, Evanston, Ill., dnp 
  
 83 kg/182.75 lbs. - Mike Mathers, Canby, Ore., 10th 
  
 90 kg/198.25 lbs. -Justin Ruiz, Salt Lake City, Utah, 10th 
  
 115 kg/253.5 lbs. - Billy Blunt, Modesto, Calif., dnp 
  
 Team standings: 1. Russia, 68 pts.; 2. Iran, 59 pts.; 3. Turkey, 54 pts.; 4. Ukraine, 40 pts.; 5. Georgia, 32 pts.; 6. Kazakhstan, 31 pts.; 7. Egypt, 27 pts.; 8. Korea, 22 pts.; 9. Hungary, 21 pts.; 10. Uzbekistan and Romania, 19 pts.; 12. Armenia, 18 pts.; 13. Germany, 17 pts.; 14. Azerbaijan, 14 pts.; 15. Belarus and China, 13 pts.; 17. Israel and Czech Republic, 12 pts.; 19. Kyrgyzstan,11 pts.; 20. Greece, 10 pts.; 21. Moldova, 7 pts.; 22. Poland, 6 pts.; 23. Latvia, Finland and Yugoslavia, 5 pts.; 26. United States and Colombia, 4 pts.; 28. Estonia and Iraq, 1 pt.