KRISTIE STENGLEIN WINS WOMEN¹S JUNIOR WORLD GOLD MEDAL IN FREDRIKSTAD, NORWAY, AUGUST 8-9 
  
 Kristie Stenglein (Albany, N.Y./ATWA) claimed the gold medal at 75 kg/165.25 lbs. title at the inaugural Women¹s FILA Junior World Championships in Fredrikstad, Norway, August 7-9. The tournament featured the best 16-20 year old wrestlers in the world. 
   
 It was a dominant performance by Stenglein, who pinned all three of her opponents during the tournament. In the gold-medal finals, she pinned May Bente Erikson of Norway in 1:50. 
   
 Her first two pins were over pin Edyta Witkowska of Poland in 2:25 and Nicole Hettich of Germany in 3:11. 
   
 Stenglein is a two-time World silver medalist on the Senior level, and has won three U.S. Women¹s Senior national titles. Her gold-medal performance led the United States to a fifth-place team finish. 
   
 Olivia Ocampo (Oxnard, Calif.) placed fourth at 101.25 pounds, falling to Marta Wojtanowski of Poland, 6-3 in the bronze medal match. 
   
 Other U.S. placewinners were Kaci Lyle (Eureka, Calif.), who was sixth at 149.75 pounds, Jenny Wong (Woodbury, Minn.), who was eighth at 110 pounds, Cassie Inman (Rochelle, Ill./UM-Morris), who was eighth at 138.75 pounds and Aimee McNab (Malone, Wis./UM-Morris), who was ninth at 127.75 pounds. 
   
 Russia won the team title with 65 points and three individual champions. Japan was second, with 63 points and one champion. Poland was third, Germany placed fourth and the United States finished fifth in the final standings. A total of 17 nations participated in the tournament. 
   
 The U.S. team was coached by Doug Reese of Morris, Minn. 
  
 1998 WOMEN¹S FILA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS at Fredrikstad, Norway, Aug. 7-9 
  
 Medalists 
  
 43 kg/94.75 lbs. - 1st - Valentia Kvassova (Russia); 2nd - Sylwia Judycka (Poland); 3rd - Yuki Komatsuzaki (Japan) 
  
 46 kg/101.25 lbs. - 1st - Inga Karamtchakova (Russia); 2nd - Tomoe Oda (Japan); 3rd - Marta Wojtanowski (Poland) 
  
 50 kg/110 lbs. - 1st - Atsuko Shinomura (Japan); 2nd - Natalia Smirnova (Russia); 3rd - Tanja Sauter (Germany) 
  
 54 kg/119 lbs. - 1st - Olga Smirnova (Russia); 2nd - Kostadina Tsibanakoy (Greece); Bronze - Breanne Graham (Canada) 
  
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - 1st - Sandrine Seve (France); 2nd - Svetlana Gratcheva (Russia); 3rd - Ayako Shoda (Japan) 
  
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - 1st - Anita Schatzle (Germany); 2nd - Svetlana Iarochevitch (Russia); 3rd - Ari Suzuki (Japan) 
  
 68 kg/149.75 lbs. - 1st - Ewelina Pruszko (Poland); 2nd - Elvira Barriga (Austria); 3rd - Tomoe Miyamoto (Japan) 
  
 75 kg/165.25 lbs. - 1st - Kristie Stenglein (USA); 2nd - May Bente Eriksen (Norway); 3rd - Edyta Witkowska (Poland) 
  
 U.S. performances 
  
 46 kg/101.25 lbs. - Olivia Ocampo, Oxnard, Calif., 4th - lost dec. to Inga Karamtchakova (Russia), 6-0; pin Mirsini Koloni (Greece), 2:52; lost dec. to Marta Wojtanowski (Poland), 6-3 
  
 50 kg/110 lbs. - Jenny Wong, Woodbury, Minn., 8th - lost dec. to Ida Hellstrom (Sweden), 5-2; lost dec. to Francine DePaola (France), 3-0, ot 
  
 54 kg/119 lbs. - Danielle Bennett, Fulton, N.Y., dnp - lost by tech. fall to Olga Smirnova (Russia), 11-0, 1:52; lost by tech. fall to Margarita Stankova (Latvia), 12-1, 3:40 
  
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Aimee McNab, Malone, Wis., 9th - dec. Micahela Krizkova (Czech Rep.), 9-8; lost pin to Sandrine Seve (France), 2:15; lost pin to Lotta Anderson (Sweden), 3:51 
  
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Cassie Inman, Rochelle, Ill., 8th - lost dec. to Myriam Djebaili (France), 7-0; lost by tech. fall to Ari Suzuki (Japan), 12-1, 2:24 
  
 68 kg/149.75 lbs. - Kaci Lyle, Eureka, Calif., 6th - dec. Lotta Skenmark (Sweden), 3-1; lost dec. to Elvira Barriga (Austria), 6-0; lost by tech. fall to Shannon Samler (Canada), 12-0, 2:04 
  
 75 kg/165.25 lbs. - Kristie Stenglein, Albany, N.Y., 1st - pin Edyta Witkowska (Poland), 2:25; pin Nicole Hettich (Germany), 3:11; pin May Bente Erikson (Norway), 1:50 
  
 Team standings: 1. Russia, 65 pts.; 2. Japan, 63 pts.; 3. Poland, 54 pts.; 4. Germany, 34 pts.; 5. United States, 30 pts.; 6. Canada, 28 pts.; 7. France, 27 pts.; 8. Norway, 25 pts.; 9. Greece, 17 pts.; 10. Latvia, 15 pts.; 11. Sweden, 14 pts.; 12. Austria, 13 pts.; 13. Tunisia, 13 pts.; 14. Czech Republic, 11 pts.; 15. Finland, 4 pts.; 16. Great Britain, 2 pts.; 17. Denmark, 0 pts.