Day 6 at World Youth Games - Five U.S. freestylers advance

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
07/16/1998


U.S. Freestyle Wrestlers Continue Action 

Five U.S. grapplers advanced to the next round of competition in the freestyle wrestling tournament. Burke Barnes (Lake Stevens, Wash.) at 45 kg, Chris Rodrigues (Marietta, Ga.) at 52 kg, Mike Pirozzola (Levittown, Pa.) at 63 kg, Matt Winterberg (Richland Center, Wis.) at 76 kg and Brandon Phelps (Cornell, Wis.) at 95 kg all advanced.

After posting two wins in three tries on Wednesday, Cal Ferry (Machesney Park, Ill.) was eliminated in the fourth round by Yuong Ho Jung (KOR), 9-1.

Second Day Results, Freestyle Wrestling - U.S. Matches Only

45 kg

First Round

Burke Barnes, Lake Stevens, Wash., def. Ilya Yesir, MDA, 6-3.

Second Round

Gonsales Maikel Antonio Perez, CVB, def. Barnes, 7-1.

48 kg

Fourth Round

Yuong Ho Jung, KOR, def. Cal Ferry, Machesney Park, Ill., 9-1.

52 kg

First Round

Chris Rodrigues, Marietta, Ga., def. Tsi-I Chen, TPE, 10-0.

Second Round

Rodrigues won by technical fall against Brunek Pensele, OUB, 11-1;

Vouger Gassanov, AZG, def. Rodrigues, 7-0.

63 kg

First Round

Mike Pirozzola, Levittown, Pa., def. Mazen Qdmani, SYR, 4-1.

Second Round

Atsanaz Dzhabiyev, UBE, def. Pirozolla, 4-2

Pirozolla pinned Pawel Steblewicz, POL, in 0:21.

76 kg

First Round

Matt Winterberg, Richland Center, Wis., def. Paulius Kervsavskas, LTU, 11-1.

Second Round

Khizry Chupanov, AZG, won by technical fall against Winterberg, 11-1. 95 kg

First Round

Norzaei Yaser, IRI, def. Brandon Phelps, Cornell, Wis., 12-0.