KOLAT AND STEINER WIN GOLD MEDALS AT YASAR DOGU TOURNAMENT IN ANKARA, TURKEY, FEB. 28-MAR. 1 
   1997 World silver medalist Cary Kolat (Lock Haven, Pa. /Dave Schultz WC) and Terry Steiner (Madison, Wis./Team Excel) claimed gold medals at the 1998 Yasar Dogu Tournament of freestyle wrestling in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 27-Mar. 1. 
   Kolat defeated A. Solovier of Russia 3-0 in overtime to capture the 138.75 pound title. Kolat won four bouts, including an impressive 3-0 victory over 1995 World silver medalist Takahiro Wada of Japan in the first round. Kolat was a two-time NCAA champion for Lock Haven Univ. and is the defending U.S. Nationals champion. 
   Steiner, who is ranked fifth at 152 pounds, defeated Taimuzol Ouroussov of Russia 2-0 in overtime to claim the gold medal at 152 pounds. Steiner won five bouts in the tournament, including two technical falls. 
    Steiner, a 1993 NCAA champion for the Univ. of Iowa, won the 1996 Freestyle World Cup. He is currently ranked No. 5 in the USA at his weight class. 
   Tom Erikson (West Lafayette, Ind./Sunkist Kids) claimed the silver medal at 286 pounds, losing to 1997 Junior World champion Aydin Polatci of Turkey in a 0-0 referee's decision in the gold medal finals. 
   Erikson won three bouts to make the finals, including a 6-2 win over Alexander Kovalevski of Russia in the semifinals. Erikson placed fourth in the 1997 World Championships and is the defending U.S. Nationals champion. 
   J.J. McGrew (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids) placed fifth at 213.75 pounds, with a 3-2 record. McGrew is ranked No. 2 in the USA at his weight class. 
   Also placing in their weights for the USA were Sam Henson (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids), who placed sixth at 119 pounds and Sean Bormet (Madison, Wis./Dave Schultz WC) who placed ninth at 167.5 pounds. 
   The U.S. team was coached by Ed Giese of Lombard, Ill. and National Freestyle Coach Bruce Burnett of Colorado Springs, Colo. 
  1998 YASAR DOGU TOURNAMENT at Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 27-Mar. 2 
  Medalists 
   54 kg/119 lbs. - Gold - Kulac Mevlana (Turkey); Silver - Maulen Mamirov (Kazakhstan); Bronze - Leonid Thauthounov (Russia) 
   58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Gold - Dogan Harun (Turkey); Silver - Oyunbileg (Mongolia); Bronze - Muhammad Ali Ganjabi (Iran) 
   63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Gold - Cary Kolat (USA); Silver - A. Solovier (Russia); Bronze - Takahiro Wada (Japan) 
   69 kg/152 lbs. - Gold -Terry Steiner (USA); Silver - Taimuzol Ouroussov (Russia); Bronze - Sanli Yuksel (Turkey) 
   76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Gold - Nuri Zengin (Turkey); Silver - Hamil Aliev (Russia); Bronze - T. Maugduzi (Mongolia) 
   85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Gold - Ali Ozer (Turkey); Silver - Abbas Majeidi (Iran); Bronze - Nexcudpe Kroupenigkov (Russia) 
   97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Gold - Said Mouztaseliev (Russia); Silver - Kenan Simsek, (Turkey); Bronze - Marek Garmulewicz (Poland) 
   130 kg/286 lbs. - Gold - Aydin Polatci (Turkey); Silver - Tom Erikson (USA); Bronze - Alexander Kovalevsky (Russia) 
  U.S. performances 
   54 kg/119 lbs. - Sam Henson, Norman, Okla., 6th - won by tech. fall over Ularbek Tuganbai (Kazakhstan), 11-0, 2:27; won by tech. fall over Demir Ramazan (Turkey), 13-2, 3:50; lost dec. to Maulen Mamirov (Kazakhstan), 7-1; lost dec. to Leonid Thauthounov (Russia), 0-0, ot, 8:00; lost by inj. dft. to E. Oklonkov (Russia) 
   58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Tony Purler, Norman, Okla., dnp - lost by pin to M. Mabetov (Kazakhstan), 0:54; won by tech. fall over Tadevsz Kowalski (Poland), 11-1, 3:30; lost dec. to Michele Liuzzi (Italy), 9-1 
   63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Cary Kolat, Lock Haven, Pa., 1st - dec. Takahiro Wada (Japan), 3-0; won by tech. fall over Ali Gaffari (Iran), 11-0, 2:18; dec. Faruk Guzel (Turkey), 6-0; dec. A. Solovier (Russia), 3-0, ot, 5:38 
   69 kg/152 lbs. - Terry Steiner, Madison, Wis., 1st - won by tech. fall over Sokan Dilmogametov (Kazakhstan), 13-1, 4:25; dec. Salvatore Rinella (Italy), 5-1; won by tech. fall over Mariusz Dabrowski (Poland), 12-0, 2:42; won by ref. dec. over Shahran Mardani (Iran), 2-1, ot, 8:00; won by ref. dec. over Taimuzol Ouroussov (Russia), 2-0, ot, 8:00 
   76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Sean Bormet, Madison, Wis., 9th -pin Salih Tolu (Turkey), 4:15; lost by tech. fall to Arpad Ritter (Hungary), 10-0, 3:36; dec. Zaza Nozadze (Georgia), 4-2; dec. Stroia Nihal (Romania), 4-2 
   85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Dean Morrison, Morgantown, W.Va., dnp - dec. Ildar Safivlin (Turkey), 6-0; lost dec. to Ali Ozer (Turkey), 3-1; dec. Ahmed Faray (Egypt), 4-2; lost dec. to H. Sultanbekov (Kakakhstan), 3-0, ot 7:47 
   97 kg/213.75 lbs. - J.J. McGrew, Stillwater, Okla., 5th - dec. Sahin Hopur (Turkey), 7-1; dec. Ricardas Paullukonis (Lithuania), 7-4; lost dec. to Said Murtzaliev (Russia), 10-1; lost dec. to Marek Garmulewicz (Poland), 3-0; dec. Kasif Sakiroglu (Turkey), 4-0 
   130 kg/286 lbs. - Tom Erikson, W. Lafayette, Ind., 2nd - won by tech. fall over Hiroyuki Obata (Japan), 10-0, 3:16; dec. Zsolt Gombos (Hungary), 7-0; dec. Alexander Kovalevsky (Russia), 6-2; lost by ref. dec. to Aydin Polatci (Turkey), 0-0, ot, 8:00