The U.S. Greco-Roman World Team will be competing in the 1997 Greco-Roman World Championships, in Wraclaw, Poland, Sept. 10-13. 
 Headlining the 1997 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team is 1996 Olympic silver medalist Dennis Hall (Stevens Point, Wis./Sunkist Kids) at 58 kg/127.75 lbs. 
 Hall, the 1995 World Champion, will be representing the United States at the World Championships for the fourth straight year. Hall, a World bronze medalist in 1994, will be looking to win a medal in his fourth consecutive World Championships. 
 Other notable members of the team include 1996 Olympians David Zuniga (New Brighton, Minn./Minn. Storm) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Dan Henderson (Huntington Beach, Calif./Dave Schultz WC) at 85 kg/187.25 lbs. 
 Zuniga, who placed 10th in the Olympics, will be competing in his third World Championships. Zuniga's best finish was in 1994 when he placed fourth. 
 Henderson, a two-time Olympian, will be competing in his second World Championships. He was a member of the 1994 World Team but did not place. 
 Another veteran team member is Randy Couture (Corvallis, Ore./Sunkist Kids) at 97 kg/213.75 lbs. 
 Couture, a three-time national champion, will be competing in his fourth World Championships. He last competed in the 1995 World Championships. 
 Competing in their first World Championships are Broderick Lee (Portland, Ore./Peninsula WC) at 54 kg/119 lbs., Chris Saba (Colorado Springs, Colo./NYAC) at 69 kg/152 lbs., Matt Lindland, (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids) at 76 kg/167.5 lbs. and Rulon Gardner, (Mesa, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 130 kg/286 lbs. 
 Lee, the 1997 national champion, defeated seven-time U.S. World Team member Shawn Sheldon to secure a spot on his first World Team. 
 Saba, a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, makes his first appearance at the World Championships. Saba is also the 1997 national champion. 
 Lindland, a 1996 World Cup Champion, recently claimed a gold medal at the Pytlasinski Grand Prix Tournament in Poznan, Poland. The Grand Prix is a top international competition and is used by many countries as a tuneup for the World Championships. 
 Gardner, also a 1996 World Cup Champion, will compete for the first time at the World Championships. Gardner joined Lindland in winning a gold medal at the Pytlasinski Grand Prix Tournament in early August. 
 The U.S. is a rising power in the world of Greco-Roman wrestling, claiming three silver medals at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. The U.S. tied for fourth place as a team in the 1995 World Championships. 
 The U.S. Greco-Roman Team will be under the direction of head coach Dan Chandler (Minneapolis, Minn.), assistant coach Rob Hermann (Pensacola, Fla.) and National Greco-Roman Coach Steve Fraser (Colorado Springs, Colo.). 
 1997 Greco-Roman World Championships 
 Wraclaw, Poland, Sept. 10-13 
 Event Schedule 
  Tuesday, Sept. 9 
 9:00-9:30 a.m. 
 Weigh-in (Group one): 54 kg/119 lbs., 63 kg/138.75 lbs., 76 kg/167.5 lbs., 97 kg/213.75 lbs. 
  Wednesday, Sept. 10 
 12:00-3:00 a.m. 
 First round (Group one) 
 8:00-11:00 a.m. 
 Second and third round (Group one) 
 9:00-9:30 a.m. 
 Weigh-in (Group two): 58 kg/127.75 lbs., 69 kg/152 lbs., 85 kg/187.25 lbs., 130 kg/286 lbs. 
  Thursday, Sept. 11 
 12:00-3:00 a.m. 
 Fourth round (Group one) 
 First round (Group two) 
 8:00-11:00 a.m. 
 Second and third rounds (Group two) 
 Fifth round (Group one) 
  Friday, Sept. 12 
 12:00-3:30 a.m. 
 Third and fourth rounds (Group two) 
 Sixth and seventh rounds (Group one) 
 8:00-10:00 a.m. 
 Group one finals - 54 kg/119 lbs., 63 kg/138.75 lbs., 76 kg/167.5 lbs., 97 kg/213.75 lbs. 
  Saturday, Sept. 13 
 1:00-3:00 a.m. 
 Fifth, sixth and seventh rounds (Group two) 
 8:00-10:00 a.m. 
 Group two finals - 58 kg/127.75 lbs., 69 kg/152 lbs., 85 kg/187.25 lbs., 130 kg/286 lbs. 
 * All times posted are Mountain Daylight Savings Time 
  1997 U.S. GRECO-ROMAN WORLD TEAM   
 *Athletes are listed with current residence (Club affiliation/College/High School) 
 54 kg/119 lbs. - Broderick Lee, Portland, Ore. (Peninsula WC/Portland St./Portland Marshall) 
 58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Dennis Hall, Stevens Point, Wis. (Sunkist Kids/UW-Stevens Point/Hartford, Wis.) 
 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - David Zuniga, New Brighton, Minn. (Minnesota Storm/Univ. of Minnesota/Worland, Wyo.) 
 69 kg/152 lbs. - Chris Saba, Colorado Springs, Colo. (NYAC/Syracuse/Bethlehem, N.Y.) 
 76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Matt Lindland, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Univ. of Nebraska/Gladstone, Ore.) 
 85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Dan Henderson, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC/Arizona St./Victor Valley HS) 
 97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Randy Couture, Corvallis, Ore. (Sunkist Kids/Oklahoma St./Lynwood, Wash. ) 
 130 kg/286 lbs. - Rulon Gardner, Mesa, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids/Univ. of Nebraska/Star Valley, Wyo.)