Results of Top 10 Individual and Team Placings from the Men and Women's Freestyle World Championship

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Heather Van Peursem (USA Wrestling)
11/27/2001


Results of Top 10 in each weight class and Final Team Results at the 2001 Freestyle World Championships - Men and Women  Men's Freestyle    54 kg/119 lbs.   Gold - Herman Kantoyeau (Belarus)  Silver - Babak Nourzad (Iran)  Bronze - Alexander Kantoev (Russia)  4th - Maulen Mamyrov (Kazakstan)  5th - Tumendemberel Zuunbayan (Mongolia)   6th -  Goha Kirkitadze (Georgia)  7th - Dilshod Mansurov (Uzbekistan)   8th - Arif Farmanov (Azerbaidjan)  9th -  Mevlana Kulac (Turkey)  10th - A. Kardanov (Greece)    58 kg/127.75 lbs.   Gold -  Guivi Sissaouri (Canada)  Silver - Oyunbileg Purevbaatar (Mongolia)  Bronze - David Pogosian (Georgia)  4th - Anatoly Guidia (Bulgaria)  5th - Vasil Fedorishin (Ukraine)   6th -  Arif Abdullayev (Azerbaidjan)  7th - Yandro Quintana (Cuba)  8th - Zelimkhan Gousseihov (Russia)  9th -  Petru Toarca (Romania)  10th - Bahman Tayebi (Iran)    63 kg/138.75 lbs.   Gold - Barzakov Serafim (Bulgaria)  Silver - Ali Reza Dabir (Iran)  Bronze - Elbrus Tedeev (Ukraine)  4th - Mehmet Yozgat  (Turkey)  5th - Elman Asgarov (Azerbaidjan)   6th -  Lucjan Gralak (Poland)  7th - Bill Zadick (USA)  8th - Otar Tushishvili (Georgia)  9th -  Bae Jin-Kuk  (Korea)  10th - Ar. Alexandridis (Greece)    69 kg/152 lbs.   Gold - Nickolai Paslar (Bulgaria)  Silver - Amir Haghighi Tavakolian (Iran)  Bronze - Jang Jae-Sung  (Korea)  4th - Laszlo Szabolcs (Romania)  5th - Ahmet Gulhan (Turkey)   6th -  Emzar Bedineishuili (Georgia)  7th - Yosmany Sanchez (Cuba)  8th - Stefan Fernyak (Slovakia)  9th -  Daniel Igali (Canada)  10th - Zaza Zozirov (Ukraine)     76 kg/167.5 lbs.   Gold - Buvaisar Satiev (Russia)  Silver - Moon Eui-Jae  (Korea)  Bronze - Joe Williams (USA)  4th - Radion Ketanti  (Slovakia)  5th - Arpad Ritter (Hungary)   6th -  Mehdi Hajizadeh Joybari (Iran)  7th - Rezo Mindorashvili (Georgia)  8th -  Jari Olmana (Finland)  9th -  Yavaser Gokhan (Turkey)  10th - Eugen Preda (Romania)     85 kg/187.25 lbs.   Gold - Khadjimourad Magomedov (Russia)  Silver - Brandon Eggum (USA)  Bronze - Yoel Romero (Cuba)  4th - Betbulat Musaev (Belarus)  5th - Rasul Katinavasov (Uzbekistan)   6th -  Arkadiy Tzopa  (Bulgaria)  7th - Andre Backhaus (Germany)  8th - Magomed Kurugliyev (Kazakhstan)  9th -  L. Loizidis (Greece)  10th - Marcin Jurecki (Poland)    97 kg/213.75 lbs.   Gold - Georgi Gogchelidze (Russia)  Silver - Krssimir  Kochev (Bulgaria)  Bronze - Vadim Taseov (Ukraine)  4th - Zoltan Farkas (Hungary)  5th - Ezdar Kurtanidze (Georgia)   6th -  George Torchinava (Netherlands)  7th - Ozkale Taskin (Turkey)   8th - Johannes Rossouw  (Great Britain)  9th -  Magomed Ibragimov (Uzbekistan)  10th - Wilfredo Morales (Cuba)     130 kg/286 lbs.   Gold - David Moussoulbes (Russia)  Silver - Artur Taymazov (Uzbekistan)  Bronze - Alexis Rodrigues (Cuba)  4th - Kerry McCoy (USA)  5th - Aydin Polatci (Turkey)   6th -  Boyadjiev Bojidar (Bulgaria)  7th - Abbass Jadidi (Iran)  8th - Cheema Pallander (India)  9th -  Th. Abatzis (Greece)  10th - Barys Hrynkevich (Bulgaria)     Final Team Standings  1. Russia - 51 pts.  2. Bulgaria - 46 pts.  3. Iran - 37 pts.  4. Georgia - 31 pts.  5. United States - 28 pts.  6. Turkey - 27 pts.  7. Cuba - 25 pts.  8. Ukraine - 23 pts.  9. Uzbekistan - 21 pts.  10. Korea - 19 pts.  11. Belarus - 18 pts.  12. Mongolia - 12 pts.  13. Azerbaidjan - 14 pts.  14. Hungary - 13 pts.  15. Canada - 12 pts.  16. Kazakstan and Slovakia - 10 pts.  18. Romania - 10 pts.  19. Poland - 6 pts.  20. Greece - 6 pts.  21. Netherlands - 5 pts.  22. Germany - 4 pts.  23. Great Britain, Indian and Finland - 3 pts.    Women's Freestyle    46 kg/101.25 lbs.   Gold - Irina Melnik (Ukraine)  Silver - Carol Huynh (Canada)  Bronze - Brigitte Wagner (Germany)  4th - Farah Touchi (France)  5th - Misato Shimizu (Japan)   6th -  A. Papavassiliou (Greece)  7th - Volha Prydanikava (Belarus)   8th - Kamelia Tzekova (Bulgaria)  9th -  Ayse Guneri (Turkey)  10th - Ynga Karamthakova (Russia)     51 kg/112.25 lbs.  Gold - Hitomi Sakamoto (Japan)  Silver - Stephanie Murata (USA)  Bronze - Gao Yanzhi (China)  4th - Lyndsay Belisle (Canada)  5th - Natalia Karamthakova (Russia)  6th - Vanena Boobryem (France)  7th - Djulia Okot (Bulgaria)  8th - Alena Kareisha (Belarus)  9th - S. Poubouridou (Greece)  10th - Inesa Rebar (Ukraine)    56 kg/123.25 lbs.  Gold - Yamamoto Seiko (Japan)  Silver - Liubov Volosova (Russia)  Bronze - Tetyana Lazareva (Ukraine)  4th - Lae Lee-Na (Korea)  5th - Sara Eriksson (Sweden)  6th -  Yildirim Zeynep (Turkey)  7th - Sun Dongmei (China)  8th - Hoir Grdrun (Norway)  9th - Anna Gomis (France)  10th - Yoselin Rojas (Venezuela)    62 kg/136.5 lbs.   Gold - Meng Lili (China)  Silver - Qiletta Giampiccolo (Italy)  Bronze - Aanes Lele (Norway)  4th - Stephanie Gross (Germany)  5th - Volha Khilko (Belarus)  6th - Bassa Malgorzata (Poland)  7th - Lyudmila Golovchenko (Ukraine)  8th - Patricia Leibel (Canada)  9th - Lotta Andersson (Sweden)  10th - Michala Krizkova (Czech. Republic)     68 kg/149.75 lbs.  Gold - Christine Nordhagen (Canada)  Silver - Toccara Montgomery (USA)  Bronze - Anita Schatzle (Germany)  4th - Sveta Yaroshevitch (Russia)  5th - Katerina Burmistrova (Ukraine)  6th - Yanli Yang (China)  7th - Zlateve Stanka (Bulgaria)  8th - Unda Maider (Spain)  9th - Monika Kowalska (Poland)  10th - Jana Panova (Kirghizistan)     75 kg/165.25 lbs.  Gold - Edyta Witkowska (Poland)  Silver - Ma Bailing (China)  Bronze - Nina Englisch (Germany)  4th - Kyoko Hamaguchi (Japan)  5th - Jenna Pavlik (USA)  6th - Kang Min-Jeong (Korea)  7th - Tetyana Komarnitska (Ukraine)  8th - Damos Yasmili (Venezuela)  9th - Zumrud Kurbangadzieva (Russia)  10th - Akuffo Ohenewa (Canada)     Team Standings  1. China - 36 pts.  2. Japan - 33 pts.  3. Ukraine - 33 pts.  4. Germany - 31 pts.  5. Canada - 30 pts.  6. Russia - 25 pts.  7. United States - 24 pts.  8. Poland - 17 pts.  9. France -  14 pts.  10. Belarus - 13 pts.  11. Korea - 12 pts.  12. Norway - 11 pts.  13. Bulgaria - 11 pts.  14. Italy -  9 pts.  15. Sweden -  8 pts.  16. Greece and Turkey - 7 pts.   18. Venezuela - 4 pts.  19. Spain - 3 pts.  20. Kirghizistan and Czech Republic - 1 pt.