The 2002 World Champion is Aran Margaryan of Armenia, who actually claimed the silver medal at the 2002 World meet in Iran. Margaryan lost a 3-2 match in the gold-medal finals to veteran Turkish star Harun Dogan, a past World Champion. However, it was announced weeks later that Dogan had tested positive for doping and his gold medal was stripped. Margaryan became the champion, easily the most successful achievement of his career to date.    All of the other placewinners in the weight division slid up one spot after Dogan was punished. Oyunbileg Purevbaatar of Mongolia became the silver medalist and veteran Mohammed Talaee of Iran moved up to the bronze. Both of these wrestlers have been major World stars in the past, and will once again be expected to be right in the race for the title.    Purevbaatar was also a silver medalist at the 2001 World Championships, and placed a strong fifth at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Talaee is a former World Champion for Iran, who has settled into this weight class when 2000 Olympic champion Ali Reza Dabir moved up in weight after the Sydney Games.    The 2001 World Champion at 58 kg was Canada's veteran Giuvi Sissaouri, who also boasts a 1996 Olympic silver medal and a 1995 World silver medal. After many years of knocking on the door, Sissaouri's title in 2001 was a major milestone for Canadian wrestling. Sissaouri is fresh off a silver-medal performance at the Pan American Games, and looks to have a strong performance competing in New York. Trained in the Soviet system, Sissaouri has a style that is very successful against most opponents    David Pogosian of Georgia won the 2001 World bronze medal, was fifth in the 2002 World Championships and was sixth in the 2000 Olympic Games. He has consistently shown the ability to win his pool competition and compete for the medals at the major events. He placed fourth at the 2003 European Championships, as well.    America's Eric Guerrero has competed in two World Championships, with his best finish being seventh in 1999. He did not get a third chance in 2002, as the USA did not attend the World Championships last year in Iran for security reasons. He has beaten many of the past World-level medalists, all except Canada's Sissaouri who seems to have his number so far. The most recent loss to the Canadian came at the 2003 Pan American Games in the semifinals, and Guerrero captured the bronze medal there.    American fans remember Guerrero as a three-time NCAA champion at Oklahoma State and one of the top age-group wrestlers as a California prep star. He was a Cadet World Champion as a youth, and is seeking his first Senior-level medal. He claimed a World Cup gold medal this spring, a good indication that he can succeed against top competition.    Russia's Ramil Islamov, a past World medalist, is also true threat here. He is one of those athletes who competed earlier in his career for one of the Soviet republics (Uzbekistan), and has returned to wrestle for Mother Russia. He was tied for fifth at the 2003 European Championships, a solid finish but not what Russia expects from its athletes. The other Russian athlete listed at this division is Kamal Ustarkhanov, who is totally untested at this level.    Cuba will be well represented, with a pair of veterans to choose from: Yandro Quintana or Yoendris Albear. Quintana is fresh off a victory at the Pan American Games, where he defeated Canada's Sissaouri in the gold-medal finals, 7-1. Cuba has not won a medal at this division for a number of years, but this year could change that.    The "Eastern bloc" nations all have competive athletes who are expected to be in the medal hunt again this year. Anatoly Guida of Bulgaria, Petru Toarca of Romania, Damir Zakhartdinov of Uzbekistan, Vasil Fedoryshin of Ukraine and Arif Abdullayev of Azerbaijan are all very competitive.    Guida won a gold medal at the 2003 European Championships, and was fourth in the 2001 World Championships. Toarca was fourth at the 2002 World Championships, and was the European bronze medalist this year.    Zakhartdinov was fourth at the 2000 Olympics, losing to Terry Brands of the USA in the bronze-medal match. He was also sixth in the 2002 World Championships and won the silver medal at the 2003 Asian Championships. Zakhartdinov is initially listed at 66 kg for Uzbekistan, with Adkhamjon Achilov listed at this division. Achilov was fourth in the world last year at 55 kg, so if he does move up, he should also be immediately competitive.    Fedoryshin is a veteran who was fifth in the 2001 World Championships, and is always a tough draw. Fedoryshin was second at the 2002 European Championships. Abdullayev, brother of the Olympic champion at the lower weight class, has placed in the top 10 of the Worlds and/or Olympics for the last three years.     Turkey should be a threat at this division as well, with 2003 European silver medalist Arif Kama taking over for the banned Dogan. Kama won a gold medal at the 2002 European Championships. The other possible Turkish entry is Tevfik Odabasi.    Placing in the top 10 last year at the Worlds were European athletes Daniel Wild of Germany, Bezik Aslanasvili of Greece, plus Asian athlete Meiroms Beisebaev of Kazakhstan. Wild may not be the German entry, as Mario Koch, who was seventh at the Europeans this year, or Othmar Kuhner may also be in the German lineup. Aslanasvili was unable to place in the top 10 at the European Championships this year.    Among the top athletes from Asia is Sushil Kumar of India, who was third at the 2003 Asian Championships. Kumar won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Championships in Canada this year. Krishan Kumar, who was second at the Commonwealth Championships, could also be India's choice.    Crafty veteran Alexandr Guzov of Belarus will be dangerous in any pool. Others that have considerable experience in this field include Michele Liuzzi of Italy, Lukasz Goral of Poland and Andrey Fasanek of Slovakia.     This weight division has its share of talented veterans, but could also feature a few surprises. Defending champion Margaryan will have the pressure of reclaiming a title which was won through a doping penalty to the champion. Mongolia's Purebaatar is seeking his first gold medal. Iran's Talaee and Canada's Sissaouri seek a return to the champions podium. America's hopeful Guerrero has the experience and talent to win, but needs to put it all together for an entire tournament. Georgia's Pogosian has been knocking on the door for the last few years. This one will be hard to handicap, meaning that the action should be very close in the medal rounds.    RECENT WORLD AND OLYMPIC RESULTS    2002 World Championships results  60 kg/132 lbs. - Gold - Aran Margaryan (Armenia); Silver - Oyunbileg Purebaatar (Mongolia); Bronze - Mohammed Talaee (Iran); 4th - Petru Toarca (Romania); 5th - David Pogosian (Georgia); 6th - Damir Zakhartdinov (Uzbekistan); 7th - Daniel Wild (Germany); 8th - Arif Abdullayev (Azerbaijan); 9th - Bezik Aslanasvili (Greece); 10th - Meiroms Beisebaev (Kazakhstan)  Medal match results  Gold - Harun Dogan (Turkey) dec. Aran Margaryan (Armenia), 3-2; Bronze - Oyunbileg Purebaatar (Mongolia) won by ref. dec. over Mohammed Talaee (Iran), 2-2, ot, 9:00  Note: Dogan tested positive for doping, and had his medal stripped, moving all placewinners up one position.    2001 World Championships results  58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Gold - Giuvi Sissaouri (Canada) dec. Purevbaator Oyunbileg (Mongolia), 5-2, ot; Bronze - David Pogosian (Georgia) dec. Anatoliy Guidia (Bulgaria), 3-0; 5th - Vasil Fedorishin (Ukraine); 6th - Arif Abdullayev (Azerbaijan); 7th - Yandro Quintana (Cuba); 8th - Zelimkhan Gousseihov (Russia); 9th - Petru Toarca (Romania); 10th - Bahman Tayebi (Iran)    2000 Olympic Games results  58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Gold - Ali Reza Dabir (Iran) dec. Yevgen Buslovich (Ukraine), 3-0; Bronze - Terry Brands (United States) dec. Damir Zakhartdinov (Uzbekistan), 3-2; 5th - Oyunbileg Purevbaatar (Mongolia); 6th - David Pogosian (Georgia); 7th - Martin Berberyan (Armenia); 8th - Murad Ramazanov (Russia); 9th - Aleksandr Guzov (Belarus); 10th - Arif Abdullayev (Azerbaijan); 1