USA youth athletes win 15 titles and dozens of medals at Tallinn Open in Estonia, March 22-24
by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
A large group of U.S. youth wrestlers, competing with their clubs or individually, competed in Europe’s largest youth wrestling tournament, the Tallinn Open- Kristjan Palusalu Memorial Youth Wrestling Tournament in Tallinn, Estonia, last week., March 22-24.
Combined, USA athletes came home with 15 gold medals and dozens of individual medals, with competition in women’s freestyle, men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman.
Individual champions from the USA were (by division)
Women (Born 2007-2008)
43 kg - Bella Manno (USA Women), gold medal
57 kg - Emma Bacon (USA Women), gold medal
61 kg - Jordan Fouse (USA Women), gold medal
73 kg - Alex Alli (USA Women), gold medal
Women (2004-2006)
53 kg - Clare Booe (Wyoming Seminary), gold medal
Women (Born 2011 and younger)
35 kg - Avery Haber (Wyoming Seminary), gold medal
Men's Freestyle (Born 2007-2008)
80 kg - Liam Crook (Victory Englas), gold medal
Men's Freestyle (Born 2009-2010)
41 kg - Arav Pandey (American Dream WC), gold medal
52 kg - Thomas Marchetti III (Apex + Top Team), gold medal
68 kg - Nicholas Schwartz (Apex + Top Team), gold medal
Men's Freestyle (Born 2011 and younger)
42 kg - Devin Garcia (Suples), gold medal
66 kg - Rosco Lewis (Legends of Gold), gold medal
Greco-Roman (Born 2004-2006)
60 kg - Otto Black (Apex + Top Team), gold medal
Greco-Roman (Born 2009-2010)
41 kg - Arav Pandey (American Dream WC), gold medal
Greco-Roman (Born 2011 and younger)
42 kg - Devin Garcia (Suples), gold medal
Claiming double titles with freestyle and Greco-Roman titles were Devin Garcia of Suples (Born 2011 and younger, 42 kg) and Arav Pandey of American Dream WC (Born 2009-2010, 41 kg)
TALLINN OPEN
At Tallinn, Estonia, March 22-24
Women (Born 2007-2008)
Champions
43 kg - Bella Manno (USA)
46 kg - Josefina Tuominen (FIN)
49 kg - Anna Yatskevych (POL)
53 kg - Julia Gibalska (POL)
57 kg - Emma Bacon (USA)
61 kg - Jordyn Fouse (USA)
65 kg - Selma Pihlaja (FIN)
68 kg - Khrystyna Demchuk (UKR)
73 kg - Alex Alli (USA)
U.S. athletes
43 kg - Bella Manno (USA Women), gold medal
43 kg - Lisa Pastoriza (Wyoming Seminary), silver medal
43 kg - Francesca Gusfa (Apex/Top Team), bronze medal
46 kg - Cameron Gresham (USA Women), silver medal
46 kg - Morgan McDonald, (USA Women), 9th place
49 kg - Julia Horger (USA Women),, 4th place
53 kg - Amelia Murphy (Wyoming Seminary), silver medal
53 kg - Savannah Arroyo (USA Women), 6th place
53 kg - Page Weiss (USA Women), 9th place
57 kg - Emma Bacon (USA Women), gold medal
61 kg - Jordan Fouse (USA Women), gold medal
61 kg - Isis France (USA Women), silver medal
61 kg - Timberly Martinez (Legends of Gold), 4th place
65 kg - Ella Paolillo (USA Women), silver medal
73 kg - Alex Alli (USA Women), gold medal
Women (2004-2006)
Champions
50 kg - Svenja Jungo (SUI)
53 kg - Clare Booe (USA)
55 kg - Felicitas Domajeva (NOR)
57 kg - Inna Alimova (Lithuania)
59 kg - Albina Kliefas (UKR)
62 kg - Annatina Lippuner (SUI)
65 kg - Viktoria Foldesiova (SVK)
68 kg - Wilma Hoffman (SWE)
72 kg - Nadiia Sokolovska (UKR)
76 kg - Julia Lotscher (SUI)
U.S. wrestlers
50 kg - Rianne Murphy (Wyoming Seminary), 5th place
50 kg - Tiffany Stoshak (Wyoming Seminary), 9th place
53 kg - Clare Booe (Wyoming Seminary), gold medal
53 kg - Ana Malovich (USA Women), 4th place
55 kg - Savannah Witt (USA Women), bronze medal
55 kg - Maycee Peacher (Nebraska World Wrestling), 6th place
57 kg - Alexis Pehrson (USA Women), silver medal
57 kg - Hannah Lawrence (Wyoming Seminary), 7th place
59 kg - Aubrie Pehrson (Nebraska World Wrestling), 4th place
62 kg - Kryssceah Ravanelle (Wyoming Seminary), 4th place
62 kg - Morgan Edwards (USA Women), 6th place
72 kg - Emily Brown (Wyoming Seminary), 4th place
Women (Born 2009-2010)
Champions
33 kg - Scarlett Fitzgibbon (GBR)
39 kg - Martina Modna (UKR)
42 kg - Janka Sillei (HUN)
46 kg - Kari Bjerge (NOR)
50 kg - Yuliia Holjovska (UKR)
54 kg - Ebba Zetterkvist SWE)
58 kg - Miroslava Diachyna (POL)
62 kg - Darja Markova (LAT)
66 kg - Solomiia Petriv (UKR)
U.S. wrestlers
42 kg - Gail Sullivan (Apex + Top Team), bronze medal
50 kg - Renee Hudson (Apex + Top Team), 7th place
50 kg - Emma Grimes (Wyoming Seminary), 8th place
58 kg - Kasia Wong (Legends of Gold), 6th place
62 kg - Isabella Miller (Iowa), bronze medal
Women (Born 2011 and younger)
Champions
20 kg - Annabel Lampila (FIN)
23 kg- Viktoriia Burtseva (UKR)
26 kg - Liega Ruice (LAT)
29 kg - Jara Laaouina (NED)
32 kg - Nikola Przybl (POL)
35 kg - Avery Haber (USA)
40 kg - Hannah Cullen (IRL)
45 kg - Tereza Tkachyshyn (UKR)
50 kg - Anna Hietaniemi (FIN)
60 kg - Tove Sandvall (SWE)
U.S. wrestlers
35 kg - Avery Haber (Wyoming Seminary), gold medal
Men's Freestyle (Born 2004-2006)
Champions
57 kg - Rassoul Galbouraev (FRA)
61 kg - Viktor Borohan (UKR)
65 kg - Khizir Dasiyev (FRA)
70 kg - Seyfulla Itaev (FRA)
74 kg - Tristan Aleksandrov (EST)
79 kg - Adam Kakhriev (FRA)
86 kg - Anton Vyhivskyi (SVK)
92 kg - Armanys Barsamyn (LTU)
97 kg - Yaroslav Lisniak (UKR)
125 kg - Ralfs Lukins (LAT)
U.S. wrestlers
57 kg - Munro Casadores Davis (Warriors WC), 10th place
61 kg - Otto Black (Apex + Top Team), bronze medal
65 kg - Bryce Melichar (Apex + Top Team), 13th place
70 kg - David Burchett, Jr. (Apex + Top Team), 5th place
74 kg - Banks Norby (Apex + Top Team), 7th place
74 kg - Leister Bowling (Apex + Top Team), 8th place
Men's Freestyle (Born 2007-2008)
Champions
45 kg - Oleksii Bezrukii (UKR)
48 kg - Pavlo Inystky (POL)
51 kg - Illia Kaliunszhnyi (POL)
55 kg - Bayssangour Bitmurzaev (FRA)
60 kg - Prokip Kralia (UKR)
65 kg - Abdoullah Nakaev (FRA)
71 kg - Gracjan Matyjasek (POL)
80 kg - Liam Crook (USA)
92 kg - Dmytro Postovyi (UKR)
110 kg - Yegor Yashyn (UKR)
U.S. wrestlers
55 kg - Bailey Casey (Victory Englas), 11th place
60 kg - Aidan Aure (Victory Englas), 9th place
60 kg - Gunner Butt (Contenders Wrestling Academy), 13th place
60 kg - Hayden Haber, USA, 14th place
60 kg - John Foote (Apex + Top Team), 36th place
60 kg - Logan Svoboa (Nebraska World Wrestling), 38th place
65 kg - Aaron Howard (Victory Englas), 14th place
65 kg - Emmanuel Gusfa (Apex + Top Team), 23rd place
65 kg - Levin Mahoney-Boardman (Nebraska World Wrestling), 24th place
65 kg - Austin Krentz (Victory Englas), 41st place
71 kg - Gabriel Logan (Apex + Top Team), 6th place
80 kg - Liam Crook (Victory Englas), gold medal
80 kg - Tanner Hodgins (Apex + Top Team), silver medal
80 kg - Austin Depies (Victory Englas), 20th place
92 kg - Miguel Flores (Center Grove WC), 7th place
92 kg - Ben Helminski (Victory Englas), 15th place
Men's Freestyle (Born 2009-2010)
Champions
38 kg - Volodymyr Boyko (UKR)
41 kg - Arav Pandey (USA)
44 kg - Robert Aloiev (FRA)
48 kg - Oleksandr Havrylkiv (UKR)
52 kg - Thomas Marchetti III (USA)
57 kg - Zorab Alioev (FRA)
62 kg - Dmytro Kursenko (UKR)
68 kg - Nicholas Schwartz (USA)
75 kg - Lucas Lagvilava (FRA)
85 kg - Arnas Jokimcius(LTU)
110 kg - Ernests Stabins Tabins (LAT)
U.S. wrestlers
41 kg - Arav Pandey (American Dream WC), gold medal
41 kg - Lucas Forman (USA), silver medal
44 kg - Aidan Carver (Contenders Wrestling Academy), bronze medal
44 kg - Zandon Ness (Apex + Top Team), 5th place
44 kg - Jeffrey Tanner (Apex + Top Team), 9th place
44 kg - John Cruz (Nebraska World Wrestling), 24th place
48 kg - Joseph Burke (Apex + Top Team), silver medal
48 kg - Anthony Curlo (Apex + Top Team), 4th place
48 kg - Colton Schultz (USA), 13th place
48 kg - Kaden Bach (Apex + Top Team), 28th place
52 kg - Thomas Marchetti III (Apex + Top Team), gold medal
52 kg - Kash Long (Apex + Top Team), 13th place
52 kg - Xavier Flores (Center Grove WC), 29th place
52 kg - Sawyer Riese (Nebraska World Wrestling), 37th place
57 kg - Braden Jones (Apex + Top Team), silver medal
57 kg - LIam Kelly (Apex + Top Team), 19th place
57 kg - Elijah Sigg (Apex + Top Team), 31st place
57 kg - Cael Staggs (USA), 32nd place
62 kg - Cole Speer (Victory Englas), bronze medal
68 kg - Nicholas Schwartz (Apex + Top Team), gold medal
68 kg - David Burchett (Apex + Top Team), 13th place
75 kg - Corydon Langenberg (Nebraska World Wrestling), 13th place
110 kg - August Moser (Apex + Top Team), bronze medal
Men's Freestyle (Born 2011 and younger)
Champions
26 kg - Matcas Laurentiu (MDA)
29 kg - Ihor Lesiuk (UKR)
32 kg - Alex Florean (MDA)
35 kg - Nazar Chapurin (UKR)
38 kg - Julian Buchkovskyi (UKR)
42 kg - Devin Garcia (USA)
47 kg - Yurii Symak (UKR)
53 kg -Viacheslav Vshyvtsev (NOR)
59 kg - Simeon Zhelev (BUL)
66 kg - Rosco Lewis (USA)
85 kg - Tomass Legajevs (LAT)
U.S. wrestlers
32 kg - Joshua Schaub (USA), silver medal
32 kg - Gavin Arnold (USA), 13th place
35 kg - Jon Luke Austin (USA), 6th place
35 kg - Zechariah Davis (Nebraska World Wrestling), 31st place
38 kg - Colton Strange (Nebraska World Wrestling), 5th place
38 kg - Atticus Salinas (Legends of Gold), 9th place
42 kg - Devin Garcia (Suples), gold medal
42 kg - Fernano Jimeno (USA), 4th place
42 kg - Elijah Logan (Apex + Top Team), 23rd place
59 kg - Gavin Brown (Contenders Wrestling Academy), 4th place
66 kg - Rosco Lewis (Legends of Gold), gold medal
66 kg - Traenor Campbell (Victory Englas), silver medal
Greco-Roman (Born 2004-2006)
Champions
55 kg - Peter Totk (HUN)
60 kg - Otto Black (USA)
63 kg - Mathias Martinetti (SUI)
67 kg - Fritz Reber (SUI)
72 kg - Pavlo Poshutilov (UKR)
77 kg - Ibrahim Tabaev (BEL)
82 kg - Platon Spolianskij (LTU)
87 kg - Elias Lyyski (FIN)
97 kg - Vladyslav Lub (UKR)
130 kg - Roope Rusi (FIN)
U.S. wrestlers
60 kg - Otto Black (Apex + Top Team), gold medal
63 kg - Bryce Melichar (Apex + Top Team), 12th place
67 kg - Artur Jeremejev (Victory Englas), 6th place
67 kg - Joey Baker (Victory Englas), 19th place
72 kg - Leister Bowling (Apex + Top Team), 9th place
72 kg - Meelis Joesaar (Victory Englas), 12th place
72 kg - David Burchett, Jr. (Apex + Top Team), 17th place
72 kg - Julian Slaastad (USA), 20th place
72 kg - Banks Norby (Apex + Top Team), 23rd place
72 kg - Romeo Leius (Victory Englas), 25th place
77 kg - Kaela Wong (Legends of Gold), 8th place
97 kg - Renar Joonas (Victory Englas), 5th place
130 kg - Jarek Borgmann (Victory Englas), 5th place
Greco-Roman (Born 2007-2008)
Champions
45 kg - Amir Khanigov (BEL)
48 kg - Santosh Tharmalingam (SWE)
51 kg - Mate Van Os (NED)
55 kg - Mika Labes (GER)
60 kg - Ilias Laaouina (NED)
65 kg - Bilel Gharbi (FRA)
71 kg - Melvin Nordstrom (SWE)
80 kg - Sebastian Abrant (FIN)
92 kg - Tymofiy Pryhodko (UKR)
110 kg - Yonis Laadli (FRA)
U.S. wrestlers
55 kg - Bailey Casey (Victory Englas), 19th place
60 kg - Hayden Haber (USA), 4th place
60 kg - Logan Svoboda (Nebraska World Wrestling), 11th place
60 kg - John Foote (Apex + Top Team), 26th place
60 kg - Aidan Aure (Victory Englas), 27th place
65 kg - Levi Mahoney-Boardman (Nebraska World Wrestling), 16th place
65 kg - Karlis Ander All (Victory Englas), 19th place
65 kg - Robin Roots (Victory Englas), 26th place
65 kg - Aaron Howard (Victory Englas), 29th place
65 kg - Austin Krentz (Victory Englas), 35th place
65 kg - Emmanuel Gusfa (Apex + Top Team), 36th place
71 kg - Gabriel Logan (Apex + Top Team), 35th place
80 kg - Tanner Hodgins (Apex + Top Team), 11th place
80 kg - Liam Crook (Victory Englas), 19th place
80 kg - Austin Depies (Victory Englas), 23rd place
92 kg = Ben Helminski (Victory Englas), 13th place
92 kg - Miguel Flores (Center Grove WC), 21st place
Greco-Roman (Born 2009-2010)
Champions
38 kg - Igor Tutkkaniuk (UKR)
41 kg - Arav Pandey (USA)
44 kg - Abubakar Saga (NOR)
48 kg - Kyrylo Shcherbyna (UKR)
52 kg - Raffaele Hight (NED)
57 kg - Zakhar Nuzhyn (UKR)
62 kg - Ibrahim Nasibov (UKR)
68 kg - Danyil Melnychuk (UKR)
75 kg - Benediktas Bubelevicius (LTU)
85 kg - Maksym Roman (UKR)
110 kg - Vitus Scheifele (GER)
U.S. wrestlers
41 kg - Arav Pandey (American Dream WC), gold medal
41 kg - Lucas Forman (USA), bronze medal
44 kg - Aidan Carver (Contenders Wrestling Academy), silver medal
44 kg = Zandond Ness (Apex + Top Team), 6th place
44 kg - John Cruz (Nebraska World Wrestling), 17th place
44 kg - Jeffrey Tanner (Apex + Top Team), 22nd place
48 kg - Colton Schultz (USA), 4th place
48 kg - Zacaris Slaastad (USA), 17th place
48 kg - Kaden Bach (Apex + Top Team), 23rd place
48 kg - Anthony Curlo (Apex + Top Team), 27th place
48 kg - Joseph Burke (Apex + Top Team), 27th place
52 kg - Kash Long (Apex + Top Team), 13th place
52 kg - Xavier Flores (Center Grove WC), 20th place
52 kg - Sawyer Riese (Nebraska World Wrestling), 23rd place
52 kg - Lucas Slaastad (USA), 38th place
52 kg - Thomas Marchetti III (Apex + Top Team), 38th place
57 kg - Braden Jones (Apex + Top Team), 8th place
57 kg - Liam Kelly (Apex + Top Team), 14th place
57 kg - Cael Staggs (USA), 16th place
57 kg - Elijan Sigg (Apex + Top Team), 29th place
57 kg - James Strange, Jr. (Nebraska World Wrestling), 39th place
62 kg - Cole Speer (Victory Englas), 9th place
68 kg - David Burchett (Apex + Top Team), 20th place
68 kg - Nicholas Schwartz (Apex + Top Team), 33rd place
75 kg - Corydon Langenberg (Nebraska World Wrestling), 16th place
110 kg - August Moser (Apex + Top Team), silver medal
110 kg - Romel Borgmann (Victory Englas), 4th place
Greco-Roman (Born 2011 and younger)
Champions
26 kg - Matcas Laurentiu (MDA)
29 kg - Daniel Samuel (EST)
32 kg - Volodymyr Serzaniyk UKR)
35 kg - Mauri Ärmus (EST)
38 kg - Vladyslav Dymchyshyn (UKR)
42 kg - Devin Garcia (USA)
47 kg - Milan Yermolenko ERMOLENKO (UKR)
53 kg - Pavel Zadoroznoi (EST)
59 kg - Gudmund Roosiois (EST)
66 kg - Ario Ameen (SWE)
85 kg - Rokas Kryzinauskas (LTU)
U.S. wrestlers
26 kg - Damir Jeremejev (Victory Englas), 4th place
32 kg - Joshua Schaub (USA), 8th place
32 kg - Gavin Arnold (USA), 36th place
35 kg - Jon Luke Austin (Contenders Wrestling Academy), 7th place
35 kg - Zechariah Davis (Nebraska World Wrestling), 15th place
38 kg - Atticus Salinas (Legends of Gold), 18th place
42 kg - Devin Garcia (Suples), gold medal
42 kg - Artemi Jeremejev (Victory Englas), silver medal
42 kg - Fernando Jimeno (USA), 6th place
42 kg - Elijah Logan (Apex + Top Team), 40th place
47 kg - Mikk Yubin (Victory Englas), 19th place
53 kg - Markos Kannela (Victory-Englas), 4th place
59 kg - Gavin Brown (Contenders Wrestling Academy), bronze medal
59 kg - Kari Tolpus (Victory Englas), 10th place
66 kg - Rosco Lewis (Legends of Gold), bronze medal
66 kg - Traenor Campbell (Victory Englas), 4th place
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