Team USA medalists from day five at the 2024 Veterans World Championships.

James grabs silver, Moss bronze in Greco-Roman on day five of Veterans World Championships

Oct. 12, 2024, 8:21 PM (ET)

by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

POREC, Croatia – Two Team USA athletes found a place on the medal stand on Saturday at the 2024 Veterans World Championships. Rudy James finished with a silver medal at 78 kg in Division C and Todd Moss came away with a bronze medal at 100 kg in Division D.

Wrestlers in action on the day were Division C, athletes 46-to-50 years old, and Division D, athletes 51-55 years old.

James claimed his second medal of the week, adding on to his gold medal performance from the freestyle side. He picked up a pair of shutout decisions over Individual Neutral Athlete’s Stanislav Pechurin and Andrei Borisov. It was tough sledding for the Minnesota native in the finals as James fell by technical fall to Jimmy Samuelsson of Sweden, 11-0.

California native Jeremy Black was the only other American to compete in Division C. He went 1-1 to finish in 10^th place at 88 kg.

The duo of James and Black was enough to put the U.S. in 10^th place overall in the Division C team race, which was won by Kazakhstan.

Moss was one of five American participants in Division D, and the only to reach the podium. He posted a 2-1 record on the day, capping his tournament with a 9-1 technical fall win over fellow American Domenico Lemme in the bronze medal bout. Lemme ended in fifth place at 100 kg.

William Carr and Alvin Riggs added top ten finishes to the U.S. tally. Carr wound up in 10^th place at 88 kg, while Riggs took ninth place at 100 kg.

The Division D crew finished outside the top ten of the team standings. Hungary took the top spot in the division.

The Veterans World Championships wrap up on Sunday with the Division A Greco-Roman tournament. The action begins at 10:30 a.m. local time, with the finals scheduled for 6 p.m. Porec, Croatia, is located six hours ahead of the U.S. Eastern Time Zone.

Complete brackets and match-by-match results are available to browse on UWW Arena. A live stream and archived matches are available to the U.S. market through FloWrestling.

2024 Veterans World Championships | Porec, Croatia, Oct. 12

Greco-Roman Results

Division C

Team Standings

1. Kazakhstan, 77

2. Hungary, 40

3. Germany, 40

4. Croatia, 38

5. Poland, 36

6. Sweden, 35

7. Kyrgyzstan, 33

8. Turkey, 30

9. Mongolia, 25

10, United States, 22

62 kg

Gold – Zhanbolat Abitov (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Christopher Lang (Germany)

Bronze – Robin Christensen (Norway)

RR1 – Zhanbolat Abitov (Kazakhstan) tech. fall Robin Christensen (Norway), 8-0

RR2 – Christopher Lang (Germany) tech. fall Robin Christensen (Norway), 10-0

RR3 – Zhanbolat Abitov (Kazakhstan) tech. fall Christopher Lang (Germany), 8-0

70 kg

Gold – Valentin Maliutin (Kyrgyzstan)

Silver – Mario Anzenberger (Germany)

Bronze – Csaba Sipos (Hungary)

4^th – Sabyrzhan Zholdayev (Kazakhstan)

5^th – Aleksandar Stojic (Croatia)

Gold – Valentin Maliutin (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Mario Anzenberger (Germany), 5-2

Bronze – Csaba Sipos (Hungary) dec. Sabyrzhan Zholdayev (Kazakhstan), 10-7

78 kg

Gold – Jimmy Samuelsson (Sweden)

Silver – Rudy James (United States)

Bronze – Andrei Borisov (Individual Neutral Athletes)

Bronze – Makhmud Orman (Kazakhstan)

5^th – Stanislav Pechurin (Individual Neutral Athlete)

5^th – Nurlan Iskakov (Kazakhstan)

7^th – Talas Begaliev (Kyrgyzstan)

8^th – Uladzimir Bakurevich (Individual Neutral Athlete)

9^th – Marko Lalic (Croatia)

10^th – Runar Brastad (Norway)

Gold – Jimmy Samuelsson (Sweden) tech. fall Rudy James (United States), 11-0

Bronze – Makhmud Orman (Kazakhstan) dec. Nurlan Iskakov (Kazakhstan), 7-0

Bronze – Andrei Borisov (Individual Neutral Athletes) dec. Stanislav Pechurin (Individual Neutral Athlete), 3-2

88 kg

Gold – Yessentay Khapar (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Yuliyan Georgiev (Bulgaria)

Bronze – Huseyin Memi (Turkey)

Bronze – Vasileios Batalas (Greece)

5^th – Mammad Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

5^th – Bengt Strandner (Sweden)

7^th – Robert Mierniczek (Poland)

8^th – Wojciech Wolowicz (Poland)

9^th – Lasse Vangstein (Norway)

10^th – Jeremy Black (United States)

Gold – Yessentay Khapar (Kazakhstan) tech. fall Yuliyan Georgiev (Bulgaria), 9-0

Bronze – Vasileios Batalas (Greece) tech. fall Bengt Strandner (Sweden), 10-0

Bronze – Huseyin Memi (Turkey) dec. Mammad Aliyev (Azerbaijan), 7-1

100 kg

Gold – Peter Cseperkalo (Hungary)

Silver – Zoltan Gangl (Hungary)

Bronze – Mustafa Lagap (Turkey)

4^th – Alen Zuzaku (Croatia)

5^th – Zvjezdan Boto (Croatia)

6^th – Sasa Marceta (Croatia)

7^th – Artur Bednarz (Poland)

Gold – Peter Cseperkalo (Hungary) tech. fall Zoltan Gangl (Hungary), 8-0

Bronze – Mustafa Lagap (Turkey) tech. fall Alen Zuzaku (Croatia), 9-0

130 kg

Gold – Altankhuyag Altangerel (Mongolia)

Silver – Rafal Koszowski (Poland)

Bronze – Tsanlig Munkhbayar (Mongolia)

4^th – Ivan Kralj (Croatia)

5^th – Anton Fetisov (Individual Neutral Athlete)

Gold – Altankhuyag Altangerel (Mongolia) fall Rafal Koszowski (Poland), 2:51

Bronze – Tsanlig Munkhbayar (Mongolia) dec. Ivan Kralj (Croatia), 2-0

Division D

Team Standings

1. Hungary, 74

2. Kazakhstan, 53

3. Czech Republic, 50

4. France, 48

5. Poland, 38

6. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 35

7. Croatia, 34

8. Norway, 30

9. Turkey, 30

10. Germany, 29

62 kg

Gold – Nurzhan Nurbekov (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Shalkar Zhanbossyn (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Ovik Navasardian (Individual Neutral Athlete)

Bronze – Baard Fornebo (Norway)

5^th – Tero Katajisto (Finland)

5^th – Eduard Ivanov (Individual Neutral Athlete)

7^th – Philippe Maupin (France)

8^th – Szabolcs Zsirka (Hungary)

9^th – Gunnar Sprunk (Germany)

Gold – Nurzhan Nurbekov (Kazakhstan) Inj. Def. Shalkar Zhanbossyn (Kazakhstan), 2:00

Bronze – Ovik Navasardian (Individual Neutral Athlete) dec. Tero Katajisto (Finland), 2-0

Bronze – Baard Fornebo (Norway) Dec. Eduard Ivanov (Individual Neutral Athlete), 4-1

70 kg

Gold – Dragan Markovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Silver – Nariman Kairmanov (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Cebrail Karakas (Turkey)

Bronze – Ismet Cetin (Germany)

5^th – Filipe Da Silva (France)

5^th – Ilkay Demirkose (Turkey)

7^th – Stjepan Margic (Croatia)

8^th – Dimitri Khozrevanidze (Georgia)

9^th – Stefan Bittmann (Germany)

10^th – Hans Nilsson (Sweden)

Gold – Dragan Markovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) dec. Nariman Kairmanov (Kazakhstan), 4-1

Bronze – Cebrail Karakas (Turkey) dec. Filipe Da Silva (France), 3-0

Bronze – Ismet Cetin (Germany) tech. fall Ilkay Demirkose (Turkey), 8-0

78 kg

Gold – Ferenc Puksa (Hungary)

Silver – Johan Hedberg (Sweden)

Bronze – Ercan Ayyildiz (Turkey)

Bronze – Sergei Shaniavskii (Individual Neutral Athlete)

5^th – Abdelhafid Benomari (France)

5^th – Islam Sadikaj (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

7^th – Juha Pajunen (Finland)

8^th – Stoyan Dimov (Bulgaria)

9^th – Tvrtko Jaksic (Croatia)

10^th – Artyom Petrosyan (Armenia)

Gold – Ferenc Puksa (Hungary) dec. Johan Hedberg (Sweden), 2-1

Bronze – Ercan Ayyildiz (Turkey) dec. Abdelhafid Benomari (France), 4-2

Bronze – Sergei Shaniavskii (Individual Neutral Athlete) dec. Islam Sadikaj (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 4-2

88 kg

Gold – Tomas Tobola (Czech Republic)

Silver – Ibrahim Zengin (France)

Bronze – Jerzy Sekura (Poland)

Bronze – Laszlo Angyal (Hungary)

5^th – Alessandro Zappala (Italy)

5^th – Gerd Hartmann (Germany)

7^th – Kairat Borumbayev (Kazakhstan)

8^th – Krasimir Ganev (Bulgaria)

9^th – Silvio Rachwalski (Germany)

10^th – William Carr (United States)

Gold – Tomas Tobola (Czech Republic) tech. fall Ibrahim Zengin (France), 9-0

Bronze – Jerzy Sekura (Poland) tech. fall Alessandro Zappala (Italy), 12-4

Bronze – Laszlo Angyal (Hungary) dec. Gerd Hartmann (Germany), 4-0

100 kg

Gold – Marek Svec (Czech Republic)

Silver – Laszlo Kertesz (Hungary)

Bronze – Tom Ljosaak (Norway)

Bronze – Todd Moss (United States)

5^th – Chynarbek Izabekov (Kyrgyzstan)

5^th – Domenico Lemme (United States)

7^th – Krzysztof Domarus (Poland)

8^th – Bayardalai Dorjjugder (Mongolia)

9^th – Alvin Riggs (United States)

10^th – Ivo Smrke (Croatia)

Gold – Marek Svec (Czech Republic) tech. fall Laszlo Kertesz (Hungary), 9-0

Bronze – Tom Ljosaak (Norway) dec. Chynarbek Izabekov (Kyrgyzstan), 2-0

Bronze – Todd Moss (United States) tech. fall Domenico Lemme (United States), 9-1

130 kg

Gold – Bahaaldin Karimzadeh (Iran)

Silver – Ivan Matekovic (Croatia)

Bronze – Radoslaw Hora (Poland)

Bronze – Aleksei Nikolaev (Individual Neutral Athlete)

5^th – Ruslan Khabibov (Individual Neutral Athlete)

5^th – Saleh Al Zriqat (Jordan)

7^th – Janos Szlavik (Hungary)

8^th – Mario Pinjuh (Croatia)

Gold – Bahaaldin Karimzadeh (Iran) dec. Ivan Matekovic (Croatia), 6-2

Bronze – Radoslaw Hora (Poland) dec. Ruslan Khabibov (Individual Neutral Athlete), 2-1

Bronze – Aleksei Nikolaev (Individual Neutral Athlete) dec. Saleh Al Zriqat (Jordan), 5-1

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results

Division C

78 kg – Rudy James (St. Paul, Minn.), silver medal

WIN Stanislav Pechurin (Individual Neutral Athlete), 5-0

WIN Andrei Borisov (Individual Neutral Athletes), 4-0

LOSS Jimmy Samuelsson (Sweden), tech. fall, 11-0

88 kg – Jeremy Black (La Jolla, Calif.), 10^th place

WIN Lasse Vangstein (Norway), 3-1

LOSS Vasileios Batalas (Greece), 6-3

Division D

88 kg – William Carr (Maple Grove, Minn.), 10^th place

LOSS Laszlo Angyal (Hungary), 3-0

88 kg – Aaron Flack (La Pine, Wash.), 11^th place

LOSS Alessandro Zappala (Italy), fall, 0:43

100 kg – Alvin Riggs (Lowell, Ore.), 9^th place

LOSS Tom Ljosaak (Norway), 8-2

100 kg – Domenico Lemme (Belleview, Wash.), 5^th place

LOSS Laszlo Kertesz (Hungary), fall, 0:30

WIN Gantulga Bolooj (Mongolia), tech. fall, 8-0

LOSS Todd Moss (United States), tech. fall, 9-1

100 kg – Todd Moss (Stillwater, Minn.), bronze medal

WIN Krzysztof Domarus (Poland), inj. def., 0:02

LOSS Laszlo Kertesz (Hungary), fall, 1:09

WIN Domenico Lemme (United States), tech. fall, 9-1