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2004
Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships These
are early returns on GR World Championships. Thanks Dezső Gombár, Ron Cole and Don
Apodaca. More to come as I receive them.
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(Photo by Dezső Gombár)
Above -
Group
picture at 2004 Veterans Greco-Roman World Championship |
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(Photo by Dezső Gombár)
Above -
Presentation to Dmitry Zangirov,
Russia (Bronze), Dezső Gombár,
Hungary (Silver), and Ron
Hughes, USA (Gold) |
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(Photo by Dezső Gombár)
Above - Dmitry Zangirov,
Russia (Bronze), Dezső Gombár,
Hungary (Silver), and Ron
Hughes, USA (Gold) |
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(Photo by Ron Cole)
Above - Ron Cole vs Peter Hollander (Sweden) in the second
round. (Cole won 4-0)
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(Photo by Ron Cole)
Above - Ron Cole (Bronze), Bob Anderson (Silver), and Ron
Hughes (Gold)
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(Photo by Ron Cole)
Above - Ron Cole pins Nikolay Kolesnikov, GEO. Fastest pin of
tournament at 27 seconds.
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(Photo by Ron Cole)
Above - Ron gets a takedown in the Bronze Medal match with 3
time
defending champion Vladimir Botchkarev, Russia. (Cole won 1-0)
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(Photo by Ron Cole)
Above - Ron Cole and friend, Iranian Freestyle World Champion
Reza Rezaei.
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(Photo by Ron Cole)
Above - Partial USA Veterans World Greco Team Photo.
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(Photo by Ron Cole)
Above - Ron Cole receiving his Bronze medal.
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(Photo by Donald Apodaca)
Above - Division B - 97 kg Veteran
Gold Medallist Ron Hughes, of Hollister, CA, gets some pointed advice from Coach Ike
Anderson, of USAW. Divison D 97 kg Bronze Medallist, Ron Cole,
of Federal Way, WA, assists.
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(Photo by Donald Apodaca)
Above - Division D 85 kg wrestler Donald Apodaca, of
Huntington Beach, CA, and
Dieter Heuer of Germany, the day following
their pool match. Don finished in 4th place.
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(Photo by Donald Apodaca)
Above - Chaos in Seinajoki: Divison E - 97 kg, Silver Medallist, Bob
Anderson of Chula Vista, CA, waits while eventual Gold Medallist,
Josip Corack (Croatia) rises after a 17-minute "injury
time." Others on the mat search for Anderson's tooth which
Corak knocked out with an elbow, shortly before the timeout.
The match was filmed by northern Europe, but later pulled due to its
controversial finish. Ron Cole's Bronze Medal match was shown
instead. The Russian team carved a wooden plaque naming
Anderson the "true" champion. (Corak was the 1972
Olympic Silver Medallist.)
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(Photo by Donald Apodaca)
Above - Division D 85 kg wrestler, Donald Apodaca, of Huntington
Beach, CA, and Division E 97 kg wrestler, Bob Anderson, of Chula
Vista, CA take a photo moment in the Olympic Training Center at
Seinajoki, Finland the day before the tournament.
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(Photo by Donald Apodaca)
Above - Coach Ike Anderson, USAW, does double-duty, fanning Division
E 76 kg wrestler, Barry Aiken, of Bremerton, WA, while offering
advice. Aiken was attending his first Veterans Greco-Roman
Championships. Barry finished in 6th place.
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