SILVERBACKS
 2004 Veterans 13th Freestyle Wrestling World Championships
(Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic, September 10-12, 2004)

2004 Veterans 13th Freestyle Wrestling World Championships were held in Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic on September 10-12, 2004. Their website is: www.czech-wrestling.cz

At the Veteran Freestyle Wrestling World Championships, held in Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic, the US Team won 6 Gold and 5 Bronze, finishing second behind Russia in overall team points. The US won more Gold than any other country. 

Gold Medals: USA 6, Germany 5, Iran 4, Russia and Ukraine 3
Team Points: 
1 - Russia 35 
2 - USA and Germany 
4 - Iran 17 
5 - Hungary 14 
6 - Austria 12 
7 - Ukraine 11 
8 - Japan 9 
9 - Latvia 8 
10 - Poland and Czech Republic 7

Veteran World Champion Gordon Connell Places 3rd in USOC Athlete of the Month for September

Just received this from USAW, Congrats Gordon:

"Veterans World champion Connell places third in USOC Athlete of the Month for September. For the first time ever, a U.S. wrestler in the Veterans division placed in the voting for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Athlete of the Month Award. Gordon Connell (Chattanooga, Tenn.), who claimed a gold medal at the 2004 Veterans Freestyle World Championships, placed in a tie for third in the voting for USOC Male Athlete of the Month for September 2004. 

Connell won a gold medal in Division E at 76 kg/167.5 lbs at the 2004 Veterans World Freestyle Wrestling Championships in the Czech Republic, Sept. 10-12. Division E is for athletes 56 years and older. He wrestled in a competitive weight class and won a number of challenging bouts. "

See the USAW webpage for the full story:

 http://www.themat.com/pressbox/pressdetail.asp?aid=10884

USAW Selects Veteran Gold Medalist Gordon Connell Wrestler of the Week

Gordon Connell, 56 year-old, won a gold medal in Div. E at 76 kg/167.5 lbs. at the 2004 Veterans World Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.  USAW has selected him as the Wrestler of the Week. Congrats Gordon.

Nice write-up at: http://www.themat.com/pressbox/pressdetail.asp?aid=10780

(Photos by George Dunn)
2004 Veterans Freestyle Wrestling World Championships, HRADCI, KRALOVE, Czech Republic

 

Weight Wrestler Club/Country
Division A (35-40)
127.75/58kg 1 - Zoltan Thomas
2 - Radek Hemelik 
3 - Clint Brooks
4 - Mikhail Klimov
5 - Milan Karger		 Austria
Czech Republic
Fulton, Missouri, USA
Russia
Czech Republic
138.75/63kg 1 - Mohsen Jafarmardar 
2 - Mario Neuman 
3 - Istvan Dykleber 
4 - Attila Szabo		 Austria
Germany
Hungary
Slovak Republic
152/69kg 1 - Pouryousof Valiollah 
2 - Jozef Svajlenka 
3 - Alexis Kosterevs 
4 - Steve Horton (FS)
5 - Stefan Bittmann
6 - Mirzaei Nader
7 - Neculai Rascanu
8 - Rovshan Gulijev
9 - Jan Sterba
10 - Roland Booth		 Iran
Slovak Republic
Latvia
Belleville, Illinois, USA
Germany
Iran
Germany
Azabaijan
Czech Republic
South Africa
167.5/76kg 1 - Narimani Mohammadkazen
2 - Bennie Labuschagne
3 - Oleg Voyshytskyy
4 - Guido Melzer
5 - Jeronym Barva
6 - Charpoudi Ismailiv
7 - Endre Elkes
8 - Bernd Brennert
9 - Preter Jankovics
10 - Maleky Hossein		 Iran
South Africa
Ukraine
Germany
Czech Republic
Russia
Hungary
Germany
Hungary
Iran
187.25/85kg 1 - Avtandil Gogolishvili
2 - Rasiul Chargarov
3 - Piotr Markowski
4 - Jeffery Anderson
5 - Andrzej Koscielski
6 - Azat Sheroyan
7 - Daretani Hossein
8 - Shirai Masayoshi
9 - Marek Slowinski
10 - Imre Lukacs
11 - Piotr Markowski
12 - Alex Derivolcov
13 - Rasiul Chagarov
14 - Libor Grodzki		 Georgia
Russia
Poland
Elburn, Illinois, USA
Poland
Armenia
Iran
Japan
Poland
Hungary
Poland
Moldava
Russia
Poland
213.75/97kg 1 - Kuanysh Myrza
2 - Samir Ben Zammita
3 - Abdurashid Sultanov
4 - Petr Svoboda		 Kazakhstan
Austria
Russia
Czech Republic
286/130kg 1 - John Detlef
2 - Alexander Ballai
3 - Thomas Dybiona
4 - Kazemi Hoseein
5 - Antons Staricenko		 Germany
Romania
Germany
Iran
Latvia
Division B (41-45)
127.75/58kg 1 - Zora Hovhannisyan
2 - Jamshidi Hosseinali
3 - Soneta Masahiro
4 - George Dunn		 Armenia
Iran
Japan
Bellevue, Washington, USA
138.75/63kg 1 - Armen Sheroyan
2 - Hashiura Susumu
3 - Matthias Fornoff
4 - James Kasser (FK, FS, GR)
5 - Ronald Hughes (FS)
6 - Holger Quandt
7 - Horst Winter
8 - Bondo Sardanasili
9 - Paplauskas Arunas
10 - Gadzhiada Ibragimov		 Armenia
Japan
German
Lewis Center, Ohio, USA
Hollister, California, USA
Germany
Germany
Georgia
LTU
Russia
152/69kg 1 - Mieczyslaw Chomicz
2 - Alexander Cherkas
3 - Komatsu Takakazu
4 - Sandor Pali
5 - Zdenek Drmola		 Poland
Russia
Japan
Hungary
Czech Republic
167.5/76kg 1 - Brad Swartz (FS)
2 - Gyozo Lakota
3 - Tomas Matz
4 - Khajavi Ali
5 - Ralph Bettge
6 - Lambert Prukner
7 - Krzystof Lech
8 - Matthias Darnstedt
9 - Mario Baumeister		 Auburn, Washington, USA
Hungary
Germany
Iran
Germany
Czech Republic
Poland
Germany
Germany
187.25/85kg 1 - Vertokhvostov
2 - Josef Schnoll
3 - Jevgenijs Hlopoks
4 - Fukube Masahiko
5 - Francois Pienaar
6 - Gyula Boros
7 - Vasisili Zapriagaev
8 - Harry Porcher
9 - Gurgen Grigoryan		 Russia
Austria
Latvia
Japan
South Africa
Hungary
Russia
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Armenia
213.75/97kg 1 - Dale Porcher
2 - Jiri Loukota
3 - Serhiy Pokatylo
4 - Eric Harmon
5 - Hihai Maioru
6 - Jevgenijs Zivuhins
7 - Olaf Morack		 West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Czech Republic
Ukraine
Lakeside, Arizona, USA
Romania
Latvia
Germany
286/130kg 1 - Alexander Enev
2 - Istvan Foldesi
3 - Ralf Lenz
4 - Sabetkar Hossein
5 - Vaclav Dolezal		 Bulgaria
Hungary
Germany
Iran
Czech Republic
Division C (46-50)
127.75/58kg 1 - Besharati Ali Asghar
2 - Sergey Maltsiev
3 - Steve Hart
4 - Jacek Gawor
5 - Mustafa Yigit
6 - Vaclav Hejcik		 Iran
Russia
Parker, Colorado, USA
Poland
Turkey
Czech Republic
138.75/63kg 1 - Fuarbi Afaunov
2 - Efrem Efremov
3 - Fabrice Peltier		 Russia
Russia
France
152/69kg 1 - Ehrhard Pocher
2 - Jozef Gerbec
3 - Yousef Esmaeil Poor
4 - Kurt Beinlich
5 - Valeriy Tedeev
6 - Adolf Nytra
7 - Yury Komarevtsiev
8 - Craig Johnson
9 - Mizukami Hiroshi

Germany
Slovak Republic
Iran
Hudson, Wisconsin, USA
Russia
Czech Republic
Russia
Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Japan

167.5/76kg 1 - Beslan Tushtarov
2 - Sandor Nemeth
3 - Klaus Knittel
4 - Istrvan Gyorgyi
5 - Ryszard Scigalski
6 - Bernard Sines
7 - Gyula Hencz		 Ukraine
Hungary
Germany
Hungary
Poland
Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA
Hungary
187.25/85kg 1 - William Putter
2 - Vaclav Brejcha
3 - Milan Presl
4 - Matthias Ringel
5 - Herbert Saum
6 - Zdzislav Brzozowski
7 - Istavan Jaskai
8 - Guy Augot		 South Africa
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Germany
Germany
Poland
Hungary
France
213.75/97kg 1 - Abdulkhanov
2 - Franz Pitschmann
3 - Pishva Ali
4 - Mohammad S. Abbasi
5 - Craig Vejuoda		 Russia
Austria
Iran
Germany
Tulare, California, USA
286/130kg 1 - Georgiy Manucharyan
2 - Nazhmuddinov
3 - Said Ammaev
4 - Georgiy Manucharyan
5 - Reginald Holder		 Ukraine
Russia
Russia
Ukraine
South Africa
Division D (51-55)
127.75/58kg 1 - Wladyslaw Stecyk
2 - Vladimir Kim
3 - Ed Knecht (FS, GR)
4 - Victor Tchirkov
5 - Frantisek Mrazek
6 - Gerald Silva		 Poland
Russia
Peoria, Arizona, USA
Russia
Czech Republic
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
138.75/63kg 1 - Shirzad Ahmadi (FS)
2 - Ismael Kosukouglu
3 - Peter Zurfleigh
4 - Mevlud Chkhaidze		 Coventry, Connecticut, USA
Turkey
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
Georgia
152/69kg 1 - Russ Cozart (FK, FS, GR)
2 - Imre Jaskai
3 - Maksharip Evloev
4 - Anzori Lazishvili
5 - Suphi Soganci
6 - Zdravko Pekec		 Brandon, Florida
Hungary
Russia
Georgia
Turkey
Croatia
167.5/76kg 1 - Koushanfar Mohsen
2 - Vladimir Udod
3 - Bernd Tadestock
4 - Gary Price
5 - Jindrich Hejcik		 Iran
Russia
Germany
Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, USA
Croatia
187.25/85kg 1 - Siegfried Jozlowski
2 - Dmitry Khebnikov
3 - Tiit Tartian
4 - Emzar Kikabidze
5 - Ladislav Exner
6 - Georges Nolbas		 Germany
Russia
Estonia
Georgia
Czech Republic
France
213.75/97kg 1 - Kartar Singh
2 - Vladimir Golubev
3 - Badzrsoltan Dapaev
4 - Vladimir Golubev
5 - Andras Ugrin		 India
Latvia
Russia
Latvia
Hungary
286/130kg 1 - Gerhard Siebold
2 - Vlastimil Kolarik
3 - Clifford Etzebeth
4 - Frantisek Nesvadbik
5 - Petrov Gospodin		 Germany
Czech Republic
South Africa
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
Division E (56+)
127.75/58kg 1 - Petris Ivbulis
2 - Masaaki Hatta
3 - Shota Tsitaishvili
4 - Germain Tilagone		 Latvia
Japan
Russia
France
138.75/63kg 1 - Jack Hornbuckle (FS, GR)
2 - Imre Baumann
3 - Robert Butler
4 - Richard Goretzki
5 - Jiri Schuster
6 - Vanik Margaryan		 Poteau, Oklahoma, USA
Hungary
Switzerland
Germany
Czech Republic
Russia
152/69kg 1 - Viktor Arautov
2 - Victor Tonkikh
3 - James Baron
4 - Vadims Zorins
5 - Hossein Alipour Deldjouhin
6 - Myrzagerey Urgeshpayev
7 - Peter Szalai
8 - Istravan Csatlos
9 - Melisk Kochiev
10 - Rudolf Brezny		 Ukraine
Russia
Dallas, Texas, USA
Latvia
Germany
Kazakhstan
Hungary
Hungary
Russia
Czech Republic
167.5/76kg 1 - Gordon Connell
2 - Magomed Badrudinov
3 -  Behnood Mohammadhassan
4 - Johann Swierkot
5 - Zdenek Liska
6 - Arnost Bohm
7 - James Butcher (FS)
8 - Magomed Dalgatov
9 - Charles Boyd
10 - Magomed Magomedov		 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Russia
Iran
Germany
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Richmond, Virginia
Russia
Roanoke, Virginia
Russia
187.25/85kg 1 - Aoyama Shiro
2 - Arpad Mihalyi
3 - Milan Kohut
4 - Ludvik Suchy
5 - Khorasani Ali Akbar
6 - Abdulmalik Alidibirov		 Japan
Hungary
Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
Iran
Russia
213.75/97kg 1 - Artur Sammet
2 - Ambros Lodovic
3 - Janos Seres
4 - Josef Silvestr		 Germany
Romania
Hungary
Czech Republic
286/130kg 1 - Avtandil Todrid
2 - Mauza Antanas
3 -Janis Rancans
4 - Ferenc Hodi
5 - Josip Corak
6 - Frantisek Hejplik
7 - Jaromir Drizal		 Georgia
Lithuania
Latvia
Hungary
Croatia
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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