SOURCE: www.teamusa.org

August 21, 2017

PARIS, France - Massive Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia came into Monday night's World Championships finals as the most decorated wrestler among the finalists. When the night was over, he added another title to his impressive legacy.

WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Paris, France

Greco-Roman results

71 kg/156 lbs.
Gold - Frank Staebler (Germany)
Silver - Demeu Zhadrayev (Kazakhstan)
Bronze - Balint Korpasi (Hungary)
Bronze - Mohammadali Geraei (Iran)
5th - Adam Kurak (Russia)
5th - Daniel Cataraga (Moldova),
7th - Rasul Chunayev (Azerbaijan)
8th - Evrik Nikoghosyan (France)
9th - Nurgazy Asangulov (Kyrgyzstan)
10th - Ibrahim Mahmoud Ghanev (Egypt)
Gold - Frank Staebler (Germany) dec. Demeu Zhadrayev (Kazakhstan), 8-3
Bronze - Balint Korpasi (Hungary) dec. Adam Kurak (Russia), 2-1
Bronze - Mohammadali Geraei (Iran) dec. Daniel Cataraga (Moldova), 10-8

75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold- Viktor Nemes (Serbia)
Silver - Aleksandr Chekhirkin (Russia)
Bronze - Tamas Lorincz (Hungary)
Bronze - Saeid Morad Abdvali (Iran)
5th - Fatih Cengiz (Turkey)
5th - Kazbek Kilou (Belarus)
7th - Mindia Tsulukidze (Georgia)
8th - Hyeonwoo Kim (Korea)
9th - Karapet Chalyan (Armenia)
10th - Gang Zhang (China)
Gold- Viktor Nemes (Serbia) dec. Aleksandr Chekhirkin (Russia), 4-1
Bronze - Tamas Lorincz (Hungary) dec. Fatih Cengiz (Turkey), 2-1
Bronze - Saeid Morad Abdvali (Iran) tech. fall Kazbek Kilou (Belarus), 8-0

85 kg/187.5 lbs.
Gold - Metehan Basar (Turkey)
Silver - Denis Kudla (Germany)
Bronze - Hossein Ahmad Nouri (Iran)
Bronze - Roberti Kobliashvili (Georgia)
5th - Islam Abbasov (Azerbaijan), 4-0
5th - Davit Chakvetadze (Russia)
7th - Daniel Hechevarria (Cuba)
8th - Viktor Lorincz (Hungary)
9th - Nikolay Bayryakov (Bulgaria)
10th - Azamat Kustabayev (Kazakhstan)
Gold - Metehan Basar (Turkey) dec. Denis Kudla (Germany), 2-1
Bronze - Hossein Ahmad Nouri (Iran) dec. Islam Abbasov (Azerbaijan), 4-0
Bronze - Roberti Kobliashvili (Georgia) inj. dft. over Davit Chakvetadze (Russia)

98 kg/215 lbs.
Gold - Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia)
Silver - Musa Evloev (Russia)
Bronze - Revazi Nadareishvili (Georgia)
Bronze - Balazs Kiss (Hungary)
5th - Rustam Assakalov (Uzbekistan)
5th - Dimitriy Timchenko (Ukraine),
7th - Mélonin Noumonvi (France)
8th - Vilius Laurinaitis (Lithuania)
9th - Mikheil Kajaia (Serbia)
10th - Laokratis Kesidis (Greece)
Gold - Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia) dec. Musa Evloev (Russia), 3-1
Bronze - Revazi Nadareishvili (Georgia) dec. Rustam Assakalov (Uzbekistan), 3-1
Bronze - Balazs Kiss (Hungary) dec. Dimitriy Timchenko (Ukraine), 3-1

U.S. Greco-Roman results

71 kg/156 lbs. - Pat Smith, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), dnp/15th
WIN Matous Morbitzer (Czech Republic), 5-0
LOSS Nurgazy Asangulov (Kyrgyzstan), 8-2

75 kg/165 lbs. - Mason Manville, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), dnp/17th
WIN Manfred Edsberg (Sweden), 4-2
LOSS Mindia Tsulukidze (Georgia), 4-2

85 kg/187 lbs. - Ben Provisor, Stevens Points, Wis. (New York AC), dnp/21st
LOSS Oleksander Shyshman (Ukraine), 6-2

98 kg/215.5 lbs. - G'Angelo Hancock, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids/New York AC/OTC), dnp 13th
WIN Fatih Baskoy (Turkey), 3-0
LOSS Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia), 10-1 tech. fall
LOSS Seyedmosta Salehizadeh (Iran), 3-1

Top 10 after Day One
1 RUSSIA, 30
2 HUNGARY, 27
3 IRAN, 24
4 GEORGIA, 20
5 GERMANY, 19
6 TURKEY, 16
7 ARMENIA, 12
7 SERBIA, 12
9 KAZAKHSTAN, 10
10 AZERBAIJAN, 10