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08-10-2012
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By Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
08/10/2012 LONDON, England – Three U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers who will compete in the 2012 Olympic Games have weighed in and received their draws for their competition on Saturday, August 11: Coleman Scott (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Jake Herbert (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Tervel Dlagnev (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Scott drew the No. 2 spot, and will face 2010 Asian bronze medalist Seung-Chul Lee of Korea. Should Scott win, he will face the winner of the match between Malkhaz Zarkua of Georgia and Vasyl Fedoryshin of Ukraine. Fedoryshin was a 2008 Olympic silver medalist and 2010 World silver medalist. Zarkua was fifth at the 2011 World Championships. “The guy with the most improvement the last four to six months has been Coleman Scott. That confidence out of winning the World Cup means a lot. He hot. He had a tough path to make the team. He is ready. We’ve seen the Korean quite a bit. He’s wrestled a long time and has competed for a medal. But the momentum Coleman has right now, that Korean will have a hard time with Coleman,” said National Freestyle Coach Zeke Jones. Herbert drew the No. 10 spot, and will face Humberto Arencibia of Cuba. Herbert defeated Arencibia in the finals of the 2011 Pan American Games. Arencibia won the 2012 Pan American Olympic Qualifier. Should Herbert win, he will face the winner of the match between Ibrahim Bolukbasi of Turkey and 2011 World champion Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan. Bolukbasi was fifth in the 2011 European Championships. “He has a Cuban in the first round, a guy he wrestled in the Pan American Games. We are very familiar with him. Jake has had great preparation. We had him wrestle a lot of foreigners last week. That will make a big difference. He needed to get that foreign feel in competition. That will pay off at the end,” said Jones. Dlagnev drew the No. 1 spot, and will face Eldesoky Shaban of Egypt, who won the 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament for Africa and Oceania. Should Dlagnev win, he will face the winner of the match between 2011 World champion Aleksei Shemarov of Belarus and Daniel Ligety of Hungary. Shemarov defeated Dlagnev in the semifinals at the 2011 World Championships. Ligety was fifth in the 2009 and 2010 World Championships. Also in Dlagnev's half-bracket is 2004 and 2008 Olympic champion Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan, who is a potential semifinal opponent. “He’s on track. He is a wrestling genius. He understands everything that is about to occur tomorrow. He’s been through the process. He knows what to expect. He knows he has to go out there, be tough and be ready for a fight from the beginning. He is ready to roll,” said Jones. Scott is competing in his first Olympic Games. He has had a great 2012 season, winning the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa, the World Cup in Azerbaijan and the 60 kg Olympic Team Wrestle-off in Times Square in New York City. Scott was third in the U.S. World Team Trials for three straight years (2009-11). He was second in the 2008 U.S. Open and third in 2009 and 2010. Scott is a native of Wayneburg, Pa., where he won three state high school titles for Waynesburg Central High School. He attended Oklahoma State, where he was a 2008 NCAA champion and a four-time All-American for the Cowboys. He currently trains at Oklahoma State. Herbert is competing in his first Olympic Games. He was a 2009 World silver medalist, and a member of the 2010 U.S. World Team. He was a U.S. Open national champion for three straight years (2009-11). Herbert won a pair of University World medals, with bronze medals in 2006 and 2008. Herbert is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., where he won a state high school title for North Allegheny High School. He attended Northwestern Univ., where he was a two-time NCAA champion (2007 and 2009) and a four-time All-American. He won the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top college wrestler in 2009. He currently trains with the Cliff Keen WC at the University of Michigan. Dlagnev is competing in his first Olympic Games. He was a 2009 World bronze medalist and placed fifth at the 2011 World Championships. Dlagnev won a gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, and added Pan American Championships titles in 2010 and 2012. He was a University World champion in 2008. Dlagnev was born in Bulgaria, and raised in Arlington, Texas, where he was a state placewinner for Arlington High School in only his second year wrestling. He attended the Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney, where he was a two-time NCAA Div. II national champion and a four-time All-American. He currently trains at the Ohio Regional Training Center at Ohio State University.
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08-10-2012
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74kg Repechage, Bronze and Finals
http://www.nbcolympics.com/liveextra...4kg-mds-aug-10
Burroughs up in about an hour. The bad announcer is back. Is there no one over there with knowledge of the sport that is willing to do play by play?
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08-10-2012
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All I See is GOLD!!!
The Burroughs/Tsargush semi was a great match!
Replay of matches are here: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/wre...55kg-74kg.html Burroughs round of 16 at about 1hr 10min. Burroughs quarter at about 1hr 38min. Burroughs semi at about 2hr 10min.
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08-10-2012
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08-10-2012
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Jordan Burroughs is a Superstar! Congrats to him on his Olympic Gold Medal!!!
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08-10-2012
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By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling
08/10/2012 LONDON – All he sees is gold And a whole lot of cash America has a new golden boy in wrestling after Jordan Burroughs made history by fulfilling his dream by capturing an Olympic gold medal and the $250,000 that goes with it sellout crowd of 6,500 fans on Friday night at ExCeL North Arena 2. Burroughs, a 2011 World champion, lived up to his Twitter handle of alliseeisgold by scoring takedowns late in the first and second periods to down two-time World silver medalist Sadegh Goudarzi of Iran 1-0, 1-0 in the gold medal freestyle finals at 74 kg/163 lbs. The 24-year-old Burroughs, a New Jersey native who trains at the University of Nebraska where he won two NCAA titles, hugged his coaches before running around all three mats with an American flag raised above his head. He then jumped on top of the medal podium and raised the flag as fans stood and roared. Burroughs then climbed into the stands to celebrate with family, friends and USA fans during an emotional scene. The first period was scoreless before Burroughs powered in on a re-shot, driving Goudarzi to the mat with his trademark double-leg takedown with nine seconds left. The second period was scoreless until Burroughs fired in on another double and finished with 11 seconds in the second period. Burroughs becomes the first U.S. wrestler to earn $250,000 from the Living the Dream Medal Fund, which is funded by the wrestling community. Burroughs downed Goudarzi in the 2011 World finals and also beat him in the World Cup this year. Goudarzi also placed second in the World in 2010. The U.S. has now won 48 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medals, including at least one in every Olympics it has competed in since 1972. The last U.S. wrestler to win World-level gold medals in consecutive years was Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner in 2000 and 2001. The last U.S. men’s freestyle wrestler to do it was Kurt Angle in 1995 and 1996. Burroughs is now a remarkable 38-0 on the Senior level in freestyle wrestling. Burroughs pulled out a clutch win over two-time World champion Denis Tsargush of Russia in the semifinals. With a large contingent of fans chanting U-S-A, U-S-A, Burroughs fired in for a double-leg takedown with 31 seconds left in the third and decisive period. While Tsargush tried to defend, Burroughs followed with a one-point pushout with 13 seconds left to lead 2-0. Tsargush added a late takedown in the final seconds before time ran out. Burroughs opened with a dominating 4-0, 6-0 win over Francisco Soler of Puerto Rico. Burroughs showed off his full arsenal of leg attacks, finishing the match with a textbook ankle pick. Burroughs followed with a hard-fought 2-1, 1-1 win over Canada’s Matt Gentry in the quarterfinals. Gentry, an NCAA champion for Stanford who grew up in the U.S., took the lead with a second-period takedown before Burroughs rebounded to spin behind Gentry for a takedown after locking up a cradle with 25 seconds left. Burroughs won the second period by virtue of scoring last. Gentry finished fifth in his second Olympics. American Sam Hazewinkel dropped his first bout at 55 kg/121 lbs. to 2011 World bronze medalist Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan. Niyazbekov won 3-1, 2-0. Nijazbekov opened by turning Hazewinkel with a front headlock to lead 2-0. Hazewinkel scored a one-point reversal and nearly turned his opponent with a gut wrench before Niyazbekov scored a reversal. The second period was scoreless after two minutes and went to a ball draw. Niyazbekov’s color of blue was drawn and he finished in the leg clinch to wrap up the victory. Hazewinkel was eliminated from his first Olympics when Niyazbekov failed to advance to the finals. Niyazbekov went on to place fifth. Hazewinkel and his father, Dave, are the only father and son from the U.S. to wrestle in the Olympics. “It’s frustrating,” Hazewinkel said. “I felt like I should’ve made it to the semis. I’m upset but I’m going to keep my head up. It just didn’t go my way. I feel like I let down the USA. I went out there and battled, but I made one mistake and the guy capitalized.” Day 7 of the eight-day Olympic wrestling tournament is scheduled for Friday at the ExCeL Center. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. (8 a.m. Eastern Time) in London. Fans can watch a live webcast of the event on nbcolympics.com. American freestyle wrestlers Coleman Scott (Stillwater, Okla./Gator WC), Jake Herbert (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC) and Tervel Dlagnev (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) are scheduled to compete on Saturday. Scott wrestles at 60 kg/132 lbs., Herbert competes at 84 kg/185 lbs. and Dlagnev is at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Herbert won a World silver medal in 2009 and Dlagnev capture World bronze the same year for the U.S. All three wrestlers are competing in their first Olympics. OLYMPIC GAMES ExCeL Center, London, England Friday’s medal winners Men’s freestyle 55 kg/121 lbs. Gold – Dzhamal Otarsultanov (Russia) Silver – Vladimir Khinchegashvili (Georgia) Bronze – Kyong-Il Yang (North Korea) Bronze – Shinichi Yumoto (Japan) 74 kg/163 lbs. Gold – Jordan Burroughs (USA) Silver – Sadegh Goudarzi (Iran) Bronze – Soslan Tigiev (Uzbekistan) Bronze – Denis Tsargush (Russia) Finals matchups 55 kg/121 lbs. Dzhamal Otarsultanov (Russia) dec. Vladimir Khinchegashvili (Georgia), 1-0, 4-3 74 kg/163 lbs. Jordan Burroughs (USA) dec. Sadegh Goudarzi (Iran), 1-0, 1-0 U.S. results 55 kg/121 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) LOSS Daulet Niyazbekov (Kazakhstan), 1-3, 0-2 74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) – GOLD MEDAL WIN Francisco Soler (Puerto Rico), 4-0, 6-0 WIN Matt Gentry (Canada), 2-1, 1-1 WIN Denis Tsargush (Russia), 3-1, 0-2, 2-1 WIN Sadegh Goudarzi (Iran), 1-0, 1-0
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08-10-2012
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USA Wrestling community has the star that it has been longing for in such a long time. Jordan Burroughs is humble, articulate, engaging and dominant. Most importantly, his aspirations will include competing in many more World Championships and Olympic Games. He says that he wants to be recognized as the best wrestler ever. Not the first time that I have heard him say that.
I can't think of the last American wrestler that was both so dominant and media friendly. American wrestling has struck gold with this guy. Lauden
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08-11-2012
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By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling
08/11/2012 American Coleman Scott won an Olympic bronze medal on Saturday night. John Sachs photo. LONDON – A session that started with three medal hopes for the U.S. ended with one. American Coleman Scott delivered late in his match to capture an Olympic bronze medal in freestyle wrestling before a sellout crowd of 6,500 fans on Saturday night at ExCeL North Arena 2. Scott rallied to knock off 2011 World bronze medalist and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Kenichi Yumoto of Japan 0-1, 3-0, 3-1 in the Olympic bronze-medal match at 60 kg/132 lbs. Down 1-0 late in the match, Scott drove in on a shot attempt and finished for a clutch takedown en route to winning a medal in his first Olympic appearance. “It wasn’t what I came here for,” Scott said. “I wanted to win a gold medal, but I made sure I wasn’t leaving here with nothing. I was disappointed in my semifinal loss, but I had to come back and win a medal. It feels good to go out with a win.” Scott, 26, a past NCAA champion for Oklahoma State, beat Yumoto in the World Cup this year. Scott said he had 95 family and friends here from the state of Oklahoma and his native Pennsylvania. Scott bounced back after a tough semifinal loss to Azerbaijan’s Toghrul Asgarov, the eventual champion. “It came down to clean shots and clean finishes, and hard, aggressive wrestling,” U.S. Olympic Coach John Smith said. “It was an uphill battle for him just to make the team. I’m excited for him.” American Tervel Dlagnev dropped his bronze-medal match at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. on Saturday night. Dlagnev, 26, a two-time NCAA Division II champion for Nebraska-Kearney, fell to past Junior World bronze medalist Komeil Ghasemi of Iran in the bronze match. Ghasemi won 4-0, 0-1, 1-0. "Tervel kept getting to the guy's legs, but he couldn't finish," U.S. Coach Zeke Jones said. "I'm sure Tervel is disappointed. He was planning on winning a gold medal today." Ghasemi scored on a pushout with nine seconds left in the match to prevail over Dlagnev. “I didn’t perform very well,” Dlagnev said. “It’s awful. I didn’t finish shots. I didn’t wrestle well.” Dlagnev beat World champion Alexei Shemarov of Belarus in the quarterfinals before falling to two-time Olympic champ Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan in the semifinals. Taymazov won his third straight Olympic title, tying an Olympic record. American Jake Herbert finished one win short of the bronze-medal match after falling in his first repechage bout at 84 kg/185 lbs. Turkey’s Ibrahim Bolukasi downed Herbert 1-0, 1-4, 5-4. Herbert turned Bolukasi in the third period and was holding him on his back for points for about 30 seconds, but then Bolukasi was inexplicably awarded three points in the exchange. Herbert, a 2009 World silver medalist, was competing in his first Olympics. He earlier lost a controversial, and bizarre, match to returning World champion Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan in the quarterfinals where he had points taken away. “I’m very disappointed,” Herbert said of the bronze match. “You turn a guy and hold him on his back and they give him three points for it. That’s tough for anybody to come back from. They just gave it to him. The guy put two hands on my head which is illegal, and they end up giving him three points. It stinks. The same thing happened to me in the quarters. I don’t understand it.” Puerto Rico’s Jaime Espinal, who trains at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club in State College, Pa., finished with a silver medal after falling to Sharifov in the finals at 84 kg/185 lbs. Penn State assistant coach Cody Sanderson was in Espinal’s corner for this event. Puerto Rico’s Franklin Gomez, a past NCAA champion for Michigan State, lost his first repechage match and fell short of a medal at 60 kg/132 lbs. Gomez was a silver medalist in the 2011 Worlds. The finale of the eight-day Olympic wrestling tournament is scheduled for Sunday at the ExCeL Center. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. Eastern Time) in London. Fans can watch a live webcast of the event on nbcolympics.com. American freestyle wrestlers Jared Frayer (Norman, Okla./Gator WC) and Jake Varner (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) are scheduled to compete on Sunday. Frayer wrestles at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Varner competes at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Frayer and Varner are competing in their first Olympic Games. Varner won a World bronze medal last year. OLYMPIC GAMES ExCeL Center, London, England Saturday’s medal winners Men’s freestyle 60 kg/132 lbs. Gold – Toghrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan) Silver – Besik Kudukhov (Russia) Bronze – Coleman Scott (USA) Bronze – Yogeshwar Dutt (India) 84 kg/185 lbs. Gold – Sharif Sharifov (Azerbaijan) Silver – Jaime Espinal (Puerto Rico) Bronze – Dato Marsagishvili (Georgia) Bronze – Ehsan Lashgari (Iran) 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Gold – Artur Taymazov (Uzbekistan) Silver – David Madzmanashvili (Georgia) Bronze – Komeil Ghasemi (Iran) Bronze – Beylal Makhov (Russia) Finals matchups 60 kg/132 lbs. Toghrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan) dec. Besik Kudukhov (Russia), 1-0, 5-0 84 kg/185 lbs. Sharif Sharifov (Azerbaijan) dec. Jaime Espinal (Puerto Rico), 6-1, 2-0 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Artur Taymazov (Uzbekistan) dec. David Madzmanashvili (Georgia), 1-0, 1-0 U.S. results 60 kg/132 lbs. – Coleman Scott, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC) – BRONZE MEDALIST WIN Seung-Chul Lee (Korea), 3-0, 3-0 WIN Malkhaz Zarkua (Georgia), 1-0, fall 1:29 LOSS Toghrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan), 0-1, 0-4 WIN Kenichi Yumoto (Japan), 0-1, 3-0, 3-1 84 kg/185 lbs. – Jake Herbert, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC) - 7th WIN Humberto Arencibia (Cuba), 1-4, 8-0, 1-1 LOSS Sharif Sharifov (Azerbaijan), 1-4, 0-6 LOSS Ibrahim Bolukasi (Turkey), 0-1, 4-1, 4-5 120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) – 5th WIN Eldesoky Shaban (Egypt), 6-2, 1-0 WIN Alexei Shemarov (Belarus), 2-0, 3-1 LOSS Artur Taymazov (Uzbekistan), fall 1:50 LOSS Komeil Ghasemi (Iran), 0-4, 1-0, 0-1
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