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Sara McMann, Katie Downing
win gold medals at Warsaw Cup
Craig Sesker USA Wrestling
08/19/2007
WARSAW, Poland – Sara McMann and Katie Downing
each won gold medals to lead the United States Women’s Freestyle
Team at the Warsaw Cup on Aug. 18-19.
McMann (Gaffney, S.C./Sunkist Kids) defeated Ludmila
Golovchenko of the Ukraine in the finals at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Golovchenko twice has placed fourth in the World. McMann, a past
Olympic silver medalist, beat 2006 World bronze medalist Monika
Rogien of Poland in the quarterfinals.
Downing (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids)
defeated Volha Khilko of Belarus in the finals at 67 kg/147.5
lbs. Downing is a past World bronze medalist.
The U.S. team won the team title with Ukraine second
and Russia third.
The U.S. women took part in a training camp and
competition in Europe as they continue preparations for next month’s
World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. McMann and Downing are
part of the seven-member U.S. World Team in women's freestyle
wrestling.
Also from the U.S., two-time World champion Kristie
Marano placed second after falling to 2006 World champion Stanka
Zlateva of Bulgaria in the finals at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. Marano is
seeking her American record ninth World medal this year. American
Stephany Lee (Honolulu, Hawaii/Missouri Valley) placed third at
72 kg.
Americans Stephanie Murata (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist
Kids) and Sally Roberts (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) also
finished second.
Murata, a past World silver medalist, competes
at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and will compete in Azerbaijan next month.
Murata scored a big win in the quarterfinals, beating 2006 World
bronze medalist Francine DePaola of Italy.
Roberts, a past World bronze medalist, is just
returning to the mat from an injury. Roberts competes at 59 kg/130
lbs. 2007 World Team member Leigh Jaynes (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S.
Army) placed fifth at 59 kg.
American Julieta Okot (New York, N.Y./New York
AC) took third at 51 kg/112.25 lbs.
2007 U.S. World Team member Marcie Van Dusen (Colorado
Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) placed fifth at 55 kg/121 lbs.
WARSAW CUP, AUG. 18-19, WARSAW, POLAND
48 KG/105.5 LBS.
Gold - Irini Merlini (Ukraine)
Silver - Stephanie Murata (USA)
Bronze - Natali Budu (Moldova)
Bronze - Lilia Kaskarakova (Russia)
51 KG/112.25 LBS.
Gold - Alexandra Engelhardt (Germany)
Silver - Roksana Zasina (Poland)
Bronze - Julieta Okot (USA)
Bronze - MaMar Serrano (Spain)
55 KG/121 LBS.
Gold - Anna Zwirydowska (Poland)
Silver - Ida-Theres Krisson (Sweden)
Bronze - Tetyana Lazereva (Ukraine)
Bronze - Minerva Montero (Spain)
59 KG/130 LBS.
Gold - Natalya Synyshyn (Ukraine)
Silver - Sally Roberts (USA)
Bronze - Ludmila Cristea (Moldova)
Bronze - Stephanie Gross (Germany)
63 KG/138.75 LBS.
Gold - Sara McMann (USA)
Silver - Ludmila Golovchenko (Ukraine)
Bronze - Maite Piva (Italy)
Bronze - Ljubov Volosova (Russia)
67 KG/147.5 LBS.
Gold - Katie Downing (USA)
Silver - Volha Khilko (Belarus)
Bronze - Natalia Kuksina (Russia)
Bronze - Michala Spoustka (Czech Republic)
72 KG/158.5 LBS.
Gold - Stanka Zlateva (Bulgaria)
Silver - Kristie Marano (USA)
Bronze - Stephany Lee (USA)
Bronze - Maider Unda (Spain)
U.S. match-by-match results
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Stephanie Murata, Colorado
Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) – 2nd
WIN Brigitte Wagner (Germany)
WIN Francine De Paola (Italy)
WIN Lilia Kaskarakova (Russia)
LOSS Irini Merleni (Ukraine)
51 kg/112.25 lbs. – Julieta Okot, New York,
N.Y. (New York AC) – 3rd
Match results not available
55 kg/121 lbs. – Marcie Van Dusen, Colorado
Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) – 5th
WIN Jessica Bechtel (Germany)
WIN Tulia Ratkievic (Azerbaijan)
LOSS Anna Zwirydowska (Poland)
LOSS Minerva Montero (Spain)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Sharon Jacobson, Colorado
Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
LOSS Minerva Montero (Spain)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Sally Roberts, Colorado
Springs, Colo. (Gator WC) – 2nd
WIN Elmira Mursalova (Azerbaijan)
WIN Stephanie Gross (Germany)
LOSS Natalya Synyshyn (Ukraine)
59 kg/130 lbs. – Leigh Jaynes, Colorado Springs,
Colo. (U.S. Army) – 5th
WIN Simona Corbani (Italy)
WIN Ulya Rekvava (Russia)
LOSS Natalya Synyshyn (Ukraine)
LOSS Ludmila Cristea (Moldova)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Sara McMann, Gaffney,
S.C. (Sunkist Kids) – 1st
WIN Ljubov Volosova (Russia)
WIN Monika Rogien (Poland)
WIN Kristine Odrina (Latvia)
WIN Ludmila Golovchenko (Ukraine)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Tori Adams, Colorado
Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Maite Piva (Italy)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Randi Miller, Colorado
Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
LOSS Teodora Dimitrova (Bulgaria)
67 kg/147.5 lbs. – Katie Downing, Colorado
Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids) – 1st
WIN Irina Bogdanowa (Russia)
WIN Kateryna Burmistrova (Ukraine)
WIN Natalie Kusina (Russia)
WIN Volha Khilko (Belarus)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Kristie Marano, Colorado
Springs, Colo. (New York AC) – 2nd
WIN Maider Unda (Spain)
WIN Agnieszka Wieszczek (Poland)
LOSS Stanka Zlateva (Bulgaria)
72 kg/158.5 lbs. – Stephany Lee, Honolulu,
Hawaii (Missouri Valley) – 3rd
WIN Marina Gastl (Austria)
LOSS Stanka Zlateva (Bulgaria)
WIN Svitlana Saienko (Ukraine)
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