TURKEY: HOST NATION WINS WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Record ID: 646205

  • Title: TURKEY: HOST NATION WINS WORLD FREESTYLE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Date: 28th August 1994
  • Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (AUGUST 28, 1994) 1. WIDE SHOT OF STADIUM 2. TURAN CEYLAN (TURKEY IN BLUE) DEFEATS VICTOR PEICOV (MOLDOVA) IN THE 74 KG CLASS 3. MAHMUT DEMIR (TURKEY -RED) DEFEATS BRUCE BAUMGARTNET OF USA IN THE 130 KG CLASS 4. RASOL HADEM (IRAN - BLUE) DEFEATS KHADAR SEV MAXHARBEK (RUSSIA) IN THE 90KG CLASS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 12th September 1994 13:00
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  • Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY
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  • Country: Turkey
  • Reuters ID: LVA83XWUED2DWF6VFDW3FI9ZDQAW
  • Story Text: The host nation Turkey claimed two gold medals to win the team event at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championship, which ended at Instanbul on Sunday (August 28).

    Turkey finished on 53 points, equal with Russia, but won on a countback because their wrestlers won two events to the Russians' one.

    Turan Ceylan won Turkey's first gold medal in the 74kg class, beating Victor Peicov from Moldova. The second title for Turkey was won by Mahmut Demir in the 130kg class, who defeated Bruce Baumgartner, from the United States, 1-0.

    Russia's only title was won by Moammed Azizov, who beat Belarus' Sergei Small 11-0 in the 62kg final. The Russians had a chance for another gold medal in the 90kg final, but Khadar Sev Maxharbek lost to Rasol Hadem of Iran, 4-1.

    The other individual champion was Yalentin Jordanov from Bulgaria in the 52kg class.

    Results: 52kg final - Valentin Jordanov (Bulgaria) beat Namik Abdullaev (Azerbaijan), fall 62kg final - Moammed Azizov (Russia) beat Sergei Small (Belarus) superiority, 11-0 74kg final - Turan Ceylan (Turkey) beat Victor Peicov (Moldova), fall 90kg final - Rasol Hadem (Iran) beat Khadar Sev Maxharbek (Russia), 4-1 130kg final - Mahmut Demir (Turkey) beat Bruce Baumgartner (USA), 1-0 Final team results: 1. Turkey 53 points (won on countback) 2. Russia 53 3. Cuba 50
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