Best Freestyle Wrestlers

TheMat.com International Wrestling Rankings
April 2006

Men's Freestyle

55 KG/121 LBS.
1.Dilshod Mansurov (Uzbekistan)
2. Sammie Henson (United States)
3. Radoslav Velikov (Bulgaria)
4. Rene Montero (Cuba)
5. Bayaraa Naranbaatar (Mongolia)
6. Adkham Achilov (Uzbekistan)
7. Ghenadie Tulbea (Moldova)
8. Dzhamel Otarsultanov (Russia)
9. Hyon Guk Jon (PR Korea)
10. Tomohiro Matsunaga (Japan)
11. Namig Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)
12. Yasuhiro Inaba (Japan)
13. Besik Kudukhov (Russia)
14. Taghi Dadashi (Iran)
15. Gevork Markaryan (Ukraine)

60 KG/132 LBS.
1. Alan Dudaev (Russia)
2. Mavlet Batirov (Russia)
3. Yandro Quintana (Cuba)
4. Mehdi Mohammadi (Iran)
5. Vasyl Fedoryshin (Ukraine)
6. Martin Berberyan (Armenia)
7. Ramzan Saritov (Russia)
8. Mike Zadick (United States)
9. Oyunbileg Purevbaatar (Mongolia)
10. Alexander Karnitzki (Belarus)
11. Tevfik Odabasi (Turkey)
12. Eugeniy Khavelov (Russia)
13. Yuri Semankin (Russia)
14. Jae-Myung Song (Korea)
15. Levan Chabradze (Georgia)

66 KG/145.5 LBS.
1. Makhach Murtazaliev (Russia)
2. Serafim Barzakov (Bulgaria)
3. Geandry Garzon (Cuba)
4. Andre Sementsov (Russia)
5. Zaur Botaev (Russia)
6. Otar Tushishvili (Georgia)
7. Leonid Spirodonov (Kazakhstan)
8. Chris Bono (United States)
9. Baek Jin Kuk (Korea)
10. Viktor Bilokopytyy (Ukraine)
11. Elman Asgarov (Azerbaijan)
12. Albert Batyrov (Belarus)
13. Omer Cubukci (Turkey)
14. Irbek Farniev (Russia)
15. Hassan Tahmasebi (Iran)

74 KG/163 LBS.
1.Bouvaisa Saitiev (Russia)
2. Joe Williams (United States)
3. Albert Saritov (Russia)
4. Nikolay Paslar (Bulgaria)
5. Ivan Fundora (Cuba)
6. Arpad Ritter (Hungary)
7. Gela Sagarishvili (Georgia)
8. Mourad Gaidarov (Belarus)
9. Soslan Tigiev (Uzbekistan)
10. Mehdi Hajizadeh (Iran)
11. Krystian Brzozowski (Poland)
12. Sergei Kirilov (Russia)
13. Alexandru Burca (Moldova)
14. Talent Zhekshenov (Kyrgyzstan)
15. Arsen Gitinov (Russia)

84 KG/185 LBS.
1.Adam Saitiev (Russia)
2. Mo Lawal (United States)
3. Yoel Romero (Cuba)
4. Revaz Mindorishvili (Georgia)
5. Sazhid Sazhidov (Russia)
6. Taras Danko (Ukraine)
7. Magomed Kurguliev (Kazakhstan)
8. Shirvani Muradov (Russia)
9. Georgi Ketoev (Russia)
10. Gennadiy Laliev (Kazakhstan)
11. Radoslaw Horbik (Poland)
12. Saslan Gattsyiev (Belarus)
13. Abdul Ammaev (Uzbekistan)
14. Serhat Balci (Turkey)
15. Nauruz Temrezov (Russia)

96 KG/211.5 LBS.
1. Khadzimurat Gatsalov (Russia)
2. Eldar Kurtanidze (Georgia)
3. Aleksei Krupnykov (Krygyzstan)
4. Hetag Gazumov (Russia)
5. Shamil Gitinov (Russia)
6. Vasyl Tesmeyneckyy (Ukraine)
7. Siarhei Pernikau (Belarus)
8. Michel Batista (Cuba)
9. Amir Ganji (Iran)
10. Kurban Kurbanov (Russia)
11. Tae-Hyun Koo (Korea)
12. Nurzhan Katayev (Kazakhstan)
13. Georgi Gogshelidze (Georgia)
14. Bartolomie Bartnicki (Poland)
15. Daniel Cormier (United States)

120 KG/264.5 LBS.
1. Ayden Polatci (Turkey)
2. Artur Taymazov (Uzbekistan)
3. Kuramagomed Kuramogomedov (Russia)
4. Alexis Rodriguez (Cuba)
5. Tolly Thompson (United States)
6. Alex Modebadze (Georgia)
7. Otto Aubeli (Hungary)
8. Marid Mutalimov (Kazakhstan)
9. Liang Lei (China)
10. Innokentiy Zykov (Russia)
11. Vadim Tasoev (Ukraine)
12. Rares Chintoan (Romania)
13. Tommy Rowlands (United States)
14. Ali Reza Rezaie (Iran)
15. Oleg Khorpiakov (Russia)

Men's Freestyle Teams
1. Russia
2. Cuba
3. Ukraine
4. Georgia
5. Iran
6. United States
7, Bulgaria
8. Kazakhstan
9. Turkey
10. Hungary
11. Uzbekistan
12. Korea
13. Mongolia
14. Belarus
15. Kyrgyzstan

Men's Greco-Roman

55 KG/121 LBS.
1. Hamid Sayan Reinhanpour (Iran)
2. Lazaro Rivas (Cuba)
3. Istvan Majoros (Hungary)
4. Velenin Venkov (Bulgaria)
5. Eun-Chol Park (Korea)
6. Yermek Kuketov (Kazakhstan)
7. Bayram Ozdemir (Turkey)
8. Christian Fris (Serbia)
9. Irakli Chochua (Georgia)
10. Anders Nyblom (Denmark)
11. Roman Amoyan (Armenia)
12. Hassan Rangraz (Iran)
13. Jong-Tae Kim (Korea)
14. Uran Kalilov (Kyrgyzstan)
15. Jung-Baek Lee (Korea)

60 KG/132 LBS.
1.Armen Nazarian (Bulgaria)
2. Eusebiu Diaconu (Romania)
3. Ali Askhani (Iran)
4. Roberto Monzon (Cuba)
5. Dilshod Aripov (Uzbekistan)
6. Peter Svehla (Czech Republic)
7. Bunyamin Emik (Turkey)
8. Makoto Sasamoto (Japan)
9. Vahan Juharyan (Armenia)
10. Emil Milev (Bulgaria)
11. Joe Warren (United States)
12. Maxim Karpov (Russia)
13. Kyung-Ho Jung (Korea)
14. Laszlo Kliment (Hungary)
15. Davor Stefanek (Serbia)

66 KG/145.5 LBS.
1. Nikolay Gergov (Bulgaria)
2. Alain Milan (Cuba)
3. Husamaddin Rajabov (Azerbaijan)
4. Kim Min-Chul (Korea)
5. Selchuk Cebi (Turkey)
6. Ali Mohammed (Iran)
7. Armen Vardanyan (Ukraine)
8. Maxim Semenov (Russia)
9. Kim Kum-Chol (PR Korea)
10. Jimmy Samuelsson (Sweden)
11. Jung-Kyu Yoon(Korea)
12. Ion Painat (Romania)
13. Sergei Kovalenko (Russia)
14. Elbrus Mammedov (Azerbaijan)
15. Levente Furedy (Hungary)

74 KG/163 LBS.
1. Varteres Samurgachev (Russia)
2. Mark Madsen (Denmark)
3. Konstantin Schneider (Germany)
4. Marko Yli-Hannuksela (Finland)
5. Mahmut Altaly (Turkey)
6. Odelis Herrero (Cuba)
7. Christophe Guenot (France)
8. Aleksandr Dokturishvili (Uzbekistan)
9. Alexey Glushkov (Russia)
10. Manuchar Kvirkvelia (Georgia)
11. Alexander Kikinov (Belarus)
12. Seref Tufenk (Turkey)
13. Mohammad Babulfath (Sweden)
14. Davoud Avedinzadeh (Iran)
15. Reto Bucher (Switzerland)

84 KG/185 LBS.
1.Alim Selimav (Belarus)
2. Kim Jung-Sub (Korea)
3. Alexei Mishine (Russia)
4. Namzi Avluca (Turkey)
5. Sandor Bardosi (Hungary)
6. Oleg Daragan (Ukraine)
7. Luis Mendez (Cuba)
8. Shingo Matsumoto (Japan)
9. Denis Forov (Russia)
10. Akif Canbas (Turkey)
11. Artur Michalkiewicz (Poland)
12. Shalva Gabadadze (Georgia)
13. Badri Khasia (Georgia)
14. Saman Tahmasebi (Iran)
15. Viacheslav Makarenko (Belarus)

96 KG/211.5 LBS.
1. Hamza Yerlikaya (Turkey)
2. Vasilliy Tepoulkhov (Russia)
3. Lajos Virag (Hungary)
4. Margulan Assembekov (Kazakhstan)
5. Justin Ruiz (United States)
6. Mohamaed Abdelfattah (Egypt)
7. Karam Gaber (Egypt)
8. Mustafa Centinyurek (Turkey)
9. Mikhaylo Nikolaev (Ukraine)
10. Mirko Englich (Germany)
11. Rami Heitaniemi (Finland)
12. BalazsKiss (Hungary)
13. Tae-Young Han (Korea)
14. Jimmy Lidberg (Sweden)
15. Marek Svec (Czech Republic)

120 KG/264.5 LBS.
1. Mijial Lopez (Cuba)
2. Georgi Tsursumia (Kazakhstan)
3. Mihaly Deak-Bardos (Hungary)
4. Mindaugas Mizgaitis (Lithuania)
5. Yetka Yilmaz Gul (Turkey)
6. Khassan Baroev (Russia)
7. Dremiel Byers (United States)
8. Sergei Artsiukin (Belarus)
9. David Vala (Czech Republic)
10. Ismael Gurel (Turkey)
11. Juha Ahokas (Finland)
12. David Saldadze (Ukraine)
13. Nico Schmidt (Germany)
14. Sajad Barzi (Iran)
15. Kostayantyn Stryzhak (Ukraine)

Men's Greco-Roman Teams
1. Russia
2. Hungary
3. Turkey
4. Cuba
5. Bulgaria
6. Korea
7. Iran
8. Ukraine
9. Belarus
10. Kazakhstan
11. Azerbaijan
12. Germany
13. Denmark
14. United States
15. Georgia

Women's Freestyle

48 KG/105.5 LBS.
1. Xueceng Ren (China)
2. Irini Merleni (Ukraine)
3. Chiharu Icho (Japan)
4. Liliya Kaskarakova (Russia)
5. Makiko Sakamoto (Japan)
6. Stephanie Murata (United States)
7. Carol Huynh (Canada)
8. Lorissa Oorzak (Russia)
9. Iwona Matkowska-Sadowska (Poland)
10. Sigrun Dobner (Germany)
11. Maryna Markevich (Belarus)
12. Mayelis Caripa (Venezuela)
13. Francine DePaola (Italy)
14. Clarissa Chun (United States)
15. Yuuri Funatsu (Japan)

51 KG/112.25 LBS.
1. Hitomi Sakamoto (Japan)
2. Jenny Wong (United States)
3. Vanessa Boubryemm (France)
4. Aleksandra Kohut (Ukraine)
5. Tsogtbaz Enkhjargal (Mongolia)
6. Patricia Miranda (United States)
7. Juling Wen (China)
8. Natalya Smirnova (Russia)
9. Inga Karamchakova (Russia)
10. Erica Sharp (Canada)
11. Brigitte Wagner (Germany)
12. Alena Kareisha (Belarus)
13. Alexandra Englehart (Germany)
14. Dinara Mirzaeva (Uzbekistan)
15. Lyndsay Belisle (Canada)

55 KG/121 LBS.
1. Saori Yoshida (Japan)
2. Tonya Verbeek (Canada)
3. Natalia Golts (Russia)
4. Su Lihui (China)
5. Anna Gomis (France)
6. Marcie Van Dusen (United States)
7. Johanna Matsson (Sweden)
8. Tina George (United States)
9. Sylwia Bilenska (Poland)
10. Ludmila Cristea (Moldova)
11. Olga Smirnova (Russia)
12. Minerva Montero (Spain)
13. Jessica Bechtel (Germany)
14. Ana Maria Paval (Romania)
15. Mariya Yaharova (Belarus)

59 KG/130 LBS.
1. Ayako Shoda (Japan)
2. Seiko Yamamoto (Japan)
3. Marianna Sastin (Hungary)
4. Lene Aanes (Norway)
5. Sally Roberts (United States)
6. Ida Theres-Karlsson (Sweden)
7. Anna Zwirydowska (Poland)
8. Stefanie Stuber (Germany)
9. Yuliya Ratkevich (Belarus)
10. Breanne Graham (Canada)
11. Diletta Giampiccolo (Italy)
12. Michelle Richardson (Canada)
13. Yuliya Levchuk (Ukraine)
14. Lyubov Volosova (Russia)
15. Audrey Prieto (France)

63 KG/138.75 LBS.
1. Kaori Icho (Japan)
2. Olga Khilko (Belarus)
3. Sara McMann (United States)
4. Rui Xue Jing (China)
5. Elena Kartashov (Russia)
6. Monika Mihalik-Rogien (Poland)
7.Anna Polovneva (Russia)
8. NikolaHartmann (Austria)
9. Katarzyna Juszezak (Italy)
10. Mio Nishimaki (Japan)
11. Tara Hedican (Canada)
12. Michaela Krizkova (Czech Republic)
13. Viola Yanik(Canada)
13. Lyubov Volosova (Russia)
14. MariaMuller (Germany)
15. Erin Tomeo (United States)

67 KG/147.5 LBS.
1. Meng Lili (China)
2. Kristie Marano (United States)
3. Martine Dugrenier (Canada)
4. Elene Perepelkina (Russia)
5. Katie Downing (United States)
6. Natalya Kuksina (Russia)
7. Naranchimeg Gelegjamts (Mongolia)
8. Eri Sakamoto (Japan)
9. Katerina Burmistrova (Ukraine)
10. Ashlea McManus (Great Britain)
11. Mami Shinkai (Japan)
12. Lise LeGrand-Golliot (France)
13. Marisa Admiraal (Netherlands)
14. Stavrola Zygouri (Greece)
15. Hiroe Suzuki (Japan)

72 KG/165.5 LBS.
1.Kyoko Hamaguchi (Japan)
2. Anita Schaetzle (Germany)
3. Svetlana Sayenko (Ukraine)
4. Iris Smith (United States)
5. Stanka Zlateva (Bulgaria)
6. Anna Wawrzycka (Poland)
7. Jiao Wang (China)
8. Guzel Maryurova (Russia)
9. Darya Nazarova (Russia)
10. Jenny Fransson (Sweden)
11. VasilisaMarzaliuk (Belarus)
12. Wang Xu (China)
13. Alena Stardoubtseva (Russia)
14. Ohenewa Akuffo (Canada)
15. Marina Gastl (Austria)

Women's Freestyle Teams
1. Japan
2. China
3. United States
4. Russia
5. Canada
6. Ukraine
7. Belarus
8. Mongolia
9. Germany
10. France
11. Hungary
12. Italy
13. Poland
14. Sweden
15. Norway

2003 THEMAT.COM U.S. Senior Freestyle RankingsRanking/athlete/hometown/club

55 KG/121 LBS.
1. Stephen Abas, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
2. Teague Moore, Norman, Okla. (Gator WC)
3. Mike Mena, Bloomington, Ind. (New York AC)
4. Sammie Henson, State College, Pa. (Sunkist Kids)
5. Jeff Prescott, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
6. Matt Azevedo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
7. T.J. Hill, Farmington, Mo. (Lions Den)
8. Eric Albarracin, Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army)
9. Tim Dernlan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC)
10. Chris Fleeger, Trout Run, Penn. (Dave Schultz WC)

60 KG/132 LBS.
1. Eric Guerrero, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
2. Jesus Wilson, Fayette, Iowa (Minnesota Storm)
3. Michael Lightner, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
4. Jason Kutz, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
5. Eric Akin, Lincoln, Neb. (Dave Schultz WC)
6. C.C. Fisher, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel)
7. Eric Keller, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cat WC)
8. Yero Washington, Clovis, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
9. Zach Roberson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
10. Jeremy Hunter, Champaign, Ill. (New York AC)

66 KG/145.5 LBS.
1. Chris Bono, Gilbert, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
2. Bill Zadick, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)
3. Cary Kolat, Lock Haven, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC)
4. Jamill Kelly, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
5. Reggie Wright, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Gator WC)
6. Adam Tirapelle, Champaign, Ill. (Dave Schultz WC)
7. Eric Larkin, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
8. T.J. Williams, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)
9. Jared Frayer, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
10. Doug Schwab, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

74 KG/163 LBS.
1. Joe Williams, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
2. Casey Cunningham, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (Sunkist Kids)
3. Joe Heskett, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
4. Kirk White, Boise, Idaho (Dave Schultz WC)
5. Donny Pritzlaff, Madison, Wis. (Dave Schultz WC)
6. Ramico Blackmon, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Team Excel)
7. Josh Koscheck, Buffalo, N.Y. (New York AC)
8. Matt Lackey, Urbana, Ill. (New York AC)
9. Andy Hrovat, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen WC)
10. Jason Ramstetter, Alamosa, Colo. (Dave Schultz WC)

84 KG/185 LBS.
1. Cael Sanderson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
2. Lee Fullhart, Chattanooga, Tenn. (Gator WC)
3. Charles Burton, Lincoln, Neb. (New York AC)
4. Brandon Eggum, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minn. Storm)
5. Aaron Simpson, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
6. Steve Blackford, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
7. Randy Pugh, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cat WC)
8. Clint Wattenburg, Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell)
9. Markus Mollica, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC)
10. Pat Popolizio, Fairfield, Conn. (ATWA)

96 KG/211.5 LBS.
1. Daniel Cormier, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
2. Tim Hartung, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
3. Dean Morrison, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC)
4. Ryan Tobin, Marina del Rey, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC)
5. Nick Preston, Columbus, Ohio (Ohio International)
6. Dominic Black, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
7. Franklin Lashley, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
8. Raphael Davis, Bakersfield, Calif. (Dave Schultz WC)
9. Mark Munoz, Stillwater, Okla. (Gator WC)
10. Zach Thompson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)

120 KG/264.5 LBS.
1. Kerry McCoy, Bethlehem, Pa. (New York AC)
2. Tolly Thompson, Waterloo, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)
3. Tommy Rowlands, Columbus, Ohio (Dave Schultz WC)
4. Brian Keck, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
5. Angelo Borzio, E. Stroudsburg, Pa. (New York AC)
6. John Lockhart, Champaign, Ill. (New York AC)
7. Tony Walters, Amityville, N.Y. (St. Anthony's)
8. Kevin Hoy, US Air Force Academy, Colo. (Falcon WC)
9. Billy Blunt, Fresno, Calif. (Sunkist Kids)
10. Andy Bowlby, Philomath, Ore. (Orange Crush)

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