Russians Saleev, Chakvetadze Top Greco-Roman World Rankings

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 9) – World silver medalist Evgeni SALEEV (RUS) and two-time junior world champion David CHAKVETADZE (RUS) upended top-ranked wrestlers at the European Games and claimed the No.1 positions in the United World Wrestling rankings for Greco-Roman.

Second-ranked Saleev reversed a World Cup loss to No.1 Rafik HUSEYNOV (AZE) in the gold medal final at Heydar Aliev Arena in Baku to move ahead of the hometown hero at 80kg.

Chakvetadze, meanwhile, hammered out a win over defending European champion Zhan BELENYUK (UKR) at 85kg to leap from No.10 to the top of the heap ahead of Belenyuk and reigning world champion Melonin NOUMONVI (FRA), who grabbed a bronze medal at 98kg.

Meanwhile, in addition to the two new No.1’s, Rasul CHUNAYEV (AZE) overcame a slow start with Europe’s under-23 champion Daniel CATARAGA (MDA) to notch four wins for the Games’ crown and hold onto the No.1 ranking he earned in March following Azerbaijan’s World Cup triumph.

Elvin MURSALIEV (AZE), a world bronze medalist like Chunayev, was the only other local favorite to strike gold with a win over U23 champion Viktor NEMES (SRB) at 75kg. The win lifted Mursaliev to No.4, where he sits behind world champions KIM Hyeon-Woo (KOR), Arsen JULFALAKYAN (ARM) and Roman VLASOV (RUS).

Stepan MARYANYAN (RUS) and Artem SURKOV (RUS) also climbed to No.4  with victories at the lightest categories in the classic style while heavyweight teammate Islam MAGOMEDOV (RUS) went from 14th to No.2 in the rankings behind world champion Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM) with a win at 97kg.

Riza KAYAALP (TUR) won his fourth straight and fifth overall continental crown at 130kg to hold onto No.2 in the rankings behind five-time world champion Mijian LOPEZ NUNEZ (CUB), who is gearing up for this month’s Pan American Games in Toronto.

Wrestlers in the rankings are listed by name, country code, most recent or most notable result over the last 12 months, and their position in the previous rankings.

59kg – Stepan MARYANYAN (RUS) dialed up three technical falls, including an 11-3 win over junior world champ Elman MUKHTAROV (AZE) in the semifinals, to win the gold medal in Baku and leap from 19th to No.4 in the rankings.

1. Mingiyan SEMENOV (RUS) – World No.2 (1)
2. Ivo ANGELOV (BUL) – Nikola Petrov No.1 (2)
3. Elmurat TASMURADOV (UZB) – Asia No.1 (4)
4. Stepan MARYANYAN (RUS) – European Games No.1 (19)
5. Elman MUKHTAROV (AZE) – Euro Games No.3 (13)
6. YUN Won-Chol (PRK) – Asia No.2 (10)
7. Soslan DAUROV (BLR) – Euro Games No.2 (not ranked)
8. Tarik BELMADANI (FRA) – Euro Games No.3 (nr)
9. Victor CIOBANU (MDA) – Euro U23s No.1 (9)
10. Shinobu OTA (JPN) – Hungarian GP No.1 (7)
11. Maikel ANACHE LAMOTH (CUB) – Pan America No.1 (8)
12. Hamid SORYAN (IRI) – World No.1 (3)
13. Spenser MANGO (USA) – Pan America No.2 (11)
14. Arsen ERALIEV (KGZ) – Asia No.3 (12)
15. Stig Andre BERGE (NOR) – Hungarian GP No.3 (5)
16. Aleksandar KOSTADINOV (BUL) – Nikola Petrov No.2 (6)
17. Virgil MUNTEANU (ROU) – Nikola Petrov No.3 (nr)
18. Fatih UCUNCU (TUR) – Nikola Petrov No.3 (16)
19. Almat KEBISPAYEV (KAZ) – Hungarian GP No.3 (17)
20. Taleh MAMMADOV (AZE) – Takhti Cup No.1 (18)

66kg – European under-23 champion Artem SURKOV (RUS) received a pair of penalty points and held on for a 2-0 victory over Migran ARUTYUNYAN (ARM) for the European Games gold medal.

The victory lifts Surkov to No.4 in the rankings, while Arutyunyn, ninth at last year’s world meet in Tashkent, goes from unranked to No.5.

1. Davor STEFANEK (SRB) – World No.1 (1)
2. RYU Han-Soo (KOR) – Asia No.1 (2)
3. Tamas LORINCZ (HUN) – World No.3 (3)
4. Artem SURKOV (RUS) – Euro Games No.1 (13)
5. Migran ARUTUNYAN (ARM) – Euro Games No.2 (nr)
6. Dominik ETLINGER (CRO) – Hungarian GP No.2 (7)
7. Hasan ALIYEV (AZE) – Euro Games No.3 (5)
8. Istvan LEVAI (SVK) – Euro Games No.3 (17)
9. Aleksander MAKSIMOVIC (SRB) – Euro Games No.5 (18)
10. Denys DEMYANKOV (UKR) – Euro Games No.5 (nr)
11. Mohammadali GERAEI (IRI) – Asia No.2 (11)
12. Demeu ZHADRAYEV (KAZ) – Asia No.3 (12)
13. Abdulsamet UGURLU (TUR) – Vehbi Emre No.1 (9)
14. Konstantin STAS (BUL) – Nikola Petrov No.1 (10)
15. Mateusz BERNATEK (POL) – Hungarian GP No.3 (6)
16. Revaz LASHKHI (GEO) – Hungarian GP No.3 (8)
17. Aibek YENSEKHANOV (KAZ) – Vehbi Emre No.2 (14)
18. Miguel MARTINEZ PALACIOS (CUB) – Pan America No.1 (15)
19. Mathias MAASCH (GER) – Euro Games No.7 (nr)
20. Artak MARGARYAN (FRA) – Zagreb Open No.3 (20)

71kg – European and world bronze medalist Frank STAEBLER (GER) rebounded from a quarterfinal loss in Baku to win another bronze medal at the European Games and rejoin the rankings at No.5 after a nine-month absence from international competition.
 
1. Rasul CHUNAYEV (AZE) – Euro Games No.1 (1)
2. Afshin BYABANGARD (IRI) – Nikola Petrov No.1 (3)
3. Balint KORPASI (HUN) – Euro Games No.2 (7)

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