Lee earns bid to Paris Olympics, Retherford to enter wrestle-backs at World Olympic Games Qualifier

2024 World Olympic Games Qualifier | May 9-12, Istanbul, Turkey

Men’s Freestyle Semifinal/Olympic Qualification Results

57 kg

Spencer Lee (United States) tech. fall Rakhat Kalzhan (Kazakhstan), 10-0

Aman Aman (India) tech. fall Chongsong Han (North Korea), 12-2

65 kg

Islam Dudaev (Albania) tech. fall Erik Arushanian (Ukraine), 12-2

Tulga Tumur Ochir (Mongolia) dec. Sujeet Sujeet (India), 6-1

74 kg

Viktor Rassadin (Tajikistan) dec. Chermen Valiev (Albania), 3-2

Taimuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia) dec. Soner Demirtas (Turkey), 4-2

86 kg

Dauren Kurugliev (Greece) dec. Vasyl Mykhailov (Ukraine), 3-0

Magomed Ramazanov (Bulgaria) dec. Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (Georgia), 5-3

97 kg

Erik Thiele (Germany) dec. Radu Lefter (Moldova), 3-0

Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland) dec. Awusayiman Habila (China), 2-2

125 kg

Aiaal Lazarev (Kyrgyzstan) tech. fall Daniel Ligeti (Hungary), 12-2

Zhiwei Deng (China) dec. Jose Diaz Robertti (Venezuela), 4-0

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results

57 kg – Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC), Finalist / Qualified

WIN Ben Tarik (Morocco), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Wanhao Zou (China), 10-9

WIN Vladimir Egorov (Macedonia), tech. fall, 12-2

WIN Rakhat Kalzhan (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 10-0

65 kg – Zain Retherford (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), Repechage

WIN Stefan Coman (Romania), fall, 4:38

WIN Ibrahim Guzan (Yemen), tech. fall, 11-0

LOSS Tulga Tumur Ochir (Mongolia), 7-2

VS Alibeg Alibegov (Bahrain)