U23 wrestling world championships 2024
2024 U23 World Championship Results
Match results and placements for every American at the 2024 U23 Planet Championships in Tirana, Albania.
Men's Freestyle Results
57 kg: Max Gallagher (Pennsylvania RTC) - 5th Place
WIN R16 Daniil Yushkouski (AIN) 10-0
LOSS QF Abdymalik Karachov (KGZ) 1-1
WIN Repechage Qingkan Xie (CHN) - 3-1
LOSS BRONZE Ali Momeni (IRI) - 8-0
61 kg: Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) - Eliminated
LOSS R32 Levik Mikayelyan (ARM) 10-3
65 kg: Josh Saunders (Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) - Eliminated
LOSS R16 Kumar Mohit (IND) 9-2
70 kg: John Wiley (Oklahoma RTC) - Eliminated
WIN R32 Davit Patsinashvili (GEO) 5-4
LOSS R16 Tigran Ghazaryan (ARM) 5-3
74 kg: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Nittany Lion WC/Askren Wrestling Academy) - Bronze
WIN R16 Murat Dzhakupov (KAZ) 7-2
LOSS QF Kota Takahashi (JPN) 11-8
WIN Repechage Ali Abbas Rezaei (IRI) 16-7
WIN BRONZE Magomedrasul Asluev (BRN) 6-0
79 kg: Patrick Kennedy (Hawkeye WC) - Eliminated
WIN R32 Mukhammad Abdullaev (KGZ) 11-0
WIN R16 Umar Mavlaev (SUI) FALL (9-0)
LOSS QF Masaki Sato (JPN)
86 kg: John Gunderson (Panther Wrestling Club RTC) - Eliminated
WIN R32 Emre Ciftci
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- A pair of UNI wrestlers will represent the United States in southeastern Europe beginning Monday at the United World Wrestling (UWW) U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania.
Redshirt sophomore will compete in the Greco-Roman competition in the 97-kilogram bracket for Team USA, while senior will wrestle at 86 kilograms in the freestyle competition. Bracket pairing for both competitors have yet to be announced.
Live results can be found on the UWW website. Both athletes' full competition schedules can also be found below.
Voelker, a Manchester, Iowa native, went a perfect 5-0 in the U23 Greco-Roman field at this summer's U23 national championships in Ohio, earning him his second consecutive U23 World Championship berth. He previously competed at the 2023 World Championships as a U20 competitor in Greco-Roman, placing fifth in the 87-kilogram bracket in Jordan.
Gunderson, a native of Baraboo, Wisconsin, captured the U23 national title earlier this year with an 8-0 tournament record in Ohio. This will be Gunderson's world championship debut, going up against a field of 28 other athletes from around the globe.
Voelker posted a 20-8 record at 197 pounds
U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials
The event features competition for U20 age athletes (Born 2004-2007) and U23 age athletes (Born 2001-2006) in Men's Freestyle and Greco-Roman.
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Nationality/Passport requirements: contact Cody Bickley - cbickley@usawrestling.org
- The World Team Trials process is open to all athletes eligible to represent the United States of America at the World Championships as governed by United World Wrestling (UWW) and USA Wrestling (USAW) rules.
- Athlete must have completed USA sporting nationality with UWW prior to the athlete's World Team Tryout event.
Only the following individuals may participate as competitors in the 2024 U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials:
- All competitors must be U.S. citizens and eligible to obtain a US passport.
- U20 age athletes (Born 2004-2007), U23 age athletes (Born 2001-2006)
- Eligible athletes in the U20 divison must be prequalified to compete.
U.S. receives men’s freestyle draw at U23 World Championships
2024 U23 World Championships | At Tirana, Albania, October 21-27
Men’s Freestyle Event Schedule
Friday, October 25
10: 30 a.m. – Qualification rounds (61-74-86-92-125 kg)
4:45 p.m. – Semifinals (61-74-86-92-125 kg)
Saturday, October 26
10:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds (57-65-70-79-97 kg), Repechage (61-74-86-92-125 kg)
4:45 p.m. – Semifinals (57-65-70-79-97 kg)
6 p.m. – Medal matches (61-74-86-92-125 kg)
Sunday, October 27
4 p.m. – Repechage (57-65-70-79-97 kg)
6 p.m. – Medal matches (57-65-70-79-97 kg)
* All times listed local to Tirana, Albania (GMT+2), which is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.
U.S. Men’s Freestyle Draw
57 kg – Max Gallagher (Blue Point, N.Y./Pennsylvania RTC)
VS Daniil Yushkouski (Individual Neutral Athlete) or Stefan Shterjov (Macedonia)
61 kg – Nic Bouzakis (Dallas, Pennsylvania/Ohio RTC)
VS Levik Mikayelyan (Armenia)
65 kg – Joshua Saunders (St. Louis, Mo./Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
VS Hayk Abrahamyan (Armenia) or Kumar Mohit (India)
70 kg – John Wiley (Mustang, Okla./Oklahoma RTC)
VS Davit Patsinashvili (Georgia)
74 kg – Mit
2024 U23 World Championships Team Standings - Men's Freestyle
The 2024 U23 World Championships took place Tirana, Albania with men's freestyle wrestlers competing October 25-27. Check out the below article for the final team standings and a breakdown of the team race.
More U23 World Championships Content
Team USA's Results | Men's Freestyle Preview | Schedule | Women's Freestyle Team Standings
Iran Wins Official Team Title, Russia Takes The Unofficial Title
Russia and Iran both had an incredible U23 World Championships in the men's freestyle division. Russia finished with 8 total medals and 175 team points, however their wrestlers were competing as neutral athletes because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and were ineligible to win the team title. That means Iran took him the title with 7 total medals and 158 total team points.
Final Team Standings
| Place | Country | 57 | 61 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 86 | 92 | 97 | 125 | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 15 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 175 |
| 2 | Iran | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 158 | |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 102 | ||
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 20 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 100 | ||
| 5 | India | 25 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 4 |