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Martin wins silver medal at Junior World Championships, Shelly places fifth

7/8/2005
John Fuller/USA Wrestling

The United States added one more medal during the second day of the FILA Junior World Women’s Wrestling Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Heather Martin (Wellington, Ohio/New York AC) captured a silver medal at 67 kg/147.5 lbs., bringing the total medals for the U.S. women to four.

Also on Friday, Suekoilya Shelly (Bedford, Texas/New York AC) placed fifth at 59 kg/130 lbs.

Martin, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Pan American Championships, dominated her first three opponents, pinning all of them in the first period.

In the first round, martin pinned 2003 Junior World bronze medalist Julia Weiss of Germany in just over one minute. In the quarterfinals, Martin wasted no time in pinning Ana Maria Paic of Romania in only 27 seconds. In the semifinals, Martin pinned Laura Skujina of Latvia in 43 seconds.

In the finals, Martin lost to Mami Shinkai of Japan, 2-0, 3-0. Shinkai was the Asian Junior champion this year as well.

Shelly won her first match over Nadezda Shvetsova of Spain before losing to 2005 European Championships bronze medalist Yulia Ratkevich of Belarus in the quarterfinals.

In the consolation bracket, Shelly defeated Brigit Stern of Austria but lost to Larissa Kanaeva of Russia in the bronze-medal bout.

Also competing for the U.S. on Saturday were Melissa Gerard (Norway, Mich./Cumberland College) at 44 kg/88 lbs. and Kapua Torres (Kahuku, Hawaii/Pacific Univ.) at 51 kg/112.25 lbs.

Gerard was pinned by Yulia Staravoitava of Belarus in her first match. Torres defeated Natalia Ryzhjouskia of Kazakhstan in the first round before losing to Jyldyz Eshimova of Kyrgyzstan in the second round. Eshimova placed fifth in the 2005 Senior Asian Championships.

Men’s Greco-Roman competition is set for Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10. The men’s freestyle competition was completed on Wednesday, July 6. Women’s freestyle action ended on Friday, July 8.

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FILA Junior World Championships

7/7/2005
Vilnius, Lithuania
Entered by Gary Abbott

Team Scoring

Results By Weight
44 kg/88 lbs.
Gold - Mariya Stadnik (Ukraine)
Silver - Thi Hang Nguyen (Vietnam)
Bronze - Megumi Shinto (Japan)
Bronze - Annika Hofmann (Germany)
5th - Demet Kaya (Turkey)
5th - Ana-Maria Pop (Romania)

48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold – Lorissa Oorzak (Russia)
Silver – Sara Fulp-Allen (USA)
Bronze –Lyudmila Balushka (Ukraine)
Bronze – Maryna Markevich (Belarus)
5th – Cristina Croitoru (Romania)
5th – Elcin Demirtas (Turkey)

51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Gold - Aleksandra Kohut (Ukraine)
Silver - Nanae Suzuki (Japan)
Bronze - Olga Gilova (Russia)
Bronze - Jyldyz Eshimova (Kyrgyzstan)
5th - Irina Kruhlenia (Belarus)
5th - Geeta (India)

55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold – Johanna Mattson (Sweden)
Silver – Dany Hedin (USA)
Bronze –Alena Filipova (Belarus)
Bronze – Olena Malishko (Ukraine)
5th – Mizuho Shibata (Japan)
5th – Emese Szabo (Hungary)

59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold - Kei Yaman (Japan)
Silver - Yulia Ratkevich (Belarus)
Bronze - Viktorija Grigoreva (Latvia)
Bronze - Larissa Kanaeva (Russia)
5th - Suekoilya Shelly (United States)
5th - Natalya Sinishin (Ukraine)

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold – Mio Nishimaki (Japan)
Silver – Geetika Jakhar (India)
Bronze – Tasha Eady (Canada)
Bronze – Helena Allandi (Sweden)
5th – Mihaela Sadoveanu (Romania)
5th – Olga Butkevich (Ukraine)

67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Gold - Mami Shinkai (Japan)
Silver - Heather Martin (United States)
Bronze - Julia Weiss (Germany)
Bronze - Irina Tsyrkevich (Belarus)
5th - Laura Skujina (Latvia)
5th - Sandra Staehl (Sweden)

72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Gold – Ali Bernard (USA)
Silver – Alena Stardubtseva (Russia)
Bronze – Marina Gastl (Austria)
Bronze – Vasilisa Marzaliuk (Belarus)
5th – Olga Dmyknovska (Ukraine)
5th – Elena Diana Mudrag (Romania)

U.S. results
(scores will be posted when available)

44 kg/88 lbs.
Melissa Gerard, Norway, Mich. (Cumberland College)
LOSS Yulia Staravoitava (Belarus), 2-0, pin

48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Sara Fulp-Allen, El Granada, Calif. (Menlo College), silver medal
WIN Lyudmila Balushka (Ukraine)
WIN Yuki Katafuchi (Japan)
WIN Cristina Croitoru (Romania)
LOSS Lorissa Oorzak (Russia), 0-3, 0-3

51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Kapua Torres, Kahuku, Hawaii (Pacific Univ.)
WIN Natalia Ryzhjouskia (Kazakhstan)
LOSS Jyldyz Eshimova (Kyrgyzstan)

55 kg/121 lbs.
Dany Hedin, Kailua, Hawaii (USOEC), silver medal
WIN Olena Malishko (Ukraine)
WIN Sabrina Esposito (Italy)
WIN Emese Szabo (Hungary)
LOSS Johanna Mattson (Sweden), 0-2, 2-2

59 kg/130 lbs.
Suekoilya Shelly, Bedford, Texas (New York AC), 5th
WIN Nadezda Shvetsova (Spain)
LOSS Yulia Ratkevich (Belarus)
WIN Brigit Stern (Austria)
LOSS Larissa Kanaeva (Russia)

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Jackie Cataline, Corona, Calif. (Cataline’s Wildcats)
LOSS Mio Nishimaki (Japan)
LOSS Olga Butkevich (Ukraine)

67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Heather Martin, Wellington, Ohio (New York AC), silver medal
WIN Julia Weiss (Germany), pin, 1:14
WIN Ana Maria Paic (Romania), pin, 0:27
WIN Laura Skujina (Latvia), pin, 0:43
LOSS Mami Shinkai (Japan)

72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Ali Bernard, New Ulm, Minn. (Univ. of Regina), Gold medal
WIN Kie Tanaka (Japan), pin
WIN Vasilisa Marzaliuk (Belarus), pin
WIN Jenny Franson (Sweden), pin
WIN Alena Stardubtseva (Russia), 2-2, pin