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    Bisek, Anderson strike gold on Day 1 of Pan American Games

    TORONTO, Canada -- Team USA turned in a superb performance with two gold medals, one silver and a bronze as the Pan American Games wrestling competition kicked off at the Hershey Centre.

    Andy Bisek executes a throw on his way to a Pan American Games gold medal on Wednesday in Toronto, Canada (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)
    Andy Bisek and Jon Anderson won gold medals, Bryce Saddoris a silver medal and Spenser Mango a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling on Wednesday night.

    The U.S. compiled an impressive 10-2 record on one of the best days in American Greco in recent history.

    Bisek, a 2014 World bronze medalist, steamrolled to a 8-0 technical fall over Panama's Alvis Almendra in the gold-medal match at 75 kilos/165 pounds. Bisek hit a gut wrench, a four-point lift and another gut wrench to prevail.

    Bisek had beaten Almendra in the 2012 Pan American Championships in Colorado Springs.

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    Team USA Results (Wednesday):

    59 kilos: Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) -- BRONZE
    WIN Ismael Borrero (Cuba), 3-3
    LOSS Andres Montano (Ecuador), 9-1
    WIN Jansel Ramirez (Dominican Republic), 6-3

    66 kilos: Bryce Saddoris, Sneads Ferry, N.C. (U.S. Marines) -- SILVER
    WIN Mario Molina (Peru), 3-0
    WIN Jefrin Mejia (Honduras), tech fall 8-0
    LOSS Wuileixis Rivas (Venezuala), tech fall 13-1

    75 kilos: Andy Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm) -- GOLD
    WIN Luis Avendano (Venezuela), tech fall 8-0
    WIN Juan Escobar (Mexico), tech fall 9-0
    WIN Alvis Almendra (Panama), 8-0

    85 kilos: Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) -- GOLD
    WIN Oscar Martinez (Honduras), tech fall 8-0
    WIN Alan Vera (Cuba), tech fall 8-0
    WIN Querys Perez (Venezuela), tech fall 9-0

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