Dennis defeated Mirjalal Hasan-Zada of Azerbaijan in the finals, 3-2. This is the final tune-up event for the U.S. Olympians in freestyle prior to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August.
Dennis scored in the first period when Hasan-Zada was placed on the shot clock and could not score, leading 1-0 at the break. In the second period, Dennis was put on the shot clock. Dennis took a shot and scored on a double leg takedown with two seconds left on the shot clock to lead 3-0. Later in the second period, Dennis was again put on the shot clock and did not score, making it 3-1. A caution and one point penalty against Dennis with two seconds left made it the final 3-2 margin.
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GRAND PRIX OF GERMANY
At Dortmund, Germany, July 3
Results
Men's freestyle
57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Gold - Daniel Dennis (USA)
Silver - Mirjalal Hasan-Zada (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Marcel Ewald (Germany)
Bronze - Baris Kaya (Turkey)
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold - Haji Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Krzysztof Bienkowski (Poland)
Bronze - Abbas Rakhmanov (Uzbekistan)
Bronze - Mehmet Oeguet (Turkey)
70 kg/154 lbs.
Gold - Gitnomagomed Gadzhiyev (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Lennard Wickel (Germany)
Bronze - Samet Duelger (Germany)
Bronze - Bekzhanov (Kazakhstan)
125 kg/275 lbs.
Gold - Jamaladdin Magomedov (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Daulet Shabanbay (Kazakhstan)
Bronze - Kamil Kaskiewicz (Poland)
Bronze - Danylo Kartavyi (Ukraine)
U.S. men's freestyle performance
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Daniel Dennis, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC), gold medal
WIN Roman Walter (Germany), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Baris Kaya (Turkey), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Mirjalal Hasan-Zada (Azerbaijan), 3-2
Greco-Roman
59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold - Sanal Semenov (Russia)
Silver - Lee Jungbaik (Korea)
Bronze - Schambulat Lokejaev (Russia)
Bronze - Dustin Scherf (Germany)
71 kg/154 lbs.
Gold - Maximilian Schwabe (Germany)
Silver - Timo Badusch (Germany)
Bronze - Abuiazid Mantsigov (Russia)
Bronze - Adam Kurak (Russia)
80 kg/176 lbs.
Gold - Selcuk Cebi (Turkey)
Silver - Kim Hyeonwoo (Korea)
Bronze - Mahmoud (Egypt)
Bronze - Eduard Sargsyan (Armenia)
130 kg/286 lbs.
Gold - Riza Kayaalp (Turkey)
Silver - Vitali Shohur (Russia)
Bronze - Eduard Popp (Germany)
Bronze - Mantas Knystautas (Lithuania)
U.S. Greco-Roman performance
71 kg/156 lbs. – Raymond Bunker, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps), dnp
LOSS Abulazid Mantsigov (R
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