Men's Freestyle Team Race Tracker - 2023 U17 World Championships
Men's Freestyle Team Race Tracker - 2023 U17 World Championships
The team standings in men's freestyle at the 2023 U17 World Championships.
The 2023 U17 World Championships took place in Istanbul, Türkiye with the men’s freestyle team competing on August 4-6. Check out the below article for a full recap of the team race and final standings.
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Iran Takes Home The Team Title, USA Finishes Second
Iran finished strong and secured the team title by defeating second-place Team USA by 30 points. In total, Iran won 6 medals - 2 golds, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes. Along with the medalists, Iran scored valuable points from their 4 other non medalists with 2 wrestlers finishing in 5th (10 points each) and 2 wrestlers finishing in 7th (8 points each).
Though Team USA finished in second, they also brought home 6 medals - 3 golds and 3 bronzes. However, Team USA failed to score points in 3 weights (51 kg, 60 kg, and 110 kg).
Check out the final top 10 team standings below
Here's how all of the points are distributed by weight:
In the above table, you'll notice Russia is listed as "AIN" which means "Individual Neutral Athlete". These athletes cannot earn team points, however, it's still interesting to keep track of and helps in organizing points for every weight. Team points are calculated according to UWW’s top 10 placement points for world championship team scoring: 25, 20, 15, 15, 10, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2.
Team USA's full results:
- 45 kg: Ignacio Villasenor - BRONZE
- 48 kg: Paul Kenny - GOLD
- 51 kg: Christian Castillo - 11th
- 55 kg: Marcus Blaze - GOLD
- 60 kg: Ben Davino - 19th
- 65 kg: Brock Mantanona - BRONZE
- 71 kg: Ladarion Lockett - GOLD
- 80 kg: Zack Ryder - BRONZE
- 92 kg: Aeoden Sinclair - 8th
- 110 kg: Sampson Stillwell - 11th
Watch Ladarion Lockett's gold medal match:
