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Wrestling at the Gay Games
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Wrestling is the only sport that has been officially sanctioned in every Gay Games since their inception in 1982. The steps toward organizing Wrestlers WithOut Borders grew out of dissatisfaction with the planning of Gay Games III in Vancouver.
WWB joined the Federation of the Gay Games and has been directly involved with the FGG, the host organization and the host clubs in every games starting with Gay Games IV in New York City in 1994. In that year, the Gay Games offered women's wrestling competition for the first time — 10 years before the Olympics. The next Gay Games are scheduled for 2010 in Cologne, Germany.
Select a specific Gay Games from the menu below
* — Denotes member of Hall of Merit member
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GAY GAMES I - San Francisco - 1982
114.5 lbs
Gold: Brian| Sujata, GGWC, San Francisco
125.5 lbs
Gold: Peter Gomez, GGWC, San Francisco
136.5 lbs
Gold: Larry Blakely, SCWC, Los Angeles
Silver: Neil Marshall, GGWC, San Francisco
Bronze: Gene Dermody,* New York City
Gold:
149.5 lbs
Gold: Don Jung,* GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: John Thayer, SCWC, North Hollywood, California
Bronze: Scott Velliquette, SCWC, Los Angeles
163 lbs
Gold: J. Montgomery, Sacramento
Silver: Randy Jansen, Middlebury, Vermont
Bronze: Gary Lonien, GGWC, San Francisco
180.5 lbs
Gold: R. Wright, SCWC, Los Angeles
Silver: T. Brown, San Jose
Bronze: E. Phillips, New York City
198 lbs
Gold: Cliff Brown, SCWC, Los Angeles
Silver: Frank Reid, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bronze: Marty Orlando, San Jose
220 lbs
Gold: W. Nuyens, Brussels, Belgium
Silver: Clark Niblock, San Antonio, Texas
Bronze: A. Lewis, GGWC, San Francisco
Heavyweight
Gold: Jamie Runyan, SCWC, Downey, CA
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GAY GAMES II - San Francisco - 1986
18-25 Age Bracket
136.5 lbs.
Gold: George Ochoa, Sacramento, California
149.5 lbs.
Gold: Peter McNally, New York City
163 lbs.
Gold: Michael Long, GGWC, San Francisco
198 lbs.
Gold: Anthony Marino, SCWC, Los Angeles
220 lbs.
Gold: John H. Buse, SCWC, Los Angeles
Over 220 lbs.
Gold: Ray Geerlof, SCWC, SCWC, Los Angeles
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26-35 Middle Age Bracket
125.5 lbs.
Gold: Leigh De Bose, Sacramento, California
Silver: Jose Caratini, GGWC, San Francisco
Bronze: Ron Ward,* SCWC, Los Angeles
136.5 lbs.
Gold: Michael Komoto, SCWC, Torrance, California
Silver: Joe Knapp, New York City
Bronze: Thomas Dolan, New York City
149.5 lbs.
Gold: Frederick Pagliucca, SCWC, Los Angeles
Silver: Jim Stillwater, Hyde Park, New York
Bronze: John Thayer, SCWC, Los Angeles
163.0 lbs.
Gold: Carl Roger Martin III, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Silver: Michael Bishop, SCWC, Los Angeles
Bronze: Robert Runyon, GGWC, San Francisco
180.5 lbs.
Gold: Carlis P. Sharpe, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Robert Shegog, Phoenix, Arizona
Bronze: Scott Carson, Boston, Massachusetts
220.0 lbs.
Gold: Jeff Greene, SCWC, Los Angeles
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Upper Age Bracket (36 and over)
136.5 lbs.
Gold: Tim Cech, Houston, Texas
Silver: Gene Dermody,* GGWC, San Francisco
Bronze: Don Lyndahl, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
149.5 lbs.
Gold: Tony Thomas, Seattle, Washington
Silver: Don Jung,* GGWC, San Francisco
163 lbs.
Gold: Scott Velliquette, SCWC, Los Angeles
Silver: John English, Sydney, Australia
Bronze: Ray Stetson, Boston, Massachusetts
180.5 lbs.
Gold: Mike Rivers, SCWC, Los Angeles
Silver: Greg Kahn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bronze: Joseph Spack, New York City
198 lbs.
Gold: Frank Reid, Chicago
Over 220 lbs.
Gold: Russell Fetters, Glendale, Arizona
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GAY GAMES III - Vancouver - 1990
Open (18-35 years of age)
48 kg
Gold: Robert Louis
52 kg
Gold: Ron Ward,* SCWC
57 kg
Gold: Frank Panisi
Silver: Martin De Julia
Bronze: William Jaques, Boston
62 kg
Gold: Raymond Jarvis
Silver: Larry Esch
68 kg
Gold: Paul Ruseski, Boston
Silver: Jim Stillwater-Rogers
Bronze: Elliot Coachman, New York City
74 kg
Gold: Gary France, GGWC
Silver: Steven Miles
Bronze: John Thayer, SCWC
82 kg
Gold: Carlis Sharpe, GGWC
Silver: Dave Baker
Bronze: Randy Jansen
92 kg
Gold: George Kley
Silver: Roger Street
Bronze: Hugh O'Brien
100+ kg
Gold: John Buse
Silver: Kevin Elzia
Bronze: Jim Brown
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Age 36+
62 kg
Gold: Larry Blakely, SCWC
Silver: Gene Dermody,* GGWC, San Francisco
Bronze: Raymond Chamorro
68 kg
Gold: Brad Hasper
Silver: Ed Lindsay,* NY Knights, New York City
Bronze: Bob Wood
74 kg
Gold: Ed Unger, NY Knights, New York City
Silver: John English, Australia
82 kg
Gold: John Necci
Silver: William Streb
90 kg
Gold: Albert Rocek
Silver: Rafel Cortes, NY Knights
Bronze: William Salzman
100 kg
Gold: Andrew Till
Silver: Joseph Spack, New York City
100+ kg
Gold: Winston Mathis, GGWC
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GAY GAMES IV - New York - 1994
WOMEN
114.5 lbs
Gold: Jennifer Santisi, Jackson Heights, NY
Silver: Lucy Vargas, Yonkers, NY
Bronze: Fawn Houck, GGWC, San Francisco
125.5 lbs
Gold: Erin Carlyle, Jersey City, NJ
Silver: Joanna Burley, Durham, NC
Bronze: Darlene Fitzgerald, GGWC, San Francisco
136.6 lbs
Gold: Liesbet Nyssen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Silver: Cathy Seabaugh, Chicago
Bronze: Helen Vozenilek, GGWC, San Francisco
149.5 lbs
Gold: Anne Young, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Annette Barth, Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze: Chris Eagan, Newark, DE
180.5 lbs
Gold: Linda Avitabile, Brooklyn, NY
Silver: Stephanie Jones, Saint Louis, MO
Bronze: Kim Roy, Fountain, CO
198 lbs
Gold: Juanita Harvey, Brooklyn, NY
Silver: Kathleen McAdams,* GGWC, San Francisco
Bronze: Mary Wallace, GGWC, San Francisco
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MEN'S OPEN
125.5 lbs
Gold: Frank Parisi, Brooklyn, NY
Silver: Scott Evers, Philadelphia, PA
Bronze: Frank Russo, Washington, D.C.
136.6 lbs
Gold: Mike Ognibene, New York, NY
Silver: Mike Masino, SCWC, Moorpark, CA
Bronze: Richard Van Tassell*, Spartans, Philadelphia
149.5 lbs
Gold: Ralph Gramazio, Boston
Silver: Greg Grapski, Bridgeport, CT
Bronze: James Freel, Forest Hill, MD
163 lbs - Division A
Gold: Steve Johnston, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Mark Evans, New York City
Bronze: Reginald Sellars, Dedham, MA
163 lbs - Division B
Gold: Timothy Gerken, New York City
Silver: Rod Seely, GGWC, San Francisco
Bronze: Gary France, GGWC, San Francisco
180.5 lbs
Gold: Jason Barnett, Cleveland, OH
Silver: Spencer Greene, Boston
Bronze: Matthew Grapski, Bridgeport, CT
198 lbs
Gold: George Clay, New Jersey
Silver: Jeffrey Rykhus, New Haven, CT
Bronze: Timothy Tallent, Colorado Springs, CO
220+ lbs
Gold: Byron Bantum, Washington, D.C.
Silver: Brian DeLaurentis, New York, NY
Bronze: Dwayne Morris, Aurora, CO
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MEN'S MASTERS
125.5 lbs
Gold: Robert Lubarsky, Lancaster, PA
Silver: Ronald Ward,* SCWC, Los Angeles
Bronze: Robert Downing, New York, NY
136.6 lbs
Gold: Joseph Knapp, Sunnyside, NY
Silver: Don Taylor, New York, NY
Bronze: Richard Gebhart, Portland, OR
149.5 lbs
Gold: Allen Posey, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Austin Knight, Ledyard, CT
Bronze: Ed Lindsay,* NY Knights, New York City
163.0 lbs
Gold: Fredrick Pagliuca, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: James Bruni, Portland, ME
Bronze: Jim Robbins, New York, NY
180.5 lbs
Gold: Jay Douglas, Lorton, VA
Silver: Ed Unger, NY Knights, New York City
Bronze: Randy Jansen, Miami Beach, FL
198 lbs
Gold: Albert Rocek, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: James Gannon, College Park, MD
Bronze: Robert Connolly, Philadelphia, PA
220 lbs
Gold: David Walker, Colorado Springs, CO
Silver: Cliff Brown, SCWC, Los Angeles
Bronze: Barry Tracy, New York, NY
286+ lbs
Gold:Raymond Geerlof, Hoboken, NJ
Silver: Bradley Eggers, Sommerville, NJ
Bronze: Jim Brown, Detroit, MI
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GAY GAMES V - Amsterdam - 1998
| Men — 34 and under | | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rafael Rivera 58 kg
San Francisco, US
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John Merciadez 58 kg
Boston, US
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Michael Faraci 63 kg
New York, US
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T. Fixter 63 kg
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Johnny Almony* 63 kg
San Francisco, US
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Gary Bertonis 76 kg
New York, US
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Robert Lebeau 76 kg
San Francisco, US
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Santiago Arana 76 kg
New York, US
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Tony Tapia 85 kg
San Francisco, US
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J. Linga 85 kg
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James Sterling 97 kg
New York, US
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Lars Rains 97 kg
Brooklyn, US
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Dwayne Morris 125 kg
Coldspring, US
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Ryan De Laurentis 125 kg
Cos Cob, US
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Silver
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Bronze
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Erich Richter 58 kg
San Francisco, US
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Robert Lubarsky 58 kg
Koln, DE
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David Ranada 58 kg
Jackson Heights, US
Rick van Tassell* 58 kg
Philadelphia, US
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Michael Ognibene 63 kg
New York, US
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Joseph Knapp 63 kg
Sunny Side, US
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Bryan Northam 69 kg
San Francisco, US
Dave Pierce 69 kg
Denver, US
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Allen Posey 69 kg
San Francisco, US
Michael Thompson 69 kg
Philadelphia, US
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Hans van der Gaarden 69 kg
Amsterdam, NL
Ed Lindsay* 69 kg
New York City
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Martin van Bracht 76 kg
Berlin, DE
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Rick Weeks 76 kg
Petaluma, US
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Peter DuBois 76 kg
San Francisco, US
Jim Provenzano 76 kg
San Francisco, US
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Jay Douglas 85 kg
Lorton, US
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Roy Colpert 85 kg
London, UK
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Gene Dermody* 85 kg
San Francisco, US
Randy Jansen 85 kg
Provincetown, MA
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Albert Rocek 97 kg
San Francisco, US
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George Kley 97 kg
Westfield, US
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John Leese 97 kg
Tampa, US
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Byron Bantum 125 kg
Washington, US
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Tim Tallent 125 kg
Denver, US
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James Bamberg 125 kg
New York, US
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GAY GAMES VI - Sydney - 2002
| MEN'S MASTERS RESULTS |
| KG |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
| 55 |
Normand Desjardins (CAN EnPrise-Montreal) |
Peter Verey (AUS HCWC-Sydney) |
Jose Caratini (USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
| 60 |
Matt Carey (USA SCWC-LA) |
Allen Ross (USA Eagles-Tampa) |
Erich Richter (USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
| 66 |
Johnny Almony *(USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
Ewald Kentgens (GER Berlin) |
John Aragon (USA Spartans-Philadelphia) |
| 74A |
Manfred Molt (GER Stuttgart) |
Neil Bowyer (AUS HCWC-Sydney) |
Dave Pierce (USA RMWC-Denver) |
| 74B |
Mohammad Jamali (CAN LionsGate-Vancouver) |
Si Durney (USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
Stephan Lemire (CAN EnPrise-Montreal) |
| 84A |
Gilbert Khoury (USA Metro-NYC) |
Dave Wegner (USA Spartans-Philadelphia) |
Tony Tapia (USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
| 84B |
Gene Dermody* (USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
Denis Labelle (CAN EnPrise-Montreal) |
Mark Pfeiffer (USA Metro-NYC) |
| 96 |
Scott Kochman (USA (Metro-NYC) |
Victor Mees (BEL) |
Terry Grossman (USA SCWC-LA) |
| 120 |
Tim Talent (USA RMWC-Denver) |
John Ascher (USA GGWC-San Francisco) |
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| MEN'S OPEN RESULTS |
| KG |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
| 60 |
Michael Ognibene (USA Metro-NYC) |
Rafael Rivera (USA SKWC-Seattle) |
Oliver Ingremibiu (FRA Lutte-Paris) |
| 66 |
Bryan Northam (USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
Michael Faraci (USA Metro-NYC) |
Kris Landherr (USA Metro-NYC) |
| 74A |
Benoit Deschenes (CAN EnPrise-Montreal) |
Michael Promny (GER Stuttgart) |
Paul Andrews (AUS HCWC-SCWC) |
| 74B |
Calvin Malone (USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
Roger Blenman (CAN LionsGate-Vancouver) |
Ronn Edwards (USA Metro-NYC) |
| 84 |
Perry Biglen (USA CA unattached) |
Dion Brown (USA Metro-NYC) |
Alfred Tom (USA Metro-NYC) |
| 96 |
James Sterling (USA NYC unattached) |
James Estrella (USA AZ unattached) |
Andreas Czerney (GER Frankfurt) |
| 120 |
Brad Taylor (USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
Dieter Uihlein (GER Franfurt) |
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| WOMEN'S OPEN RESULTS |
| KG |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
| 66 |
Erika Hom (USA GGWC-SanFrancisco) |
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| KG |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
| 74 |
Joni Podesta (USA unattached)Joni Podesta (USA unattached) |
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| 84 |
Jennifer Silverman (USA Metro-NYC) |
Sonia Lawless (AUS HCWC-Sydney)Sonia Lawless (AUS HCWC-Sydney) |
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Team Medal Standings**
| Place |
Team |
City |
Country |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
POINTS |
| 1 |
Golden Gate Wrestling Club |
San Francisco |
United States |
6 |
2 |
3 |
25 |
| 2 |
Metro Wrestling Club |
New York City |
United States |
4 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
| 3 |
Lutte En Prise |
Montreal |
Canada |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
| 4 |
Harbour City Wrestling Club |
Sydney |
Australia |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
| 5 |
Lions Gate Wrestling Club |
Vancouver |
Canada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Stuttgart Wrestling Club |
Stuttgart |
Germany |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| 7 |
Rocky Mountain Wrestling Club |
Denver |
United States |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Southern California Wrestling Club |
Los Angeles |
United States |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| 9 |
Spartans Wrestling Club |
Philadelphia |
United States |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Frankfurt Wrestling Club |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 11 |
Eagles Wrestling Club |
Tampa |
United States |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Berlin Wrestling Club |
Berlin |
Germany |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Seattle Kings Wrestling Club |
Seattle |
United States |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Team Belgium |
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Belgium |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 15 |
Paris Lutte |
Paris |
France |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
* Indicates Hall of Merit member
** Medal winners who were not registered with any team have not been included in this tally.
Points are tallied on the basis of 3 points for gold, 2 for silver, 1 for bronze.
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GAY GAMES VII - Chicago - 2006
WOMEN'S OPEN
48 kg.
Gold: Rebecca Rosenberg, Atlanta
68 kg.
Gold: Erika Hom, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Rene Mercado, WCWC, Chicago
100 kg.
Gold: Angela Nelson, WCWC, Chicago
WOMEN'S MASTERS
48 kg.
Gold: Courtnay O'Connell, WCWC, Chicago
74 kg.
Gold: Erin Carlyle, Jersey City, NJ
82 kg.
Gold: Donna Rose, Scottsdale, AZ
MEN'S OPEN 18-34
57 kg.
Gold: Elliot Saavedra, Albany, NY
Silver: Carl Weisbecker, Metro, New York City
Bronze: Brian Saxsenmeier, GGWC, San Francisco
62 kg.
Gold: Antonio Quirante, SCWC, Los Angeles
Silver: Lawrence Ineno, SSWC, Los Angeles
Bronze: John Proiux, PSWC, Philadelphia
68 kg.
Gold: Shawn Giberson, Vorhees, NJ
Silver: Bryan Northam, GGWC, San Francisco
Bronze: Ross Capdeville, GGWC, San Francisco
74 kg.
Gold: Rafael Medina, SCWC, Los Angeles
Silver: Phillippe Kahn, SCWC, Laguna Hills, CA
Bronze: Christopher Urban, WCWC, Chicago
82 kg.
Gold: Calvin Malone, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Sam Stewart, GGWC, San Francisco
90 kg.
Gold: James McConchie, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Perry Bigley, Tucson, AZ
Bronze: Dennis Langolois Jr., PSWC, Philadelphia
100 kg.
Gold: Matthew Moranville, SDBWC, Poway, CA
Silver: Ross Schmidt, GGWC, San Francisco
100 kg.
Gold: Jason Jake Knight, WCWC, Chicago
MEN'S MASTERS (35-49)
57 kg.
Gold: Daniel Meeker, WCWC, Chicago
62 kg.
Gold: Matt Carey, SCWC, West Hollywood, CA
Silver: Mike LoFurno, PSWC, Philadelphia
Bronze: Dean Blaser, Janesville, WI
68 kg.
Gold: Mike Masino, SCWC, Moorepark, CA
Silver: Craig Freden, PSWC, Philadelphia
Bronze: Johnny Almony,* GGWC, San Francisco
74 kg.
Gold: Josh Watkins, WCWC, Chicago
Silver: Scott Lone, WCWC, Chicago
Bronze: Art Hoxworth, RMWC, Denver
82 kg.
Gold: Keith Boykin, Metro, New York City
Silver: Marty Dirks, GGWC, San Francisco
Bronze: Mike Jasso, Washington, D.C.
90 kg.
Gold: Paul Reutzel, SCWC, Long Beach, CA
Silver: Joe Corrion, Holt, MI
Bronze: James Estrella, Flagstaff, AZ
100 kg.
Gold: Lawrence Moore, WCWC, Chicago
Silver: Pedro Guilloty, Ocean Park, Puerto Rico
130 kg.
Gold: Carlos Castrillo, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: James Brown, Redford, MI
MEN'S VETERAN (50 and older)
62 kg.
Gold: Roger Brigham,* GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Noel Baggett, GGWC, San Francisco
68 kg.
Gold: Steve Ford, SCWC, Los Angeles
Silver: Peter Richards, Victoria, BC, Canada
74 kg.
Gold: Si Durney, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Gary Gerber, SDBWC, San Diego
82 kg.
Gold: Gene Dermody,* GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Ty Downey, SDBWC, Rancho Mirage, CA
90 kg.
Gold: Dennis Spillman, PSWC, Philadelphia
100 kg.
Gold: John Ascher, GGWC, San Francisco
Silver: Scott Kochman, Metro, Brooklyn, NY
Bronze: Mike McCann, Seattle, WA
MEDAL STANDINGS
| Rank |
TEAM |
CITY |
G |
S |
B |
Total Medals |
POINTS |
| 1 |
Golden Gate WC |
San Francisco |
8 |
5 |
3 |
17 |
37 |
| 2 |
Windy City WC |
Chicago |
6 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
23 |
| 3 |
Southern California WC |
Los Angeles |
6 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
22 |
| 4 |
Philadelphia Spartans WC |
Philadelphia |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
| 5 |
Metro WC |
New York City |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
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San Diego Bulldogs WC |
San Diego |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
| 7 |
Rocky Mountain WC |
Denver |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
* — Denotes member of Hall of Merit
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