USA Wrestling | Haines, Hidlay power to men’s freestyle World finals in Croatia

2025 Senior World Championships

At Zagreb, Croatia, September 14

Men’s Freestyle Results

Gold Medal Match Pairings (Group Two)

57 kg – Chongsong Han (North Korea) vs. Bekzat Almaz Uulu (Kyrgyzstan)

74 kg – Chermen Valiev (Albania) vs. Kota Takahashi (Japan)

79 kg – Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greece) vs. Levi Haines (United States)

92 kg – Trent Hidlay (United States) vs. Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (UWW)

Semifinal Results (Group Two)

Chongsong Han (North Korea) fall Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia), 3:47

Bekzat Almaz Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Gulomjon Abdullaev (Uzbekistan), 8-0

Chermen Valiev (Albania) dec. Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW), 6-4

Kota Takahashi (Japan) dec. Taimuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia), 6-4

Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greece) dec. Mohammad Nokhodilarimi (Iran), 8-3

Levi Haines (United States) dec. Suldkhuu Olonbayar (Mongolia), 4-1

Trent Hidlay (United States) tech. fall Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan), 15-4

Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (UWW) dec. Amirhossein Firouzpourbandpei (Iran), 11-6

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results

57 kg – Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC), Eliminated

WIN Yusuf Demir (Turkey), tech. fall, 10-0

LOSS Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia), tech. fall, 14-3

74 kg –David Carr (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC), Repechage

WIN Rasul Shapiev (North Macedonia), 9-5

WIN Ramazan Ramazanov (Bulgaria), tech. fall, 10-0

LOSS Chermen Valiev (Albania), 7-5

VS Tugsjargal Erdenebat (Mongolia) or Ibragim Veliev (Belgium)

79 kg –Levi Haines (Arendtsville, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), Gold Medal Match

WIN Khidir Kurban A Saipudinov (Bahrain), 5-2

WIN Bumgue Seo (Korea), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Akhmed Usmanov (UWW), 3-2

WIN Suldkhuu Olonbayar (Mongolia), 4-1

VS Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greece)

92 kg – Trent Hidlay (Raleigh, N.C./Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC), Gold Medal Match

WIN Redjep Hajdari (North Macedonia), tech. fall, 11-1

WIN Samuel Scherrer (Switzerland), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Miriani Maisuradze (Georgia), 6-1

WIN Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan), tech. fall, 15-4

VS Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (UWW)