Hancock Powers Team USA at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier
Team USA had strong performances in the 1st session of Greco-Roman competition at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier Event in Canada. Championship finals aside, the main goal is to finish in the top 2 OF your weight class, thereby qualifying the weight for your country to compete at the Olympic Games. To that end, Team USA qualified 4 of the 6 Olympic weights, only coming up short at 77kg and 130kg. Team USA will have one more opportunity to qualify those weights.
GR 60 kg – QUALIFIED
Ildar Hafizov’s place is 2nd and has scored 41.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Ildar Hafizov (UNITED STATES) won by decision over Andres Roberto Montano Arroyo (ECUADOR) (Dec 4-3)
- Quarterfinal – Ildar Hafizov (UNITED STATES) won by tech fall over Marat Garipov (BRAZIL) (TF 9-0)
- Semifinal – Ildar Hafizov (UNITED STATES) won by decision over Samuel Gurria Vigueras (MEXICO) (Dec 7-2)
GR 67 kg – QUALIFIED
Alejandro S Sancho’s place is 2nd and has scored 40.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Alejandro S Sancho (UNITED STATES) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Alejandro S Sancho (UNITED STATES) won by decision over Enyer Manuel Feliciano (DOMINICA) (Dec 7-1)
- Semifinal – Alejandro S Sancho (UNITED STATES) won by decision over Manuel Alejandro Lopez Salcedo (MEXICO) (Dec 8-1)
GR 77 kg
Patrick Harrison Smith’s place is 5th and has scored 8.5 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Patrick Harrison Smith (UNITED STATES) won by tech fall over John Yeats (CANADA) (TF 8-0)
- Semifinal – Yosvanys Pena Flores (CUBA) won by decision over Patrick Harrison Smith (UNITED STATES) (Dec 6-1)
GR 87 kg – QUALIFIED
Josef Patrick Rau’s place is 2nd and has scored 41.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Josef Patrick Rau (UNITED STATES) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Josef Patrick Rau (UNITED STATES) won by decision over Luis Eduardo Avendano Rojas (VENEZUELA) (Dec 4-4)
- Semifinal – Josef Patrick Rau (UNITED STATES) won by tech fall over Lesyan Osvaldo Cousin Otomuro (JAMAICA) (TF 9-1)
GR 97 kg – QUALIFIED
Tracy Gangelo Hancock’s place is 2nd and has scored 18.0 team points.
- Round 1 – Tracy Gangelo Hancock (UNITED STATES) won by tech fall over Luis Gerardo Rivera Alvarado (MEXICO) (TF 10-0)
- Round 2 – Tracy Gangelo Hancock (UNITED STATES) won by tech fall over Luillys Jose Perez Mora (VENEZUELA) (TF 9-0)
- Round 3 – Tracy Gangelo Hancock (UNITED STATES) won by tech fall over Thomas Rahontsiiosta Barreiro (CANADA) (TF 9-0)
- Championship Bracket – Tracy Gangelo Hancock (UNITED STATES) won by tech fall over Kevin Mejia Castillo (HONDURAS) (TF 9-0)
GR 130 kg
Adam Jacob Coon’s place is 5th and has scored 5.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (CHILE) won by decision over Adam Jacob Coon (UNITED STATES) (Dec 3-2)