Hidlay (Gold) and Haines (Silver) Add to Team USA’s Medal Count

2025 World Wrestling Championships – Zagreb, Crotia

Photo by Durwood Tenny/Chasing Greatness

Wrestling at 92kg, Trent Hidlay put on quite a show to win the Gold Medal at the World Championships. Trailing by 8 points, he stormed back against UWW athlete Amanula Gadzhimagomedov to win a thrilling 13-10 match.

At 79kg Levi Haines (USA) came up short against Greece’s Georgios Kougioumtsidis in his bid for gold.

Team USA is now in second place in the team race, trailing Iran by just 6 points.

Cristelle Rodriguez, (USA) 55kg and Jacarra Winchester, (USA) 59kg were both elimated.

2025 World Championships – Zagreb, Croatia

Men’s Freestyle Results
Team Rankings (After Group Two)

1. Iran, 100
2. United States, 94
3. Azerbaijan, 83
4. Japan, 76
5. Kazakhstan, 44
6. Kyrgyzstan, 41
7. Bahrain, 38
8. North Korea, 35
9. Mongolia, 30
10. Ukraine, 28

Final Results (Group Two)

57 kg
Gold – Chongsong Han (North Korea)
Silver – Bekzat Almaz Uulu (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze – Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia)
Bronze – Gulomjon Abdullaev (Uzbekistan)
5th – Roman Bravo Young (Mexico)
5th – Vladimir Egorov (North Macedonia)
7th – Musa Mekhtikhanov (UWW)
8th – Rin Sakamoto (Japan)
9th – Spencer Lee (United States)
10th – Garette Saunders (Canada)

Gold – Chongsong Han (North Korea) dec. Bekzat Almaz Uulu (Kyrgyzstan), 12-9
Bronze – Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia) dec. Roman Bravo Young (Mexico), 7-4
Bronze – Gulomjon Abdullaev (Uzbekistan) dec. Vladimir Egorov (North Macedonia), 3-1

74 kg
Gold – Kota Takahashi (Japan)
Silver – Chermen Valiev (Albania)
Bronze – Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW)
Bronze – Taimuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia)
5th – David Carr (United States)
5th – Yones Emamichoghaei (Iran)
7th – Magomedrasul Asluev (Bahrain)
8th – Murad Kuramagomedov (Hungary)
9th – Giorgi Elbakidze (Georgia)
10th – Soner Demirtas (Türkiye)

Gold – Kota Takahashi (Japan) inj. def. Chermen Valiev (Albania), 3:08
Bronze – Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW) dec. David Carr (United States), 2-2
Bronze – Taimuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia) dec. Yones Emamichoghaei (Iran), 3-1

79 kg
Gold – Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greece)
Silver – Levi Haines (United States)
Bronze – Mohammad Nokhodilarimi (Iran)
Bronze – Khidir A Saipudinov (Bahrain)
5th – Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (Azerbaijan)
5th – Suldkhuu Olonbayar (Mongolia)
7th – Vasyl Mykhailov (Ukraine)
8th – Zelimkhan Khadjiev (France)
9th – Akhmed Usmanov (UWW)
10th – Tu Erxun Aheiyou (China)

Gold – Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greece) dec. Levi Haines (United States), 3-2
Bronze – Mohammad Nokhodilarimi (Iran) dec. Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (Azerbaijan), 4-2
Bronze – Khidir A Saipudinov (Bahrain) dec. Suldkhuu Olonbayar (Mongolia), 9-2

92 kg
Gold – Trent Hidlay (United States)
Silver – Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (UWW)
Bronze – Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Amirhossein Firouzpourbandpei (Iran)

5th – Miriani Maisuradze (Georgia)
5th – Kamil Kurugliyev (Kazakhstan)
7th – Samuel Scherrer (Switzerland)
8th – Ivan Chornohuz (Ukraine)
9th – Batyrbek Tsakulov (Slovakia)
10th – Benjamin Honis (Italy)

Gold – Trent Hidlay (United States) dec. Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (UWW), 13-10
Bronze – Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan) dec. Miriani Maisuradze (Georgia), 5-1
Bronze – Amirhossein Firouzpourbandpei (Iran) fall Kamil Kurugliyev (Kazakhstan), 1:50

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results
Group Two

57 kg – Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC), 9th Place
WIN Yusuf Demir (Türkiye), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia), tech. fall, 14-3

74 kg – David Carr (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC), 5th Place
WIN Rasul Shapiev (North Macedonia), 9-5
WIN Ramazan Ramazanov (Bulgaria), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Chermen Valiev (Albania), 7-5
WIN Tugsjargal Erdenebat (Mongolia), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW), 2-2

79 kg – Levi Haines (Arendtsville, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), Silver Medal
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
LOSS Georgios Kougioumtsidis (Greece), 3-2

92 kg – Trent Hidlay (Raleigh, N.C./Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC), Gold Medal
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
WIN Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (UWW), 13-10

Group Three

65 kg – Real Woods (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC), Repechage
WIN Maxim Sacultan (Moldova), tech. fall, 14-4
LOSS Rahman Amouzadkhalili (Iran), tech. fall, 12-1
VS Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov (Kyrgyzstan)

97 kg – Kyle Snyder (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), Gold Medal Match
WIN Cristian Sarco Colmenarez (Venezuela), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland), 5-0
WIN Arash Yoshida (Japan), 9-1
VS Amirali Azarpira (Iran)

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results
Group One

55 kg – Cristelle Rodriguez (Crete, Neb./Tiger WC/Titan Mercury WC), Eliminated
LOSS Andreea Ana (Romania), 6-3

59 kg – Jacarra Winchester (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC), Eliminated
LOSS Hong Liang (China), fall, 2:05