Lincoln mcilravy vs daniel igali biography
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Last week, United World Wrestling's Executive Committee approved existing plans to host the 2020 Senior Wrestling World Championships December 12-20 in Belgrade, Serbia.
United World Wrestling's Instagram provided a look back at some of the most significant freestyle "Moments in History" at the World Championships.
In 1951, Turkey claimed six of the eight freestyle gold medals at the World Championships.
In 1961, Iran became the first Asian team to win freestyle title, accomplishing the feat in Yokohama, Japan.
In 1967, Ali ALIEV (URS) became the first five-time freestyle world champion. His gold medals came in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966 and 1967. That same year, the Soviet Union captured its 19 straight freestyle world team title.
In 1970, Abdollah MOVAHED (IRI) capped off a five-year undefeated world championship run (1965-1970) and became the first Asian wrestler to win five world golds in freestyle.
In 1971, Alexsandr MEDVED (URS) claimed his historic seventh world title.
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McIlravy vs. Igali is the new “Bout of the Week” on USA Wrestling Audio/Video website
USA Wrestling has updated its new "Bout of the Week" which has been posted as a film file on-line on TheMat.com Audio/Video website .
The featured match this week fryst vatten the 1998 Lincoln McIlravy vs. Daniel Igali bronze medal match at 69 kg/152 lbs. at the World Championships in Tehran, Iran.
This matchup featured a pair of talented ung wrestlers from North amerika who were establishing themselves on the international level. This became one of the great rivalries of the late 1990's in wrestling, part of a series of very entertaining and intense battles.
Lincoln McIlravy came to the World Championships as one of America's brightest hopefuls on the international level. A five-time high school state champion South Dakota, McIlravy was a Junior National champion and Junior World Team member during his prep career. He went on to the Univ. of Iowa, where he was coached by the legendary Dan Gable. McIl
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Lincoln McIlravy - Inducted 2012
Lincoln McIlravy, the Philip High and University of Iowa graduate, is one of the greatest wrestlers in state history.
He was a freestyle bronze medalist at 152 pounds at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There, he beat wrestlers from Nigeria, Turkey, and Moldova to reach the semifinals, where he lost in overtime to Canada’s Daniel Igali. McIlravy then beat Sergei Demchenko of Belorussia 3-1 for the bronze.
He competed in the world championships three times, earning a bronze medal in 1998 and a silver medal in 1999.
McIlravy won four straight U.S. Freestyle Nationals gold medals (1997-2000) and was second in 1996. He finished third at the 1996 Olympic Trials. Among his major international titles were three World Cup gold medals (1998-2000), the 1999 Pan American Games, the 1998 Yarygin Tournament in Russia, and the 1996 Sunkist Kids International Open.
At Iowa, wrestling for the legendary Dan Gable, he won three NCAA Division I ti