Squier Earns Bronze Medal at U20 World Championships

Monday at the U20 World Championships saw the first set of medals awarded and the American squad grabbed one in Greco-Roman competition. Aidan Squier posted three wins on the day to collect a bronze medal. He advanced to the medal round after a tech and a 6-4 victory in the morning’s repechage rounds.

In the bronze medal bout, facing Romania’s Gabriel Stan, Squier found himself in a 6-0 hole after the opening stanza. Within the first minute of the second period, Squier threw Stan in a body lock for four points and put himself right back in the match. Later in the second, Squier pulled within a point after a passivity call on Stan. In the ensuing par terre restart, Squier got Stan off the mat and threw him outside of the cylinder. Stan never exposed himself, but did step out, giving Squier a point to knot the bout at six points.

The four-point throw earlier in the second period gave Squier a lead on criteria, one he would not relinquish. At times, Stan nearly gained a step out point; however, Squier was deftly able to circle back towards the center of the mat and avoid surrendering any points.

Squier’s win makes him the first, and only, American medalist of the event thus far.

This is a positive sign for the American Greco team as they did not earn a medal in 2025, after getting three in 2024.

From the group whose tournament started on Monday, Amryn Nutter at 67 kg has qualified for repechage on Tuesday. He’ll face Sebastian Wagner of Germany and needs three wins to take home the bronze.

Tuesday’s competition will feature the final two Greco-Roman weights (60 kg and 82 kg), along with the first group of women’s freestyle weights (50 kg, 53 kg, and 72 kg).
 

Final Results 

63 kg Medalists

Gold Medal Match: Kuvochbek Ismoilov (Uzbekistan) over Salim Kazmakhov (Russia)  9-7

Bronze Medal Match: Tural Ahmadov (Azerbaijan) over Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador)  2-1

Bronze Medal Match: Ali Gharibi (Iran) over Giorgi Tchikaidze (Georgia)  1-1

77 kg Medalists

Gold Medal Match: Samvel Terteryan (Armenia) over Javidan Nahmatov (Azerbaijan)  1-1

Bronze Medal Match: Amir Saeidi Nava (Iran) over Yerkebulan Anapiya (Kazakhstan)  5-3

Bronze Medal Match: Zalan Toplak (Hungary) over Giorgi Gogelashvili (Georgia)  10-2
 

87 kg Medalists

Gold Medal Match: Taizo Yoshida (Japan) over Iurik Petrosian (Armenia)  8-0

Bronze Medal Match: Amirhossein Nematzadeh (Iran) over Paul Maier (Austria) FFT

Bronze Medal Match: Aidan Squier (United States) over Gabriel Stan (Romania)  6-6
 

130 kg Medalists

Gold Medal Match: Ali Iliasov (Russia) over Koppany Laszlo (Hungary)  8-0

Bronze Medal Match: Ivan Yankovskyi (Ukraine) over Cemal Bakir (Turkiye)  4-1

Bronze Medal Match: Saba Purtseladze (Georgia) over Essam Hussein (Egypt)  9-0
 

Tuesday’s Finals Matchups

55 kg

Gold Medal Match: Koba Karumidze (Georgia) vs. Armin Shamsipourhaji (Iran)
 

67 kg

Gold Medal Match: Kazybek Kalmagambetov (Kazakhstan) vs. Mikhail Markouski (Belarus)
 

72 kg

Gold Medal Match: Mingiian Goriaev (Russia) vs. Salih Yazici (Turkiye)
 

97 kg

Gold Medal Match: Ilia Komarov (Russia) vs. Yehor Yakushenko (Ukraine)
 

American Results

55 kg

Round of 32: Khojiakbar Kuchkarov (Uzbekistan) over Ezekiel Witt  8-3
 

67 kg

Round of 16: Kazybek Kalmagambetov (Kazakhstan) over Amryn Nutter  1-1

Repechage Matchup: Amryn Nutter vs. Sebastian Wagner (Germany)
 

72 kg

Round of 32: Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico) over Eli Esguerra  13-5
 

77 kg

Repechage #1: Leister Bowling over Mohamed Ibrahim (Egypt)  9-4

Repechage: #2: Zalan Toplak (Hungary) over Leister Bowling
 

87 kg

Repechage #1: Aidan Squier (United States) over Vladyslav Solodchuk (Ukraine)  10-2

Repechage: #2: Aidan Squier (United States) over Luka Kochalidze (Georgia)  6-4

Bronze Medal Match: Aidan Squier (United States) over Gabriel Stan (Romania)  6-6
 

97 kg

Round of 32: Dimitrios Pappas (Greece) over Cittadino Tuttle  2-1