MarkBoggs
07-12-2007, 06:24 AM
The United States hosted its first GS World Championship through the United States Girevoy Sport Federation in San Diego on December 1st and 2nd, and an unforgettable event it was!
87 of the worlds most acclaimed GS athletes participated in this much anticipated event, organized after months of preparation by the President of the USGSF, Dmitri Sataev.
Delegations from Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Yakutiya, Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Kazakhstan, and the USA were in attendance.
Team USA’s results were unprecedented!
- 3 individual GOLD medals awarded to Elena Sataeva, Lorna Kleidman and Jerry Maylan
- 2 SILVER medals awarded to Mark Boggs and Lorna Kleidman
- The first 2 male competitors to PLACE in a World Championship- Mark Boggs and Jerry Maylan
- The first 2 female competitors to WIN a World Championship - Elena Sataeva and Lorna Kleidman
- The first American to achieve Master of Sport International Level awarded to Lorna Kleidman. This is the highest level of ranking within GS. An impressive result given this was her first GS competition!
The American team has proven itself worthy of competing with the best!
Please check into www.usgsf.com (http://www.usgsf.com) often, as full and detailed results will be posted there within 1 week.
87 of the worlds most acclaimed GS athletes participated in this much anticipated event, organized after months of preparation by the President of the USGSF, Dmitri Sataev.
Delegations from Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Yakutiya, Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Kazakhstan, and the USA were in attendance.
Team USA’s results were unprecedented!
- 3 individual GOLD medals awarded to Elena Sataeva, Lorna Kleidman and Jerry Maylan
- 2 SILVER medals awarded to Mark Boggs and Lorna Kleidman
- The first 2 male competitors to PLACE in a World Championship- Mark Boggs and Jerry Maylan
- The first 2 female competitors to WIN a World Championship - Elena Sataeva and Lorna Kleidman
- The first American to achieve Master of Sport International Level awarded to Lorna Kleidman. This is the highest level of ranking within GS. An impressive result given this was her first GS competition!
The American team has proven itself worthy of competing with the best!
Please check into www.usgsf.com (http://www.usgsf.com) often, as full and detailed results will be posted there within 1 week.