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Article: GRECO-ROMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Two victories put Hall in quarterfinals
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- September 12, 1997
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Dennis Hall, the wrestler from Stevens Point, Wis., who won a
silver medal in the 1996 Olympic Games, advanced to the
quarterfinals of the Greco-Roman World Championships on Thursday.
Hall, who in 1995 became only the second U.S. wrestler to win a
Greco-Roman world title, defeated two opponents as he opened
competition at 127.75 pounds. Hall won by referee's decision over
Ruslan Hakimov of Ukraine, 2-0, in overtime; then he earned a 5-0
decision over Sinan Hanli of Germany in a second-round match.
Hakimov was the fourth-place finisher in the 1996 Olympics.
The 26-year-old Hall, chasing his fourth consecutive world medal,
was to face Djamel Ainaoui of France in the quarterfinals today.