New Zealand wins gold at the Oceania Wrestling Championships!

Day one at the Oceania Wrestling Championships held in Samoa saw New Zealand bag a total of 2 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals.

Jason picked up gold in the division, while the youngest member of the team, seventeen year old Jordan from Wellington won gold in the division.Despite his visual impairment Clinton Davis wrestled convincingly against the staunch Australian competition and won silver.

The FILA Greko-Roman rules posied a problem for some competitors, but Day two moves into the more popular Freestyle rules.

NZ Wrestling Team

The following wrestlers have been selected to represent NZ at this year's Oceania Championships in Samoa from the 22nd- 25th February.

Seniors:
Craig Miller - 96kg (Dilworth),
Clinton Davies - 74kg (Dilworth),
Cameron MacGregor - 74kg (Tawa),
Brook White - 60kg (Katikati)

Juniors: 
Marshall Gibson - 120kg (Mt Maunganui),
Faisal Attayee - 84kg (Dilworth),
Caylen Greenwood - 74kg (Katikati),
Alex Rangi - 74kg (Dilworth),
Glen Lambert - 66kg (Katikati)

Cadets: 
Joshua Downes - 76kg (Dilworth),
Damen Beynon - 76kg (Dilworth),
Jordan Mellars - 69kg (Tawa)
and the sole female, Tayla Ford - 63kg (Dilworth).

The Team Leader is Tony Clark (Katikati) and the coach is Mark Grayling (Mt Maunganui).
Also taking part in the tournament will be referee Malcolm McBeth (Hamilton) and pairmasters Janet Sinclair (Counties-Hunua) and Leslie Lambert (Katikati).