SALVADOR, Brazil -- University of Iowa freshman Sam Stoll lost 5-1 to Turkey’s Osman Yildirim in the bronze medal match at the 2015 UWW Junior World Championships on Wednesday.
Stoll, a 2013 Junior World Championships bronze medalist, advanced to the semifinals with a pin in the opening round and a 4-1 decision in the quarterfinals. He dropped to the bronze medal match following an 8-0 loss in the semis to 2014 cadet world champion Zviadi Pataridze (Georgia).
Stoll was the only U.S. Greco-Roman wrestler to advance to the medal round. The United States was 1-4 on Tuesday and 3-5 on Wednesday.