Lucerne, Switzerland – By taking gold medals in five men’s weight classes and an individual women’s division championship, the United States dominated the competition to capture the team title in the No-Gi style at the Grappling World Championships on Saturday, December 20. The final scores reflected the extent of Team USA’s domination with a total score of 135, which was more than double that of runner-up, France who had 52 points.
| 62 kg/136.5 lbs. | Gold – Matt Sanchez (USA) | Silver – Tom Barlow (Great Britain) | Bronze – Brian Peterson (USA) |
| 70 kg/154 lbs. | Gold – Ricky Lundell (USA) | Silver – Nicolas Renier (France) | Bronze – Tom LeCuyer (USA) |
| 80 kg/176 lbs. | Gold – Jacob Volkmann (USA) | Silver – Marcello Salazar Mousinho (Brazil) | Bronze – Tomasz Michalowski (Poland) |
| 92 kg/202.5 lbs. | Gold – Raphael Davis (USA) | Silver – Ian Murphy (USA) | Bronze – Takanori Kuno (Japan) |
| 125 kg/275 lbs. | Gold – Jeff Monson (USA) | Silver – Brandon Ruiz (USA) | Bronze – Ioannis Arzoumanidis (Greece) |
| 48 kg/105.5 lbs. | Gold – Lisa Ward (USA) | Silver – Lisa Newton (Great Britain) | |
| 55 kg/121 lbs. | Gold – Laurence Fouillat (France) | Silver – Felicia Oh (USA) | |
| 63 kg/138.75 lbs. | Gold – Sheila Bird (Canada) | Silver – Molly Helsel (USA) | Bronze – Sara DeLuna (France) |
| 72 kg/158.5 lbs. | Gold – Romy Ruyssen (France) | Silver – Miesha Tate (USA) |
Team Standings
1 United States, 135
2 France, 53
3 Canada, 43
4 Great Britain, 36
5 Poland, 34
6 Spain, 23
7 Brazil, 15
8 Switzerland, 14
9 Bulgaria, 14
10 Germany, 13
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