Pine wins second wrestling world championship

By Ryan Sparks • October 13, 2022 2:00 am
SUBMITTED PHOTO Team USA’s Kevin Pine, right, won a gold and bronze (pictured) medals at the 2022 Veteran Worlds championships Oct. 4-9 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Also pictured are gold medalist Martin Dalsbotten (Norway), second from left; silver medalist Jerzy Sekura (Poland), left; and co-bronze medalist Laszlo Angela (Hungary), second from right.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Team USA’s Kevin Pine, right, won a gold and bronze (pictured) medals at the 2022 Veteran Worlds championships Oct. 4-9 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Also pictured are gold medalist Martin Dalsbotten (Norway), second from left; silver medalist Jerzy Sekura (Poland), left; and co-bronze medalist Laszlo Angela (Hungary), second from right.

Former Elma High School great and current Grays Harbor College head wrestling coach Kevin Pine won his second world title after placing first in the 88kg freestyle competition at the 2022 Veteran World Championships this month in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Competing for the United States in the international competition, Pine defeated Mongolia’s Munkhchuluun Lochin 10-0 to claim a gold medal in the Masters Division D (51-55 years old) class on Oct. 5, earning Pine his second career world championship.

Pine wasn’t done as he competed in the 88kg Greco-Roman competition three days later.

Pine defeated Italy’s Alessandro Zappala via fall at 0:23 followed by a 9-0 victory over Dimitrios Chalkias (Greece) to advance to the Division D semifinals.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Grays Harbor College head wresting coach Kevin Pine, left, warms up for a match with the help of fellow Team USA wrestler George Porter (Plantation, FL) during the 2022 Veteran Worlds championships on Oct. 5, 2022 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Grays Harbor College head wresting coach Kevin Pine, left, warms up for a match with the help of fellow Team USA wrestler George Porter (Plantation, FL) during the 2022 Veteran Worlds championships on Oct. 5, 2022 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

In the semis, Pine was bested by Poland’s Jerzy Sekura 6-1 and earned a bronze medal after a forfeiture win over France’s Karim Hammiche.

Pine helped Team USA to 37 medals overall at the competition, which ran from Oct. 4-9.

For more information visit teamusa.org.