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Men's freestyle wrestling competition began at the Olympics in 1904. The World Championships for men's freestyle wrestling began in 1951. The World Championships takes place during non-Olympic years. At the World Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team statistics are kept at the Olympics.
not included in the Olympic program: 1920 Antwerp details: Kalle Anttila Finland: Gottfrid Svensson Sweden: Herbert Wright Great Britain: 1924 Paris details: Russell Vis United States: Volmar Wikström Finland: Arvo Haavisto Finland: 1928 Amsterdam details: Osvald Käpp Estonia: Charles Pacôme France: Eino Augusti Leino Finland: 1932 Los ...
Highlights of his career include four UWW World gold medals, and two Olympic gold medals. At the Senior level, his international freestyle wrestling record was 100–5, with an overall record of 177–8. [8] He is the only American wrestler to ever win six consecutive World and Olympic championships as a competitor. [9]
Mijaín López – 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Olympic gold medalist, 5-time World Champion, 3-time world second, only wrestler ever to win 5 Olympic gold medals; Yasmany Lugo – 2016 Olympic silver medalist; Juan Marén – 1992 Olympic bronze medalist, 1996, 2000 Olympic silver medalist; Milaimys Marín – 2024 Olympic bronze medalist
With his win, Karelin became the youngest Greco-Roman wrestler to become an Olympic champion at super heavyweight (130 kg) at the age of 21 years and two days. [45] At the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Karelin won one of the fastest Olympic wrestling matches, pinning Ioan Grigoraş in only 14 seconds. [ 46 ]
As a wrestler, he won an Olympic gold medal and was undefeated in four years of college wrestling at Iowa State (159–0), becoming a four-time NCAA Division I champion (1999–2002). Sanderson is the only wrestler in NCAA Division I history to go undefeated in official matches with more than 100 wins.
Bruce Robert Baumgartner (born November 2, 1960) is an American former freestyle wrestler.He is the current assistant vice president for university advancement and former athletic director at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania near Erie, Pennsylvania and current President of USA Wrestling.
Jordan Ernest Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 74 kilograms. [2]In freestyle, Burroughs was the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, and is a six-time world champion (nine-time medalist), three-time Pan American Games gold medalist, multiple-time gold medalist in international tournaments, and a twelve-time US ...