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Folkstyle wrestling is the form of wrestling practiced in Elementary School, Middle School, High School, and (for males) Collegiately in the United States. Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling is practiced at all age levels as well, by different wrestling clubs and teams across the country, and by Team USA at international competitions.
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) [2] is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1904 . [ 3 ]
Listed are wrestlers who were World or Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling competition was held at the first modern Olympics in 1896. The Greco-Roman World Championships was first held in 1904. The World Championships takes place during non Olympic years.
Toggle List of 17 and Under World Champions in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling subsection 3.1 Cadet Worlds, 1997-1998 (17 and under) 3.2 Cadet Worlds, 1999 (17 and under)
Toggle Men's Greco-Roman subsection. 2.1 Greco ... This is the complete list of Pan American Games medalists in wrestling from 1951 to 2019. [1] [2] Men's Freestyle ...
The 1969 World Wrestling Championships were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Medal winners of freestyle 68 kg. From left to right, Enyu Valchev, Abdollah Movahed and Nodar Khokhashvili Medal winners of Greco-Roman 48 kg. From left to right, Rahim Aliabadi, Gheorghe Berceanu and Vladislav Kustov
The history of wrestling dates back to the Ancient Greece. There were two wrestling championships since the 776 BC Olympic games: a toppling event for the best two of three falls; and the pankration (Latin: pancratium), which combined wrestling and boxing and ended in the submission of one contestant.
Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced at Olympic, collegiate, scholastic, and other levels.There are two international wrestling styles performed at the Olympic Games, freestyle and Greco-Roman, both of which are governed by the United World Wrestling (UWW).