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Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal match taking place during the 2012 Summer Olympics. A typical international wrestling tournament takes place by direct elimination with an ideal number of wrestlers (4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc.) in each weight class and age category competing for placement.
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Greco Roman wrestling at Olympics. Having made its debut at the Olympic Games in 1896, Greco Roman wrestling has been a permanent fixture in the Games’ catalogue since 1908. And unlike freestyle, it has been exclusively a men’s only event at the Olympics.
Greco-Roman wrestling originated in France in the early 19th century, in imitation of classical Greek and Roman representations of the sport. It became favoured in Scandinavian countries, and Swedish and Finnish wrestlers won many Olympic titles from 1912 to 1948, after which the Soviet Union and other countries came to the fore.
Greco-Roman wrestling has been a blue-ribbon Olympic event ever since the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896. It became a permanent fixture on the Olympic programme in 1908. Freestyle wrestling made its debut a few years later at the St. Louis 1904 Games and has featured on the Olympic programme ever since the Antwerp 1920 Games.
When a Greco-Roman match ends in a scoreless tie, the referee will award the victory to whichever wrestler they considered to be the most active last. What are cautions, and how many are allowed in Olympic wrestling?
Here’s all you need to know about Greco-Roman wrestling heading into the Olympics, from the rules to what makes it unique compared to the freestyle discipline.
Greco-Roman wrestling was on the programme of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens in 1896, but was not staged at the next two editions of the Games. Since the Games of the IV Olympiad in London in 1908, Greco-Roman wrestling has been on the programme without interruption.
Greco Roman wrestling has been a permanent fixture at the Olympic Games since 1908, exclusively for men. Notable highlights include: In the 1896 Olympics, Germany’s Carl Schumann emerged as the first Greco Roman wrestling champion, earning silver medals with olive branches.
PARIS (AP) — Mijain Lopez has gone out on top. The 41-year-old Cuban defeated Yasmani Acosta Fernandez of Chile 6-0 in the 130-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to win his fifth consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.