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not included in the Olympic program: 1924 Paris details: Kustaa Pihlajamäki Finland: Kaarlo Mäkinen Finland: Bryan Hines United States: 1928 Amsterdam details: Kaarlo Mäkinen Finland: Edmond Spapen Belgium: James Trifunov Canada: 1932 Los Angeles details: Robert Pearce United States: Ödön Zombori Hungary: Aatos Jaskari Finland: 1936 Berlin ...
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.
125 kg. Rulon Ellis Gardner (born August 16, 1971) is an American retired Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games, defeating Russia's three-time reigning Olympic gold medalist Aleksandr Karelin in the final; [2] Karelin was previously unbeaten for 13 years in international competition.
Rulon Gardner on his opponent. In the 1988 Olympic final Karelin beat Rangel Gerovski, by executing his signature Karelin Lift and won. 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. At the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Karelin won one of the fastest Olympic wrestling ...
He is the first and only heavyweight wrestler to win the Dan Hodge Trophy multiple times. [69] Steveson returned to freestyle competition at the 2023 US Open Wrestling Championships, since last wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics. He won the tournament, dominating the competition, going 44–1 against his opponents. [70]
NCAA Division I Championships. 1972 College Park. Heavyweight. 1973 Seattle. Heavyweight. Christopher J. Taylor (June 13, 1950 – June 30, 1979) was an American super-heavyweight wrestler. He competed in freestyle and Greco-Roman events at the 1972 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the freestyle. At 412 pounds (187 kg), he was the ...
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in Greco-Roman wrestling. Mijaín López is the only athlete in modern Olympics history to win five consecutive gold medals in the same individual event. [1]
Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, former amateur wrestler and podcaster. He became a gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Olympic Games. He is best known for his tenure in WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.