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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 ]
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.
At the middle school and high school levels, wrestlers compete in scholastic wrestling. In collegiate wrestling , there are minor differences in some scholastic wrestling rules. The rapid rise in the popularity of the combat sport mixed martial arts (MMA) has increased interest in amateur wrestling due to its effectiveness within the sport and ...
Spenser Mango (born July 6, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. He has represented the United States in numerous international competitions [ 2 ] including the 2008 and 2012 Olympics . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 55 kg weight class.
Ghaffari is considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler in American history, [2] and is regarded as the standard for Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States. [ 3 ] In all, he won six national championships, [ 4 ] four World Cups, two Pan-American Games, seven Pan-American championships (including titles in 1990 and 1992 in freestyle ...
Cohlton Schultz (born September 27, 2000) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130 kg division. [1] He won the silver medal in the 130 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
Roman Andreyevich Vlasov (Russian: Роман Андреевич Власов; born 6 October 1990) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic Champion (2012, [1] 2016 [2]), a three-time World Champion (2011, 2015, 2021), and a four-time European Champion (2012, 2013, 2018, 2019).
Toggle List of 20 and Under World Champions in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling subsection 5.1 Junior Worlds, 1973–1977 (20 and Under) 5.2 Junior Worlds, 1979 (20 and Under)