11 Facts About Greco-Roman wrestling

1.

Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, classic wrestling or French wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide.

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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.

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3.

Greco-Roman wrestling is one of several forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally.

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4.

The 18th century work Gymnastics for Youth by Johann Friedrich Guts Muths described a form of schoolboy Greco-Roman wrestling called "orthopale" that did not mention any lower-body holds.

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5.

Greco-Roman wrestling soon became prestigious in continental Europe and was the first style registered at the modern Olympic Games, beginning in Athens in 1896 with one heavyweight bout, and grew in popularity during the 20th century.

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6.

Greco-Roman wrestling received the silver medal because he was too tired to compete in final match next day.

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7.

Professional wrestler Lou Thesz, who initially trained extensively in Greco-Roman wrestling, popularised the Greco-Roman wrestling backdrop during early televised professional matches.

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8.

Currently, international Greco-Roman wrestling is divided into four main age categories: schoolboys, cadets, juniors, and seniors.

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9.

The main Greco-Roman wrestling area has a nine-meter diameter and is surrounded by a 1.

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10.

In modern Greco-Roman wrestling, matches are contested over two three-minute halves with the winner being decided by fall, technical superiority or cumulative points across both periods .

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11.

Each Greco-Roman period is broken up into a phase for wrestling from the neutral position and a maximum of two par terre phases.

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