Greco-Roman wrestling
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Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that emphasizes upper-body techniques by prohibiting holds below the waist and is featured as an Olympic sport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greco-Roman wrestling canonical | 4 |
| Greco-Roman wrestling, open category | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic sport
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amateur wrestling discipline ⓘ wrestling style ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Greco-Roman
ⓘ
classic wrestling ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
European championships
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Championships
Olympic Games ⓘ World Championships ⓘ national championships ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
ear guards (optional in many competitions)
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wrestling shoes ⓘ wrestling singlet ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's events at the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| governingBody | United World Wrestling ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | 19th century Europe ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | ancient Greek and Roman wrestling traditions ⓘ |
| objective | control and defeat opponent using upper-body holds ⓘ |
| olympicDebut |
Summer Olympics 1896
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surface form:
1896 Summer Olympics
|
| olympicStatus | core Olympic sport ⓘ |
| partOf | Olympic wrestling program ⓘ |
| playedOn | wrestling mat ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
folkstyle wrestling
ⓘ
freestyle wrestling ⓘ submission wrestling ⓘ |
| rulesFeature |
clinch positions are common
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emphasizes upper-body techniques ⓘ leg attacks are illegal ⓘ par terre (ground) position is used for scoring ⓘ prohibits holds below the waist ⓘ throws and lifts are primary scoring actions ⓘ trips using the legs are illegal ⓘ wrestlers must attack above the hips ⓘ |
| scoringMethod |
points for exposure of opponent's back
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points for penalties against opponent ⓘ points for reversals ⓘ points for throws ⓘ |
| sportType |
combat sport
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grappling sport ⓘ |
| teamFormat | individual bouts contributing to team score ⓘ |
| trainingEmphasis |
clinch control
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par terre offense and defense ⓘ throws and lifts ⓘ upper-body strength ⓘ |
| victoryCondition |
win by fall (pin)
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win by opponent's disqualification ⓘ win by opponent's injury default ⓘ win by points ⓘ win by technical superiority ⓘ |
| weightClasses | multiple standardized weight categories ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sambo
this entity surface form:
Greco-Roman wrestling, open category