United States Olympic wrestling team
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The United States Olympic wrestling team is the national squad that represents the U.S. in international freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling competitions, including the Olympic Games, and is composed of the country’s top wrestlers selected through rigorous trials and qualification events.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States national wrestling team | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national sports team
ⓘ
wrestling team ⓘ |
| ageCategory | adult ⓘ |
| athleteSource |
NCAA wrestling programs
ⓘ
U.S. Armed Forces wrestling programs ⓘ regional training centers ⓘ |
| athleteStatus | amateur under Olympic rules ⓘ |
| competition |
Summer Olympic Games
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Wrestling Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | international elite ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discipline |
Greco-Roman wrestling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freestyle wrestling ⓘ |
| eventType | amateur wrestling ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governedUnder |
USA Wrestling selection procedures
ⓘ
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee bylaws ⓘ |
| governingBody | USA Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | national governing body for wrestling in the United States ⓘ |
| notableStyle |
competitive Greco-Roman program
ⓘ
strong freestyle tradition ⓘ |
| OlympicStyles |
Greco-Roman
ⓘ
freestyle ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
USA Wrestling
NERFINISHED
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United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | winning Olympic medals for the United States ⓘ |
| qualificationBody | United World Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pan American region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
United States at the Olympic Games
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States in international wrestling competitions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsIn |
Olympic wrestling tournaments
ⓘ
continental qualification events ⓘ |
| ruleSet | United World Wrestling rules ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective | developing elite U.S. wrestlers for international competition ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
international qualification standards
ⓘ
performance at national trials ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
Olympic Team Trials
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
qualification tournaments ⓘ |
| sport | wrestling ⓘ |
| teamSelectionFrequency | every Olympic cycle ⓘ |
| teamSizeCharacteristic | limited number of weight classes ⓘ |
| teamType | senior elite ⓘ |
| trainingStructure |
national training camps
ⓘ
resident training programs ⓘ |
| weightClasses | Olympic wrestling weight categories ⓘ |
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United States national wrestling team
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United States national wrestling team