Olympic Wrestling
Freestyle
Freestyle wrestling is a combat sport which confronts two competitors who try to gain control over their opponent through the use of throws, locks, leg trips, and clinching techniques. Contrary to Greco-Roman which only allows the use of the upper body, all Freestyle holds can involve the legs in order to ultimately pin the opponent’s shoulders to the mat. If a wrestler manages to do so, victory by “fall” is proclaimed, otherwise, the match pursues until the end of the regular time and the winner is decided according to the technical points scored.
Wrestling was introduced to the programme of the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC.
Except from the Stockholm Olympics in 1912, Freestyle has been part of the programme of all modern Olympic Games since its introduction in 1904.
Male Freestyle Weight and Age Categories
Seniors 20+
57kgs, 61kgs, 65kgs, 70kgs, 74kgs, 79kgs, 86kgs,92kgs, 97kgs, 125kgs.
The highlighted weights indicate the weights that are contested at the Olympic Games.
Women's Wrestling
Women’s wrestling is a combat sport which confronts two female competitors who try to gain control over their opponent through the use of throws, locks, leg trips, and clinching techniques. Similarly to Freestyle wrestling, all holds can involve the legs in order to ultimately pin the the opponent’s shoulders to the mat. If a wrestler manages to do so, victory by “fall” is proclaimed, otherwise, the match pursues until the end of the regular time and the winner is decided according to the technical points scored.
Women’s wrestling was introduced to the programme of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens with 4 weight categories following the reduction of the male categories’ number.
Women’s Weight and Age Categories
Seniors 20+
50kgs, 53kgs, 55kgs, 57kgs, 59kgs, 62kgs, 65kgs, 68kgs, 72kgs, 76kgs.
The highlighted weights indicate weights that are contested at the Olympic Games.
Greco-Roman
Greco-Roman wrestling is a combat sport which confronts two male competitors who try to gain control over their opponent through the use of throws, locks, and clinching techniques. The holds can only be execuded by means of the upper body, with the ultimate goal of pinning the opponent’s shoulders to the mat. If a wrestler manages to do so, victory by “fall” is proclaimed, otherwise, the match pursues until the end of the regular time and the winner is decided according to the technical points scored.
Wrestling was introduced to the programme of the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC.
Except from the Paris Olympic in 1900, Greco-Roman has been part of the programme of all modern Olymic Games since its introduction in 1896.
Greco-Roman Weight and Age Categories
Seniors 20+
55kgs, 60kgs, 63kgs, 67kgs, 72kgs, 77kgs, 82kgs, 87kgs, 97kgs, 130kgs.
The highlighted weights indicate the weights that are contested at the Olympic Games.
