Athens 2004 Official Report - LA84 Foundation

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Iran's bronze medal winner Alireza
Heidari grapples with Daniel
Cormier of the U.S. in the men's
freestyle 96kg wrestling
competition.
© REUTERS/E. Aponte
Wrestling was contested in the Olympic Games
of 776 BC, and was on the programme of the
first modern Olympic Games in Athens, in
1896. Wrestling has since been part of every
Olympic Games, except in Paris in 1900. Both
Wrestling styles have been held since 1920. Prior
to that only one form was used, except in 1908.
Three wrestlers have won gold medals in both
styles: K. Anttila (FIN), I. Johansson (SWE),
K. Palusalu (EST). Only four wrestlers have
managed to win three gold medals at the
Olympics: I. Johansson (SWE), C. Westergren
(SWE), A. Medved (SOV), A. Karelin (RUS).
Medved is the only one with three gold medals
in Freestyle, whereas Karelin is the only one to
have won three gold medals in the same body
weight category, Super Heavyweight.
Wrestling
Competition Sequence
Olympic Wrestling competition programme was completed within eight days,
from 22 to 29 August.
Wed Thu Fr Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr Sat Sun
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Description
Olympic Wrestling competition has two styles:
Greco-Roman and Freestyle. The main
difference between them is that Greco-Roman
strictly forbids the competitor grasping the
opponent below the belt line, to trip the
opponent, or to use legs actively to perform any
action, whereas with Freestyle all the above are
permitted. Matches in both styles consist of two
three-minute period with a 30 second rest
between periods. Each match must have a
winner Victory is by fall or by minimum of three
technical points. The wrestler who has been
allocated the most points is declared winner
The match is managed by the referee, who uses
his whistle to signal the start and end of a
match, and allocates points for the holds of the
wrestlers.
In the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, athletes
competed in the following weight categories:
Men's Greco-Roman: 7
Women's Freestyle:4
Men's Freestyle: 7
Competitors: 344
Men's
Event
Freestyle 55kg
Freestyle 60kg
Freestyle 66kg
Freestyle 74kg
Freestyle 84kg
Freestyle 96kg
Freestyle 120kg
Greco-Roman 55kg
Greco-Roman 60kg
Greco-Roman 66kg
Greco-Roman 74kg
Greco-Roman 84kg
Greco-Roman 96kg
Greco-Roman 120kg
Women's
Freestyle 48kg
Freestyle 55kg
Freestyle 63kg
Freestyle 72kg
Venue
Wrestlers
Total: 18
During the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games,
Wrestling competitions were staged -along
with the Judo tournament- at Ano Liossia
Olympic Hall, in the northwest region of
Athens, where 9.000 Wrestling and Judo fans
had the opportunity to attend their favourite
sport.
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NOC
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