|
Joseph Schleimer
Joseph Schleimer (May 31, 1909 – November 23, 1988) was a Canadians, Canadian Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler. He was born in Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario. In 1936, he won the bronze medal in the welterweight division at the 1936 Summer Olympics, Berlin Olympics. At the 1934 Empire Games, he won the gold medal in the freestyle welterweight class. He also won the Canadian Wrestling Championships in 1934, 1935 and 1936. Joseph Schleimer would later serve as coach for the Canadian Wrestling Team. Events he coached at include the 1959 Pan-American Games, 1962 Commonwealth Games, 1962 World Championships, 1963 Pan American Games, and the 1964 Summer Olympics. Always active with Canadian Wrestling community he was the Chrairman of the Wrestling Committee AAUC from 1960 to 1964 and President of the Ontario amateur Wrestling Federation from 1955 to 1960. He was also the Wrestling Coach for the Broadview YMCA from 1950 to 1971 and served as the Director of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling. American collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules. Freestyle wrestling, like collegiate wrestling, has its greatest origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In both styles the ultimate goal is to throw and pin the opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Unlike Greco-Roman, freestyle and collegiate wrestling allow the use of the wrestler's or the opponent's legs in offense and defense. Freestyle wrestling brings together traditional wrestling, judo, and sambo techniques. According to wrestling's world governing body, United World Wrestling (UWW), freestyle wrestling is one of the six main forms of amateur competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
