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Károly Bajkó
Károly Bajkó (1 August 1944 – 9 June 1997) was a Hungarian wrestler. He was born in Békés. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1968, and in 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 wrestli ... in 1972. References External links * * 1944 births 1997 deaths People from Békés Hungarian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Hungary Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Békés County 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...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] |
