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Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...
competition began in the modern Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
in 1896
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers.
* January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
* January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...
. The first Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championships
The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...
began in 1904. The World Wrestling Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Wrestling Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team standings are kept for the Olympics.
World Level Champions in Greco-Roman Wrestling by Year and Weight
1896
1898
1904
1905
1906–1907
1908–1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1920
1921–1928
1932–1936
1948–1968
1969–1996
1997–2001
2002–2013
2014–2017
2018–2019
2021
2021–2022
Individual Multiple-Time World Level Champions
12 World Level Championships
Aleksandr Karelin
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin ( rus, Александр Александрович Карелин, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kəˈrʲelʲɪn; born 19 September 1967) is a Russian politician and retired athlete.
Karelin comp ...
, 1988–1999
9 World Level Championships
Mijaín López, 2005–20217 World Level Championships
Valery Rezantsev, 1970–1976Hamid Sourian
Hamid Sourian Reihanpour ( fa, حمید سوریان ریحانپور; born 24 August 1985) is a retired Iranian wrestler. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Greco-Roman wrestlers of all time. Sourian is 2012 Summer Olympic games gol ...
, 2005–2014
6 World Level Championships
Nikolai Balboshin, 1973–19795 World Level Championships
István Kozma, 1962–1968Roman Rurua
Roman Vladimirovich Rurua ( ka, რომან რურუა, born 25 November 1942) is a retired featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won a silver and a go ...
, 1966–1970
Viktor Igumenov, 1966–1971
Petar Kirov
Petar Kirov ( bg, Петър Киров, born September 17, 1942) is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria. He was born in Kalchevo, Yambol province.
Kirov was an Olympic gold winner from the games in Mexico 1968 and Mun ...
, 1968–1974
Aleksandar Tomov, 1971–1979
Gogi Koguashvili
Gogi Murmanovich Koguashvili (russian: Гоги Мурманович Когуашвили; born 26 April 1969 in Kutaisi) is a Soviet and Russian former wrestler of Georgian descent who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Oly ...
, 1993–1999
Hamza Yerlikaya
Hamza Yerlikaya (born June 6, 1976, in Kadıköy, Istanbul) is a Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler. He is a two-time (in 1996 and 2000) Olympic champion, three-time World Champion (1993, 1995, and 2005), and the first Turkish wrestler to become ...
, 1993–2005
Armen Nazaryan
Armen Nazaryan ( hy, Արմեն Նազարյան, bg, Армен Назарян, born 9 March 1974) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler who later represented Bulgaria. Nazaryan is a two-time Olympic Champion (1996, 2000), a three-time World C ...
, 1996–2005
Roman Vlasov, 2011–2021
Rıza Kayaalp
Rıza Kayaalp (; born 10 October 1989) is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 130 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. 5 times world (2011,2015,2017,2019,2022) and 11 times European champions (2010,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2 ...
, 2011–2022
Artur Aleksanyan
Artur Aleksanyan ( hy, Արթուր Ալեքսանյան, born 21 October 1991) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is an Olympic Champion (2016) as well as silver medalist (2021) and bronze medalist (2012), a four-time World Champion (2014 ...
, 2014–2022
Team Championships
The list below includes unofficial championships won during the Olympic Games, although no official team statistics are kept during Olympic years.54 World Level Championships
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7 World Level Championships
1908–19505 World Level Championships
/ 1904–1920 / 1911–19244 World Level Championships
/ 1896–19283 World Level Championships
2001–2021 2006–20222 World Level Championships
1984–2007 2012–20141 World Level Championship
1907 1971 1996 2003 2005See also
*List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the Olympics in 1904. United World Wrestling (formerly known as FILA until 2014), began holding the World Wrestling Championships in men's freestyle in 1951. The World Wrestling Championships takes pl ...
* List of World and Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestling Women's freestyle wrestling has been part of the World Wrestling Championships since 1987, and was first made an Olympic event in the 2004 Olympics. The World Wrestling Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Wrestling Cham ...
* United States results in Greco-Roman wrestling The United States first took part in Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the Summer Olympic Games, Olympics in 1912. The United States first appearance at the World Wrestling Championships, World Championships in Greco-Roman was in 1961. Greco-Roma ...
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Wrestling
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...