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Contents. United States results in men's freestyle wrestling. Wrestlers from the United States have taken part in most of the major men's freestyle wrestling competitions over the years, in particular the Olympic Games and World Wrestling Championships. Men's freestyle wrestling competition at the Olympics was first held in 1904.
USA Wrestling (formerly known as the United States Wrestling Federation and as the United States Wrestling Association) is the organization that currently governs freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States. USA Wrestling is also the official representative to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and ...
USA Wrestling. The United States Olympic team trials for the sport of wrestling are contested quadrennially to determine the country's representative at the Summer Olympic Games on each style (men's and women's freestyle and Greco-Roman) and weight class. [1] The event is conducted by the national governing body of the sport, currently USA ...
t. e. At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. [1]
Freestyle wrestling, like collegiate wrestling, has its 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.
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay: August 31 Gold: Dan Gable: Wrestling: Freestyle 68 kg: August 31 Gold: Wayne Wells: Wrestling: Freestyle 74 kg: August 31 Gold: Ben Peterson: Wrestling: Freestyle 90 kg: August 31 Gold: Dave Wottle: Athletics: Men's 800 m: September 2 Gold: Lones Wigger: Shooting: 300 m rifle three position: September 2 Gold ...
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1904 St. Louis details: Charles Ericksen Norway William Beckmann United States Jerry Winholtz United States 1908–1920: not included in the Olympic program
285 lb. 2020 Piscataway. 285 lb. 2021 State College. 285 lb. Mason Mark Parris (born October 1, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 125 kilograms. Parris is a 2019 U20 World champion, and a 2023 Pan American Games gold medalist. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.