Greco-Roman wrestling
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Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that emphasizes upper-body techniques by prohibiting holds below the waist and is featured as an Olympic sport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greco-Roman wrestling canonical | 17 |
| Greco-Roman wrestling, open category | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1553050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greco-Roman wrestling Context triple: [Sambo, influencedBy, Greco-Roman wrestling]
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A.
Mongolian wrestling
Mongolian wrestling is a traditional Mongolian combat sport and cultural ritual featuring strength-based grappling matches performed at festivals such as Naadam.
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B.
pankration
Pankration was an ancient Greek combat sport that combined elements of boxing and wrestling with minimal rules, often regarded as one of the most brutal events in the Panhellenic games.
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C.
MMA
MMA is the commonly used acronym for the Chilean Ministry of Environment, the government body responsible for environmental policy and regulation in Chile.
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D.
Isthmian Games
The Isthmian Games were one of the major Panhellenic athletic and religious festivals of ancient Greece, held near Corinth in honor of the sea god Poseidon.
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E.
Tug of War
Tug of War is a 1982 studio album by Paul McCartney that marked his first major post-Wings release, noted for its polished production by George Martin and collaborations with artists like Stevie Wonder.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greco-Roman wrestling Target entity description: Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that emphasizes upper-body techniques by prohibiting holds below the waist and is featured as an Olympic sport.
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A.
Mongolian wrestling
Mongolian wrestling is a traditional Mongolian combat sport and cultural ritual featuring strength-based grappling matches performed at festivals such as Naadam.
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B.
pankration
Pankration was an ancient Greek combat sport that combined elements of boxing and wrestling with minimal rules, often regarded as one of the most brutal events in the Panhellenic games.
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C.
MMA
MMA is the commonly used acronym for the Chilean Ministry of Environment, the government body responsible for environmental policy and regulation in Chile.
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D.
Isthmian Games
The Isthmian Games were one of the major Panhellenic athletic and religious festivals of ancient Greece, held near Corinth in honor of the sea god Poseidon.
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E.
Tug of War
Tug of War is a 1982 studio album by Paul McCartney that marked his first major post-Wings release, noted for its polished production by George Martin and collaborations with artists like Stevie Wonder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic sport
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amateur wrestling discipline ⓘ wrestling style ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Greco-Roman
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classic wrestling ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
Continental Championships
ⓘ
linked to:
European championships
Olympic Games ⓘ World Championships ⓘ national championships ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
ear guards (optional in many competitions)
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wrestling shoes ⓘ wrestling singlet ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's events at the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| governingBody | United World Wrestling ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | 19th century Europe ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | ancient Greek and Roman wrestling traditions ⓘ |
| objective | control and defeat opponent using upper-body holds ⓘ |
| olympicDebut |
1896 Summer Olympics
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linked to:
Summer Olympics 1896
|
| olympicStatus | core Olympic sport ⓘ |
| partOf | Olympic wrestling program ⓘ |
| playedOn | wrestling mat ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
folkstyle wrestling
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freestyle wrestling ⓘ submission wrestling ⓘ |
| rulesFeature |
clinch positions are common
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emphasizes upper-body techniques ⓘ leg attacks are illegal ⓘ par terre (ground) position is used for scoring ⓘ prohibits holds below the waist ⓘ throws and lifts are primary scoring actions ⓘ trips using the legs are illegal ⓘ wrestlers must attack above the hips ⓘ |
| scoringMethod |
points for exposure of opponent's back
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points for penalties against opponent ⓘ points for reversals ⓘ points for throws ⓘ |
| sportType |
combat sport
ⓘ
grappling sport ⓘ |
| teamFormat | individual bouts contributing to team score ⓘ |
| trainingEmphasis |
clinch control
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par terre offense and defense ⓘ throws and lifts ⓘ upper-body strength ⓘ |
| victoryCondition |
win by fall (pin)
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win by opponent's disqualification ⓘ win by opponent's injury default ⓘ win by points ⓘ win by technical superiority ⓘ |
| weightClasses | multiple standardized weight categories ⓘ |
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Subject: Greco-Roman wrestling Description of subject: Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that emphasizes upper-body techniques by prohibiting holds below the waist and is featured as an Olympic sport.
Referenced by (18)
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