Greco-Roman

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Greco-Roman is a style of amateur wrestling that forbids holds below the waist and emphasizes upper-body throws and clinch work.

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Greco-Roman canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amateur wrestling discipline ⓘ
wrestling style ⓘ
commonCompetitionLevel Olympic Games ⓘ
World Championships ⓘ
continental championships ⓘ
national championships ⓘ
competitionArea wrestling mat ⓘ
competitionFormat individual matches by weight class ⓘ
emphasizesClinchWork true ⓘ
emphasizesUpperBodyThrows true ⓘ
equipment ear guards (optional by ruleset) ⓘ
wrestling shoes ⓘ
wrestling singlet ⓘ
firstIncludedInOlympics 1896 Summer Olympics ⓘ
forbidsHoldsBelowWaist true ⓘ
fullName Greco-Roman wrestling ⓘ
governingBody United World Wrestling ⓘ
hasWeightClasses true ⓘ
historicalInspiration ancient Greek and Roman wrestling ⓘ
keyFeature focus on throws from standing position ⓘ
no leg attacks allowed ⓘ
no tripping techniques using the legs ⓘ
par terre (ground) wrestling with upper-body control only ⓘ
nameOrigin reference to Greco-Roman antiquity ⓘ
olympicDiscipline true ⓘ
olympicGenderCategory men ⓘ
parentSport amateur wrestling ⓘ
primaryScoringActions exposure of opponent’s back ⓘ
penalties against opponent ⓘ
reversals ⓘ
takedowns ⓘ
throws ⓘ
relatedStyle freestyle wrestling ⓘ
ruleSetDefinedBy United World Wrestling rulebook ⓘ
scoringTerm exposure ⓘ
grand amplitude throw ⓘ
par terre ⓘ
scoringTerm takedown ⓘ
sportType combat sport ⓘ
teamScoringUsage used in dual meets and team tournaments ⓘ
trainingEmphasis clinch control ⓘ
throws and lifts ⓘ
upper-body strength ⓘ
victoryCondition opponent disqualification ⓘ
opponent injury default ⓘ
pin ⓘ
points ⓘ
technical superiority ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greco-Roman wrestling → alsoKnownAs → Greco-Roman ⓘ