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Encyclopedia > Wrestling at the Summer Olympics

Wrestling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except only the 1900 Summer Olympics. Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ... The 1900 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in 1900 in Paris, France. ...


Events

Event 96 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 Years
Greco-Roman X
Events 1
Year 96

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, one wrestling event was contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, seven wrestling events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, nine wrestling events were contested. ... Participants The Argentinean Wrestling Team Consisted of: -Daniel Vernik -Carlos E. Braconi -Sergio Fiszman ... Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by twenty events (all — mens individual). ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2 different Wrestling disciplines were contested: Freestyle Wrestling and Greco-Roman Wrestling. ... Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. ...

Nations

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 Years
Germany X
Great Britain and Ireland X
Greece X
Hungary X
Nations 4
Wrestlers 5
Year 96


At the 1896 Summer Olympics, three fencing events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, four fencing events were contested. ... At the 1972 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1976 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1980 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1984 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1988 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1992 Summer Olympics, eight fencing events were contested. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. ... Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. ...

Wrestling at the Summer Olympics
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Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (285 words)
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, one wrestling event was contested.
No weight classes existed for the wrestling competition, held in the Panathinaiko Stadium which meant that there would only be one winner among competitors of all sizes.
The wrestling competition was held on 10 April, except for the continuation of the final match on 11 April.
1896 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3571 words)
The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism.
However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, barring the so-called Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The true origin of the modern Olympics was acknowledged by De Coubertin as being in Much Wenlock, a rural market town in the English county of Shropshire.
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