Greco-Roman wrestling

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Greco-Roman wrestling

A Greco-Roman wrestling match at the 2004 U.S. National Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas
Also known as	Lutte Gréco-Romaine
Focus	Wrestling, Grappling
Hardness	full-contact
Creator	Jean Exbrayat[1]
Famous practitioners	notable practitioners
Olympic sport	Since 1896
Official website	https://uww.org

Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English)^[2] is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1904.^[3] This style of wrestling forbids holds below the waist, which is the main feature that differentiates it from freestyle wrestling (the other form of wrestling contested at the Olympics). This restriction results in an emphasis on throws, because a wrestler cannot use trips to bring an opponent to the ground or hook/grab the opponent's leg to avoid being thrown.

Greco-Roman wrestling is one of several forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced internationally. The other wrestling disciplines sanctioned by United World Wrestling are: men's freestyle wrestling, women's freestyle wrestling, grappling (submission wrestling), pankration, Alysh (belt wrestling), Pahlavani wrestling, and beach wrestling.^[4]