1. HickokSports.com - History - Freestyle Wrestling Olympic Medalists Go through the weight classes to find out who was the goldmedal-winner at each olympic Games in this form of wrestling. history. Freestyle wrestling was on the first modern olympic program in 1896, with just two weight classes. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olwrestf.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Freestyle Wrestling Olympic Medalists Table of Contents Light Flyweight Flyweight Bantamweight Featherweight ... Other Resources History Freestyle wrestling was on the first modern Olympic program in 1896, with just two weight classes. It was dropped in 1900, but restored in 1904, and it's been on the program ever since. From 1938 through 1980, medals were based on round robin competition. The wrestler with the fewest penalty points in the final round won the gold medal. If two or more wrestlers had the same number of penalty points in the in the final round, standings were based on the number of penalty points in previous rounds. For those years, the number of penalty points is shown. For all other years, the score of the gold medal match is shown. The following abbreviations are used: Dec = Decision, Ret = Opponent Retired, WO = Walkover. Weight limits have changed a number of times through the years. The limits shown are those used at the 2000 Olympics. Top of page History Biography Glossaries Calendar Quotations ... Directory Light Flyweight Up to 48 kg/105.5 lb

2. HickokSports.com - History - Greco-Roman Wrestling Olympic Medalists Features lists of olympic gold medalists from each weight class represented in this variation of wrestling. Index by Sport. history Bits. Forum. Links. Search. GrecoRoman wrestling olympic Medalists http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olwrestg.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Greco-Roman Wrestling Olympic Medalists Table of Contents Light Flyweight Flyweight Bantamweight Featherweight ... Other Resources History Although heavyweight wrestling at the 1896 Olympics was billed as Greco-Roman, it was actually what is now considered freestyle wrestling, since leg holds were allowed. True Greco-Roman wrestling, in which holds below the waist are prohibited, was introduced to the Olympic games in 1906. From 1938 through 1980, medals were based on round robin competition. The wrestler with the fewest penalty points in the final round won the gold medal. If two or more wrestlers had the same number of penalty points in the in the final round, standings were based on the number of penalty points in previous rounds. For those years, the number of penalty points is shown. For all other years, the score of the gold medal match is shown. The following abbreviations are used: Dec = Decision, Ret = Opponent Retired, WO = Walkover. Weight limits have changed a number of times through the years. The limits shown are those used at the 2000 Olympics.

3. The Decathlon In Olympic History - DECA, The Decathlon Association history of the Decathlon as an olympic event, from Ancient Greece to the New Millenium. throw, javelin throw, a sprint and ended with a wrestling match. There is still considerable academic debate pertaining http://www.decathlonusa.org/history.html

Sponsored by The Decathlon in Olympic History Table of Contents: The Jim Thorpe Story The Ancient Pentathlon The Middle Ages Early Olympic History ... The Age of Boycotts The Jim Thorpe Story When King Gustav V of Sweden presented awards at the 1912 Olympic Games of Stockholm, he proclaimed to the decathlon winner, an American Indian named Jim Thorpe, as the world's top athlete. "You sir, are the world's greatest athlete." Incidentally, Jim is purported to have replied, "Thanks, King" to the Swedish monarch, a story, true or not, which itself has become part of the Thorpe saga. Ever since, the Olympic decathlon champion or world record holder has been dubbed "the World's Greatest Athlete." And rightly so, since the decathlon is the only objective test of all around athletic ability. Decathletes must contest ten separate events and have those performances tallied on a standard scoring table. The decathlon measures basic sporting ability like jumping, sprinting and throwing. Within the backdrop and rules of track and field, decathlon champions must exhibit, the 4 S's: speed, spring, strength and stamina. Since 1912 great decathlon champions like Bob Mathias, Rafer Johnson, Bruce Jenner and Daley Thompson and others have become household names. But they all owe much to the legend of Thorpe.

4. Olympic History: Wrestling - Olympics 2000 olympic history wrestling. The sport of wrestling dates all the wayback to ancient times, where there were tales of oiled bodies http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/wrestling.htm

Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Wrestling Venue History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! OLYMPICS 2000 Fan Shop Venues Time Conversion About Sydney ... Olympic Voices MULTIMEDIA Olympic Arcade Olympic Photos DESTINATIONS Kids Zone Olympic History: Wrestling The sport of wrestling dates all the way back to ancient times, where there were tales of oiled bodies fighting in the sand in the Ancient Olympics. Thusly, when the Modern Olympics resumed in Athens in 1896, wrestling became the focus of the Games. Wrestling's original Olympic style Greco-Roman was derived from ancient Greek and Roman wrestling. While wrestling disappeared from the slate for the 1900 Paris games, it returned eight years later in St. Louis where officials added a second category to the wrestling slate called freestyle a much less restrictive form of wrestling commonly known as "catch as you can." This form of wrestling became popular at 19th-century festivals in Britain and the United States. Women have also become a factor in wrestling in the modern era, but not yet on the Olympic level.

5. Olympic History: Water Polo - Olympics 2000 olympic history Water Polo. polo was more rough than rugby and players often cameto the water's surface almost unconscious from long wrestling bouts underwater http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/waterpolo.htm

Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Water Polo Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Aquatic Centre ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! OLYMPICS 2000 Fan Shop Venues Time Conversion About Sydney ... Olympic Voices MULTIMEDIA Olympic Arcade Olympic Photos DESTINATIONS Kids Zone Olympic History: Water Polo In the mid-1800s, water polo was derived from England as an aquatic version of rugby football. By 1870, the London Swimming Association made a set of water polo rules for indoor swimming pools. The sport was primarily played in rivers and lakes and was in stark contrast from today's game. Water polo was more rough than rugby and players often came to the water's surface almost unconscious from long wrestling bouts underwater. It was so brutal that many colleges in the U.S. banned water polo from its campuses. When rule changes were introduced in Scotland in the 1880s, the modern game came to be, focusing more on skill than strength. As a result, the sport became more popular as it spread throughout Europe and Britain.

6. Totallywrestling.com Coverage of amateur wrestling, including history, timeline tributes, chatrooms, interviews with champion/olympic wrestlers and renowned coaches, college recruiting forms, and electronic postcards. http://www.totallywrestling.com

7. USA Wrestling - The National Governing Body For Olympic Wrestling olympic history Past Medalists. Timeline of olympic wrestling. olympic Timeline1896 1956; olympic Timeline 1960 - 1988; olympic Timeline 1992 - 2000. http://www.themat.com/newusaw/database/showfaq.asp?fldAuto=15

8. Olympic History: Wrestling - Olympics 2000 Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Track Field Soccer Boxing Tennis More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis http://ps2.sportsline.com/u/ce/feature/0%2C1518%2C2177357_182193%2C00.html

Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Wrestling Venue History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! OLYMPICS 2000 Fan Shop Venues Time Conversion About Sydney ... Olympic Voices MULTIMEDIA Olympic Arcade Olympic Photos DESTINATIONS Kids Zone Olympic History: Wrestling The sport of wrestling dates all the way back to ancient times, where there were tales of oiled bodies fighting in the sand in the Ancient Olympics. Thusly, when the Modern Olympics resumed in Athens in 1896, wrestling became the focus of the Games. Wrestling's original Olympic style Greco-Roman was derived from ancient Greek and Roman wrestling. While wrestling disappeared from the slate for the 1900 Paris games, it returned eight years later in St. Louis where officials added a second category to the wrestling slate called freestyle a much less restrictive form of wrestling commonly known as "catch as you can." This form of wrestling became popular at 19th-century festivals in Britain and the United States. Women have also become a factor in wrestling in the modern era, but not yet on the Olympic level.

9. USA Wrestling - The National Governing Body For Olympic Wrestling 2001 Credential Forms USA wrestling National Events (PDF); National wrestlingMedia Association Membership Form. olympic history. olympic history. http://www.themat.com/newusaw/database/showfaq.asp?fldAuto=19

10. History - Olympics 2000 » Kids Zone. olympic history. By Year wrestling. Copyright © 2000 SportsLine.com, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history

Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympics 2000 U.S. Qualifying History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! OLYMPICS 2000 Fan Shop Venues Time Conversion About Sydney ... Olympic Voices MULTIMEDIA Olympic Arcade Olympic Photos DESTINATIONS Kids Zone Olympic History By Year: Athens 1896 Melbourne 1956 Paris 1900 Rome 1960 ... Helsinki 1952 By Sport: Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball ... Wrestling

11. International Institute For Sport And Olympic History Nonprofit educational corporation, 501c3, IISOH, Library, Museum, olympic Games,history of Sport, Physical Education, wrestling, Fencing, Gymnastics, Sports http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/501c3donatewrestling.html

HOW TO DONATE to the WRESTLING ENDOWMENT WRESTLING COLLECTION International Institute for Sport and Olympic History Library and Museum WRESTLING ENDOWMENT The IISOH is seeking a minimum of $1 million (one million Dollars) from a benefactor in order to establish an endowment for the sport of WRESTLING. This is a naming opportunity for the benefactor to have a perpetual identification with the sport of WRESTLING. The endowment would be named by the benefactor with the approval of the IISOH Board of Directors. The endowment becomes a permanent trust fund invested by the Institute with only the quarterly earned interest being used for development of the WRESTLING collections in both the Library and Museum. Cash donations IN ANY AMOUNT can also be made to the WRESTLING endowment at any time and are always welcome. For more details about the Institute's endowment program, please click here Endowment Program. WRESTLING COLLECTION - NON-CASH DONATIONS: The Library and Museum LIBRARY donations: Material in ANY language, including but not limited to English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Flemish, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Latin, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbo-Croatian, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Farsi, Sanskrit and dozens of others.

12. Olympic Games History Pages By Harvey Abrams, BS, MAt, Ph.d/abd olympic historian, researcher, writer, consultant specializing in the olympicGames, history of Sport, Physical Education, wrestling, Fencing, Sports http://www.harveyabramsbooks.com/olyhistory.html

by Harvey Abrams, BS, MAT, Ph.d/abd. Created on Sunday, August 27, 2000. Updated Thursday, January 23, 2003. A Brief Overview of Olympic History The Olympic Games is the largest sporting event in the world. It is constantly growing and changing to fit the needs of a changing society (meaning the entire world). Each celebration brings more nations and more athletes to the Games. In the beginning there were only a few hundred athletes, today there are over 10,000 athletes. In the first few Olympic Games there were very few women athletes because they were not welcome, today almost half the athletes are women. The Modern Olympic Games started in 1896 in Athens, Greece and the 100th anniversary, the Centennial Games, were in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. The last summer Olympic Games were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. The next summer Olympic Games will be in Athens, Greece in 2004. The 2002 Olympic Winter Games were celebrated in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The Winter Olympic Games only started in 1924 and are not considered part of the OLYMPIAD, the four year time period between the Games. This special recognition is only for the summer Games, which are more important and have higher participation numbers in both number of countries and athletes. The Modern Olympic Games are not hosted by a country, but they are hosted by a city. The recent Olympic Games were not the "American" Olympic Games, they were the "SALT LAKE CITY" Olympic Games.

13. CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Wrestling - American Gardner Stuns Karelin In Huge WWW.olympic.ORG OFFICIAL WEBSITE. OF THE olympic MOVEMENT. ATHLETES. SPORTS. olympic GAMES men and women who have gone down in olympic history. Relive the exploits of the athletes http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/wrestling/news/2000/09/27/gardner

EVENTS Sportsman of the Year Heisman Trophy Swimsuit 2001 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Video Plus Statitudes ... Cities CNNSI.com GROUP Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly SI Women SI for Kids ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore Miracle on the mat American Gardner stuns Karelin in huge upset Posted: Wednesday September 27, 2000 12:00 AM Updated: Tuesday November 14, 2000 11:47 AM AP SYDNEY, Australia (CNNSI.com) Rulon Gardner beat the unbeatable. The American, with no major title to his name, upset Russian Alexander Karelin. It was a match no one thought Gardner could win. But he ended Karelin's string of three Olympic gold medals and the Russian's 13-year unbeaten streak by winning the Olympic super heavyweight wrestling gold medal 1-0 on Wednesday. "When did I think I could beat him? About 10 minutes ago," Gardner said. "I kept saying, 'I think I can. I think I can.' But it wasn't until it was over that I knew I could." Karelin is universally considered the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time, a man who had never lost in international competition, who had not conceded a point in 10 years. And Gardner beat him, stunning a crowd that included IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, who had come to present Karelin with his fourth gold medal the medal he will never get.

14. CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - U.S. Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Team - Friday Sept Freestyle wrestling Team. Terry Brands. Age 32, Height 5'4 , Weight 127, BirthdateApril 9, 1968 Hometown Omaha, Neb. Class 58 kg/127.75 lbs. olympic history http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/news/2000/usteam_wrestling_freestyle/

EVENTS Sportsman of the Year Heisman Trophy Swimsuit 2001 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes ... Work in Sports CNNSI.com GROUP Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly Television SI Women ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore U.S. Freestyle Wrestling Team Terry Brands Charles Burton Melvin Douglas Sammie Henson ... Brandon Slay Terry Brands Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: April 9, 1968 Hometown: Omaha, Neb. Class: 58 kg/127.75 lbs. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics Back to the top Charles Burton Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Oct. 9, 1973 Hometown: Bloomington, Ind. Class: 85 kg/187.25 lbs. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics Back to the top Melvin Douglas Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Aug. 21, 1963 Hometown: Topeka, Kan. Class: 97 kg/213 lbs. Olympic History: Competing in his second Olympics. He also wrestled at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Back to the top Sammie Henson Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Jan. 1, 1971 Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.

15. CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Team - Thursday Roman wrestling Team. Kevin Bracken. Age 29, Height 5'6 , Weight 138, BirthdateOct. 29, 1971 Hometown Chicago, Ill. Class 63 kg/138.75 lbs. olympic history http://www.cnnsi.com/olympics/news/2000/usteam_wrestling_gr/

EVENTS Sportsman of the Year Heisman Trophy Swimsuit 2001 CENTERS Fantasy Central Inside Game Multimedia Central Statitudes ... Work in Sports CNNSI.com GROUP Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly Television SI Women ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore U.S. Greco-Roman Wrestling Team Kevin Bracken Quincey Clark Rulon Gardner Jim Gruenwald ... Heath Sims Kevin Bracken Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Oct. 29, 1971 Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Class: 63 kg/138.75 lbs. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics Back to the top Quincey Clark Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: June 5, 1972 Hometown: Norman, Okla. Class: 85 kg/187.25 lbs. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics Back to the top Rulon Gardner Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: Aug. 16, 1971 Hometown: Afton, Wyo. Class: 130 kg/286 lbs. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics Back to the top Jim Gruenwald Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: June 9, 1970 Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis. Class: 58 kg/127.75 lbs. Olympic History: Competing in his first Olympics Back to the top Matt Lindland Age: Height: Weight: Birthdate: May 17, 1970

16. :::: Korean Olympic History :::: Medal Archieve history number of game, year, city, medal achieve. total, gold, silver,copper. 18th, Boxing wrestling, Chung, ShinJo Chang, Chan-Sun, Judo, Kim, Ei-Tae. http://www.sosfo.or.kr/english/88olympics/4_2.htm

Medal Archieve History number of game year city medal achieve total gold silver copper Berlin London Helcinky Melburn Tokyo Mexico City Munhin Montreal L.A Seoul Barcelona Atlanta Medalist number of game gold silver copper athletics medalist athletics medalist athletics medalist Marathon Son, Ki-Jung Marathon Nam, Seung-Ryong Boxing WeightLifting Han, Soo-Ahn Kim, Sung-Jeep Boxing WeightLifting Kang, Joon-Ho Kim, Sung-Jeep Boxing Song, Sun-Chon WeightLifting Kim, Chang-Hee Boxing Wrestling Chung, Shin-Jo Chang, Chan-Sun Judo Kim, Ei-Tae Boxing Jee, Young-Joo Boxing Chang, Gyu-Chul Judo Oh, Seung-Leep Wrestling Yang, Chung-Moo Judo Chan, Eun-Kyoung Wrestling Judo Vollyball Chun, Hae-Sub Park, Young-Chul Cho, Jae-Kee archery Wrestling Wrestling Judo Judo Boxing Seo, Hyang-Soon Yu, In-Tak Kim, Won-Kee Ha, Hyoug-Ju Ahn, Byuong-Guen Shin, Jun-Sub Wrestling Judo Judo Boxing Handball Basketball Kim, Chong-Kyu Whang, Jung-Ho Kim, Jae-Yub Ahn, Young-Soo Female Female archery Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling Judo Boxing Kim, Jin-Ho

17. Olympic History: How The Games Began, Part 1 discus throwing, javelin throwing, and wrestling, the pentathlon and sportsmanship,not unlike modern olympic regulations. Uncover more history in Part II. http://www.scholastic.com/olympicgames/olympic_history/part1/index.asp

G_preloadImages("/images/nb/nav.schlStore.1.gif", "/images/nb/nav.kidsFunOnline.1.gif", "/images/nb/nav.smartParenting.1.gif", "/images/nb/nav.whatsUp.2.gif"); The Olympic Games as we know them have been around for over 100 years. But did you know that the Games go back to a tradition that began in the eighth century B.C.? That's almost 3,000 years ago. Read Part I of this article about the history of the Games, then check out the related Web sites. Uncover more history in Part II This week: Read about how the Games began. Check out the related Web sites Honoring Heroes Of all the athletic contests held in ancient Greece, none rivaled the Olympics. The Games, which honored Zeus, the king of all gods, served many purposes: religious, political, and athletic. No one knows exactly why the Games began. Historians believe that the early Greeks organized competitions as a way to honor important individuals who had died. Later on, the events took on religious meaning. They also became a source of both local and national pride. The first Olympics took place in 776 B.C. at Olympia. The Games consisted of only one event, a 210-yard sprint known as the

18. Olympic History: How The Games Began, Part 2 Quiz yourself on olympic history. Many changes have taken place in the olympic Gamessince then. Women now compete in all events except wrestling and boxing. http://www.scholastic.com/olympicgames/olympic_history/part2/index.asp

G_preloadImages("/images/nb/nav.schlStore.1.gif", "/images/nb/nav.kidsFunOnline.1.gif", "/images/nb/nav.smartParenting.1.gif", "/images/nb/nav.whatsUp.2.gif"); The Olympic Games as we know them have been around for over 100 years. But did you know that the Games go back to a tradition that began in the eighth century B.C.? This article picks up where Part I left off. Read on to find out about the end of the original Olympic Games, and how they came back, better than ever, after 1,500 years! This week: Read about how the Games began. Quiz yourself on Olympic history. Write About It The Games Are Banned After Rome conquered Greece in 146 B.C., the Olympics diminished in importance and religious significance. Many athletes became interested only in winning money. In A.D. 393, the Emperor Theodosius I banned the Games because they had declined in quality. Over time, people forgot about the Olympics, and no Games were held for more than 1,500 years. Then, in 1875, a group of German archaeologists came upon the ruins of the Stadium of Olympia. Seeing the ruins inspired Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a French educator, to organize a modern international Olympics. He believed that individuals needed to test their athletic skills against others.

19. The Olympics - History http//kushkm.tripod.com/historyof-the after Hercules had won a race at olympic,Elis, he of many new sports that included wrestling, pentathlon, boxing, and http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/t/c/tcn109/olympic/history/

20. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, wrestling was on the programme at the first modern olympics in 1896,and 1900 was the only year that wrestling did not feature on the programme http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=WG&sportCode=

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