amateur wrestling
Olympic combat sport
Amateur wrestling is competitive wrestling governed by formal rules and conducted without professional compensation, as practiced in schools, colleges, and the Olympics.
The term distinguishes it from professional wrestling, which is scripted entertainment.
The two main styles are freestyle and Greco-Roman, which restricts holds to the upper body.
He wrestled amateur before going pro.
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- neutral positionState of nonalignment
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- single legOne lower extremity
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
Olympic trials · suplex · arm bar · reversal · drills · Greco-Roman · wrestler · cauliflower ear · folkstyle · cradle · near fall · youth leagues · sprawl · singlet · pinning · headlock · headgear · escape
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- amateur sportstrack and field, cross country, marathon running, road races, 5K races
- grapplingsubmission hold, chokehold, arm bar, triangle choke, ankle lock
- Wrestling Culturefandom, fans, rivalries, traditions, WWE
- amateurhobbyist, dilettante, nonprofessional, novice, beginner
competitive status
amateur wrestlingprofessional wrestling
Scripted athletic performance art
pro wrestling · WWE · sports entertainment · WWF · AEW