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Freestylewrestling
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Freestylewrestlingisastyleofamateurwrestlingthatis
practicedthroughouttheworld.AlongwithGreco
Roman,itisoneofthetwostylesofwrestlingcontested
intheOlympicgames.Americanhighschoolandcollege
wrestlingisconductedunderdifferentrulesandistermed
scholasticandcollegiatewrestling.
Freestylewrestling,likecollegiatewrestling,hasits
greatestoriginsincatchascatchcanwrestlingand,in
bothstyles,theultimategoalistothrowandpinyour
opponenttothemat,whichresultsinanimmediatewin.
Freestyleandcollegiatewrestling,unlikeGrecoRoman,
allowtheuseofthewrestler'sorhisopponent'slegsin
offenseanddefense.Freestylewrestlingisthemost
completestyleofstandupwrestlingandbringstogether
traditionalwrestling,judo,andsambotechniques.

FreestyleWrestling

TwomenintheU.S.military,onefromtheAir
ForceandonefromtheMarineCorps,competein
freestylewrestling.
Focus

Wrestling

1 History

Famous
BuvaisarSaitiev,AbdollahMovahed,
practitioners SergeiBeloglazov,Gholamreza
Takhti,AlexanderMedved,Valentin
Yordanov,ArsenFadzaev,Mahmut
Demir,EmamAliHabibi,Dan
Gable,LevanTediashvili,Bruce
Baumgartner,JohnSmith,Rasoul
Khadem,ParkJangSoon,Elbrus
Tedeyev,TatsuhiroYonemitsu,
ShabanTrstena,AdamSaitiev,
JordanBurroughs,Dzhamal
Otarsultanov,AlirezaDabir,Artur
Taymazov,RezaYazdani,Sushil
Kumar,DaveSchultz,Natalia
Vorobieva,StephenNeal,Khabib
Nurmagomedov,KurtAngle

2 Weightclasses

Parenthood Internationalstylesoffolkwrestling.

3 Structureofthetournament

Olympic
sport

AccordingtotheInternationalFederationofAssociated
WrestlingStyles(FILA),freestylewrestlingisoneofthe
fourmainformsofamateurcompetitivewrestlingthat
arepracticedinternationallytoday.Theothermainforms
ofwrestlingareGrecoRomanandGrappling(alsocalled
submissionwrestling).TheExecutiveBoardofthe
InternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)recommended
droppingwrestlingasasportfromthe2020Olympic
Games,butthedecisionwaslaterreversedbytheIOC.

Contents

Yes

4 LayoutoftheMat
5 Equipment
6 TheMatch
6.1 SessionFormat
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6.2 Matchscoring
7 VictoryConditionsinFreestylewrestling
7.1 TeamScoringinTournaments
7.2 TeamCompetition
8 Women'sFreestyleWrestling
9 Seealso
10 Notes
11 References
12 Externallinks

History
Modernfreestylewrestling,accordingtotheFILA,issaidto
haveoriginatedinGreatBritainandtheUnitedStatesbythe
nameof"catchascatchcan"wrestling.[1]"Catchascatchcan"
wrestlinghadaparticularfollowinginGreatBritainandthe
variantdevelopedinLancashirehadaparticulareffecton
freestylewrestling.[2]"Catchascatchcan"wrestlinggained
greatpopularityinfairsandfestivalsduringthe19thcentury.In
catchascatchcanwrestling,bothcontestantsstartedout
standingandthenawrestlersoughttoholdhisopponent's
shouldertotheground(knownasafall).Ifnofallwasscored,
Freestylewrestlinghasbeeninthe
bothwrestlerscontinuedgrapplingontheground,andalmost
OlympicGamessincethe1904Olympics
allholdsandtechniqueswereallowable.AScottishvariantof
inSaintLouis,Missouri.
Lancashirewrestlingalsobecamepopularwhichbeganwith
bothwrestlersstandingchesttochest,graspingeachotherwith
lockedarmsaroundthebodyand,ifnofallwasmade,withthematchcontinuingontheground.[2]Also,
therewastheIrishcollarandelbowstyle,wherewrestlersstartedoutontheirfeetwithbothwrestlers
graspingeachotherbythecollarwithonehandandbytheelbowwiththeother.Ifneitherwrestlerthen
achievedafall,thecontestantswouldcontinuebothstandingandonthegrounduntilafallwasmade.Irish
immigrantslaterbroughtthisstyleofwrestlingtotheUnitedStates,whereitsoonbecamewidespread,
especiallybecauseofthesuccessofthewrestlingchampionoftheArmyofthePotomac,GeorgeWilliam
FlaggfromVermont.[2]CatchascatchcanwasthestyleperformedbyatleastahalfdozenU.S.presidents,
includingGeorgeWashington,ZacharyTaylor,AbrahamLincoln,AndrewJohnson,UlyssesS.Grant,and
TheodoreRoosevelt.[1]

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BecauseofthewidespreadinterestinandesteemofprofessionalGrecoRomanwrestlinganditspopularity
inmanyinternationalmeetsinnineteenthcenturyEurope,freestylewrestling(andwrestlingasanamateur
sportingeneral)hadatoughtimegaininggroundonthecontinent.The1896OlympicGameshadonlyone
wrestlingbout,aheavyweightGrecoRomanmatch.[2]FreestylewrestlingfirstemergedasanOlympic
sportintheSaintLouisOlympicsof1904.All40wrestlerswhoparticipatedinthe1904Olympicswere
American.The1904Olympicssanctionedtherulescommonlyusedforcatchascatchcan,butimposed
somerestrictionsondangerousholds.Wrestlingbysevenweightclasses:47.6kg(104.9lb),52.2kg
(115.1lb),56.7kg(125.0lb),61.2kg(134.9lb),65.3kg(143.9lb),71.7kg(156.7lb),andgreaterthan
71.7kg(158lb)wasanimportantinnovationintheSummerOlympics.[1]
Since1921,theInternationalFederationofAssociatedWrestlingStyles(FILA),whichhasitsheadquarters
nearLausanne,Switzerland,hassetthe"RulesoftheGame",withregulationsforscoringandprocedures
thatgoverntournamentssuchastheWorldGamesandthecompetitionattheSummerOlympics.These
werelateradoptedbytheAmateurAthleticUnion(AAU)foritsfreestylematches.Freestylewrestling
gainedgreatpopularityintheUnitedStatesaftertheCivilWar.Bythe1880s,tournamentsdrewhundreds
ofwrestlers.Theriseofcities,increasedindustrialization,andtheclosingofthefrontierprovidedthe
affableenvironmentforamateurwrestling,alongwithboxing,toincreaseinesteemandpopularity.
Amateurwrestlingteamssoonemerged,suchasthewrestlingteamoftheNewYorkAthleticClub,which
haditsfirsttournamentin1878.Professionalwrestlingalsodeveloped,andbythe1870s,professional
championshipmatchesofferedallowancesofupto$1,000.[2]
Nineteenthcenturywrestlingmatcheswereparticularlylong,andespeciallyGrecoRomanbouts(where
holdsbelowthewaistandtheuseofthelegsarenotallowed)couldlastasmanyaseighttoninehours,and
eventhen,itwasonlydecidedbyadraw.[3]Inthe20thcentury,timelimitsweresetformatches.[4]For
morethanfortyyearsintothetwentiethcentury,freestyleanditsAmericancounterpart,collegiate
wrestling,didnothaveascoringsystemthatdecidedmatchesintheabsenceofafall.Theintroductionofa
pointsystembyOklahomaStateUniversitywrestlingcoachArtGriffiththatgainedacceptancein1941
influencedtheinternationalstylesaswell.Bythe1960sinternationalwrestlingmatchesinGrecoRoman
andfreestylewerescoredbyapanelofthreejudgesinsecret,whomadethefinaldecisionbyraising
coloredpaddlesatthematch'send.Dr.AlbertdeFerrarifromSanFranciscowhobecamevicepresidentof
FILA,lobbiedforavisiblescoringsystemandarulefor"controlledfall",whichwouldrecognizeafall
onlywhentheoffensivewrestlerhaddonesomethingtocauseit.Theseweresoonadoptedinternationally
inGrecoRomanandfreestyle.[5]By1996,beforeamajoroverhaulofFILArules,aninternationalfreestyle
matchconsistedoftwothreeminuteperiods,withaoneminuterestbetweenperiods.[4]Today,wrestlers
fromPostSovietstates,Iran,U.S.A.,Bulgaria,Cuba,Turkey,andJapan,havehadthestrongestshowings.
AlexanderMedvedofBelaruswon10worldchampionshipsandthreeOlympicgoldmedals,intheperiod
of19641972.[6]Manycollegiatewrestlershavemovedontofreestylecompetition,particularly
internationallywithgreatsuccess.[7]
Inthespringof2013,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)votedwrestlingoutofthecoresportsfor
thesummerOlympicsbeginningin2020[8]Asaresultofthisnewsthewrestlingcommunitystarteda
massivecampaigninordertoreinstatethesport.Alargelyonlinegroupcalled2020visionleadthe
movement.TheyhadseveralcampaignsaswellasFacebookandTwitterpagesthatspreadawarenessand
gatheredsupportforthecauseofwrestling'sreturntotheOlympics.Theyhadamissionofgaining
2,000,020signatures(onlineandoffline)insupportofwrestling'sreturntotheOlympicGames.[9]In
September2013theIOCvotedtoallowwrestlingbackintotheOlympicsfor2020and2024asa
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probationarysport.InordertoachievethisFILA,theinternationalgoverningbodyofwrestlingmade
severalchangestotherulesaswellaschangestotheweightclasses.[10]Therearealsodiscussionsabout
uniformchangesaswellaschangestothecompetitionmat.

Weightclasses
Currently,internationalmen'sfreestylewrestlingisdividedintosix
mainagecategories:schoolboys,cadets,novice,juvenile,juniors,and
seniors.[11]Schoolboys(youngmenages1415orage13witha
medicalcertificateandparentalauthorization)wrestlein10weight
classesrangingfrom29to85kg(64187lb).[12]Cadets(youngmen
ages1617orage15withamedicalcertificateandparental
authorization)wrestlein10weightclassesrangingfrom39to100kg
(86to220lb).[12]Juniors(youngmenages18to20orage17witha
Thisfreestylewrestlerlocksthe
medicalcertificateandparentalauthorization)wrestleineightweight
limbsofhisopponentinorderto
[12]
takehimdowntothemat.
classesrangingfrom46to120kg(101265lb). Seniors(menages
20andup)wrestleinsevenweightclassesrangingfrom50to120kg
(110to260lb).[12]Formen,thereisalsoaspecialcategoryforsome
freestylecompetitions,"Veterans",formenages35andolder,presumablyfeaturingthesameweight
classesasseniors.[11]Also,allofthemen'sagecategoriesandweightclassescanbeappliedtoGreco
Romanwrestling.[13]
Womencurrentlycompeteinfreestylewrestlinginoneoffouragecategoriesonaninternationallevel:
schoolgirls,cadets,juniors,andseniors.[14]Schoolgirls(youngwomenages1415orage13witha
medicalcertificateandparentalauthorization)wrestlein10weightclassesrangingfrom28to62kg(62
137lb).[14]Cadets(youngwomenages1617orage15withamedicalcertificateandparental
authorization)wrestlein10weightclassesrangingfrom36to70kg(79154lb).[14]Juniors(youngwomen
ages18to20orage17withamedicalcertificateandparentalauthorization)wrestleineightweight
classesrangingfrom40to72kg(88159lb).[14]Seniors(womenages20andup)wrestleinsevenweight
classesrangingfrom44to72kg(97159lb).[14]Wrestlersafterweighinmayonlywrestleintheirown
weightclass.Wrestlersinthesenioragecategorymaywrestleupaweightclassexceptfortheheavyweight
division(whichstartsataweightmorethan96kg(212lb)forthemenandmorethan67kg(148lb)forthe
women).[15]Differentnationsmayhavedifferentweightclassesanddifferentagecategoriesfortheirlevels
offreestylecompetition.

Structureofthetournament
Atypicalinternationalwrestlingtournamenttakesplacebydirecteliminationwithanidealnumberof
wrestlers(4,8,16,32,64,etc.)ineachweightclassandagecategorycompetingforplacement.The
competitionineachweightclasstakesplaceinoneday.[16]Thedaybeforethewrestlinginascheduled
weightclassandagecategorytakesplace,alltheapplicablewrestlersareexaminedbyaphysicianand
weighedin.Eachwrestlerafterbeingweighedonthescalethendrawsatokenrandomlythatgivesacertain
number.[17]
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Ifanidealnumberisnotreachedtobegineliminationrounds,aqualificationroundwilltakeplaceto
eliminatetheexcessnumberofwrestlers.Forexample,22wrestlersmayweighinovertheidealnumberof
16wrestlers.Thesixwrestlerswhodrewthehighestnumbersafter16andthesixwrestlerswhodrewthe
sixnumbersimmediatelybefore17wouldthenwrestleinsixmatchesinthequalificationround.The
winnersofthosematcheswouldthengoontotheeliminationround.[18]
Intheeliminationroundor"bloodround",theidealnumberofwrestlersthenpairoffandcompetein
matchesuntiltwovictorsemergewhowillcompeteinthefinalsforfirstandsecondplace.Allofthe
wrestlerswholosttothetwofinaliststhenhavethechancetowrestleinarepechageround.Therepechage
roundbeginswiththewrestlerswholosttothetwofinalistsatthelowestlevelofcompetitioninthe
eliminationround.Thematchesarepairedoffbythewrestlerswholosttoonefinalistandthewrestlers
wholosttotheother.Thetwowrestlerswhowinaftereverylevelofcompetitionarethevictorsofthe
repechageround.[19]
Inthefinals,thetwovictorsoftheeliminationroundcompeteforfirstandsecondplace.[20]
Inallroundsofthetournament,thewrestlerscompeteinmatchespairedoffintheorderofthenumbers
theydrewaftertheweighin.[21]
Afterthefinalsmatch,theawardsceremonywilltakeplace.Thefirstplaceandsecondplacewrestlerswill
receiveagoldandsilvermedal,respectively.(AttheFILAWorldChampionships,thefirstplacewrestler
willreceivetheWorldChampionshipBelt.)Thetworepechageroundwinnerswilleachbeawardedthird
placewithabronzemedal.Thetwowrestlerswholostinthefinalsforthethirdplaceareawardedfifth
place.Fromseventhplacedown,thewrestlersarerankedaccordingtotheclassificationpointsearnedfor
theirvictoriesorlosses.Ifthereisatieamongwrestlersforclassificationpoints,therankingisdetermined
inthisorderfromthehighesttothelowest:
Mostvictoriesearnedbyfall
Mostmatcheswonbytechnicalsuperiority
Mostperiodswonbytechnicalsuperiority
Mostpointsscoredinthetournament
Leastpointsscoredinthetournament
Wrestlerswhoremainedtiedafterthatwillbeawardedplacements"exaequo."Wrestlersclassifiedfrom
thefifthtothe10thplacewillreceiveaspecialdiploma.ThewrestlingtournamentsintheOlympicGames
andtheSeniorandJuniorWorldChampionshipsaredesignedtotakeplaceoverthreedaysonthree
mats.[22]

LayoutoftheMat
Thematchtakesplaceonathickrubbermatthatisshockabsorbingtoensuresafety.FortheOlympic
Games,allWorldChampionships,andWorldCups,themathastobenew.Themainwrestlingareahasa
ninemeterdiameterandissurroundedbya1.5metre(4.9ft)borderofthesamethicknessknownasthe
protectionarea.Insidetheninemeterindiametercircleisaredbandofonemeter(3ft3in)inwidththat
isontheouteredgeofthecircleandisknownastheredzone.Theredzoneisusedtohelpindicate
passivityonthepartofawrestlerthus,itisalsoknownasthepassivityzone.Insidetheredzoneisthe
centralwrestlingareawhichissevenmeters7metres(23ft0in)indiameter.Inthemiddleofthecentral
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surfaceofwrestlingisthecentralcircle,whichisonemeterindiameter.Thecentralcircleissurrounded
byaband10centimeters(4in)wideandisdividedinhalfbyaredlineeightcentimeters(318in)inwidth.
Thediagonallyoppositecornersofthemataremarkedwiththewrestlers'colors,redandblue.[23]
ForcompetitionintheOlympicGames,theWorldChampionships,andtheContinentalChampionships,the
matisinstalledonaplatformnogreaterthan1.1metres(3ft7in)inheight.Ifthematliesonapodiumand
theprotectionmargin(coveringandfreespacearoundthemat)doesnotreachtwometers(6ft6in),the
sidesofthepodiumarecoveredwith45(degree)inclinedpanels.Inallcases,thecoloroftheprotection
areaisdifferentfromthecolorofthemat.[24]

Equipment
Asingletisaonepiecewrestlinggarmentmadeofspandexthatshouldprovideatightand
comfortablefitforthewrestler.Itismadefromnylonorlycraandpreventsanopponentfromusing
anythingonthewrestlerasleverage.Onewrestlerusuallycompetesinaredsingletandtheotherina
bluesinglet.[24]
Aspecialpairofshoesiswornbythewrestlertoincreasehismobilityandflexibility.Wrestling
shoesarelightandflexibleinordertoprovidemaximumcomfortandmovement.Usuallymadewith
rubbersoles,theyhelpgivethewrestler'sfeetabettergriponthemat.[25]
Ahandkerchief,alsocalledabloodrag,iscarriedinthesinglet.Intheeventofbleeding,the
wrestlerwillremovetheclothfromhissingletandattempttostopthebleedingorcleanupanybodily
fluidsthatmayhavegottenontothemat.[24]
Headgear,equipmentwornaroundtheearstoprotectthewrestler,isoptionalinfreestyle.Headgear
isomittedattheparticipant'sownrisk,asthereisthepotentialtodevelopcauliflowerear.[25]

TheMatch
Amatchisacompetitionbetweentwoindividualwrestlersofthesameweightclass.Infreestylewrestling,
ajury(orteam)ofthreeofficials(referees)isused.Therefereecontrolstheactioninthecenter,blowing
thewhistletostartandstoptheaction,andsupervisesthescoringofholdsandinfractions.Thejudgesitsat
thesideofthemat,keepsscore,andoccasionallygiveshisapprovalwhenneededbytherefereeforvarious
decisions.Thematchairmansitsatthescoringtable,keepstime,isresponsiblefordeclaringtechnical
superiority,andsupervisestheworkoftherefereeandjudge.Tocallafall,twoofthethreeofficialsmust
agree(usually,therefereeandeitherthejudgeorthematchairman).[26]

SessionFormat
InGrecoRomanandfreestyle,theformatistwothreeminutesessions.Beforeeachmatch,eachwrestler's
nameiscalled,andthewrestlertakeshisplaceatthecornerofthematassignedtohiscolor.Thereferee
thencallsbothofthemtohissideatthecenterofthemat,shakeshandswiththem,inspectstheirapparel,
andchecksforanyperspiration,oilyorgreasysubstances,andanyotherinfractions.Thetwowrestlersthen
greeteachother,shakehands,andtherefereeblowshiswhistletostartthesession.[27]
Awrestlerwinsthematchwhenhehasoutscoredhisopponentattheendofthetwothreeminutesessions.
Forexample,ifonecompetitorweretoscorefourpointsinthefirstsessionandhisopponenttwo,andthen
twointhesecondsession,hisopponentzero,thecompetitorwouldwin.Onlyafall,injurydefault,or
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disqualificationterminatesthematchallothermodesofvictoryresult
onlyinsessiontermination.[27]
Infreestyle,ifnowrestlerscoresintwominutes,therefereeofthe
matchwillthenidentifythemorepassivewrestler,andthatwrestler
willbegivenathirtysecondwindowofopportunitytoscore,andifhe
doesn't,thenhisopponentwillbeawardedapoint.[28]
Thefreestylewrestlerintheblue
Whenthesession(ormatch)hasconcluded,therefereestandsatthe
singletscorespointsoverthe
centerofthematfacingtheofficials'table.Bothwrestlersthen
wrestlerintheredsinglettowin
approacheachother,shakehands,andstandoneithersideofthe
bydecision.
refereetoawaitthedecision.Therefereethenproclaimsthewinnerby
raisingthewinner'shand.Attheendofthematch,eachwrestlerthen
shakeshandswiththerefereeandreturnstoshakehandswithhisopponent'scoach.[29]

Matchscoring
Infreestylewrestling,aswellasinGrecoRomanwrestling,pointsareawardedmostlyonthebasisof
explosiveactionandrisk.Forexample,whenonewrestlerperformsagrandamplitudethrowthatbringshis
opponentintothedangerposition,heisawardedthegreatestnumberofpointsthatcanbescoredinone
instance.Also,awrestlerwhotakestherisktobrieflyrollonthemat(withhisshouldersincontactwiththe
mat)couldgiveacertainnumberofpointstohisopponent.Scoringcanbeaccomplishedinthefollowing
ways:
Takedown(1to5points):Awrestlerisawardedpointsforatakedownwhenthewrestlergains
controloverhisopponentonthematfromaneutralposition(whenthewrestlerisonhisfeet).At
leastthreepointsofcontacthavetobecontrolledonthemat(e.g.twoarmsandonekneetwoknees
andonearmortheheadortwoarmsandthehead).[27]
(5points):5pointsareawardedforatakedownbroughtaboutbyathrowofgrandamplitude(a
throwinwhichawrestlerbringshisopponentoffofthematandcontrolshimsothathisfeet
godirectlyabovehishead)eitherfromthestandingorparterrepositionintoadirectand
immediatedangerposition.[30]
(3points):Generally,threepointsareawardedforatakedownbroughtaboutbyashort
amplitudethrowthatdoesnotbringhisopponentinadirectandimmediatedangerpositionor
foratakedowninwhichawrestler'sopponentistakenfromhisfeetorhisstomachtohisback
orside(athrowofshortamplitude)sothatheisinthedangerposition.[30]
(1point):onepointisawardedforatakedownbroughtaboutbyawrestlertakinghisopponent
fromhisfeettohisstomachorsidesuchthathisbackorshouldersarenotexposedtothemat
andwhileinthispositionholdinghimdownwithcontrol.[31]
Reversal(1point):Awrestlerisawardedonepointforareversalwhenthewrestlergainscontrol
overhisopponentfromadefensiveposition(whenthewrestlerisbeingcontrolledbyhis
opponent).[31]
ExposurealsocalledtheDangerPosition(2or3points):Awrestlerisawardedpointsforexposure
whenthewrestlerexposeshisopponent'sbacktothematforseveralseconds.Pointsforexposureare
alsoawardedifone'sbackistothematbutthewrestlerisnotpinned.Criteriaforexposureorthe
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dangerpositionismetwhen1)awrestler'sopponentisina
bridgepositiontoavoidbeingpinned,2)awrestler'sopponentis
ononeorbothelbowswithhisbacktothematandavoids
gettingpinned,3)awrestlerholdsoneofhisopponent's
shoulderstothematandtheothershoulderatanacuteangle(less
than90degrees),4)awrestler'sopponentisinan"instantaneous
fall"position(wherebothofhisshouldersareonthematforless
thanonesecond),or5)thewrestler'sopponentrollsonhis
shoulders.[32]Awrestlerinthedangerpositionallowshis
TwoUnitedStatesmilitary
opponenttoscoretwopoints.Anadditionalholddownpoint
servicemengrappleinafreestyle
maybeearnedbymaintainingtheexposurecontinuouslyforfive
wrestlingchampionshipmatch.
seconds.[33]
Penalty(1or2points):Underthe20042005changestothe
internationalstyles,awrestlerwhoseopponenttakesaninjurytimeoutreceivesonepointunlessthe
injuredwrestlerisbleeding.Otherinfractions(e.g.fleeingaholdorthemat,strikingtheopponent,
actingwithbrutalityorintenttoinjure,usingillegalholds,etc.)arepenalizedbyanawardofeither
oneortwopoints,aCaution,andachoiceofpositiontotheopponent.[33]Awrestlerwhose
opponentregularlyrefusestotakeanorderedholdisawardedapoint.[34]
OutofBounds(1point):Wheneverawrestlerplaceshisfootintheprotectionarea,thematchis
stopped,andonepointisawardedtohisopponent.[31]
Stalling(1point):Apointawardedtotheattackingwrestlerwhoseopponentfleestheholdor
refusestostart.[34]
Classificationpointsarealsoawardedinaninternationalwrestlingtournament,whichgivemostpointsto
thewinnerandinsomecases,onepointtotheloserdependingontheoutcomeofthematchandhowthe
victorywasattained.Forexample,avictorybyfallwouldgivethewinnerfiveclassificationpointsandthe
losernopoints,whileamatchwonbytechnicalsuperioritywiththeloserscoringtechnicalpointswould
awardthreepointstothewinnerandonepointtoloser.[35]
Thefulldeterminationsforscoringarefoundonpages34to40oftheFILAInternationalWrestlingRules
(http://www.filawrestling.com/images/documents/lutte/wr230107.pdf).

VictoryConditionsinFreestylewrestling
Amatchcanbewoninthefollowingways:
WinbyFall:Theobjectoftheentirewrestlingmatchistoattainvictorybywhatisknownasthe
fall.Afall,alsoknownasapin,occurswhenonewrestlerholdsbothofhisopponents'shoulderson
thematsimultaneously.InGrecoRomanandfreestylewrestling,thetwoshouldersofthedefensive
wrestlermustbeheldlongenoughfortherefereeto"observethetotalcontrolofthefall"(usually
rangingfromonehalfsecondtoaboutoneortwoseconds).Theneitherthejudgeorthemat
chairmanconcurswiththerefereethatafallismade.(Iftherefereedoesnotindicateafall,andthe
fallisvalid,thejudgeandthematchairmancanconcurtogetherandannouncethefall.)Afallends
thematchentirelyregardlessofwhenitoccurs.[36][37]
WinbyTechnicalSuperiority(AlsocalledTechnicalFall):Ifatanypointduringthematch,a
wrestlergainsatenpointleadoverhisopponent,thewrestlerwouldwinthematchbytechnical
fall.[27]
WinbyDecision:Ifneitherwrestlerachieveseitherafallortechnicalsuperiority,thewrestlerwho
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scoredmorepointsduringmatchisdeclaredthewinner.[38]
WinbyDefault:Ifonewrestlerisunabletocontinue
participatingforanyreasonorfailstoshowuponthematafter
hisnamewascalledthreetimesbeforethematchbegins,his
opponentisdeclaredthewinnerofthematchbydefault,forfeit,
orwithdrawal.[39]
WinbyInjury:Ifonewrestlerisinjuredandunabletocontinue,
theotherwrestlerisdeclaredthewinner.Thisisalsoreferredto
asamedicalforfeitorinjurydefault.Thetermalso
encompassessituationswherewrestlersbecomeill,taketoo
manyinjurytimeouts,orbleeduncontrollably.Ifawrestleris
injuredbyhisopponent'sillegalmaneuverandcannotcontinue,
thewrestleratfaultisdisqualified.[40]
WinbyDisqualification:Normally,ifawrestlerisassessed
threeCautionsforbreakingtherules,heisdisqualified.Under
othercircumstances,suchasflagrantbrutality,thematchmaybe
endedimmediatelyandthewrestlerdisqualifiedandremoved
fromthetournament.[41]

Comparedtocollegiate(scholastic
orfolkstyle)wrestling,themain
styledoneinU.S.highschools,
colleges,anduniversities,
freestylewrestlinginvolvesa
greateremphasisonexplosive
actionbybothwrestlers,as
opposedtoonewrestler's
dominanceandcontrolofthe
other.

TeamScoringin
Tournaments

Thewrestlerontopsecuresthe
fallinthisfreestylewrestling
match.

Inaninternationalwrestlingtournament,teamsenterone
wrestlerateachweightclassandscorepointsbasedonthe
individualperformances.Forexample,ifawrestleratthe60kg
weightclassfinishesinfirstplace,thenhisteamwillreceive10
points.Ifheweretofinishintenthplace,thentheteamwould
onlyreceiveone.Attheendofthetournament,eachteam'sscore
istallied,andtheteamwiththemostpointswinstheteam

competition.[42]

TeamCompetition
Ateamcompetitionordualmeetisameetingbetween(typicallytwo)teamsinwhichindividualwrestlers
atagivenweightclasscompeteagainsteachother.Ateamreceivesonepointforeachvictoryinaweight
classregardlessoftheoutcome.Theteamthatscoresthemostpointsattheendofthematcheswinsthe
teamcompetition.Iftherearetwosetsofcompetitionswithoneteamwinningthehomecompetitionand
onewinningtheawaycompetition,athirdcompetitionmaytakeplacetodeterminethewinnerforranking
purposes,ortherankingmaytakeplacebyassessinginorder:1)themostvictoriesbyaddingthepointsof
thetwomatches2)themostpointsbyfall,default,forfeit,ordisqualification3)themostmatcheswonby
technicalsuperiority4)themostperiodswonbytechnicalsuperiority5)themosttechnicalpointswonin
allthecompetition6)theleasttechnicalpointswoninallthecompetition.Thisworkssimilarlywhenmore
thantwoteamsareinvolvedinthispredicament.[43]

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Atthecollegiate,world,andOlympiclevels,womenwrestlefreestyle.Duringcompetitionthewrestlers
willeitherweararedsingletorbluesingletdependingonwheretheyareplacedinthebracket.Allfemale
competitorsarerequiredtowearawomenscutsingletwithproperfittingtominimizeanydistracting
incidents.
TheUnitedStatesisstillbehindCanadawithregardtotheacceptanceofWomensWrestling.TheUSA
struggleswithimplementinghighschoolteamsforgirls.Asaresult,manyhighschoolgirlsparticipateon
theboysteamwheretheywrestleAmericanFreestyle.However,theUnitedStateshasmadestrides
amongstuniversitiesboasting14schoolsregisteredontheWomensCollegiateWrestlingAssociation
websiteofferingopportunitiestocontinuewrestlingwhilegettinganeducation.GatorWrestlingClub,
TitanMercuryWrestlingClub,NewYorkAthleticClub,ArmyWorldClassAthleteProgram,Sunkist
Kids,andthePennsylvaniaWrestlingClubaredomesticsponsorsthatsupportmanyofthenationstop
girls.
Inadditiontocollegesanduniversities,thereareprogramsliketheBeattheStreetsGirlsWrestling
Program(http://www.nycwomenswrestling.com).Thisorganizationishighlysuccessfulattargetinginner
citykidsandintroducingthemtotheworldofwrestlingatnocost.Othernotableorganizationsinclude
ChickWrestler(http://www.chickwrestler.com),whichwascreatedinJanuary2012tomarketandpromote
womenswrestlingattheOlympicLevel.
WomenswrestlingmadeitsOlympicDebutinAthens2004.Typicallythefemaleshave7weightclasses
(48kg,51kg,55kg,59kg,63kg,67kg,72kg)thatcompeteinaWorldChampionships.Though,during
theOlympicyear,theweightsarereducedtoonly4(48kg,55kg,63kg,and72kg).[44]Onlyone
representativefromeachweightclassispermittedtoenterOlympicCompetition.

Seealso
ListofWorldandOlympicChampionsinmen'sfreestylewrestling
Amateurwrestling
Folkwrestling
GrecoRomanwrestling
Collegiatewrestling
Submissionwrestling

Notes
1. InternationalFederationofAssociatedWrestlingStyles."FreestyleWrestling".FILA.Retrieved20081028.
2. "Wrestling,Freestyle"byMichaelB.PoliakofffromEncyclopediaofWorldSport:FromAncientTimestothe
Present,Vol.3,p.1190,eds.DavidLevinsonandKarenChristensen(SantaBarbara,CA:ABCCLIO,Inc.,
1996).
3. "Wrestling,GrecoRoman"byMichaelB.PoliakofffromEncyclopediaofWorldSport:FromAncientTimesto
thePresent,Vol.3,p.1196,eds.DavidLevinsonandKarenChristensen(SantaBarbara,CA:ABCCLIO,Inc.,
1996).
4. "Wrestling,Freestyle"byMichaelB.PoliakofffromEncyclopediaofWorldSport:FromAncientTimestothe
Present,Vol.3,p.1191,eds.DavidLevinsonandKarenChristensen(SantaBarbara,CA:ABCCLIO,Inc.,
1996)
5. Dellinger,Bob."TheOldestSport".NationalWrestlingHallofFameandMuseum.Archivedfromtheoriginal
on20070703.Retrieved20070812.
6. http://www.filaofficial.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=768&Itemid=100236&lang=en
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7. "Wrestling,Freestyle"byMichaelB.PoliakofffromEncyclopediaofWorldSport:FromAncientTimestothe
Present,Vol.3,p.1193,eds.DavidLevinsonandKarenChristensen(SantaBarbara,CA:ABCCLIO,Inc.,
1996).
8. http://espn.go.com/olympics/wrestling/story/_/id/8939185/iocdropswrestling2020olympics
9. http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=26242
10. http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/id/9650530/wrestlinggetsreinstated2020olympics
11. InternationalFederationofAssociatedWrestlingStyles(20061201)."InternationalWrestlingRules:Greco
RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).p.11.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).pp.1112.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).p.55.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).pp.12,55.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).pp.1618,40.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).pp.89.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).p.9.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).p.10.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).pp.2226.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).pp.30,4344.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).p.29.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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RomanWrestling,FreestyleWrestling,Women'sWrestling"(PDF).p.35.FILA.Retrieved20081028.
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FreestyleandGrecoRomanWrestling(http://www.thewrestlingtalk.com/internationalwrestling/)
Freestylewrestlingvideos(http://www.MatDaddy.com)
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