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Official Wrestling results from the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments.
Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from 12–21 August 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories.
14 kwi 2009 · Way to go, Artur! Russians are the winningest athletes when it comes to Olympic wrestling. In fact, the bagged the most gold medals (6 of 14) at the 2008 Beijing Games. One of the Russian winners is Dagestan native Shirvani Muradov who topped the freestyle 96 kg division.
Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in human history—if not the oldest. Multiple sculptures, reliefs and cave drawings—some of which date to around 15,000 years ago—show wrestlers using various holds that are still used in the present-day sport. Wrestling was a key part of the ancient Olympic Games, where it was first contested in 708 BCE.
18 sty 2024 · Which Olympic Games saw the best USA Wrestling uniform? The fans have voted as part of the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials on April 19th and 20th, 2024.
Discover the schedule and details for Team USA's Wrestling events at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Stay informed about our athletes' performances and achievements in Olympic Wrestling.
Regardless of the momentum, when the greatest male and female wrestlers in the world took to the mat in the Tokyo Olympics over the past week, they wore singlets. Let’s take a quick look at the history of Olympic singlets and the current rules that dictate the styles worn on the mat.
