Discipline dossier
Greco-Roman Wrestling
4 fundamental techniques
01Executive Overview
Developed in early 19th-century France by Napoleonic soldier Jean Exbroyat as "flat-hand wrestling," the art was named "Greco-Roman" by Italian wrestler Basilio Bartoletti to project an image of classical antiquity. It was included in the modern Olympic Games at Athens 1896 and has remained an Olympic staple ever since.
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