Karl Gotch is credited with inventing the German Suplex. The move has its origins in Greco-Roman grappling, and Gotch was an Olympian in freestyle wrestling. He would introduce the move to Japan ...

The threshold for a victory by technical fall is a 10-point lead in freestyle wrestling and an 8-point lead in Greco-Roman wrestling. A match could also end if one of the wrestlers receives a third ...

The threshold for a victory by technical fall is a 10-point lead in freestyle wrestling and an 8-point lead in Greco-Roman wrestling. Note: Some components of NBCOlympics.com may not be optimized for ...

The use of the legs is not allowed in male-only Greco-Roman, which also outlaws holds below the waist, but both are permitted in freestyle wrestling, contested at the Games by both men and ...

Saitiev won Olympic gold in 1996, 2004, and 2008 in the 74 kg category and claimed six world and European titles, cementing his wrestling legacy. Three-time Olympic freestyle wrestling champion ...