Spiking, or lifting and slamming the opponent head-first to the mat (though other forms of slamming are generally allowed in the international styles; in collegiate, slamming per se is illegal)
The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, located in the West End of the city, will host Wrestling, Judo and Boxing, as well as the Main Press Center and the International Broadcast Centre, benefiting from its strategic position adjacent to the headquarters of BBC Scotland and STV at Pacific Quay.
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Hans-Dieter Brüchert (born 18 August 1952 in Jarmen) is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Heinz-Helmut Wehling (born 8 September 1950 in Bad Frankenhausen) is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Hendrik "Henk" Schenk (born 29 April 1945 in Wieringerwaard) is an American former wrestler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Jeff Prescott (born 1969, Olean, New York) is an American amateur wrestler, who won two NCAA division 1 championships at Penn State University and was the first Penn State Most Outstanding Wrestler (MOW) of the NCAA tournament.
Klaus-Peter Göpfert (born 22 October 1948 in Coburg) is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Kurt-Benny Christer Elmgren (born 31 August 1943 in Hovmantorp) is a Swedish former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
László Dvorák (born 24 November 1964 in Kőszeg) is a Hungarian former wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Lazaros Loizidis (born 16 February 1976 in Taldykorgan) is a Greek former wrestler who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He was originally a decent amateur, having a pre-professional dispute with the future Jumbo Tsuruta over team representation in the Japanese collegiate championships.
Ullern IF or its predecessors have had sections (which are now defunct) for track and field, amateur boxing, amateur wrestling, gymnastics, judo, Nordic skiing, alpine skiing and tennis.
When amateur wrestling, especially freestyle wrestling, gained prominence as an amateur sport after the Civil War, the Amateur Athletic Union first began to regulate it, sponsoring national tournaments and local athletic clubs in amateur wrestling.
Zbigniew Żedzicki (born 28 June 1945 in Alfeld) is a Polish former wrestler who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Instead of continuing her amateur wrestling career in a university, Nagashima took part in an audition held by professional wrestling promotion, Gaea Japan, which she passed with flying colors.
Upon his return from the Olympics, Robin retired his amateur wrestling career having never lost a match- a feat unmatched by anyone else in the history of the sport other than Japan's Osamu Watanabe