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Bobby Weaver
Robert Brooks Weaver Sr. (born December 29, 1958) is an American former freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at 48 kg (105.5 pounds) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a silver medal at the 1979 World Championships and was a member of the 1980 Olympic team that boycotted the Moscow Olympics. Wrestling career High school Weaver began wrestling at the age of six. He attended Easton Area High School in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he won three PIAA state titles. He won in 1975 and 1976 at the 98-pound weight class and in 1977 at the 105-pound weight class. In 1977, Weaver participated in the Dapper Dan Classic, which features the Pennsylvania all-stars against a national team and won by a fall in 0:50. He graduated from Easton High School in 1977 and spent a post-graduate year at Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. While at Blair, he won the National Prep School Championship and the Outstanding Wrestler trophy. College Weaver matriculated at Lehigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling. American collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules. Freestyle wrestling, like collegiate wrestling, has its greatest origins in catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In both styles the ultimate goal is to throw and pin the opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Unlike Greco-Roman, freestyle and collegiate wrestling allow the use of the wrestler's or the opponent's legs in offense and defense. Freestyle wrestling brings together traditional wrestling, judo, and sambo techniques. According to wrestling's world governing body, United World Wrestling (UWW), freestyle wrestling is one of the six main forms of amateur c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
