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Quiz about Great Olympic Wrestlers Freestyle

Great Olympic Wrestlers (Freestyle) Quiz

This is a quiz about multiple time Olympic champions in freestyle wrestling.

A multiple-choice quiz by maripp2002. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
maripp2002

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
396,942

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
120

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Question 1 of 10

1. This, far from average, American wrestler won golds at 62kg in both 1988 (Seoul) and 1992 (Barcelona).

He was also a world champion at 62kg in 1987,1989,1990,and 1991. Hint

Tom Brands

Coleman Scott

Randall Lewis

John Smith

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Question 2 of 10

2. With four Olympic gold medals, across two weight classes, this Japanese woman is sporting some serious bling. She won gold at 63kg in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing), 2012 (London) and at 58kg in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Hint

Kaori Icho

Hitomi Obara

Saori Yoshida

Eri Tosaka

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Question 3 of 10

3. This big man from the former USSR won three Olympic gold medals at two weight classes. Golds at 97+kg in 1964 (Tokyo) and 1968 (Mexico City),and 100+kg in 1972 (Munich). Making him one of the all-time greats in Olympic history. Hint

Ivan Yarygin

Aleksandr Medved

Aleksandr Ivanitsky

Savkuds Dzarasov

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Question 4 of 10

4. Despite his loss to American Brandon Slay in 2000 at the Sydney games, where he ultimately finished ninth, this Russian wrestler still managed to win three Olympic golds. Those were all at 74kg in 1996 (Atlanta), 2004 (Athens) and 2008 (Beijing). Hint

Gennadiy Laliyev

Aniuar Geduev

Murad Gaidarov

Buvaisar Saitiev

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Question 5 of 10

5. This American superheavyweight won two Olympic gold medals in 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1992 (Barcelona). He also managed two other Olympic medals with a silver in 1988 (Seoul) and a bronze in 1996 (Atlanta). Hint

Jeffrey Thue

Tom Erikson

Robert Molle

Bruce Baumgartner

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Question 6 of 10

6. Winning gold at 48kg at both the 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta) games was this wrestler from North Korea. Hint

Son Gab-Do

Kim Tae-woo

Kim Il

Kim Jong-Shin

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Question 7 of 10

7. This Japanese woman had an incredible streak winning a world or Olympic championship every year from 2002 until 2015. Losing to Helen Maroulis, at 53kg in 2016 at the Rio games, can't diminish the accomplishments of this woman who won gold at 55 KG in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing), and 2012 (London). Hint

Xu Li

Hitomi Obara

Eri Tosaka

Saori Yoshida

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Question 8 of 10

8. Winning back to back gold at 57kg in 1964 (Tokyo) and 1968 (Mexico City) this Japanese man was one of the great Bantamweights of all time. Hint

Kikuo Wada

Hideaki Yanagida

Yojiro Uetake Obata

Shigeru Kasahara

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Question 9 of 10

9. Collecting one Olympic gold at 120kg in 2004(Athens), this wrestler from Uzbekistan, was disqualified from the 2008 (Beijing) and 2012(London) Olympics where he forfeited his Olympic golds for a positive test for a banned substance. Hint

Artur Taymazov

David Modzmanashvili

Taha Akgul

Marid Mutalimov

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Question 10 of 10

10. Arsen Fadzayev won two Olympic gold medals at 68kg. The first was in 1988 (Seoul) while representing the USSR. The second was in 1992 (Barcelona) while wrestling for the___________________?

Answer: (Two Words. Teams of the Former USSR )

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This, far from average, American wrestler won golds at 62kg in both 1988 (Seoul) and 1992 (Barcelona). He was also a world champion at 62kg in 1987,1989,1990,and 1991.

Answer: John Smith

John Smith wrestled at Oklahoma State University where he was a two time NCAA champion. He comes from a wrestling family - and has wrestled with and coached his brothers, sons, and nephews.

Answer: Kaori Icho

Kaori Icho is also a ten time world champion. She has earned eight golds at 63kg, and two more at 58kg. That makes her one of the most successful wrestlers ever on the world stage.

Answer: Aleksandr Medved

He was the Soviet Union's flag bearer at the 1972 games. He was also a seven time world champion and two time world medalist. Held annually in Belarus, is a freestyle wrestling tournament, named for the famed wrestler.

Answer: Buvaisar Saitiev

He also won six world gold medals at 74kg in 1995,1997,1998,2001,2003 and 2005. At the time of his retirement from international wrestling, he had only lost two matches at the world or Olympic games, in his entire career!

Answer: Bruce Baumgartner

Baumgartner had a total of 13 world or Olympic medals in freestyle wrestling! In 1995 he was awarded the James E. Sullivan award, given annually to the top outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.

6. Winning gold at 48kg at both the 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta) games was this wrestler from North Korea.

Answer: Kim Il

He also won a world silver in 1991.

The now defunct 48kg weight class was good to the Koreas. A total of five Olympic medals were won by wrestlers from North or South Korea at the eight Olympic games where the weight class was contested.

Answer: Saori Yoshida

The Japanese women's team have produced an incredible number of world class athletes. Maybe the best of which is Saori Yoshida. She was a 13 time world champion and a three time Olympic champion - an incredible feat. She only suffered one loss at the Olympics or world championships - in 17 trips. That was her gold medal match at the 2016 (Beijing) games.

8. Winning back to back gold at 57kg in 1964 (Tokyo) and 1968 (Mexico City) this Japanese man was one of the great Bantamweights of all time.

Answer: Yojiro Uetake Obata

Uetake wrestled at Oklahoma State University, in the USA while completing his degree. While at OSU he was undefeated in three seasons and won three national championships in folkstyle wrestling. He is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Answer: Artur Taymazov

Taymazov was also a five time world medalist, and an Olympic silver medalist in 2000 (Sydney).

10. Arsen Fadzayev won two Olympic gold medals at 68kg. The first was in 1988 (Seoul) while representing the USSR. The second was in 1992 (Barcelona) while wrestling for the___________________?

Answer: Unified Team

The Unified Team only competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics (Barcelona) and 1992 Winter Olympics (Albertville). In that one Olympic games they won seven medals in Freestyle wrestling!

Source: Author maripp2002

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