Collegiate wrestling
Wrestling style used in US college men's competition
フォークスタイルレスリング
- Type
- wrestling, wrestling style
Collegiate wrestling, commonly referred to as folkstyle wrestling, is the form of wrestling practiced by men at the post-secondary level in the United States. This style of wrestling is also practiced at the high school, middle school, and elementary levels with some modifications.
The rules and style of collegiate/folkstyle wrestling differ from the Olympic styles of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Collegiate and freestyle wrestling, unlike Greco-Roman, also both allow the use of the wrestler's or their opponent's legs in offense and defense. There are collegiate wrestling programs in almost all U.S. states, and one university in Canada.
Notable Collegiate wrestling athletes and practitioners
- Kyle Snyder United States
- Chad Mendes United States
- Johny Hendricks United States
- Gregor Gillespie United States
- Bo Nickal United States
- Arjan Bhullar Canada
- Jay Robinson United States
- Bobby Douglas United States
- Pat Smith United States
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q5146995 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.