Fencing vs Freestyle wrestling
Fencing and Freestyle wrestling side by side, from the facts recorded for each art.
| Fencing | Freestyle wrestling | |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | — | British Empire |
| Type | combat sport and Olympic sport | amateur wrestling |
| Competition at the Olympics | Yes – 108 Olympic events recorded | Yes – 30 Olympic events recorded |
| Notable practitioners here | 3202 | 562 |
| Top countries of practitioners | France, Italy and United States | Russia, Soviet Union and Iran |
| Equipment and weapons | foil, épée and saber | — |
| Weight classes | — | Yes |
| Energy use (MET) | 6.0 MET (Fencing, general) | — |
Fencing
Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: foil, épée, and sabre (also spelled saber), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fencers specialise in one of these disciplines. The modern sport gained prominence near the end of the 19th century, evolving from historical European swordsmanship. The Italian school altered the historical European martial art of classical fencing, and the French school later refined that system. Scoring points in a fencing competition is done by making contact with the opponent with one's sword.
From the Wikipedia article Fencing (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman. High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the United States are conducted under different rules and termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling. U.S. collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules.
From the Wikipedia article Freestyle wrestling (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Facts from Wikidata (CC0): Q12100, Q327223. Practitioner counts are the people with a profile on this site. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.