Category: Wrestling History

May 23rd is globally recognized as World Wrestling Day What is World Wrestling Day? World Wrestling Day commemorates the first Greco-Roman wrestling world championships held on May 23, 1904 in Vienna, Austria. Today, World Wrestling Day is used as a time to celebrate and promote all styles of amateur wrestling around the world. The month…

Profiles on the 10 best wrestlers from Ohio all-time plus top 25 ranked Ohio has a long history of legends accomplishing amazing feats in the sport of wrestling. From Harry Steel capturing Ohio’s first Olympic Gold in 1924 to David Taylor winning the 2020 Olympics along with three World Championships, you will find that some…

The top 10 four-time state champions in Ohio wrestling history Updated May 2024 Over 2,400 individual state wrestling champions have been crowned in Ohio since the first State championship was held in 1938 at John Hay High School in Cleveland. In 1978 Mark Zimmer made history and became the first wrestler in Ohio and third…