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Chart: A select group of medalists
- Article by: PATRICK REUSSE , Star Tribune
- Updated: July 15, 2012 - 7:35 AM
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There was an open weight class for Greco-Roman wrestling at the initial Olympics in Athens in 1896. Greco-Roman regained its place at the Olympics with four weight classes at the 1908 London Games. Greco-Roman has been part of the Olympic program since then. There are now seven weight classes.
The United States has won 14 of the 546 Greco-Roman medals that have been awarded in the Olympics since 1908. Here's the list:
Flyweight: Brandon Paulson, silver, 1996 Atlanta.
Bantamweight: Dennis Hall, silver, 1996 Atlanta.
Lightweight: Bronze, James Martinez, 1984 Los Angeles*; Rodney Smith, 1992 Barcelona.
Welterweight: Silver, Matt Lindland, 2000 Sydney.
Heavyweight: Silver, Dennis Koslowski, 1992 Barcelona. Bronze, Koslowski, 1988 Seoul; Adam Wheeler, 2008 Beijing; Bronze, Garrett Lowney, 2000 Sydney.
Super heavyweight: Gold, Jeff Blatnik, 1984 Los Angeles*; Rulon Gardner, 2000 Sydney. Silver, Matt Ghaffari, 1996 Atlanta. Bronze, Gardner, 2004 Athens.
Light heavyweight: Gold, Steve Fraser, 1984 Los Angeles*.
* Los Angeles Games were boycotted by Soviet bloc nations, eliminating many of the best Greco-Roman competitors. ** Light heavyweight class no longer in Olympic program.
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| Baltimore - WP: F. Garcia | 6 | FINAL |
| Toronto - LP: R. Dickey | 5 |
| Cleveland - LP: V. Pestano | 4 | FINAL |
| Boston - WP: J. Tazawa | 7 |
| LA Angels - WP: B. Buckner | 7 | FINAL |
| Kansas City - LP: J. Guthrie | 0 |
| Colorado - LP: R. Betancourt | 5 | FINAL |
| San Francisco - WP: S. Romo | 6 |
| Minnesota - WP: P. Walters | 3 | FINAL |
| Detroit - LP: D. Fister | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs - LP: T. Wood | 2 | FINAL |
| Cincinnati - WP: H. Bailey | 5 |
| Pittsburgh - WP: J. Locke | 5 | FINAL |
| Milwaukee - LP: M. Fiers | 2 |
| NY Yankees - WP: I. Nova | 4 | FINAL |
| Tampa Bay - LP: J. Lueke | 3 |
| Atlanta - WP: A. Varvaro | 7 | FINAL |
| NY Mets - LP: B. Lyon | 5 |
| Philadelphia - WP: C. Durbin | 5 | FINAL |
| Washington - LP: D. Storen | 3 |
| St. Louis - LP: S. Maness | 3 | FINAL |
| Los Angeles - WP: P. Rodriguez | 5 |
| Miami - LP: R. Webb | 1 | FINAL |
| Chicago WSox - WP: J. Peavy | 2 |
| Oakland - WP: A. Griffin | 11 | FINAL |
| Houston - LP: L. Harrell | 5 |
| Atlanta - WP: M. Minor | 6 | FINAL |
| NY Mets - LP: D. Gee | 0 |
| San Diego | 7 | Top 5th Inning |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Texas | 4 | Bottom 5th Inning |
| Seattle | 2 |
| San Antonio | 102 | 1st OT 0:38 |
| Memphis | 93 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | FINAL |
| Montreal | 5 |
| Portland | 2 | FINAL |
| D.C. | 0 |
| Toronto FC | 0 | FINAL |
| New England | 2 |
| San Jose | 0 | FINAL |
| FC Dallas | 1 |
| Chicago | 1 | FINAL |
| Real Salt Lake | 1 |
| Chivas USA | 0 | FINAL |
| Colorado | 2 |
| New York | 69 | FINAL |
| Connecticut | 81 |
| Tulsa | 81 | FINAL |
| Atlanta | 98 |
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