Published by National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Sponsored by USA Wrestling and Levitetz Family Foundation

Stillwater, OK - The booklet, titled “The Gold Standard,” presents the history of the 47 wrestling Olympic champions from the United States who have won 50 gold medals from 1904 to 2008, is now available in digital format online at www.nwhof.org and www.themat.com.

“At some point in the lives of each of these 47 gold medalists, the joy of competing fueled their passion for wrestling,” said Lee Roy Smith, executive director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “We pay tribute to these extraordinary individuals and to our national governing body, USA Wrestling, for helping pave the way to wrestling’s greatest glory.”

This full color digital booklet features narrative from the Olympic Games, an honor roll of Olympic wrestling champions with their biographies, live footage of select gold medalist, Olympic symbols and traditions, wrestling champions from the ancient Olympic Games, and a trivia challenge.

“I am a firm believer in high standards,” said Dan Gable, 1972 Olympic champion who is being inducted into the FILA Hall of Fame on August 3 in London. “An Olympic gold medal is the highest standard in our sport.”

Copies of the booklet can also be purchased here or by calling 405-377-5243.

The public can follow the excitement of the USA Greco-Roman and Freestyle Men’s and Women’s Olympic Wrestling Teams at the London Olympics online at www.nbcolympics.com and www.themat.com.

The 2012 London Olympic Wrestling Schedule:

Sunday, August 5             Men’s Greco-Roman 55kg, 74kg
Monday, August 6            Men’s Greco-Roman 60kg, 84kg, 120kg
Tuesday, August 7           Men’s Greco-Roman 66kg, 96kg
Wednesday, August 8      Women’s Freestyle 48kg, 63kg
Thursday, August 9          Women’s Freestyle 55kg, 72kg
Friday, August 10             Men’s Freestyle 55kg, 74kg
Saturday, August 11         Men’s Freestyle 60kg, 84kg, 120kg
Sunday, August 12           Men’s Freestyle 66kg, 96kg

 

Estimated Daily Competition Schedule (London Time Zone):

1:00 pm                Preliminary Round
2:30pm                 Quarterfinal Round
3:00pm                 Semifinal Round
5:45pm                 Bronze Medal Round
6:25pm                 Gold Medal Round