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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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| How many pins did Dan Gable have in high school and college combined? | Amateur Wrestling
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108. Dan Gable went to Waterloo West High School and Iowa State University.
2. He won it at Iowa State University in 1968 and 1969.
182-1. He went 64-0 at Waterloo West High School and 119-1 at Iowa State University. He lost his last ever match in college to Larry Owings in the NCAA finals of 1970.
0. He won a gold medal despite a painful knee injury. Nobody was able to score on him in the 1972 Olympics.
| What is the most amount of points you can score at one time in folkstyle wrestling? | Amateur Wrestling
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7. If he is clasping and you finish a peterson roll, that's three plus three backpoints, and one for screaming totalling up to seven.
| Dan Gable hurt his leg before the Olymipic finals. Which leg did he tape? | Amateur Wrestling
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right. He hurt his left, but taped his right to fool his opponent in the 1972 Olympics.
1 point. You are allowed to try to complete a move and if you do, you get the points for the move you did plus you are rewarded 1 point if the other clasps.
| How many times did the Iowa Hawkeyes win a national championship with Dan Gable as their coach? | Amateur Wrestling
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15. They won it 9 years straight from 1978-1986, then again in 1991, '92, '93, '95, '96, and '97.
One point. You get 1 point for escape and 2 for a reversal, and in college you get riding points for holding the bottom man down for a minute, each minute is 1 point. When you're on top, its always better to give up 1 for the escape rather than 2 for a reversal.
Low Level Single. It is also called the John Smith single.
Three. 5 points are awarded for a 5 second count near fall, but 2 points for a 2 second count near fall.
Taking too many shots. Each wrestler is required to make an attempt to continue action in the circle and wrestle aggressively at all times. When a referee sees stalling, he will warn the wrestler who is stalling. Further violations will be penalized.
| How many weight classes are there in sanctioned high school competition? | Amateur Wrestling
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14. The weight classes are 103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 285.
Five points. You get different team points for different ways of winning. Five for technical falls, six for pins, four for a major decision, and three for a decision.
Referees positon. This is where both top and bottom man start at the center of the mat with one wrestler (in the defensive starting position) on the bottom with his hands in front of the starting line and his knees behind the starting line in with his legs held together. The other wrestler on the top (in the offensive starting position) then kneels beside him with one arm wrapped around the bottom man's waist with his hand on his belly button and the other hand on the bottom man's near elbow for control.
| How many stall warnings do you get before your opponent is awarded points? | Amateur Wrestling
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One. A warning is given after the first time, and if there is another occurrence the penalty point is given. In other situations, there is no warning and penalty points aregiven right away due to severity.
One. Potentially dangerous holds are when a body part is streched to the limit of the normal range of movement. The referee will caution a wrestler against forcing a hold like that, however, he will not stop wrestling action unless it is going to hurt someone.
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