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Quiz about 1972 Olympics Freestyle Wrestling

1972 Olympics: Freestyle Wrestling Quiz

A basic quiz on the nations and individuals involved in Freestyle Wrestling at the 1972 Olympic Games at Munich.

A multiple-choice quiz by keithkomodo. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
keithkomodo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
290,009

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The USA wrestling team had one of its greatest performances by winning what individual medals? Hint

4 Gold, 2 silver, 1 Bronze

2 Gold, 4 Silver

3 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze

3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze

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Question 2 of 10

2. The dominant Soviet team won how many Gold medals in 1972? Hint

Seven

One

Three

Five

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the only other nation to have individual wrestlers win Gold in 1972? Hint

Turkey

Bulgaria

Japan

Cuba

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the first round, Super Heavyweights Chris Taylor of the USA and 5-time World and Olympic champion Alexander Medved of the USSR squared off. What was the result of that match? Hint

Taylor won by disputed decision

Medved won by disputed decision

Medved lost by disqualification

Taylor lost by fall

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who set a record for being the heaviest wrestler in Olympic history in 1972?
Hint

Ivan Yarygin

Greg Wojciechowski

Chris Taylor

Wilfried Dietrich

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Question 6 of 10

6. Dan Gable of the USA won Gold in the lightweight division. In doing so, what unprecedented feat did he accomplish? Hint

He did not allow any opponent to score a point

He wrestled the final match with a broken foot

He won all matches by fall

He defeated one opponent by a score of 25-0

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Question 7 of 10

7. Soviet wrestler Ivan Yarigan accomplished an extrordinary feat on his way to winning Gold in the heavyweight division. What was it? Hint

Won his third consecutive gold medal

Defeated all opponents by more than 10 points

Pinned all seven opponents in less than 18 minutes total time

Lost his first match, than pinned 6 opponents

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which pair of American brothers won wrestling Gold and Silver in 1972, then reversed the medals won in 1976? Hint

Richard and Ronald Sanders

Ben and John Peterson

Nate and Jimmy Carr

Lou and Ed Banach

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which American wrestler won Gold in 1972 by defeating three opponents on the final day of competition? Hint

Wayne Wells

Don Behm

Russell Hellickson

Lee Kemp

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Soviet wrestler prevented John Peterson from winning Gold in 1972, then did the same to Ben in 1976? Hint

Pavel Pinnegan

Roman Dmietriev

Levan Tediashvili

Gennady Strakhov

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The USA wrestling team had one of its greatest performances by winning what individual medals?

Answer: 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze

The USA had last won individual Gold in 1960 during the Rome Games.

2. The dominant Soviet team won how many Gold medals in 1972?

Answer: Five

They could have won 7, but two of their wrestlers finished as runner-up to the Americans.

3. What was the only other nation to have individual wrestlers win Gold in 1972?

Answer: Japan

Japanese wrestlers Kiyomi Kato and Hideaki Yanagida won Gold in the flyweight and bantamweight classes, continuing their nation's strong tradition of success in the lower weight classes.

4. In the first round, Super Heavyweights Chris Taylor of the USA and 5-time World and Olympic champion Alexander Medved of the USSR squared off. What was the result of that match?

Answer: Medved won by disputed decision

Medved won a disputed decision when the referee penalized Taylor for passivity.
The wrestling committee rejected the American protest, but banned the referee from officiating anymore matches.

5. Who set a record for being the heaviest wrestler in Olympic history in 1972?

Answer: Chris Taylor

Taylor was part of the Super Heavyweight division. He broke the neck of West Germany's Wilfried Dietrich during their Olympic match. Taylor also won the NCAA heavyweight championship while wrestling for Iowa State University.

6. Dan Gable of the USA won Gold in the lightweight division. In doing so, what unprecedented feat did he accomplish?

Answer: He did not allow any opponent to score a point

Gable shut out of his opponents, which had never happened before. He did defeat his West German opponent by a score of 20-0. He won Gold despite a serious knee injury, and overcame a serious gash on his forehead in the opening round.

7. Soviet wrestler Ivan Yarigan accomplished an extrordinary feat on his way to winning Gold in the heavyweight division. What was it?

Answer: Pinned all seven opponents in less than 18 minutes total time

Yarigan also won Greco-Roman Gold, and in 1976 won freestyle Gold again.

8. Which pair of American brothers won wrestling Gold and Silver in 1972, then reversed the medals won in 1976?

Answer: Ben and John Peterson

Ben won Gold in 1972, Silver in 1976, while John had Silver in 1972 and Gold in 1976. Richard Sanders won Silver in 1972 and 1968; Jimmy Carr was a 17-year old member of the 1972 team. The Banach brothers both won Gold in 1984.

9. Which American wrestler won Gold in 1972 by defeating three opponents on the final day of competition?

Answer: Wayne Wells

Wells was also World Champion in 1970. Hellickson won Silver in 1976, and Behm in 1968. Kemp was World Champion several times, but never won Olympic Gold.

10. Which Soviet wrestler prevented John Peterson from winning Gold in 1972, then did the same to Ben in 1976?

Answer: Levan Tediashvili

Tediashvili won Gold at middleweight in 1972, and lightheavyweight in 1976.
Dmietrev won Gold in 1972 in the paperweight division. Strakhov wrestled to a draw with Ben Peterson in 1972. Peterson took the Gold due to his pin of the Bulgarian wrestler. Pinnegan was a lightweight Gold medalist in 1976.

Source: Author keithkomodo

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