Editing 1896 Summer Olympics (section)

=== Wrestling ===
{{Main|Wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics}}

[[File:Schuhmann lotta atene 1896.jpg|thumb|left|[[Carl Schuhmann]] (left) and [[Georgios Tsitas]] shake hands before the final match of the wrestling competition]]

No weight classes existed for the wrestling competition, held in the Panathenaic Stadium, which meant that there would only be one winner among competitors of all sizes. The rules used were similar to modern [[Greco-Roman wrestling]], although there was no time limit, and not all leg holds were forbidden (in contrast to current rules).

Apart from the two Greek contestants, all the competitors had previously been active in other sports. Weightlifting champion Launceston Elliot faced gymnastics champion [[Carl Schuhmann]]. The latter won and advanced into the final, where he met [[Georgios Tsitas]], who had previously defeated [[Stephanos Christopoulos]]. Darkness forced the final match to be suspended after 40 minutes; it was continued the following day, when Schuhmann needed only fifteen minutes to finish the bout.<ref>Coubertin–Philemon–Politis–Anninos (1897), 93–94</ref>
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