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United World Wrestling

categoryFederation
calendar_month1921
location_onCorsier-sur-Vevey Switzerland

Description

International governing body of wrestling, founded in 1921 as the International Amateur Wrestling Federation, later FILA, renamed United World Wrestling in 2014. It runs Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling at the Olympics and World Championships and has a partnership with the Celtic wrestling federation (FILC).

Also known as

UWW · FILA · Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées · International Amateur Wrestling Federation · IAWF

Founded

1921
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“The first meeting of the International Amateur Wrestling Federation (IAWF) took place in 1921.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
“The UWW was formerly known as the International Amateur Wrestling Federation (IAWF) from 1921 to 1952 and the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA) prior to assuming its current name in September 2014.”
— United World Wrestling - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Locations (1)

  • location_onCorsier-sur-Vevey Switzerland
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Tags

wrestling · federation

Sources

United World Wrestling - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHM2N0PX987J7Q3ECE0
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Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). United World Wrestling. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHM2N0PX987J7Q3ECE0 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5JVVMHM2N0PX987J7Q3ECE0, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {United World Wrestling}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5JVVMHM2N0PX987J7Q3ECE0}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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