Ion Baciu Stoei Gimnasium

Hiermee die uitslae van die SA Grieks Romeins Kampioenskappe 30 Mei 2026:

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# Gerhard Swan 🥇

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# Wilhelm von Ludwig 🥇

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# Ferdi von Ludwig 4e
# Jacus de Wet - deelname
# Xavi Texeira 🥉
# Bernard Putter 🥈
# Cayden Steyn - deelname
# Ethan Carson 🥇
# Jason Fourie - deelname
# Sean Landman 🥇

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# Auwke Jongbloed 🥈
# Dewik Eramus - deelname

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# Pieter Jongbloed 🥈

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# Alro Veldhuysen - deelname
# Andre de Lange - deelname
# Bertus Erasmus - deelname
# Casper Gilfillan 🥈
# Jacobus Calitz 🥈
# Maxwell Raubenheimer 🥇
# Reon van der Merwe 4e

Presidente Skole

# Auwke Jongbloed- deelname
# Bernard Putter 🥉
# Cayden Steyn - deelname
# Ethan Carson - deelname
# Jacus de Wet - deelname
# Jason Fourie - deelname
# Maxwell Raubenheimer 🥈
# Sean Landman 🥇
# Xavi Texeira 🥉

SA GR toernooi 2026, ons is oppad... Voorbereiding is gedoen., nou moet ons net opdaag! Dankie vir goeie afrigters en talent. Sterkte manne!

Ons wil net graag die geleentheid gebruik om ons meegevoel aan Jan Roets , Phoebe, Roedie Roets en Dolene Roets en familie te betuig met Ouma se afsterwe. Mag daar vertroosting met tyd kom.

On the 30th of May 2026, the South African wrestling community will descend on Pretoria, where the South African Greco-Roman National Championships will take place. 🇿🇦🤼🤼‍♂️

With 564 entries, this will undoubtedly be the largest number of entries ever recorded for a Greco-Roman event held in South Africa. 🇿🇦

In the buildup to the event, we will be bringing you a little history and some interesting facts about Greco-Roman wrestling.
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Whoop whoop, looking forward to this event.

History of Greco-Roman wrestling:

Ancient Origins

Wrestling is one of the oldest sports in human history, dating back thousands of years. Forms of wrestling existed in:

* Ancient Egypt
* Mesopotamia
* Ancient Greece

The Greeks considered wrestling an essential part of physical education and military training. Wrestling became one of the original sports of the Ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC.

Ancient Greek wrestling focused heavily on:

* Throws
* Balance
* Technique
* Physical dominance

The Romans later adopted Greek wrestling traditions and spread them throughout the Roman Empire.

The Birth of Modern Greco-Roman Wrestling

Despite the name, modern Greco-Roman wrestling is not exactly the same as the wrestling practiced in ancient Greece or Rome.

The modern style was developed in 19th century France by a wrestler named Jean Exbrayat and others who wanted a more disciplined and “classical” style of wrestling inspired by ancient traditions.

The style became known as:

* “French Wrestling”
* Later “Greco-Roman Wrestling”

The term was used to connect the sport to the ideals of classical Greek and Roman athleticism.

Greco-Roman wrestling is unique because:

* Wrestlers may only attack the upper body
* Holds below the waist are forbidden
* Trips using the legs are illegal
* Emphasis is placed on:
* Throws
* Lifts
* Explosive upper-body techniques

This creates the dramatic, high-amplitude throws for which the sport is famous.

Olympic History

Summer Olympic Games included Greco-Roman wrestling in the very first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896.

It has remained one of the core Olympic combat sports ever since (except for the 1900 Olympics where it was absent).

South Africa:

South Africa has always been a wrestling culture dominated by Freestyle wrestling and have not had much success as a Greco-Roman nation.

South Africa’s first ever World Greco-Roman medal was won by Carel Crous in the 57kg weight category, Carel claimed the silver medal at the 1998 Cadette World Championships🥈🇿🇦

In 2017 Willem Putter, South Africa’s most decorated wrestler, became South Africa’s first ever world champion when he defeated Nikolai Kazakov a multiple Greco Roman world champion at the Masters World Championship in Plovdiv, Bulgaria 🥇🇧🇬🇿🇦

Sterkte met die Reitz Ope vandag!

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Happy Mother's Day! Thanks for being my #1 fan, driving to endless practices, and cheering the loudest in the stands."

We love our Moms and our Wrestling Moms 💎🎈🌼