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Strength sports at the Olympic Games
Strength sports with at least one Olympic appearance, in order of their first Games. 8 are on the programme of the latest Summer or Winter Olympics.
11Olympic strength sports
8on the current programme
62in this type overall
All strength sports 62Olympic team sports 37Olympic individual sports 8Olympic ball games 33Olympic racket sports 7Olympic combat sports & martial arts 16Olympic water sports 12Olympic winter sports 32
11 sports
| Sport | Part of | Origin | First recorded | Olympic | Disciplines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman wrestling | wrestling | Ancient Greece | — | 1896 | — |
| Fencing | — | 1896 | 8 | ||
| Heavy athletics | athletics | — | 1896 | 5 | |
| Weightlifting | heavy athletics | — | 1896 | 4 | |
| Wrestling | — | 1896 | 32 | ||
| Boxing | England (United Kingdom) | — | 1904 | 7 | |
| Freestyle wrestling | wrestling | — | 1904 | — | |
| Glima | Norway | — | 1912† | — | |
| Savate | France | — | 1924† | — | |
| Wushu | People's Republic of China | — | 1936† | 1 | |
| Judo | budō | Japan | 1882 | 1964 | 4 |
† former Olympic sport, year of first appearance. Olympic years include appearances through disciplines.Nothing found — try another filter.