American Women in Amateur Wrestling, 2000-2022 - Jason Norman

American Women in Amateur Wrestling, 2000-2022

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Buch | Softcover
263 Seiten
2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8486-4 (ISBN)
36,15 inkl. MwSt
Documents the growth of female amateur wrestling in America, and the difficulties and victories it has faced, from facing removal from the 2013 Olympic Games, to missing the 2020 Games altogether due to COVID-19.
Throughout the new millennium, the number of women interested in amateur wrestling has skyrocketed. From grade school to college, girls and women have been strapping on their head guards and singlets to grapple with their dreams of success on the mat. However, the sport and its participants have not always had an easy time.

This book documents the growth of female amateur wrestling in America, and the difficulties and victories it has faced, from removal from the 2013 Olympic Games, to missing the 2020 Games altogether due to Covid-19. The work chronicles the bravery of the women who have led the sport and sets out their performances in the 2021 Olympic Games. With 50 photographs, it also features interviews with the female wrestlers who continue to challenge an often-suppressed field, hoping eventually to leave their mark on the American sports world.

An award-winning journalist and lifelong wrestling fan, Jason Norman teaches college English in southeastern Virginia.

Table of Contents


Preface

Chapter 1. Will the Trials Begin?

Chapter 2. The Olympics Are Coming!

Chapter 3. Wrestling’s Sudden Death … and Resurrection

Chapter 4. Body Issues—and Bullies

Chapter 5. Back to the Trials!

Chapter 6. Women’s Wrestling on the Screens

Chapter 7. Sports Entertainment—and Other Wrestling(s)

Chapter 8. Prayer’s Role on the Mat

Chapter 9. Warming Up for the Olympics

Chapter 10. From the Gridiron to the Mat, and Sometimes Back

Chapter 11. The 2000s

Chapter 12. Women on the Go

Chapter 13. Up Against Covid

Chapter 14. The Games Finally Arrive!

Chapter 15. Mat Women of the Future

Epilogue

A Final Farewell!

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 33 photos, bibliography, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 476 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
ISBN-10 1-4766-8486-3 / 1476684863
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-8486-4 / 9781476684864
Zustand Neuware
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