Referees + rules
Wrestling rules must be interpreted and applied with absolute consistency wherever and whenever the competition is taking place. United World Wrestling and the IWF therefore developed a training and education system for our referees to ensure that refereeing standards continue to improve and the rules of the game are applied.
Current Referees
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Olexiy Sapozhnikov
Category I
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Andrei Afanssiev
Category II
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Arkadi Lempert
Category III
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Olga Leshchynska
Category III
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Oleg Leshchynkyi
Category III
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Michael Markman
Category III
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Yevgeny Sapozhnikov
Category III
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Uri Poliyak
Category III
Retired Referees
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Aviram Shmuely
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
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Boris Yohananov
2016 Rio Olympic Games
Honorary Referees
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Aviram Shmuely
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
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Michael Lashevsky Z"L
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
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Mort Geller Z"L
1988 Seoul Olympic Games
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Joseph Gutfreund Z"L
1972 Munich Olympic Games