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Technical --- Tac ical Analysis o XXXII Summe Olympic Games and
2022 Wo ld Championship F ees yle W es ling Compe i ions
XXXII. Yaz Olimpiya Oyunla ı e 2022 Dünya Şampiyonası Se bes Gü eş Müsabakala ının
Teknik --- Tak ik Analizi Ali Kamil Güngö 1*, Ramiz A abacı2, Em e Açıkgöz2
Abs ac
The aim o he p esen s udy was o compa e no a ional echnical--- ac ical analysis o he XXXII Summe
Olympic Games (OG) and 2022 Wo ld Championship (WC) ees yle w es ling compe i ions. A o al o 293
(103 OG and 190 WC) ideos o bou s we e wa ched and analyzed by he Da ish Connec Plus 8.0 ma ch
analysis p og am. Bou analyses we e pe o med acco ding o 1) bou analysis p epa a ion, 2) sea ching and
agging, 3) da abase c ea ion, and 4) da a usage p ocedu es. W es ling echniques we e g ouped in o
akedowns and h ows in s anding posi ion and lips and h ows in pa e e posi ion. Poin s we e
de e mined acco ding o ime and pe iods, s anding and pa e e posi ion, winning ypes, a acks, and
coun e -a acks. The e is a signi ican di e ence be ween a acks and coun e -a acks in WC and OG (p<0.05;
x2 = 31.689). The ypes o ic o ies in WC and OG a e 63.7% and 73.8% by poin , espec i ely. In he i s and
second pe iods, echnical poin s a e de e mined acco ding o w es ling ac ions (WAmean)1.74 and 1.76
( =0.488, Cohen’s d = .031),1.66 and 1.69 ( =0.567, Cohen’s d = .048) in WC and OG, espec i ely. Mos
w es ling echniques a e pe o med in he s anding posi ion (WC 58.8% and OG 68.2%). Leg A ack is he
mos used echnique in he s anding posi ion (WC 17.9% and OG 21.8%). In conclusion, echniques ha
ea n wo poin s, a ack mo emen s, pe o med a he s anding posi ion, such as leg a ack, ake down, and
push o ou , a e impo an in eli e w es ling ma ches.
Keywo ds w es ling, pe o mance, ma ch analyses, eli e a hle e.
Öz
Bu çalışmanın amacı, XXXII. Yaz Olimpiya Oyunla ı (OG) ile 2022 Dünya Şampiyonası (WC) se bes gü eş
müsabakala ının no asyonel eknik--- ak ik analizle ini ka şılaş ı mak ı . Toplam 293 (103 OG e 190 WC) gü eş
müsabakasına ai ideo gö ün üsü Da ish Connec Plus 8.0 maç analiz p og amı kullanıla ak izlenmiş e
analiz edilmiş i . Müsabaka analizle i; 1) analiz ön hazı lığı, 2) a ama e e ike leme, 3) e i abanı oluş u ma
e 4) e i kullanımı aşamala ına gö e ge çekleş i ilmiş i . Gü eş eknikle i, ayak a yapılan eknikle (dalma,
i me, ı la ma) ile pa e pozisyonundaki eknikle (çe i mele e ı la mala ) şeklinde g uplandı ılmış ı . Ay ıca
zaman e pe iyo la a gö e puan dağılımla ı, ayak a e pa e pozisyonla ındaki puanla , galibiye ü le i, a ak
e kon a-a akla analiz edilmiş i . OG e WC müsabakala ı a asında a ak e kon a akla bakımından anlamlı
a k bulunmuş u (p<0.05; x² = 31.689). Galibiye ü ü ola ak WC’de %63.7, OG’de ise %73.8 o anında puanla
kazanım gözlemlenmiş i . Teknik puan o alamala ı açısından, bi inci e ikinci pe iyo la da gü eş
aksiyonla ına (WAmean) gö e sı asıyla WC’de 1.74 e 1.66; OG’de 1.76 e 1.69 değe le i espi edilmiş i
( =0.488, Cohen’s d = .031; =0.567, Cohen’s d = .048). Teknikle in büyük çoğunluğu ayak pozisyonunda
uygulanmış ı (WC %58.8, OG %68.2). Ayak pozisyonunda en sık uygulanan eknik ise ayağa dalmala ola ak
gö ülmüş ü (WC %17.9, OG %21.8). Sonuç ola ak, iki puan kazandı an eknikle , ayak pozisyonunda
uygulanan a ak ha eke le i (ayağa dalmala , ayak an indi mele e dışa ı i me gibi) eli düzey gü eş
müsabakala ında beli leyici olmak adı .
Anah a Kelimele gü eş, pe o mans, maç analizi, eli spo cu
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*Co espondence:
Ali Kamil Güngö
alikamilgungo @uludag.edu.
1Uludag Uni e si y, Facul y o Spo
Sciences, Depa men o Coaching
Educa ion,
alikamilgungo @uludag.edu.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5875-0742
2Bu sa Uludag Uni e si y, Facul y o
Spo Sciences, Depa men o
Physical Educa ion and Spo , Head
o Eli e Pe o mance in Spo
Resea ch G oup, Bu sa / Tu key,
amiza @uludag.edu.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8403-5742
3Bu sa Uludag Uni e si y, Ins i u e o
Educa ion Sciences, Physical
Educa ion and Spo ,
eackgozz[email p o ec ed]m
ORCID: 0009-0005-9992-5541
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In oduc ion
W es ling is one o he oldes known spo s, wi h o igins acing back o he Sume ians
app oxima ely 5,000 yea s ago. Today, i is p ac iced in a ious o ms ac oss many
egions o he wo ld. As one o he ounda ional spo s o he Ancien Olympic Games,
w es ling was inco po a ed in o he mode n Olympic p og am beginning in 1896, wi h
ees yle w es ling becoming a ecognized discipline. Since 2002, he go e nance o
w es ling has been o e seen by Uni ed Wo ld W es ling (UWW) (Ga cía-Palla és e al.,
2011; Uni ed Wo ld W es ling [UWW], 2023).
The de elopmen o app op ia e and op imized aining me hodologies is
undamen al o achie ing success in w es ling (Chaabene e al., 2017; Yoon, 2002). A
w es le 's pe o mance in compe i ion is la gely in luenced by hei le el o echnical and
ac ical p o iciency (T opin, 2013). The e o e, analyzing ma ches a he eli e le el is
essen ial o he e olu ion o bo h aining p ac ices and echnical– ac ical inno a ions.
The coaching p ocess is inhe en ly aimed a enhancing a hle ic pe o mance by
deli e ing e ec i e eedback o a hle es and eams (James, 2009). Howe e , in comba
spo s such as w es ling, whe e he dynamics o he ma ch in ol e di ec physical
engagemen , i is exceedingly challenging (e en o expe ienced coaches) o obse e,
ecall, and in e p e all c i ical momen s o a ma ch o aining session accu a ely. This
limi a ion applies equally o a hle es, whose pe cep ion o pe o mance e en s may be
in luenced by cogni i e biases o limi ed isual in o ma ion (Fa well, 2013; Cip ano,
1993; Podli ae , 2010; Shakhmu ado , 2011).
Acco ding o Tünnemann (1996), op imizing he e ec i eness o aining is a cen al
objec i e in imp o ing pe o mance in comba spo s. A c i ical componen o his
p ocess in ol es se ing clea pe o mance a ge s, p edic ing ou comes, and conduc ing
sys ema ic pe o mance analysis. Pe o mance Analysis (PA) e e s o he applica ion o
s uc u ed me hods o measu e and e alua e a hle ic pe o mance. Typically conduc ed
h ough ideo-based sys ems (bo h manual and compu e ized) PA encompasses he
echnical– ac ical and biomechanical examina ion o a hle e beha io du ing and a e
aining o compe i ion (James, 2009). The goal o PA is o es ablish a eliable and alid
eco d o pe o mance h ough objec i e obse a ion, he eby acili a ing meaning ul
eedback. Well-designed pe o mance indica o s o e p ac ical insigh s by highligh ing
s eng hs and weaknesses in echnique o s a egic execu ion, suppo ing compa a i e
assessmen s be ween a hle es o eams (Hughes & F anks, 2007; McGa y e al., 2013).
Nume ous s udies ha e in es iga ed echnical– ac ical aspec s o w es ling ac oss
di e en ou namen s and championships (A abaci e al., 2018; A an & İmamoğlu, 2005;
Kajmo ic e al., 2014; López-González, 2013; López-González, 2014; Mia ka, 2016;
Shakhmu ado , 2011; Tünnemann, 2016). Howe e , due o he equen e isions in
w es ling ules by he UWW, hese analyses mus be pe iodically upda ed o emain
ele an . In addi ion, he cons an e olu ion o echniques and aining me hodologies
necessi a es ongoing esea ch in his a ea. To he bes o ou knowledge, ollowing he
mos ecen ule modi ica ions by UWW, he e emains a lack o compa a i e esea ch
analyzing echnical– ac ical pa ame e s be ween he XXXII Summe Olympic Games
and he 2022 Wo ld W es ling Championships.
The e o e, he p ima y aim o he p esen s udy was o conduc a compa a i e
no a ional analysis o echnical– ac ical pa ame e s obse ed in ees yle w es ling
ma ches om he XXXII Summe Olympic Games and he 2022 Wo ld Championships.
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Ma e ials And Me hods
Sample
F ees yle w es ling compe i ions om he XXXII Olympic Games (OG), held in Tokyo
in 2021, and he 2022 Wo ld W es ling Championships (WC), held in Belg ade, we e
analyzed using he Da ish Connec Plus 8.0 ma ch analysis so wa e. The no a ional
echnical– ac ical analysis o he bou s was conduc ed by he i s and second au ho s,
bo h o whom ha e o e en yea s o expe ience as w es le s and ce i ied w es ling
coaches.
The analysis included ma ches om weigh ca ego ies common o bo h
ou namen s: 57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg, 97 kg, and 125 kg. Weigh ca ego ies con es ed
only a he WC—61 kg, 70 kg, 79 kg, and 92 kg—we e excluded om he analysis, as hey
a e no pa o he Olympic compe i ion p og am. This s udy was suppo ed by he
Scien i ic Resea ch P ojec s Uni o Bu sa Uludağ Uni e si y (P ojec Numbe : SGA-
2021-356, Da e: 14.04.2021). The da a used in his s udy we e ob ained om he 2021
and 2022 Senio F ees yle Wo ld Championship compe i ion esul s and s a is ics,
which a e publicly a ailable and published on he o icial websi e o Uni ed Wo ld
W es ling. The e o e, e hics commi ee app o al is no equi ed.
P ocedu es
The ma ch analyses we e conduc ed acco ding o he ollowing ou -s ep p ocedu e:
P epa a ion:
De ining he ype and s uc u e o he analysis. A model empla e o
echnical– ac ical pe o mance analysis was c ea ed.
Sea ching and Tagging:
Iden i ying he ele an sequences, ac ions, o beha io s o
be analyzed; labeling hese beha io s; and delimi ing each ins ance.
Da abase C ea ion:
Ca ego izing each pa ame e and gene a ing summa y ables.
Da a U iliza ion:
Pe o ming s a is ical analyses, p esen ing he esul s, and
p epa ing he inal epo (see Figu e 1).
Figu e 1. S udy wo k low.
Technical–Tac ical Combina ions
The echniques we e ca ego ized in o wo nominal g oups: a ack and coun e -
a ack. An A ack Coe icien (A/C Coe icien ) was calcula ed by di iding he numbe
o a acks by he numbe o coun e -a acks. Techniques we e g ouped in o; Takedowns
and h ows (s anding posi ion), Flips and h ows (pa e e posi ion).
Quan i a i e Indica o s o Technical–Tac ical Pe o mance
Di e si y:
Numbe o di e en echniques used pe ma ch ( echniques/ma ch)
E ec i eness:
F equency o applied echnical– ac ical combina ions pe ma ch
(TTC/ma ch)
E iciency
: To al poin s sco ed pe minu e o w es ling (poin s/minu e)
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Technical–Tac ical Indica o s
S anding/Pa e e Coe icien :
Ra io o echniques execu ed om he s anding o
hose execu ed om he pa e e posi ion
Type o S uggle:
Ac ions we e ca ego ized in o pushing, pulling, and ac i e
mo emen
Pe o mance Pa ame e s Analyzed
The ollowing pa ame e s we e examined (see Figu e 2 o an example o he agging
sc een in Da ish): Poin s sco ed by ime in e al and pe iod, Poin s ea ned in s anding
s. pa e e posi ions, Types o echniques, Me hods o ic o y, Incidences o passi i y
and cau ions.
Figu e 2. W es ling bou analysis and agging sc een e.g.
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S a is ical Analyses
Quan i a i e and quali a i e da a om he Da ish Connec Plus 8.0 so wa e we e
ans e ed o SPSS o Windows ( e sion 27.0; IBM Co p., A monk, NY) o s a is ical
analysis. The ollowing es s we e employed depending on he da a s uc u e:
Independen Samples - es , Chi-squa e es , One-way ANOVA, Uni a ia e Analysis o
Va iance. Whe e app op ia e, Bon e oni pos hoc es s we e conduc ed ollowing one-
way ANOVA. E ec sizes o he - es s we e in e p e ed using Cohen’s d: small (0.20),
medium (0.50), and la ge (0.80). E ec sizes o ANOVA and Uni a ia e Analysis o
Va iance we e assessed using Pa ial E a Squa ed (η²ₚ): small (0.10), medium (0.25), and
la ge (0.80). The p- alue o < 0.05 was conside ed s a is ically signi ican .
Resul s
F equencies o a ack and coun e -a ack echniques pe o med by w es le s we e
de e mined o be 649 (78%) and 183 (22%) in WC, 452 (87.9%) and 62 (12.1%) in OG,
espec i ely. The e is a signi ican di e ence be ween a ack and coun e -a acks
equencies in WC and OG (p < 0.05;
x
2 = 31.689). A ack/Coun e -a ack coe icien
(A/CA) o OG (7.3) is highe han WC’s (3.6). Types o ic o ies de e mined in WC and
OG a e %63.7 ( = 121) and %73.8 (76) by poin , 31.1% ( = 59) and 20.4% ( = 80) by
echnical supe io i y, 5.3% ( = 10) and 5.8% ( = 6) by all, espec i ely. In he i s and
second pe iod we e de e mined mean echnical poin s (TPmean) 4.8 and 4.5 and mean
echnical poin s acco ding o w es ling ac ions (WAmean) 1.74 and 1.76 ( = 0.488, Cohen’s
d = .031) in WC and TPmean 4.6 and 4.4 and WAmean 1.66 and 1.69 ( = 0.567, Cohen’s d =
.048) in OG, espec i ely. Pull, ac ion, and push comba equencies a e de e mined as
23 (2.8%), 654 (79.2%), and 149 (18%) in WC, and 10 (1.9%), 436 (84.8%), and 68 (13.2%)
in OG, espec i ely. The e is signi ican di e ence be ween bou comba ype
equencies in WC and OG (p < 0.05, χ2 = 17.732).
Technical poin s sco ed acco ding o ma ches and w es ling posi ions o he WC and
he OG a e p esen ed in Tables 1 and 2, espec i ely. The e is no signi ican di e ence
be ween he echnical poin s sco ed in WC and OG (p>0.05) wi h a small e ec size (𝜂
= .16). In he wo compe i ions, he mos sco ed poin s a e 2 echnical poin s (72.5% in
WC and 72.8% in OG). The e is a signi ican di e ence be ween he poin s sco ed in
s anding and pa e e posi ion in bo h compe i ions (p < 0.05) wi h a la ge e ec size
(WC Cohen’s d = .633 and OG Cohen’s d = .545). S/P coe icien o OG (2.9) is highe
han WC’s (1.73). Technical poin s sco ed acco ding o bou ime a e p esen ed in Table
3. The e is signi ican di e ence be ween mean echnical poin s acco ding o ime in
WC (F ime = 13.137; 𝜂
= .06 medium) and OG (F ime = 4.875; 𝜂
= .04 small).
Table 1. Technical poin s sco ed o WC and OG and compa isons.
Technical Poin WC OG F / ηp2
TP % TP/b TP % TP/m
1
328
18.6
1.7
182
22.7
1.8
7.054 / .16
2 1276 72.5 6.7 584 72.8 5.7
4 152 8.6 0.8 36 4.5 0.3
5 5 0.3 0.03 0 0
To al 1761 100 9.2 802 100 7.8
TP: To al poin , TP/b : Mean o al poin pe bou , WC: Wo ld Championship, OG: Olympic Games.
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Table 2. Technical poin s sco ed acco ding o w es ling posi ion and compa isons.
W es ling Posi ion WC OG
TP / Mean SD / d Mean
SD / d
S anding 1115 / 656
1.66 0.8
7.389*
.633
691/422 1.62 0.6
5.742*
.545
Pa e e 644 / 325 1.98 0.2 240/124 1.94 0.3
To al 1759 / 981
1.75 0.6 931/566 1.68 0.5
S/P Coe icien
1.73 2.9
*: The e a e s a is ically signi ican di e ences (p<0.05). S/P Coe icien : S anding-Pa e e
Coe icien , d: Cohen’s d alue. WC: Wo ld Championship, OG:
Olympic Games.
Table 3.
F equencies o ac ions gained poin s and mean echnical poin s sco ed acco ding
Time (min)
WC
OG
F
imexcompe
M
SD
Pai wise
M
SD
Pai wise
1
128
2.1
0.8
1-2,3,5,6*
2-3*
44
1.9
0.6
1-3*
3-5* 0.516
2
182
1.8
0.6
78
1.7
0.7
3
212
1.5
0.6
116
1.5
0.5
4
145
1.9
0.5
65
1.7
0.6
5
185
1.8
0.6
86
1.8
0.5
6
151
1.7
0.7
93
1.6
0.6
F
ime
/
𝜂
13.137 / .06
4.875 / .04
: equencies o ac ions gained
poin s, M: mean echnical poin s, SD: s anda d de ia ions, WC:
F equencies and dis ibu ion o w es ling echniques a e p esen ed in Table 4.
W es ling echniques a e di ided in o h ee g oups. These a e 1) S anding posi ion: Take
Down, Push o ou , Leg A ack, Th ows, Heel Tackle, and Miscellaneous, 2) Gu W ench,
B ing o dange posi ion, Leg Lace, C o ch Li , and 3) O he : Passi e, Cau ion, and
Challenge. Mos w es ling echniques a e pe o med s anding (WC 58.8% and OG
68.2%). Leg A ack is he mos used echnique in he s anding posi ion (WC 17.9% and
OG 21.8%). Gu W ench is he mos used echnique in he pa e e posi ion (WC 8.7%
and OG 7%).
Means o echnical poin s acco ding o weigh ca ego ies and ac ions a e p esen ed
in Table 5. The highes TPmean is 65 kg in WC and 74 kg in OG. The e a e he highes
WAmean poin s in 74 kg, 86 kg, and 97 kg in WC (1.77) and 74 kg in OG (1.72).
Table 4. F equency and dis ibu ion o echnical mo emen s.
W es ling Techniques WC OG
% /ma ch % /ma ch
S anding 592 58.8 3.11 382 68.2 3.70
Take Down 164 16.3 0.86 90 16.1 0.87
Push o ou 152 15.1 0.80 110 19.6 1.06
Leg A ack 180 17.9 0.95 122 21.8 1.18
Th ows 30 3 0.16 11 2 0.11
Heel Tackle 55 5.5 0.29 32 5.7 0.31
Miscellaneous 11 1.1 0.06 17 3 0.16
Pa e e 241 24 1.27 85 15.2 0.82
Gu W ench 88 8.7 0.45 39 7 0.37
B ing o a dange ous
posi ion
85 8.5 0.46 28 5 0.27
Leg Lace 54 5.4 0.28 9 1.6 0.09
C o ch Li 14 1.4 0.07 9
1.6 0.09
O he 173 17.2 9.1 93 16.6 0.90
Passi e 125 12.4 0.66 63 11.3 0.61
Cau ion 23 2.3 0.12 17 3 0.17
Challenge 25 2.5 0.13 13 2.3 0.13
TOTAL 1006 100 5.29 560 100 5.43
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Table 5. Mean o echnical poin s/ma ch acco ding o weigh ca ego ies and ac ions.
Weigh Ca ego ies
(kg) WC OG
TPmean WAmean SD TPmean WAmean SD
57 9.8 1.75 0.64 9.9 1.68 0.59
65 10.2 1.73 0.68 9.4 1.60 0.49
74 9.5 1.77 0.64 10.2 1.72 0.51
86 9.5 1.77 0.59 9 1.40 0.46
97 9 1.77 0.77 7.4 1.70 0.79
125 7.5 1.75 0.59 9.4 1.67 0.53
TOTAL
9.3
1.75
0.65
9
1.68
0.56
TP
mean
: Mean echnical poin s /ma ch acco ding o weigh ca ego ies. WA
mean
: Mean o echnical
poin s acco ding o w es ling ac ions.
Discussion and Conclusion
The objec i e o his s udy was o compa e no a ional echnical– ac ical pa ame e s o
ees yle w es ling ma ches a he XXXII Summe OG and he 2022 WC. We
hypo hesized ha ma ches in he Olympic Games would be mo e dynamic and yield
highe quan i a i e pe o mance me ics compa ed o he Wo ld Championships.
W es ling ma ch cha ac e is ics (e.g. du a ion, sco ing sys ems, and pe iodic ule
changes) can signi ican ly in luence no only he physiological and physical p epa a ion
o a hle es bu also hei echnical and ac ical de elopmen . While nume ous s udies
ha e explo ed ac ical elemen s in w es ling, a lack o consensus and a hea y eliance on
heo e ical amewo ks highligh he need o empi ical da a o guide echnical- ac ical
aining p ac ices. In his ega d, ou indings add ess his gap by o e ing da a-d i en
insigh s.
The esul s o he p esen s udy e ealed ha echniques yielding wo poin s we e
he mos equen ly sco ed ac ions in bo h compe i ions. Addi ionally, mo e echnical
poin s we e sco ed in he s anding posi ion han in he pa e e posi ion. A signi ican
di e ence wi h a la ge e ec size was obse ed, wi h he highes numbe o poin s ea ned
wi hin he i s minu e o bou s. These indings align wi h p e ious s udies, such as
Dokmanac e al. (2012), which showed ha senio ees yle w es le s p ima ily sco ed
h ough s anding posi ion echniques du ing he 2011 Wo ld Championships. Fu he ,
signi ican di e ences we e obse ed be ween he OG and WC in e ms o poin s ea ned
o e ime. The mos equen ly used s anding echniques we e leg a acks, akedowns,
and push-ou s, while gu w enches domina ed in he pa e e posi ion. The highes mean
echnical poin s ac oss weigh classes we e obse ed in he 65 kg and 74 kg ca ego ies,
whe eas he lowes we e in he 125 kg and 97 kg ca ego ies. These esul s a e in line wi h
ea lie indings by Tünnemann (1998, 2011, 2016), and López-González e al. (2012),
which consis en ly highligh ed he p e alence o leg a acks, akedowns, push-ou s, gu
w enches, and leg laces in high-le el compe i ion. La yshe e al. (2017) epo ed an
a e age o 7.5, 6.0, and 6.2 poin s pe ma ch in he 2016 OG o ligh weigh ,
middleweigh , and hea yweigh ca ego ies, espec i ely. Tünnemann (2011) also ound
an a e age o 7 poin s pe ma ch in he 2007 WC and 2008 OG. In con as , ou s udy
ound highe sco ing a e ages: 9.3 poin s pe ma ch a Tokyo OG and 9.0 poin s pe
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ma ch a he Belg ade WC. Fu he mo e, he a e age sco ing a e pe minu e was highe
in ou s udy (1.75 a he 2022 WC and 1.67 a he 2020 OG) compa ed o he 1.32
epo ed by Dokmanac e al. (2012) in he 2011 WC. These inc eases may be a ibu ed
o ecen ule changes in ended o p omo e mo e ac i e w es ling, pa icula ly hose
conce ning passi i y.
Ou indings also con i m ha s anding posi ion echniques a e mo e equen ly
employed han pa e e echniques in ees yle w es ling—consis en wi h p io
esea ch. A ack mo emen s we e mo e p e alen han coun e -a acks in bo h
ou namen s. Addi ionally, bo h he S anding/Pa e e (S/P) coe icien and he
A ack/Coun e -a ack (A/C) coe icien we e highe a he Olympic Games han a he
Wo ld Championships. This may be due o he inc eased compe i i eness and p es ige
o he Olympic Games, held e e y ou yea s. Vic o y by poin s ep esen ed he mos
common win ype, especially a he Wo ld Championships (73.8% a WC and 63.7% a
OG). This is in ag eemen wi h A abacı e al. (2018), who epo ed a 72.3% poin ic o y
a e a he 2016 Rio Olympics. In e es ingly, ou esul s showed no signi ican di e ence
in a e age echnical poin s (TPmean) o echnical poin s pe ac ion (WAmean) be ween
he i s and second pe iods in ei he ou namen , co obo a ing he indings o A abacı
e al. (2018) and Tünnemann (2016). Howe e , TPmean and WAmean we e sligh ly
highe in he i s pe iod and in he WC han in he OG, sugges ing ha w es le s may
be mo e e ec i e in he ea lie phases o bou s be o e a igue se s in.
We indica e some limi a ions ha may ha e in luenced ou indings. Fi s ly, he
numbe o ma ches and pa icipa ing a hle es di e ed be ween he wo compe i ions.
Secondly, no all a hle es compe ed in bo h ou namen s. Las ly, e e ee decisions and
po en ial e o s should also be accoun ed o in no a ional analyses, as hey may a ec
sco ing dynamics. Fu u e esea ch should expand no a ional ideo analysis o include
women’s, G eco-Roman, and you h w es ling compe i ions. Fu he mo e, in es iga ions
in o biomechanical ac o s, body segmen mo emen s, eac ion imes, and mo emen
speeds du ing echnical ac ions could p o ide addi ional insigh s in o pe o mance
op imiza ion.
In conclusion, he mos impac ul echniques in eli e ees yle w es ling, such as leg
a acks, akedowns, and push-ou s, a e p edominan ly execu ed in he s anding posi ion
and o en yield wo poin s. Many sco ing oppo uni ies a ise in he i s pe iod,
pa icula ly in he i s minu e o he ma ch. These indings emphasize he impo ance
o maximizing a ack e iciency ea ly in he bou and main aining high physical and
physiological eadiness h oughou . Acco dingly, comp ehensi e echnical- ac ical
aining and educa ion, beginning in you h and con inuing h ough o eli e le els, should
be s a egically planned o enhance pe o mance in compe i i e w es ling se ings.
Kısal mala / Abb e ia ions
SPSS S a is ical Package o he Social Sciences
n Ö neklem sayısı
p Anlamlılık değe i
TPMean Mean echnical poin s /ma ch acco ding o weigh ca ego ies
WAMean Mean o echnical poin s acco ding o w es ling ac ions.
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Beyanla / Decla a ions
E ik Onay e Ka ılım Onayı / E hics app o al and consen o pa icipa e
Bu çalışmanın hazı lanma e yazım sü ecinde ‘‘Yükseköğ e im Ku umla ı Bilimsel A aş ı ma e Yayın E iği Yöne gesi’’
kapsamında bilimsel, e ik e alın ı ku alla ına uyulmuş olup; oplanan e ile üze inde he hangi bi ah i a yapılmamış
e bu çalışma he hangi başka bi akademik yayın o amına değe lendi me için gönde ilmemiş i . Makale ile ilgili
doğabilecek he ü lü ihlalle de so umluluk yaza a ai i .
Du ing he p epa a ion and w i ing o his s udy, he p inciples o scien i ic in eg i y, e hics, and ci a ion, as s ipula ed
in he ‘‘Highe Educa ion Ins i u ions Scien i ic Resea ch and Publica ion E hics Di ec i e,’’ we e ully obse ed; no
alsi ica ion was made on he collec ed da a, and his s udy has no been submi ed o any o he academic
publica ion pla o m o e alua ion. The au ho bea s ull esponsibili y o any po en ial iola ions ega ding he
a icle.
Ve i Ve Ma e yal E işilebili liği / A ailabili y o da a and ma e ial
Bu çalışmanın bulgula ını des ekleyen e ile , makul aleple üze ine so umlu yaza dan emin edilebili . Ve i se i
yalnızca akademik amaçla için e işilebili olacak e e ile in he hangi bi kullanımı, o ijinal çalışmayı e e ans
gös e ecek e ka ılımcıla ın gizliliğini ko uyacak ı .
The da a ha suppo he indings o his s udy a e a ailable om he co esponding au ho upon easonable eques .
The da ase will be accessible only o academic pu poses, and any use o he da a will ecognize he o iginal s udy
and main ain he con den iali y o he pa icipan s.
Çıka Ça ışması / Compe ing in e es s
Yaza la , bu makalede sunulan çalışmayı e kileyebilecek he hangi bi çıka ça ışması eya kişisel ilişkiye sahip
olmadıkla ını beyan e mek edi le .
The au ho s decla e ha hey ha e no known compe ing inancial in e es s o pe sonal ela ionships ha could ha e
appea ed o in luence he wo k epo ed in his pape .
Yaza Ka kıla ı / Au ho s’ Con ibu ion S a emen
A aş ı ma asa ımı, is a is iksel analiz, makale hazı lığı e e i oplama sü eçle ine üm yaza la eşi düzeyde ka kıda
bulunmuş u .
All au ho s con ibu ed equally o he esea ch design, s a is ical analysis, a icle p epa a ion, and da a collec ion
p ocesses.
Fon Des eği / Funding
Bu çalışa Bu sa Uludağ Üni e si esi Bilimsel A aş ı ma P ojele i Bi imi a a ından des eklenmiş i (P oje Numa ası: SGA-
2021-356, Ta ih: 14.04.2021).
This s udy was suppo ed by he Scien i ic Resea ch P ojec s Uni o Bu sa Uludağ Uni e si y (P ojec Numbe : SGA-
2021-356, Da e: 14.04.2021)
Teşekkü / Acknowledgemen s
None.
APA 7 Ci a ion
Güngö , A. K., A abacı, R., & Açıkgöz, E. (2025). Technical– ac ical analysis o XXXII Summe Olympic Games and
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