Home›Combat Sports›Gender›MaleBrowse ByMaleFactsMaleFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested2500 BCE 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedA combat sport, or fighting sport, is a contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat. 1MaleFilter Results77 entriesSportAllBoxing (35)Brazilian jiu-jitsu (1)Fencing (7)Judo (4)Karate (1)Kickboxing (1)Martial Arts (3)Mixed Martial Arts (6)Professional wrestling (5)Sumo (1)Taekwondo (2)Wrestling (12)NationalityAllAzerbaijan (1)Brazil (3)Canada (3)China (2)Cuba (3)East Germany (1)Estonia (1)France (1)Georgia (5)Germany (8)Ghana (1)Hungary (4)India (1)Iran (1)Japan (2)Kazakhstan (1)Mexico (2)Netherlands (1)Norway (1)Philippines (1)Romania (1)Russia (4)South Korea (1)Soviet Union (1)Sweden (1)Thailand (1)Turkey (1)Ukraine (2)United Kingdom (2)United States (23)Active EraAll1893 (1)1895 (1)1897 (1)1904 (1)1905 (1)1906 (1)1908 (1)1910 (1)1912 (1)1914 (1)1921 (1)1922 (1)1923 (1)1926 (1)1929 (1)1931 (1)1932 (1)1933 (1)1936 (1)1937 (1)1938 (1)1942 (3)1945 (1)1949 (1)1950 (2)1952 (2)1955 (1)1956 (1)1957 (1)1958 (2)1962 (2)1963 (1)1964 (1)1965 (2)1966 (1)1967 (1)1969 (4)1970 (1)1971 (1)1972 (1)1974 (4)1975 (4)1976 (2)1977 (1)1978 (2)1980 (1)1981 (1)1982 (4)1983 (2)1985 (2)1987 (1)1988 (1)1989 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (58)Team (10)CompetitionAll1920 Summer Olympics (1)1928 Summer Olympics (1)1932 Winter Olympics (1)1936 Summer Olympics (1)1948 Summer Olympics (1)1952 Summer Olympics (2)1956 Summer Olympics (2)1960 Summer Olympics (3)1964 Summer Olympics (1)1968 Summer Olympics (4)1972 Summer Olympics (3)1976 Summer Olympics (5)1984 Summer Olympics (3)1988 Summer Olympics (3)1992 Summer Olympics (1)1996 Summer Olympics (3)2000 Summer Olympics (1)2004 Summer Olympics (3)2008 Summer Olympics (1)2012 Summer Olympics (1)2016 Summer Olympics (1)2020 Summer Olympics (2)Commonwealth Games (1)Olympic Games (17)Pan American Games (1)World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (1)WrestleMania (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 27Naseem HamedMaleNestor KhergianiMalePeter JoppichMaleRafael AghayevMaleRickson GracieMaleRoberto BaladoMaleRocky MarcianoMaleRoman RuruaMaleRoy Jones Jr.MaleSaulo RibeiroMaleShota ChochishviliMaleSoslan AndiyevMaleSteven LopezMaleSugar Ray LeonardMaleSugar Ray RobinsonMaleSushil KumarMaleTeddy RinerMaleTeofilo StevensonMaleThe Iron SheikMaleTyson KiddMaleVasili OshchepkovMaleVitali KlitschkoMaleWang ShujinMaleWilfried DietrichMaleWladimir KlitschkoMaleWolfgang BehrendtMaleYasuhiro YamashitaMaleShowing 51 to 77 of 77, page 2 of 2.← Previous12FAQsWhat kind of athletes are grouped under this Combat Sports category?Boxers, wrestlers, judoka, taekwondo competitors and other martial artists who compete through direct physical contact.This subcategory groups athletes who competed directly against a single opponent through striking, grappling or throwing under a codified rule set, such as boxers, wrestlers, judoka, taekwondo competitors and other martial artists. Athletes whose sport does not involve direct physical contact to score are excluded.Sources1. Wikipedia: Combat sporttier 2WikipediaCombat sport, History section, boxing sentenceBoxing contests date back to ancient Sumer in the 3rd millennium BCE and ancient Egypt circa 1350 BCE.Combat sport, lead sectionA combat sport, or fighting sport, is a contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.