United World Wrestling

NameUnited World Wrestling
AbbreviationUWW
Founded1912
DisciplinesWrestling
SportsWrestling

Description

Founded as the Amateur-Athletik Weltunion in 1905, which governed both weightlifting and wrestling. In 1912, the organization took the name Internationaler Weltverband für Schwerathletik, changing to Internationaler Amateur-Weltverband für Schwerathletik only one year later (1913). In 1920 the wrestling and weightlifting federations separated and this organization was known originally as the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Amateur. It later became the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées until September 2014, when it re-branded itself as United World Wrestling.

Presidents

Tenure Name Country Notes
1921—1924 Einar Råberg SWE
1924—1930 Alfréd Brüll HUN
1930—1952 Viktor Smeds FIN
1952—1971 Roger Coulon FRA
1972—1992 Milan Ercegan YUG
1992—2002 Milan Ercegan SCG
2002—2013 Raphaël Martinetti SUI
2013— Nenad Lalović SRB