United World Wrestling

E686058

governing body international sports federation

United World Wrestling is the international federation responsible for overseeing and regulating amateur wrestling disciplines worldwide, including freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women’s wrestling.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
United World Wrestling canonical	11
UWW	3
Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées	2
United World Wrestling Bureau	1
United World Wrestling Greco-Roman rules	1
United World Wrestling Hall of Fame	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7756937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United World Wrestling
Context triple: [Greco-Roman wrestling, governingBody, United World Wrestling]

A. World Association of Wrestling
World Association of Wrestling is a British professional wrestling promotion, best known as the family-run company founded by the Knight wrestling family in Norwich, England.
B. Japan Wrestling Federation
The Japan Wrestling Federation is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting amateur wrestling in Japan, including organizing competitions and managing the country’s Olympic wrestling programs.
C. International Gymnastics Federation
The International Gymnastics Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating competitive gymnastics disciplines worldwide.
D. International Judo Federation
The International Judo Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting the sport of judo, including organizing major international competitions such as World Championships and regulating the sport’s rules worldwide.
E. International Weightlifting Federation
The International Weightlifting Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of Olympic weightlifting, including international competitions and rules.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United World Wrestling
Target entity description: United World Wrestling is the international federation responsible for overseeing and regulating amateur wrestling disciplines worldwide, including freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women’s wrestling.

A. World Association of Wrestling
World Association of Wrestling is a British professional wrestling promotion, best known as the family-run company founded by the Knight wrestling family in Norwich, England.
B. Japan Wrestling Federation
The Japan Wrestling Federation is the national governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting amateur wrestling in Japan, including organizing competitions and managing the country’s Olympic wrestling programs.
C. International Gymnastics Federation
The International Gymnastics Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating competitive gymnastics disciplines worldwide.
D. International Judo Federation
The International Judo Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting the sport of judo, including organizing major international competitions such as World Championships and regulating the sport’s rules worldwide.
E. International Weightlifting Federation
The International Weightlifting Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of Olympic weightlifting, including international competitions and rules.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ international sports federation ⓘ
abbreviation	UWW ⓘ linked to: United World Wrestling
collaboratesWith	national wrestling federations ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
develops	coaching education programs ⓘ refereeing education programs ⓘ
formerName	Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées ⓘ linked to: United World Wrestling
founded	1912 ⓘ
foundedAs	Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées ⓘ linked to: United World Wrestling
governsDiscipline	Greco-Roman wrestling ⓘ freestyle wrestling ⓘ women’s wrestling ⓘ
governsSport	amateur wrestling ⓘ
governsStyle	beach wrestling ⓘ grappling ⓘ traditional wrestling styles ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
implements	wrestling rules changes ⓘ
memberOf	Association of Summer Olympic International Federations ⓘ
monitors	anti-doping compliance in wrestling ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://uww.org ⓘ
organizes	qualification events for the Olympic Games in wrestling ⓘ
oversees	World Wrestling Championships ⓘ age-group wrestling championships ⓘ continental wrestling championships ⓘ
promotes	development of wrestling worldwide ⓘ
recognizedBy	International Olympic Committee ⓘ
regionServed	global ⓘ
regulates	international wrestling competitions ⓘ wrestling rules ⓘ wrestling weight classes ⓘ
renamed	United World Wrestling ⓘ
renamedIn	2014 ⓘ
responsibleFor	international wrestling calendar ⓘ world ranking system in wrestling ⓘ
role	oversees and regulates amateur wrestling worldwide ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
setsRulesFor	Olympic wrestling events ⓘ
shortName	UWW ⓘ linked to: United World Wrestling
sport	wrestling ⓘ
type	non-profit organization ⓘ
worksWith	World Anti-Doping Agency ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greco-Roman wrestling → governingBody → United World Wrestling ⓘ

Wrestling → governingBody → United World Wrestling ⓘ

Turkish Wrestling Federation → affiliatedWith → United World Wrestling ⓘ

Warhawks → represents → UWW ⓘ