PURPOSE: This study aims to conduct physical fitness testing among wrestlers of different qualifications to identify differences in physical preparedness indicators. METHODS: The study involved 32 Greco-Roman style wrestlers in the middleweight classes (72 kg, 77 kg, 82 kg). The participants were divided into two groups: elite athletes (n=16) with an average weight of 77.07±6.11 kg and sub-elite athletes (n=16) with an average weight of 76.98±5.99 kg. Various physical fitness tests were conducted on the wrestlers, including the 30-meter sprint (s), vertical jump (cm), legless rope climb (s), pull-ups for 10 s (n), push-ups for 10 s (n), maximum number of squats with a partner (n), maximum number of pull-ups (n), maximum number of push-ups (n), and three sets of 15 hip turning throws with a one-minute rest interval (s). The differences between groups were assessed using the Student`s T-Test. RESULTS: The results of the tests indicated that elite wrestlers significantly outperformed sub-elite wrestlers in almost all assessments: 30-meter sprint (t=5.07; p<0.001), vertical jump (t=3.5; p<0.01), legless rope climb (t=3.5; p<0.01), pull-ups for 10 s (t=5.25; p<0.001), maximum number of squats with a partner (t=4.81; p<0.001), maximum number of pull-ups (t=7.44; p<0.001), and three sets of 15 hip turning throws (t=5.27; p<0.001). Statistically insignificant differences were observed in the tests of push-ups for 10 s (t=1.91; p>0.05) and the maximum number of push-ups (t=0.46; p>0.05). This discrepancy can be attributed to the fact that the strength demands in these exercises are not specific to wrestling, as wrestlers predominantly engage in movements involving pressing their opponents towards themselves rather than pushing them away. CONCLUSIONS: The study revealed that elite wrestlers exhibit superior physical preparedness indicators compared to sub-elite wrestlers across all tests. The findings validate this claim, with the most substantial disparities observed in the tests of three sets of 15 hip turning throws (25%), maximum number of pull-ups bar (23%), maximum number of squats with a partner (20%), and legless rope climb (19%). Other exercises also displayed higher performance in elite wrestlers: pull-ups for 10 s (15%), vertical jump (11%), 30-meter sprint (11%), push-ups for 10 s (10%), and the maximum number of push-ups (2%).
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