The number of girls who participated in high school wrestling increased between 2018/2019 and 2021/2022 by nearly 50 percent. By contrast, the number of boys engaged in this sporting activity went down by 6.3 percent in the same period. In total, there were around 263.5 thousand wrestlers across U.S. high schools.
Number of participants in high-school wrestling in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender
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NFHS. (September 14, 2022). Number of participants in high-school wrestling in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268028/participation-in-us-high-school-wrestling/
NFHS. "Number of participants in high-school wrestling in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender." Chart. September 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268028/participation-in-us-high-school-wrestling/
NFHS. (2022). Number of participants in high-school wrestling in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268028/participation-in-us-high-school-wrestling/
NFHS. "Number of Participants in High-school Wrestling in The United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268028/participation-in-us-high-school-wrestling/
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Number of participants in high-school wrestling in the United States from 2010/2011 to 2021/2022, by gender [Graph], NFHS, September 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268028/participation-in-us-high-school-wrestling/