Thirty-eight Olympic wrestling team aspirants were evaluated using the Behavioral Inventories for Athletes. The selected Olympic Freestyle Team was compared to nonsuccessful participants. The responses to each question were assessed. When more than one-half of the subjects answered in an extreme response category, it was deemed a notable characteristic. Lists of behaviors and perceptions were constructed for the, Olympic, nonolympic, and combined groups. The features indicated the scope of successful and estimable functioning of these individuals in their sport. There was no evidence of psychological problems or weaknesses. Precompetition behaviors were suggested as being related to performance differentiations. The detailed descriptions were proposed as being adequate models for the development of wrestlers. (Author)