Wrestling at the Summer Olympics - wikipedia Wrestling at the Summer Olympics Wrestling at the Summer Olympics Governing body FILA Events 18 ( men : 12 ; women : 6 ) Games 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Medalists freestyle Greco - Roman Wrestling had been contested at the Summer Olympic Games since the sport was introduced in the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC. When the modern Olympic Games resumed in Athens in 1896, wrestling ( in the form of Greco - Roman wrestling ) became a focus of the Games, with the exception of the 1900 Summer Olympics when wrestling did not appear on the program. Freestyle wrestling and weight classes both made their first appearance in 1904. The women 's competition was introduced in 2004. In February 2013, the IOC voted to drop wrestling from the Summer Olympic programme, effective 2020 ; the president of the sport 's governing body FILA ( now United World Wrestling ) resigned after a subsequent motion of no confidence. Following changes in leadership, and revisions to the programme for 2016 ( including rule changes and additional women 's competitions ), wrestling successfully campaigned to be readmitted to the Summer Olympic programme. Contents 1 Removal and reinstatement 2 Events 2.1 Men 2.2 Women 3 Participating nations 4 All - time medal table -- 1896 -- 2016 4.1 All - time medal table -- Greco - Roman -- 1896 -- 2012 4.2 All - time medal table -- Freestyle -- 1904 -- 2012 5 See also 6 References Removal and reinstatement In an effort to control the size and costs of the Summer Olympics, and make the Games `` relevant to sports fans of all generations '', the IOC evaluated the Olympic event programme in place for the 2016 Summer Olympics, and voted on 25 `` core '' sports that would comprise the programme of the 2020 Summer Olympics. One vacancy was to be left open for a new sport. In February 2013, IOC members voted to remove wrestling from the Olympic programme ; The New York Times cited several potential factors in the decision, including the lack of universally - known talent unlike other sports, and concern for the lack of women 's competitions in wrestling ( having only introduced women 's freestyle competitions in 2004 ). FILA ( now United World Wrestling ), the governing body of Olympic wrestling, immediately criticized the decision. The organization cited wrestling 's long - standing history as an Olympic event, which dates as far back as the ancient Olympic Games. The decision resulted in immediate backlash ; Armen Nazaryan and Sagid Murtazaliev both returned gold medals to the IOC in protest, while Nazaryan also staged a hunger strike until the 2013 European Wrestling Championships. FILA president Raphaël Martinetti resigned after a vote of non-confidence by the organization 's staff. Martinetti was replaced as acting president by Nenad Lalovic. Under his leadership, the organization began to make changes to its Olympic programme for 2016, including rule changes designed to make bouts faster and encourage more aggression, as well as additional women 's weight classes. These changes were intended to help improve audience interest, and address the shortcomings that likely led to the removal of the sport ; wrestling joined baseball / softball, as well as squash, on a final shortlist of three sports to be included in the core Olympic programme for 2020. On 8 September 2013, at the 125th IOC Session, the IOC selected wrestling to be reinstated in the Olympic program for 2020 and 2024. Lalović was largely credited for his role in the reinstatement ; he remarked that `` normally this is done in a few years, we did it in a few months. It was a question of our survival. '' Events Men Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years Greco - Roman light flyweight X X X X X X X 7 Greco - Roman flyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14 Greco - Roman bantamweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Greco - Roman featherweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23 Greco - Roman lightweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 Greco - Roman welterweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21 Greco - Roman middleweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 Greco - Roman light heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20 Greco - Roman heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 Greco - Roman super heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14 Greco - Roman open X Freestyle light flyweight X X X X X X X X 8 Freestyle flyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15 Freestyle bantamweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24 Freestyle featherweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24 Freestyle lightweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 Freestyle welterweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24 Freestyle middleweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 Freestyle light heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18 Freestyle heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25 Freestyle super heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13 Events 0 7 9 5 10 13 13 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 14 14 14 12 12 Women Event 04 08 12 16 20 Years Freestyle flyweight X X X X X 5 Freestyle bantamweight X X X X X 5 Freestyle welterweight X X Freestyle middleweight X X X X X 5 Freestyle light heavyweight X X Freestyle heavyweight X X X X X 5 Events 6 6 Participating nations The following nations have taken part in the wrestling competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year 's Olympics ( X means qualified wrestlers for the next Olympics ). Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years Afghanistan ( AFG ) 7 8 5 8 8 5 7 Albania ( ALB ) Algeria ( ALG ) 8 American Samoa ( ASA ) Argentina ( ARG ) 5 8 5 15 Armenia ( ARM ) 8 8 7 9 7 8 6 Australia ( AUS ) 15 9 8 9 11 22 Austria ( AUT ) 8 7 5 7 5 7 5 19 Azerbaijan ( AZE ) 8 9 7 16 13 14 6 Bahrain ( BRN ) Belarus ( BLR ) 16 14 10 9 11 7 6 Belgium ( BEL ) 12 17 13 11 9 8 5 18 Bohemia ( BOH ) Bolivia ( BOL ) Bosnia and Herzegovina ( BIH ) Brazil ( BRA ) 5 6 Bulgaria ( BUL ) 8 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 11 8 13 12 9 11 15 Cambodia ( CAM ) Cameroon ( CMR ) 6 5 7 Canada ( CAN ) 5 5 6 5 9 7 9 15 13 11 13 14 7 10 9 8 22 Central African Republic ( CAF ) Chile ( CHI ) China ( CHN ) 7 11 8 5 5 9 16 8 13 9 Chinese Taipei ( TPE ) Colombia ( COL ) 5 9 Croatia ( CRO ) Cuba ( CUB ) 7 9 10 15 15 13 12 12 12 10 12 Cyprus ( CYP ) Czech Republic ( CZE ) 6 Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 10 9 6 13 5 6 10 5 8 9 7 15 Denmark ( DEN ) 11 9 10 11 7 5 5 5 18 Dominican Republic ( DOM ) East Germany ( GDR ) 10 17 12 9 8 5 Ecuador ( ECU ) 5 Egypt ( EGY ) 13 12 10 5 7 13 10 19 El Salvador ( ESA ) Estonia ( EST ) 8 6 8 11 Federated States of Micronesia ( FSM ) Finland ( FIN ) 37 18 24 13 10 13 15 16 10 14 10 9 10 7 8 11 12 7 5 25 France ( FRA ) 6 17 23 13 5 10 11 10 9 5 5 8 9 9 6 9 6 24 The Gambia ( GAM ) Georgia ( GEO ) 8 13 12 10 13 11 6 Germany ( GER ) 14 6 5 14 8 17 11 10 9 7 7 14 Great Britain ( GBR ) 53 12 10 14 6 6 16 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 23 Greece ( GRE ) 5 5 5 8 9 5 10 5 11 10 7 18 25 Guam ( GUM ) 6 Guatemala ( GUA ) 5 6 Guinea ( GUI ) Guinea - Bissau ( GBS ) 6 Haiti ( HAI ) Honduras ( HON ) Hungary ( HUN ) 7 10 12 6 5 12 12 12 8 10 10 13 18 18 19 18 17 11 8 9 9 7 8 24 Iceland ( ISL ) Independent Olympic Participants ( IOP ) 9 India ( IND ) 6 7 5 8 8 6 8 7 6 7 5 8 19 Indonesia ( INA ) Iran ( IRI ) 8 8 12 9 14 17 15 16 10 11 13 12 13 12 14 Iraq ( IRQ ) 9 5 6 Ireland ( IRL ) 5 Israel ( ISR ) 8 Italy ( ITA ) 6 8 17 5 6 10 11 14 5 16 5 5 7 8 6 7 5 6 25 Ivory Coast ( CIV ) Japan ( JPN ) 7 5 5 8 16 16 15 20 20 20 20 16 12 8 13 10 13 10 20 Jordan ( JOR ) Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) 11 11 12 16 15 12 6 Kenya ( KEN ) Kyrgyzstan ( KGZ ) 6 8 5 7 6 Latvia ( LAT ) 6 9 Lebanon ( LBN ) 5 6 9 Lithuania ( LTU ) 7 Luxembourg ( LUX ) 8 Macedonia ( MKD ) Madagascar ( MAD ) Malta ( MLT ) Mauritania ( MTN ) Mauritius ( MRI ) Mexico ( MEX ) 5 12 9 5 7 17 Moldova ( MDA ) 6 6 Mongolia ( MGL ) 8 8 13 13 13 9 7 6 6 8 10 13 Morocco ( MAR ) 5 5 5 5 10 Namibia ( NAM ) Netherlands ( NED ) 9 9 8 6 10 New Zealand ( NZL ) 10 Nicaragua ( NCA ) Nigeria ( NGR ) 6 5 7 10 North Korea ( PRK ) 5 10 Norway ( NOR ) 9 7 7 7 6 7 5 5 5 24 Pakistan ( PAK ) 6 7 6 10 Palau ( PLW ) Panama ( PAN ) 9 Peru ( PER ) 5 8 Philippines ( PHI ) 8 Poland ( POL ) 5 12 5 12 18 14 20 18 13 11 9 9 9 8 18 Portugal ( POR ) 10 Puerto Rico ( PUR ) 5 5 8 Republic of China ( ROC ) Romania ( ROU ) 5 7 7 10 12 20 19 20 10 11 10 5 5 8 5 18 Russia ( RUS ) 11 20 16 18 18 16 17 8 Samoa ( SAM ) Senegal ( SEN ) 5 12 Serbia ( SRB ) Serbia and Montenegro ( SCG ) Slovakia ( SVK ) South Africa ( RSA ) 5 11 South Korea ( KOR ) 13 8 11 14 19 16 15 10 9 11 9 5 17 Soviet Union ( URS ) 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 9 Spain ( ESP ) 9 10 11 Sweden ( SWE ) 9 34 13 13 9 13 14 16 10 12 9 7 7 8 8 11 10 8 7 5 7 5 6 7 25 Switzerland ( SUI ) 12 11 13 12 5 12 9 19 Syria ( SYR ) 17 8 7 Tajikistan ( TJK ) Tunisia ( TUN ) 8 9 Turkey ( TUR ) 5 6 11 16 15 13 16 15 16 16 11 16 13 15 13 12 12 13 13 14 20 Turkmenistan ( TKM ) Ukraine ( UKR ) 17 16 16 16 13 11 6 Unified Team ( EUN ) 20 United States ( USA ) 42 6 18 14 7 7 7 8 8 15 16 16 16 19 20 19 20 20 20 16 17 17 17 14 24 United Team of Germany ( EUA ) 5 15 14 Uzbekistan ( UZB ) 10 11 7 8 8 8 6 Venezuela ( VEN ) 6 7 9 9 Vietnam ( VIE ) 5 Virgin Islands ( ISV ) West Germany ( FRG ) 11 17 15 14 17 5 Yemen ( YEM ) Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 5 5 5 8 10 6 10 9 13 Nations 14 18 19 26 29 18 29 28 36 30 44 39 45 49 41 35 44 69 59 75 55 66 59 71 67 Competitors 5 42 115 170 152 229 166 79 200 207 215 167 338 270 296 388 331 266 267 429 370 401 314 342 344 344 344 288 Year 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 All - time medal table -- 1896 -- 2016 Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Soviet Union ( URS ) 62 31 23 116 United States ( USA ) 54 43 35 132 Japan ( JPN ) 32 20 17 69 Russia ( RUS ) 30 11 15 56 5 Turkey ( TUR ) 29 18 16 63 6 Sweden ( SWE ) 28 27 31 86 7 Finland ( FIN ) 26 28 29 83 8 Hungary ( HUN ) 19 16 19 54 9 Bulgaria ( BUL ) 16 32 21 69 10 South Korea ( KOR ) 11 11 14 36 11 Iran ( IRI ) 9 14 20 43 12 Cuba ( CUB ) 9 6 7 22 13 Romania ( ROU ) 7 8 18 33 14 Italy ( ITA ) 7 10 21 15 Unified Team ( EUN ) 6 5 5 16 16 Poland ( POL ) 5 9 12 26 17 Estonia ( EST ) 5 11 18 Germany ( GER ) 12 9 25 19 Azerbaijan ( AZE ) 7 11 22 20 Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 6 6 16 21 France ( FRA ) 10 18 22 Switzerland ( SUI ) 6 14 23 Canada ( CAN ) 7 7 17 24 Ukraine ( UKR ) 5 6 14 25 Georgia ( GEO ) 11 18 26 Great Britain ( GBR ) 10 17 27 North Korea ( PRK ) 5 10 28 Uzbekistan ( UZB ) 8 29 China ( CHN ) 5 10 30 Armenia ( ARM ) 8 31 East Germany ( GDR ) 7 Egypt ( EGY ) 7 33 Norway ( NOR ) 6 34 Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 7 7 15 35 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) 5 9 15 36 United Team of Germany ( EUA ) 5 9 37 West Germany ( FRG ) 9 38 Greece ( GRE ) 7 11 39 Serbia ( SRB ) 0 0 40 Belarus ( BLR ) 0 7 11 41 Mongolia ( MGL ) 0 5 9 42 Denmark ( DEN ) 0 6 9 43 Belgium ( BEL ) 0 0 44 India ( IND ) 0 5 45 Australia ( AUS ) 0 Lebanon ( LIB ) 0 47 Lithuania ( LTU ) 0 48 Latvia ( LAT ) 0 0 Mexico ( MEX ) 0 0 Syria ( SYR ) 0 0 51 Austria ( AUT ) 0 0 Colombia ( COL ) 0 0 53 Macedonia ( MKD ) 0 0 Moldova ( MDA ) 0 0 Pakistan ( PAK ) 0 0 Tunisia ( TUN ) 0 0 Totals ( 56 nations ) 409 401 459 1269 All - time medal table -- Greco - Roman -- 1896 -- 2012 Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total Soviet Union ( URS ) 34 16 10 60 Finland ( FIN ) 23 21 19 63 Sweden ( SWE ) 20 17 19 56 Hungary ( HUN ) 16 10 10 36 5 Turkey ( TUR ) 11 5 6 22 6 Russia ( RUS ) 10 6 18 7 Bulgaria ( BUL ) 9 14 8 31 8 South Korea ( KOR ) 7 6 15 9 Romania ( ROU ) 6 8 13 27 10 Poland ( POL ) 5 8 6 19 11 Italy ( ITA ) 5 9 18 12 Germany ( GER ) 9 5 18 13 Japan ( JPN ) 5 12 14 United States ( USA ) 6 6 15 15 Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 5 12 16 Cuba ( CUB ) 9 17 Unified Team ( EUN ) 9 18 Iran ( IRI ) 5 19 Estonia ( EST ) 0 7 20 Egypt ( EGY ) 6 21 East Germany ( GDR ) Norway ( NOR ) 23 Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 6 11 24 Greece ( GRE ) 5 9 25 West Germany ( FRG ) 5 26 France ( FRA ) 6 27 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) 5 28 Azerbaijan ( AZE ) 29 Ukraine ( UKR ) 30 Uzbekistan ( UZB ) 0 31 Armenia ( ARM ) 0 0 32 United Team of Germany ( EUA ) 0 7 33 Denmark ( DEN ) 0 6 8 34 Belarus ( BLR ) 0 5 35 China ( CHN ) 0 5 36 Georgia ( GEO ) 0 Lebanon ( LIB ) 0 38 Lithuania ( LTU ) 0 39 Latvia ( LAT ) 0 0 Mexico ( MEX ) 0 0 41 Austria ( AUT ) 0 0 Moldova ( MDA ) 0 0 North Korea ( PRK ) 0 0 Switzerland ( SUI ) 0 0 Totals ( 44 nations ) 187 177 187 551 All - time medal table -- Freestyle -- 1904 -- 2012 Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States ( USA ) 49 37 28 114 Soviet Union ( URS ) 28 15 13 56 Japan ( JPN ) 24 12 14 50 Turkey ( TUR ) 17 11 8 36 5 Russia ( RUS ) 15 6 7 28 6 Sweden ( SWE ) 8 10 8 26 7 Finland ( FIN ) 8 7 10 25 8 Bulgaria ( BUL ) 7 17 11 35 9 Iran ( IRI ) 5 12 16 33 10 South Korea ( KOR ) 9 7 20 11 Switzerland ( SUI ) 5 13 12 Great Britain ( GBR ) 10 17 13 Hungary ( HUN ) 7 14 14 Azerbaijan ( AZE ) 9 15 North Korea ( PRK ) 8 16 Unified Team ( EUN ) 7 17 Canada ( CAN ) 6 6 14 18 Ukraine ( UKR ) 5 10 19 France ( FRA ) 5 9 20 Uzbekistan ( UZB ) 6 21 China ( CHN ) 0 22 Cuba ( CUB ) 7 23 Estonia ( EST ) 0 24 Germany ( GER ) 7 25 Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 26 Georgia ( GEO ) 0 5 Romania ( ROU ) 0 5 28 Italy ( ITA ) 0 0 29 Mongolia ( MGL ) 0 5 9 30 Kazakhstan ( KAZ ) 0 6 31 Belgium ( BEL ) 0 0 32 East Germany ( GDR ) 0 33 Poland ( POL ) 0 5 34 Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 0 India ( IND ) 0 West Germany ( FRG ) 0 37 Australia ( AUS ) 0 38 Belarus ( BLR ) 0 39 Armenia ( ARM ) 0 0 Norway ( NOR ) 0 0 Syria ( SYR ) 0 0 Tajikistan ( TJK ) 0 0 43 Greece ( GRE ) 0 0 44 Austria ( AUT ) 0 0 Colombia ( COL ) 0 0 Macedonia ( MKD ) 0 0 Pakistan ( PAK ) 0 0 Slovakia ( SVK ) 0 0 Totals ( 48 nations ) 203 197 220 620 Source : Wrestling Freestyle Olympics Medal Table at olympicmedals.com See also Wrestling portal List of Olympic medalists in Freestyle wrestling List of Olympic medalists in Greco - Roman wrestling List of Olympic venues in wrestling Politics and sports References Jump up ^ `` Equipment and History ''. ^ Jump up to : Hamilton, Tracee ( 2013 - 09 - 08 ). `` Wrestling, IOC make right moves in getting sport back on 2020 Olympics program ''. Washington Post. ISSN 0190 - 8286. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ Longman, Jeré ( 2013 - 02 - 12 ). `` Olympics Moves to Drop Wrestling in 2020 ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Wrestling to be dropped from 2020 Olympic Games ''. BBC Sport. Jump up ^ `` Bulgaria wrestling coach Armen Nazaryan on hunger strike ''. BBC Sport. 2013 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ `` International Wresting President forced to quit after Olympic shock ''. Inside the Games. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Wrestling, baseball / softball and squash shortlisted by IOC for 2020 as five fail to make cut ''. Jump up ^ `` Wrestling added to Olympic programme for 2020 and 2024 Games ''. IOC. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013. Jump up ^ KAROLOS GROHMANN ( 8 September 2013 ). `` Wrestling wins vote and will be part of 2020 Tokyo Olympics ''. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Wrestling gets reinstated for 2020 Olympics ''. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 15. Wrestling at the Summer Olympics 1896 1900 1904 1906 ( Intercalated ) 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 List of medalists Freestyle Greco - Roman List of Olympic venues Sports at the Olympic Games Summer sports Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby sevens Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling Winter sports Biathlon Bobsleigh Skeleton Curling Ice hockey Luge Skating Figure skating Short track speed skating Speed skating Skiing Alpine skiing Cross-country skiing Freestyle skiing Nordic combined Ski jumping Snowboarding 2020 addition Baseball / Softball Karate Skateboarding Sport climbing Surfing Past sports Aeronautics Alpinism Basque pelota Cricket Croquet Jeu de paume Lacrosse Military patrol Polo Rackets Roque Rugby union ( 15 - a-side ) Tug of war Water motorsports Demonstration sports American football Australian football Bandy Bowling Budo Disabled skiing Gliding Glima Ice stock sport Korfball La canne Pesäpallo Roller hockey Savate Skijoring Sled dog racing Speed skiing Water skiing Winter pentathlon Unofficial sports Angling Art competitions Ballooning Boules Cannon shooting Cycle polo Fire fighting Gaelic football Hurling Kaatsen Kite flying Life saving Longue paume Motor racing Motorcycle racing Pigeon racing Wushu See also : Paralympic sports Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wrestling_at_the_Summer_Olympics&oldid=861374436 '' Categories : Wrestling at the Summer Olympics Sports at the Summer Olympics Wrestling at multi-sport events Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from August 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca বাংলা Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Frysk 한국어 हिन्दी Italiano עברית Lietuvių Magyar मराठी Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська 中文 22 more Edit links This page was last edited on 26 September 2018, at 23 : 46 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when did women's wrestling become an olympic sport
Answer: 2004