# Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 14 to 21 August at the Carioca Arena 2 in Barra da Tijuca. Wrestling had been split into two disciplines, freestyle and Greco-Roman, which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only participated in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling had been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900.
Around 344 wrestlers competed in 18 events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In September 2013, a new change to the rules and guidelines of the sport had been instituted and overhauled by the International Olympic Committee and FILA (now known as the United World Wrestling). A single Olympic weight class was removed each from the men's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling to add two more weights for the women. Other changes in wrestling at these Games also featured a single-round tournament within a six-minute limit, instead of two-round or tiebreaker.

## Competition format

38 men or 18 women competed in each division, plus 6 others allocated either to the host country or by the tripartite commission into divisions yet to be determined prior to the Olympics. Wrestlers determined by lot competed in qualification rounds to reduce the number to 16, thereafter proceeding by simple knockout to determine the finalists who competed for gold and silver. The two groups of wrestlers respectively defeated in the 3 or 4 bouts of the two finalists competed in two serial elimination repechages, with the victor in each repechage being awarded bronze. Coaches were given plush dolls of Vinicius, the Olympic mascot, to throw into the ring when they wished to challenge a call.

## Competition schedule

There were two sessions of competition on each day of the 2016 Olympics Wrestling program. Except for the last day, the first session (qualification and elimination) was conducted from 10:00 to 13:00 BRT, and the second session (repechage, bronze medal and gold medal) was conducted from 16:00 to 19:00 BRT. Due to the closing ceremony on the last day (21 Aug) in the evening, the timing for the first and second session were 08:30–11:15 and 12:45–15:15 BRT respectively.
| Q | Qualification & elimination | F | Repechage, Bronze medal & Gold medal |
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 14 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | Sat 20 | Sun 21 | Sun 21 |
| Men's freestyle |||||||||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 57 kg | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F | | | | |
| Men's freestyle 65 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F |
| Men's freestyle 74 kg | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F | | | | |
| Men's freestyle 86 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F | | |
| Men's freestyle 97 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F |
| Men's freestyle 125 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman |||||||||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 59 kg | Q | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg | | | | | Q | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg | Q | F | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg | | | Q | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg | | | | | Q | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg | | | Q | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Women's freestyle |||||||||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 48 kg | | | | | | | Q | F | | | | | | | | |
| Women's freestyle 53 kg | | | | | | | | | Q | F | | | | | | |
| Women's freestyle 58 kg | | | | | | | Q | F | | | | | | | | |
| Women's freestyle 63 kg | | | | | | | | | Q | F | | | | | | |
| Women's freestyle 69 kg | | | | | | | Q | F | | | | | | | | |
| Women's freestyle 75 kg | | | | | | | | | Q | F | | | | | | |

## Medalists
### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 57 kg details | Vladimer Khinchegashvili Georgia | Rei Higuchi Japan | Haji Aliyev Azerbaijan |
| 57 kg details | Vladimer Khinchegashvili Georgia | Rei Higuchi Japan | Hassan Rahimi Iran |
| 65 kg details | Soslan Ramonov Russia | Toghrul Asgarov Azerbaijan | Frank Chamizo Italy |
| 65 kg details | Soslan Ramonov Russia | Toghrul Asgarov Azerbaijan | Ikhtiyor Navruzov Uzbekistan |
| 74 kg details | Hassan Yazdani Iran | Aniuar Geduev Russia | Jabrayil Hasanov Azerbaijan |
| 74 kg details | Hassan Yazdani Iran | Aniuar Geduev Russia | Soner Demirtaş Turkey |
| 86 kg details | Abdulrashid Sadulaev Russia | Selim Yaşar Turkey | Sharif Sharifov Azerbaijan |
| 86 kg details | Abdulrashid Sadulaev Russia | Selim Yaşar Turkey | J'den Cox United States |
| 97 kg details | Kyle Snyder United States | Khetag Gazyumov Azerbaijan | Albert Saritov Romania |
| 97 kg details | Kyle Snyder United States | Khetag Gazyumov Azerbaijan | Magomed Ibragimov Uzbekistan |
| 125 kg details | Taha Akgül Turkey | Komeil Ghasemi Iran | Ibrahim Saidau Belarus |
| 125 kg details | Taha Akgül Turkey | Komeil Ghasemi Iran | Geno Petriashvili Georgia |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 59 kg details | Ismael Borrero Cuba | Shinobu Ota Japan | Elmurat Tasmuradov Uzbekistan |
| 59 kg details | Ismael Borrero Cuba | Shinobu Ota Japan | Stig-André Berge Norway |
| 66 kg details | Davor Štefanek Serbia | Mihran Harutyunyan Armenia | Shmagi Bolkvadze Georgia |
| 66 kg details | Davor Štefanek Serbia | Mihran Harutyunyan Armenia | Rasul Chunayev Azerbaijan |
| 75 kg details | Roman Vlasov Russia | Mark Madsen Denmark | Kim Hyeon-woo South Korea |
| 75 kg details | Roman Vlasov Russia | Mark Madsen Denmark | Saeid Abdevali Iran |
| 85 kg details | Davit Chakvetadze Russia | Zhan Beleniuk Ukraine | Javid Hamzatau Belarus |
| 85 kg details | Davit Chakvetadze Russia | Zhan Beleniuk Ukraine | Denis Kudla Germany |
| 98 kg details | Artur Aleksanyan Armenia | Yasmany Lugo Cuba | Cenk İldem Turkey |
| 98 kg details | Artur Aleksanyan Armenia | Yasmany Lugo Cuba | Ghasem Rezaei Iran |
| 130 kg details | Mijaín López Cuba | Rıza Kayaalp Turkey | Sabah Shariati Azerbaijan |
| 130 kg details | Mijaín López Cuba | Rıza Kayaalp Turkey | Sergey Semenov Russia |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg details | Eri Tosaka Japan | Mariya Stadnik Azerbaijan | Sun Yanan China |
| 48 kg details | Eri Tosaka Japan | Mariya Stadnik Azerbaijan | Elitsa Yankova Bulgaria |
| 53 kg details | Helen Maroulis United States | Saori Yoshida Japan | Nataliya Synyshyn Azerbaijan |
| 53 kg details | Helen Maroulis United States | Saori Yoshida Japan | Sofia Mattsson Sweden |
| 58 kg details | Kaori Icho Japan | Valeria Koblova Russia | Marwa Amri Tunisia |
| 58 kg details | Kaori Icho Japan | Valeria Koblova Russia | Sakshi Malik India |
| 63 kg details | Risako Kawai Japan | Maryia Mamashuk Belarus | Yekaterina Larionova Kazakhstan |
| 63 kg details | Risako Kawai Japan | Maryia Mamashuk Belarus | Monika Michalik Poland |
| 69 kg details | Sara Dosho Japan | Natalia Vorobieva Russia | Elmira Syzdykova Kazakhstan |
| 69 kg details | Sara Dosho Japan | Natalia Vorobieva Russia | Jenny Fransson Sweden |
| 75 kg details | Erica Wiebe Canada | Guzel Manyurova Kazakhstan | Zhang Fengliu China |
| 75 kg details | Erica Wiebe Canada | Guzel Manyurova Kazakhstan | Ekaterina Bukina Russia |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 18 | 18 | 36 | 72 |

## Participation
### Participating nations

* Algeria (3)
* Argentina (1)
* Armenia (8)
* Australia (3)
* Austria (1)
* Azerbaijan (14)
* Bahrain (1)
* Belarus (8)
* Brazil (5)
* Bulgaria (11)
* Cambodia (1)
* Cameroon (3)
* Canada (8)
* China (13)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Colombia (5)
* Croatia (1)
* Cuba (10)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Ecuador (2)
* Egypt (10)
* Estonia (3)
* Finland (3)
* France (2)
* Georgia (11)
* Germany (7)
* Greece (1)
* Guinea-Bissau (2)
* Haiti (1)
* Hungary (8)
* India (8)
* Iran (12)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (10)
* Kazakhstan (12)
* Kyrgyzstan (7)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Moldova (3)
* Mongolia (10)
* Morocco (3)
* Netherlands (1)
* Nigeria (7)
* North Korea (4)
* Norway (2)
* Palau (1)
* Peru (1)
* Poland (8)
* Puerto Rico (2)
* Romania (5)
* Russia (17)
* Senegal (2)
* Serbia (3)
* South Korea (5)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (7)
* Tunisia (4)
* Turkey (14)
* Ukraine (11)
* United States (14)
* Uzbekistan (8)
* Venezuela (9)
* Vietnam (1)

### Official referees

This is the official list of referees from 2016 Summer Olympics:
* Antonio Silvestri (Chief of the Refereeing Commission)
* Guillermo Molina (Instructor)
* Edit Dozsa (Instructor)
* Osamu Saito (Instructor)
* Andrey Krikov (Instructor)
* Kamel Mohamed Bouaziz (Instructor)
* Halil İbrahim Cicioğlu (Instructor)
* Zach Errett (Instructor)
* Konstantin Mikhaylov (Instructor)
* Pertti Vehviläinen (Supervisor)
* Régine Legleut (Supervisor)
* Edisher Machaidze (Supervisor)
* Bakhytzhan Jaxykulov (Supervisor)
* Noreddine Mochaffaa (Supervisor)
* Sergey Novakovskiy (Supervisor)