# Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 12 to 14 October. The events took place at the Asia Pavilion in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

## Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 6 competitors, 2 in Boys' Freestyle, 2 in Boys' Greco-Roman and 2 in Girls' Freestyle. As hosts, Argentina was given 3 quotas, one in each discipline should they participate in the Cadet Pan American Championships. A further 12, 8 male and 4 female athletes were decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 95 athletes, 50 male and 45 female qualified over five continental qualification tournaments. For the boys’ events, each continent qualified 1 athlete while for the girls’ events the top 3 Europeans, top 2 Asians and Pan Americans and the top African and Oceanian athletes qualified.
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003.

### Qualification Timeline

| Event | Location | Date |
| 2018 Africa Cadet Championships | Port Harcourt | 7–11 February 2018 |
| 2018 Asia Cadet Championships | Tashkent | 10–13 May 2018 |
| 2018 Europe Cadet Championships | Skopje | 14–20 May 2018 |
| 2018 Oceania Cadet Championships | Yigo | 18-20 May 2018 |
| 2018 Pan America Cadet Championships | Guatemala City | 25–27 May 2018 |

### Qualification Summary

| NOC | Boys' Freestyle | Boys' Freestyle | Boys' Freestyle | Boys' Freestyle | Boys' Freestyle | Boys' Greco-Roman | Boys' Greco-Roman | Boys' Greco-Roman | Boys' Greco-Roman | Boys' Greco-Roman | Girls' Freestyle | Girls' Freestyle | Girls' Freestyle | Girls' Freestyle | Girls' Freestyle | Total |
| NOC | -48 kg | -55 kg | -65 kg | -80 kg | -110 kg | -45 kg | -51 kg | -60 kg | -71 kg | -92 kg | -43 kg | -49 kg | -57 kg | -65 kg | -73 kg | Total |
| Algeria | | X | | X | | | | X | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Argentina | | X | | | | | X | | | | | | | | X | 3 |
| Armenia | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
| American Samoa | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | X | 2 |
| Australia | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | | | X | | | | | | | | X | | | | | 2 |
| Belarus | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | X | 2 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | 2 |
| Bulgaria | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Cambodia | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Cameroon | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | 2 |
| Canada | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | X | 2 |
| China | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Colombia | X | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | 2 |
| Cuba | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | 2 |
| Ecuador | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Egypt | | | X | | X | X | | | | X | X | | X | | | 6 |
| Estonia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| France | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | 1 |
| Georgia | X | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Germany | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Guam | | X | | | | | | | X | | | X | X | | | 4 |
| Honduras | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Hungary | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | 2 |
| India | | | | | | | | | | | X | | X | | | 2 |
| Iran | | | X | | X | X | | | | X | | | | | | 4 |
| Japan | | X | | | | | X | | X | | | | X | | X | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Macedonia | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Marshall Islands | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mexico | | | | | X | | X | X | | | | | X | X | | 5 |
| Moldova | | | | | | | | | X | | X | | X | | | 3 |
| Mongolia | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | X | | 2 |
| Morocco | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Nauru | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| New Zealand | | | X | X | | | | X | | | X | | | | | 4 |
| Nigeria | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | X | | 2 |
| Pakistan | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Romania | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Russia | | | | X | X | | | | X | X | | | | | | 4 |
| South Africa | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Sweden | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | X | 2 |
| Tunisia | | | | | | | X | | X | | | | | X | X | 4 |
| Turkey | X | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | X | 3 |
| Turkmenistan | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| United States | | X | X | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | 4 |
| Ukraine | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | X | | | X | | | | | | | | X | | | X | 4 |
| Venezuela | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | 2 |
| 51 NOCs | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 110 |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Moldova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Argentina* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |

### Boy's events
#### Freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg details | Umidjon Jalolov Uzbekistan | Giorgi Gegelashvili Georgia | Halil Gökdeniz Turkey |
| 55 kg details | Robert Howard United States | Hernán Almendra Argentina | Vladyslav Ostapenko Ukraine |
| 65 kg details | Turan Bayramov Azerbaijan | Mohammad Karimi Iran | Inayat Ullah Pakistan |
| 80 kg details | Akhmedkhan Tembotov Russia | Fateh Benferdjallah Algeria | Mukhammadrasul Rakhimov Uzbekistan |
| 110 kg details | Sergey Kozyrev Russia | Amir Hossein Zare Iran | Ahmed Mahmoud Khalil Egypt |
* 48 kg
* 55 kg
* 65 kg
* 80 kg
* 110 kg

#### Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 45 kg details | Amir Reza Dehbozorgi Iran | Jeremy Peralta Ecuador | Edmond Nazaryan Bulgaria |
| 51 kg details | Wataru Sasaki Japan | Giorgi Tokhadze Georgia | Axel Salas Mexico |
| 60 kg details | Giorgi Chkhikvadze Georgia | Elmirbek Sadyrov Kyrgyzstan | Sahak Hovhannisyan Armenia |
| 71 kg details | Alexandrin Guţu Moldova | Stepan Starodubtsev Russia | Shu Yamada Japan |
| 92 kg details | Mohammad Nosrati Iran | Osman Ayaydın Turkey | Mukhammad Evloev Russia |
* 45 kg
* 51 kg
* 60 kg
* 71 kg
* 92 kg

### Girl's events
#### Freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 43 kg details | Emily Shilson United States | Simran Kaur India | Shahana Nazarova Azerbaijan |
| 49 kg details | Jonna Malmgren Sweden | Shokhida Akhmedova Uzbekistan | Natallia Varakina Belarus |
| 57 kg details | Nonoka Ozaki Japan | Anna Szél Hungary | Anastasia Blayvas Germany |
| 65 kg details | Zhou Xinru China | Oksana Chudyk Ukraine | Oyun-Erdene Tamir Mongolia |
| 73 kg details | Milaimys Marín Cuba | Linda Machuca Argentina | Yuka Kagami Japan |