# Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics were held between 5 and 12 August, the final day of the Games, at ExCeL London. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling has been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900.

## Competition format

19 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.

## Competition schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Date | Time | Event |
| Sunday 5 August | 13:00–15:45 | 55 kg & 74 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
| Sunday 5 August | 17:45–20:15 | 55 kg & 74 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
| Monday 6 August | 13:00–15:45 | 60 kg, 84 kg & 120 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
| Monday 6 August | 17:45–20:15 | 60 kg, 84 kg & 120 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
| Tuesday 7 August | 13:00–15:45 | 66 kg & 96 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
| Tuesday 7 August | 17:45–20:15 | 66 kg & 96 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |

### Women's freestyle

| Date | Time | Event |
| Wednesday 8 August | 13:00–15:45 | 48 kg & 63 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
| Wednesday 8 August | 17:45–20:15 | 48 kg & 63 repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
| Thursday 9 August | 13:00–15:45 | 55 kg & 72 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
| Thursday 9 August | 17:45–20:15 | 55 kg & 72 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |

### Men's freestyle

| Date | Time | Event |
| Friday 10 August | 13:00–15:45 | 55 kg & 74 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
| Friday 10 August | 17:45–20:15 | 55 kg & 74 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
| Saturday 11 August | 13:00–15:45 | 60 kg, 84 kg & 120 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
| Saturday 11 August | 17:45–20:15 | 60 kg, 84 kg & 120 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
| Sunday 12 August | 08:30–11:15 | 66 kg & 96 kg Qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
| Sunday 12 August | 12:45–15:15 | 66 kg & 96 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |

## Medalists
### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 55 kg details | Dzhamal Otarsultanov Russia | Vladimer Khinchegashvili Georgia | Yang Kyong-il North Korea |
| 55 kg details | Dzhamal Otarsultanov Russia | Vladimer Khinchegashvili Georgia | Shinichi Yumoto Japan |
| 60 kg details | Toghrul Asgarov Azerbaijan | Besik Kudukhov Russia | Coleman Scott United States |
| 60 kg details | Toghrul Asgarov Azerbaijan | Besik Kudukhov Russia | Yogeshwar Dutt India |
| 66 kg details | Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu Japan | Sushil Kumar India | Akzhurek Tanatarov Kazakhstan |
| 66 kg details | Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu Japan | Sushil Kumar India | Liván López Cuba |
| 74 kg details | Jordan Burroughs United States | Sadegh Goudarzi Iran | Gábor Hatos Hungary |
| 74 kg details | Jordan Burroughs United States | Sadegh Goudarzi Iran | Denis Tsargush Russia |
| 84 kg details | Sharif Sharifov Azerbaijan | Jaime Espinal Puerto Rico | Dato Marsagishvili Georgia |
| 84 kg details | Sharif Sharifov Azerbaijan | Jaime Espinal Puerto Rico | Ehsan Lashgari Iran |
| 96 kg details | Jake Varner United States | Valeriy Andriytsev Ukraine | Giorgi Gogshelidze Georgia |
| 96 kg details | Jake Varner United States | Valeriy Andriytsev Ukraine | Khetag Gazyumov Azerbaijan |
| 120 kg details | Komeil Ghasemi Iran | Shared gold | Tervel Dlagnev United States |
| 120 kg details | Bilyal Makhov Russia | Shared gold | Daulet Shabanbay Kazakhstan |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 55 kg details | Hamid Sourian Iran | Rovshan Bayramov Azerbaijan | Péter Módos Hungary |
| 55 kg details | Hamid Sourian Iran | Rovshan Bayramov Azerbaijan | Mingiyan Semenov Russia |
| 60 kg details | Omid Norouzi Iran | Revaz Lashkhi Georgia | Zaur Kuramagomedov Russia |
| 60 kg details | Omid Norouzi Iran | Revaz Lashkhi Georgia | Ryutaro Matsumoto Japan |
| 66 kg details | Kim Hyeon-woo South Korea | Tamás Lőrincz Hungary | Manuchar Tskhadaia Georgia |
| 66 kg details | Kim Hyeon-woo South Korea | Tamás Lőrincz Hungary | Steeve Guénot France |
| 74 kg details | Roman Vlasov Russia | Arsen Julfalakyan Armenia | Aleksandr Kazakevič Lithuania |
| 74 kg details | Roman Vlasov Russia | Arsen Julfalakyan Armenia | Emin Ahmadov Azerbaijan |
| 84 kg details | Alan Khugaev Russia | Karam Gaber Egypt | Daniyal Gadzhiyev Kazakhstan |
| 84 kg details | Alan Khugaev Russia | Karam Gaber Egypt | Damian Janikowski Poland |
| 96 kg details | Ghasem Rezaei Iran | Rustam Totrov Russia | Artur Aleksanyan Armenia |
| 96 kg details | Ghasem Rezaei Iran | Rustam Totrov Russia | Jimmy Lidberg Sweden |
| 120 kg details | Mijaín López Cuba | Heiki Nabi Estonia | Rıza Kayaalp Turkey |
| 120 kg details | Mijaín López Cuba | Heiki Nabi Estonia | Johan Eurén Sweden |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg details | Hitomi Obara Japan | Mariya Stadnik Azerbaijan | Carol Huynh Canada |
| 48 kg details | Hitomi Obara Japan | Mariya Stadnik Azerbaijan | Clarissa Chun United States |
| 55 kg details | Saori Yoshida Japan | Tonya Verbeek Canada | Jackeline Rentería Colombia |
| 55 kg details | Saori Yoshida Japan | Tonya Verbeek Canada | Yuliya Ratkevich Azerbaijan |
| 63 kg details | Kaori Icho Japan | Jing Ruixue China | Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg Mongolia |
| 63 kg details | Kaori Icho Japan | Jing Ruixue China | Lubov Volosova Russia |
| 72 kg details | Natalia Vorobieva Russia | Stanka Zlateva Bulgaria | Guzel Manyurova Kazakhstan |
| 72 kg details | Natalia Vorobieva Russia | Stanka Zlateva Bulgaria | Maider Unda Spain |
* $^{Men'sfreestyle60kg}$ Besik Kudukhov of Russia won the silver medal, and while a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for banned substances in 2016, the IOC closed the proceedings after learning that Kudukhov died in a car accident in December 2013.
* $^{Men'sfreestyle74kg}$ Soslan Tigiev of Uzbekistan originally won the bronze medal, but he was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for banned substances.
* $^{Men'sfreestyle120kg}$ Davit Modzmanashvili of Georgia originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in January 2019 after a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for banned substances. Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified in July 2019 after a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for banned substances.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (28 entries) | Totals (28 entries) | 19 | 17 | 36 | 72 |

## Participating nations

343 wrestlers from 71 nations participated at the 2012 Olympics
* Algeria (3)
* American Samoa (1)
* Argentina (1)
* Armenia (7)
* Australia (1)
* Austria (1)
* Azerbaijan (13)
* Belarus (11)
* Brazil (1)
* Bulgaria (9)
* Cameroon (1)
* Canada (9)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (1)
* China (7)
* Colombia (3)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (12)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (2)
* Ecuador (2)
* Egypt (13)
* Estonia (2)
* Federated States of Micronesia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (6)
* Georgia (13)
* Germany (4)
* Great Britain (1)
* Greece (2)
* Guam (1)
* Guinea-Bissau (2)
* Honduras (1)
* Hungary (7)
* India (5)
* Iran (13)
* Iraq (1)
* Italy (1)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Japan (13)
* Kazakhstan (15)
* Kyrgyzstan (4)
* Latvia (2)
* Lithuania (2)
* Madagascar (1)
* Mexico (2)
* Moldova (2)
* Mongolia (8)
* Morocco (2)
* Namibia (1)
* Nigeria (4)
* North Korea (5)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (4)
* Puerto Rico (3)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (16)
* Senegal (2)
* Serbia (1)
* South Korea (9)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (6)
* Switzerland (1)
* Tajikistan (4)
* Tunisia (8)
* Turkey (13)
* Ukraine (13)
* United States (17)
* Uzbekistan (8)
* Venezuela (7)
* Vietnam (1)