# Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying phase.
The Wrestling competition at the 2012 Games included 344 athletes. Each competing nation was allowed to enter a maximum of 18 competitors (1 per event).
3 places were reserved for Great Britain as host nation, but Great Britain decided to use only one of them and a further 3 invitational places were decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 338 places were allocated through the qualification process, in which athletes won quota places for their respective nation.

## Timeline

| Event | Date | Venue |
| 2011 World Championships | September 12–18, 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | March 16–18, 2012 | Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | March 23–25, 2012 | Kissimmee, United States |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | March 30 – April 1, 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| European Qualification Tournament | April 20–22, 2012 | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | April 27–29, 2012 | Taiyuan, China |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | May 4–6, 2012 | Helsinki, Finland |

## Qualification summary

| NOC | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | Women's freestyle | Women's freestyle | Women's freestyle | Total |
| NOC | 55 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 84 | 96 | 120 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 84 | 96 | 120 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | Total |
| Algeria | | | | | X | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| American Samoa | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Argentina | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Armenia | X | | X | | X | | | | | X | X | | X | X | | | | | 7 |
| Australia | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | | X | X | | | 13 |
| Belarus | | | X | | X | X | X | X | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | X | 11 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Bulgaria | X | X | X | X | | | | X | X | | | X | X | | | | | X | 9 |
| Cameroon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Canada | X | | X | X | | X | X | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Central African Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Chile | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | 1 |
| China | | | | X | | | X | X | X | | | | | X | X | | X | X | 8 |
| Colombia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | X | 3 |
| Croatia | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | 2 |
| Cuba | | X | X | | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | X | | 12 |
| Czech Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
| Denmark | | | | | | | | X | | | X | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Ecuador | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | 2 |
| Egypt | X | X | X | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | | | 13 |
| Estonia | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | 2 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
| Finland | | | | | | | | | X | | | X | | | | | | | 2 |
| France | | X | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | | | | | | X | 6 |
| Georgia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | 13 |
| Germany | | X | | | | | X | | | X | | | | | X | | | | 4 |
| Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
| Greece | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 2 |
| Guam | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
| Guinea-Bissau | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 2 |
| Honduras | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Hungary | | | | X | | | X | X | | X | X | | | X | | | X | | 7 |
| India | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | 5 |
| Iran | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | | | | | 13 |
| Iraq | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | 1 |
| Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Japan | X | X | X | X | | X | | X | X | X | | | X | | X | X | X | X | 13 |
| Kazakhstan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | | X | X | | X | X | 15 |
| Kyrgyzstan | | | | | | X | | X | | | X | | | | | | X | | 4 |
| Latvia | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | 2 |
| Lithuania | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Madagascar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Mexico | | X | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Moldova | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 2 |
| Mongolia | X | | | X | X | | X | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Morocco | | | | | | | | X | | | | | X | | | | | | 2 |
| Namibia | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Nigeria | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | 4 |
| North Korea | X | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | X | X | | 5 |
| Norway | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Poland | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | X | X | | X | | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | | X | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Romania | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | | | 2 |
| Russia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | 16 |
| Senegal | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | X | | | | 2 |
| Serbia | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| South Korea | X | X | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | | X | X | | | 9 |
| Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
| Sweden | | | | | | | | | | | X | | X | X | | X | X | X | 6 |
| Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Tajikistan | X | | X | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Tunisia | | | X | X | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | 8 |
| Turkey | X | | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | X | | 13 |
| Ukraine | | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | | | X | | X | X | X | X | X | 13 |
| United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | 17 |
| Uzbekistan | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | X | | | | | 8 |
| Venezuela | | | | X | X | | | | X | X | | | X | | X | X | | | 7 |
| Vietnam | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 1 |
| Total: 71 NOCs | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 344 |

## Men's freestyle events
### 55 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Viktor Lebedev (RUS) Radoslav Velikov (BUL) Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ) Hassan Rahimi (IRI) Mihran Jaburyan (ARM) Nick Simmons (USA) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Ibrahim Farag (EGY) Sem Shilimela (NAM) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | David Tremblay (CAN) Brandon Escobar (HON) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Amit Kumar Dahiya (IND) Shinichi Yumoto (JPN) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Vladimer Khinchegashvili (GEO) Ahmet Peker (TUR) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Yang Kyong-il (PRK) Dilshod Mansurov (UZB) Kim Jin-cheol (KOR) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar (MGL) Nikolay Noev (TJK) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 60 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Besik Kudukhov (RUS) Franklin Gómez (PUR) Kenichi Yumoto (JPN) Dauren Zhumagaziyev (KAZ) Didier Païs (FRA) Malkhaz Zarkua (GEO) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Hassan Madani (EGY) Farzad Tarash (AUS) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Yowlys Bonne (CUB) Guillermo Torres (MEX) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Masoud Esmaeilpour (IRI) Yogeshwar Dutt (IND) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Toghrul Asgarov (AZE) Anatolie Guidea (BUL) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Ri Jong-myong (PRK) Lee Seung-chul (KOR) Shawn Bunch (USA) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Vasyl Fedoryshyn (UKR) Tim Schleicher (GER) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 66 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Mehdi Taghavi (IRI) Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (JPN) Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) Liván López (CUB) Leonid Bazan (BUL) Adam Batirov (RUS) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Abdou Omar (EGY) Haithem Ben Alayech (TUN) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Haislan Garcia (CAN) Brent Metcalf (USA) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Ikhtiyor Navruzov (UZB) Akzhurek Tanatarov (KAZ) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Ali Shabanau (BLR) David Safaryan (ARM) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Sushil Kumar (IND) Otar Tushishvili (GEO) Andriy Kviatkovskyi (UKR) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Zalimkhan Yusupov (TJK) Ramazan Şahin (TUR) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 74 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Jordan Burroughs (USA) Sadegh Goudarzi (IRI) Ashraf Aliyev (AZE) Davit Khutsishvili (GEO) Ricardo Roberty (VEN) Abdulkhakim Shapiyev (KAZ) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Augusto Midana (GBS) Bilel Ouechtati (TUN) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Matt Gentry (CAN) Francisco Soler (PUR) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Rashid Kurbanov (UZB) Sosuke Takatani (JPN) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Adam Saitiev (RUS) Kiril Terziev (BUL) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Pürevjavyn Önörbat (MGL) Gábor Hatos (HUN) Zhang Chongyao (CHN) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Narsingh Yadav (IND) Olegk Motsalin (GRE) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 84 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Sharif Sharifov (AZE) Ibragim Aldatov (UKR) Dato Marsagishvili (GEO) Albert Saritov (RUS) Armands Zvirbulis (LAT) Cael Sanderson (USA) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Andrew Dick (NGR) Mohamed Riad Louafi (ALG) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Humberto Arencibia (CUB) Jaime Espinal (PUR) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Ehsan Lashgari (IRI) Zaurbek Sokhiev (UZB) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov (ARM) İbrahim Bölükbaşı (TUR) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | José Daniel Díaz (VEN) Soslan Gattsiev (BLR) Yermek Baiduashov (KAZ) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK) Orgodolyn Üitümen (MGL) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 96 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Reza Yazdani (IRI) Serhat Balcı (TUR) Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) Jake Varner (USA) Sinivie Boltic (NGR) Taimuraz Tigiyev (KAZ) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Mostafa Farhat (EGY) C. J. Floor (ASA) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Javier Cortina (CUB) Khetag Pliev (CAN) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Kurban Kurbanov (UZB) Rustam Iskandari (TJK) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Abdusalam Gadisov (RUS) Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) Magomed Musaev (KGZ) Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Nicolae Ceban (MDA) Takao Isokawa (JPN) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 120 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Aleksey Shemarov (BLR) Bilyal Makhov (RUS) Jamaladdin Magomedov (AZE) Davit Modzmanashvili (GEO) Jargalsaikhany Chuluunbat (MGL) Tervel Dlagnev (USA) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | El-Desoky Ismail (EGY) Malal Ndiaye (SEN) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Arjan Bhullar (CAN) Jesse Ruíz (MEX) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Artur Taymazov (UZB) Marid Mutalimov (KAZ) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Dániel Ligeti (HUN) Taha Akgül (TUR) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Parviz Hadi (IRI) Nick Matuhin (GER) Liang Lei (CHN) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (UKR) Rareș Chintoan (ROU) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

## Men's Greco-Roman events
### 55 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Rovshan Bayramov (AZE) Elbek Tazhyieu (BLR) Li Shujin (CHN) Bekkhan Mankiev (RUS) Péter Módos (HUN) Yun Won-chol (PRK) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Mohamed Abouhalima (EGY) Fouad Fajari (MAR) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Javier Duménigo (CUB) Spenser Mango (USA) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Kohei Hasegawa (JPN) Hamid Sourian (IRI) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Håkan Nyblom (DEN) Aleksandar Kostadinov (BUL) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Choi Gyu-jin (KOR) Ayhan Karakuş (TUR) Elmurat Tasmuradov (UZB) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Vugar Rahimov (UKR) Arsen Eraliev (KGZ) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 60 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Omid Norouzi (IRI) Almat Kebispayev (KAZ) Zaur Kuramagomedov (RUS) Ivo Angelov (BUL) Jung Ji-hyun (KOR) Luis Liendo (VEN) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Sayed Abdelmoneim (EGY) Tarek Benaissa (ALG) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Hanser Meoque (CUB) Ellis Coleman (USA) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Sheng Jiang (CHN) Ryutaro Matsumoto (JPN) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Kamran Mammadov (AZE) Matti Kettunen (FIN) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Lenur Temirov (UKR) Tarik Belmadani (FRA) Rahman Bilici (TUR) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Revaz Lashkhi (GEO) Stig-André Berge (NOR) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 66 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Saeid Abdevali (IRI) Manuchar Tskhadaia (GEO) Kim Hyeon-woo (KOR) Pedro Mulens (CUB) Frank Stäbler (GER) Justin Lester (USA) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Mohamed Serir (ALG) Ashraf El-Gharably (EGY) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Orlando Huacón (ECU) Wuileixis Rivas (VEN) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Darkhan Bayakhmetov (KAZ) Tsutomu Fujimura (JPN) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Steeve Guénot (FRA) Edgaras Venckaitis (LTU) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Tamás Lőrincz (HUN) Pascal Strebel (SUI) Aleksandar Maksimović (SRB) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Atakan Yüksel (TUR) Hovhannes Varderesyan (ARM) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 74 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Roman Vlasov (RUS) Selçuk Çebi (TUR) Neven Žugaj (CRO) Arsen Julfalakyan (ARM) Robert Rosengren (SWE) Askhat Dilmukhamedov (KAZ) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Zied Ayet Ikram (TUN) Islam Tolba (EGY) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Jorgisbell Álvarez (CUB) Andy Bisek (USA) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Kim Jin-hyeok (KOR) Daniar Kobonov (KGZ) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Zurabi Datunashvili (GEO) Mark Madsen (DEN) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Emin Ahmadov (AZE) Aliaksandr Kikiniou (BLR) Péter Bácsi (HUN) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Aleksandr Kazakevič (LTU) Christophe Guénot (FRA) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 84 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Alim Selimau (BLR) Damian Janikowski (POL) Nazmi Avluca (TUR) Rami Hietaniemi (FIN) Alan Khugaev (RUS) Saman Tahmasebi (AZE) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Karam Gaber (EGY) Haykel Achouri (TUN) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Pablo Shorey (CUB) Chas Betts (USA) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Daniyal Gadzhiyev (KAZ) Lee Se-yeol (KOR) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Vasyl Rachyba (UKR) Amer Hrustanović (AUT) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Habibollah Akhlaghi (IRI) Nenad Žugaj (CRO) Mélonin Noumonvi (FRA) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Hristo Marinov (BUL) Vladimer Gegeshidze (GEO) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 1 | Keitani Graham (FSM) |
| Total | 20 | |

### 96 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Elis Guri (BUL) Jimmy Lidberg (SWE) Rustam Totrov (RUS) Cenk İldem (TUR) Mohamed Abdelfatah (EGY) Tsimafei Dzeinichenka (BLR) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Hassine Ayari (TUN) Choucri Atafi (MAR) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Yunior Estrada (CUB) Erwin Caraballo (VEN) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Ghasem Rezaei (IRI) Norikatsu Saikawa (JPN) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Artur Aleksanyan (ARM) Ardo Arusaar (EST) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Shalva Gadabadze (AZE) Daigoro Timoncini (ITA) Soso Jabidze (GEO) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu (ROU) David Vála (CZE) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 19 | |

### 120 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Rıza Kayaalp (TUR) Mijaín López (CUB) Nurmakhan Tinaliyev (KAZ) Bashir Babajanzadeh (IRI) Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) Łukasz Banak (POL) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Radhouane Chebbi (TUN) Abdelrahman El-Trabely (EGY) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Dremiel Byers (USA) Andrés Ayub (CHI) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Liu Deli (CHN) Muminjon Abdullaev (UZB) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Yury Patrikeyev (ARM) Yevhen Orlov (UKR) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 3 | Heiki Nabi (EST) Ioseb Chugoshvili (BLR) Johan Eurén (SWE) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Khasan Baroev (RUS) Guram Pherselidze (GEO) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 1 | Ali Nadhim (IRQ) |
| Total | 20 | |

## Women's freestyle events
### 48 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Hitomi Obara (JPN) Mariya Stadnik (AZE) Zhao Shasha (CHN) Zhuldyz Eshimova (KAZ) Carol Huynh (CAN) Carolina Castillo (COL) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Isabelle Sambou (SEN) Maroi Mezien (TUN) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Clarissa Chun (USA) Patricia Bermúdez (ARG) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Kim Hyung-joo (KOR) Nguyễn Thị Lụa (VIE) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Iwona Matkowska (POL) Alexandra Engelhardt (GER) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Davaasükhiin Otgontsetseg (MGL) Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (BLR) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Iryna Merleni (UKR) Mayelis Caripá (VEN) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 1 | Tanoh Benie (CIV) |
| Total | 19 | |

### 55 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Saori Yoshida (JPN) Tonya Verbeek (CAN) Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) Ida-Theres Nerell (SWE) Maria Gurova (RUS) Helen Maroulis (USA) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Marwa Amri (TUN) Rabab Eid (EGY) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Marcia Andrades (VEN) Lissette Antes (ECU) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Geeta Phogat (IND) Um Ji-eun (KOR) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Yuliya Ratkevich (AZE) Maria Prevolaraki (GRE) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Han Kum-ok (PRK) Sündeviin Byambatseren (MGL) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Jackeline Rentería (COL) Joice Silva (BRA) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 1 | Olga Butkevych (GBR) |
| Total | 19 | |

### 63 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Kaori Icho (JPN) Marianna Sastin (HUN) Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa (MGL) Jing Ruixue (CHN) Kim Ran-mi (PRK) Elena Pirozhkova (USA) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Jacira Mendonca (GBS) Blessing Oborududu (NGR) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Martine Dugrenier (CAN) Katerina Vidiaux (CUB) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Yelena Shalygina (KAZ) Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Yuliya Ostapchuk (UKR) Lubov Volosova (RUS) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Henna Johansson (SWE) Elif Jale Yeşilırmak (TUR) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Monika Michalik (POL) Anastasija Grigorjeva (LAT) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 2 | Sylvie Datty (CAF) Maria Dunn (GUM) |
| Total | 20 | |

### 72 kg

| Competition | Places | Qualified wrestlers |
| 2011 World Championships | 6 | Stanka Zlateva (BUL) Ekaterina Bukina (RUS) Ali Bernard (USA) Vasilisa Marzaliuk (BLR) Guzel Manyurova (KAZ) Annabelle Ali (CMR) |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | 2 | Amarachi Obiajunwa (NGR) Josiane Soloniaina (MAD) |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | 2 | Leah Callahan (CAN) Ana Talía Betancur (COL) |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | 2 | Wang Jiao (CHN) Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) |
| European Qualification Tournament | 2 | Jenny Fransson (SWE) Kateryna Burmistrova (UKR) |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Ochirbatyn Burmaa (MGL) Svetlana Saenko (MDA) |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | 2 | Maider Unda (ESP) Cynthia Vescan (FRA) |
| Invitational / Host Country | 0 | — |
| Total | 18 | |