Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Wrestling at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Training Center – Hall 3 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–21 August 2016 |
| Competitors | 344 |
| Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||
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| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | ||||
| 57 kg | 59 kg | ||||
| 65 kg | 66 kg | ||||
| 74 kg | 75 kg | ||||
| 86 kg | 85 kg | ||||
| 97 kg | 98 kg | ||||
| 125 kg | 130 kg | ||||
| Women | |||||
| 48 kg | 63 kg | ||||
| 53 kg | 69 kg | ||||
| 58 kg | 75 kg | ||||
Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to take place from 14 to 21 August at Hall 3 of the Olympic Training Center in Barra da Tijuca. It has been split into two disciplines, freestyle[1] and Greco-Roman,[2] which are further divided into different weight categories. Men compete in both disciplines whereas women only participate in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling has been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900.
Around 344 wrestlers are expected to compete in 18 events. 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, spurring a gender and sporting parity among the three disciplines with six each.[3][4]
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.[1][2]
Qualification
Official referees
This is the official list of referees from 2016 Summer Olympics:[5]
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Antonio R. Silvestri (Chief of the Refereeing Commission) -
Guillermo Orestes Molina Gonzalez (Instructor) -
Edit Dozsa (Instructor) -
Osamu Saito (Instructor) -
Andrey Krikov (Instructor) -
Kamel Mohamed Bouaziz (Instructor) -
Halil Ibrahim Cicioglu (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)
Medal summary
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 kg |
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| 66 kg |
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| 75 kg |
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| 85 kg |
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| 98 kg |
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| 130 kg |
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Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg |
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| 65 kg |
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| 74 kg |
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| 86 kg |
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| 97 kg |
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| 125 kg |
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Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
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| 53 kg |
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| 58 kg |
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| 63 kg |
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| 69 kg |
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| 75 kg |
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See also
References
- 1 2 "Rio 2016: Freestyle Wrestling". Rio 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Rio 2016: Greco-Roman Wrestling". Rio 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "FILA announces new weight classes". Associated Press (ESPN). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ Longman, Jere (8 September 2013). "Wrestling, With Revamped Rules, Returns to Summer Games". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "List of the officials for the Olympic Games 2016" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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