Wrestling is a category name for the wrestle events at the Olympic Games. It's governed by the United World Wrestling, which was founded in 1912. Although the wrestling has been featured from the first edition in 1896, women have only been allowed to compete since Athens 2004.
United States and Soviet Union are the only two countries with more than 100 medals in wrestling, the Soviet Union having more gold medals, but the United States having more medals in total.
Past Events[]
| Men/Women | Event | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Men's | Greco-Roman Light Flyweight | St. Louis 1904 |
| Greco-Roman Flyweight | Paris 1924 | |
| Greco-Roman Featherweight | Paris 1924 | |
| Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight | Antwerp 1920 | |
| Freestyle Light Flyweight | Atlanta 1996 | |
| Freestyle Flyweight | London 2012 | |
| Freestyle Featherweight | Sydney 2000 | |
| Freestyle Light Heavyweight | Sydney 2000 |
Current Events[]
| Men/Women | Event | First appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Men's | Greco-Roman Bantamweight | Paris 1924 |
| Greco-Roman Lightweight | Paris 1924 | |
| Greco-Roman Welterweight | Munich 1972 | |
| Greco-Roman Middleweight | Sydney 2000 | |
| Greco-Roman Heavyweight | Paris 1924 | |
| Greco-Roman Super Heavyweight | Tokyo 1964 | |
| Freestyle Bantamweight | Paris 1924 | |
| Freestyle Lightweight | Paris 1924 | |
| Freestyle Welterweight | Munich 1972 | |
| Freestyle Middleweight | Paris 1924 | |
| Freestyle Heavyweight | Paris 1924 | |
| Freestyle Super Heavyweight | Tokyo 1964 | |
| Women's | Freestyle Flyweight | Athens 2004 |
| Freestyle Bantamweight | Athens 2004 | |
| Freestyle Lightweight | Rio de Janeiro 2016 | |
| Freestyle Middleweight | Athens 2004 | |
| Freestyle Welterweight | Rio de Janeiro 2016 | |
| Freestyle Heavyweight | Athens 2004 |