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Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 20 July to 2 August 1996 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Medal Table[]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Russia Russia 4 1 2 7
2 United States United States 3 4 1 8
3 Poland Poland 3 1 1 5
4 Turkey Turkey 2 0 1 3
5 South Korea South Korea 1 3 0 4
6 Cuba Cuba 1 1 1 3
Iran Iran 1 1 1 3
8 Armenia Armenia 1 1 0 2
9 Ukraine Ukraine 1 0 3 4
10 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1 0 1 2
North Korea North Korea 1 0 1 2
12 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 0 0 1
13 Belarus Belarus 0 3 1 4
14 Germany Germany 0 1 2 3
15 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 0 1 0 1
Canada Canada 0 1 0 1
Finland Finland 0 1 0 1
France France 0 1 0 1
19 China China 0 0 1 1
Georgia Georgia 0 0 1 1
Japan Japan 0 0 1 1
Moldova Moldova 0 0 1 1
Sweden Sweden 0 0 1 1

Medalists[]

Greco-Roman[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Sim Kwon-ho
South Korea
Aleksandr Pavlov
Belarus
Zafar Gulyov
Russia
52 kg Armen Nazaryan
Armenia
Brandon Paulson
United States
Andriy Kalashnikov
Ukraine
57 kg Yuriy Melnichenko
Kazakhstan
Dennis Hall
United States
Sheng Zetian
China
62 kg Wlodziemierz Zawadzki
Poland
Juan Luis Maren Delis
Cuba
Mehmet Akif Pirim
Turkey
68 kg Ryszard Wolny
Poland
Ghani Yolouz
France
Aleksandr Tretyakov
Russia
74 kg Feliberto Ascuy Aguilera
Cuba
Marko Asell
Finland
Jozef Tracz
Poland
82 kg Hamza Yerlikaya
Turkey
Thomas Zander
Germany
Valeriy Tsilent
Belarus
90 kg Vyacheslav Oliynyk
Ukraine
Jacek Fafinski
Poland
Maik Bullmann
Germany
100 kg Andrzej Wronski
Poland
Sergey Lishtvan
Belarus
Mikael Ljungberg
Sweden
130 kg Aleksandr Karelin
Russia
Matt Ghaffari
United States
Serguei Moureiko
Moldova

Freestyle[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg Kim Il
North Korea
Armen Mkrchyan
Armenia
Alexis Vila Perdomo
Cuba
52 kg Valentin Dimitrov Jordanov
Bulgaria
Namik Abdullayev
Azerbaijan
Maulen Mamyrov
Kazakhstan
57 kg Kendall Cross
United States
Giuvi Sissaouri
Canada
Ri Yong Sam
North Korea
62 kg Tom Brands
United States
Jang Jae-sung
South Korea
Elbrus Tedeyev
Ukraine
68 kg Vadim Bogiyev
Russia
Townsend Saunders
United States
Zaza Zazirov
Ukraine
74 kg Buvaysa Saytyev
Russia
Park Jang-soon
South Korea
Takuya Ota
Japan
82 kg Khadzhimurad Magomedov
Russia
Yang Hyun-mo
South Korea
Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi
Iran
90 kg Rasull Khadem Azghadi
Iran
Makharbek Khadartsev
Russia
Eldari Kurtanidze
Georgia
100 kg Kurt Angle
United States
Abbas Jadidi
Iran
Arawat Sabejew
Germany
130 kg Mahmut Demir
Turkey
Aleksey Medvedev
Belarus
Bruce Baumgartner
United States

Statistics[]

  • There were 401 total athletes from 75 countries.
  • Tahir Zahidov was the youngest participant with 17 years and 160 days.
  • Mick Pikos was the oldest participant with 42 years and 42 days.
  • 8 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
  • North Korea won 2 medals, more than in any other sport.
  • France won its first medal in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
  • Finland won its first medal in the sport since Seoul 1988.
  • Iran and Turkey won their first gold medal in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
  • Bulgaria won its first gold medal in the sport since Seoul 1988.
  • Armenia won its first-ever Olympic gold medal and its only 2 medals of Atlanta 1996.
  • Azerbaijan won its first-ever Olympic medal and its only medal of Atlanta 1996.
  • Russia won their first-ever 7 medals in the sport, including 4 gold, since the dissolution from the Soviet Union.
  • Belarus and Ukraine won their first-ever 4 medals in the sport since the dissolution from the Soviet Union.
  • Kazakhstan won its first-ever 2 medals in the sport since the dissolution from the Soviet Union.
  • Georgia and Moldova won their first-ever medal in the sport since the dissolution from the Soviet Union.
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