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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
2 | United States | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
5 | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
6 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
10 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
North Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Belarus | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
14 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
15 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Greco-Roman[]
Freestyle[]
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.