Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
| Wrestling at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center |
| Dates | 20 July – 2 August 1996 |
| No. of events | 20 |
| Competitors | 401 from 75 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | |
| 48 kg | 48 kg | |
| 52 kg | 52 kg | |
| 57 kg | 57 kg | |
| 62 kg | 62 kg | |
| 68 kg | 68 kg | |
| 74 kg | 74 kg | |
| 82 kg | 82 kg | |
| 90 kg | 90 kg | |
| 100 kg | 100 kg | |
| 130 kg | 130 kg | |
Medalists
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Kim Il North Korea |
Armen Mkrtchyan Armenia |
Alexis Vila Cuba |
| 52 kg |
Valentin Yordanov Bulgaria |
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Maulen Mamyrov Kazakhstan |
| 57 kg |
Kendall Cross United States |
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Ri Yong-sam North Korea |
| 62 kg |
Tom Brands United States |
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Elbrus Tedeyev Ukraine |
| 68 kg |
Vadim Bogiev Russia |
Townsend Saunders United States |
Zaza Zazirov Ukraine |
| 74 kg |
Buvaisar Saitiev Russia |
Park Jang-soon South Korea |
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| 82 kg |
Khadzhimurad Magomedov Russia |
Yang Hyung-mo South Korea |
Amir Reza Khadem Iran |
| 90 kg |
Rasoul Khadem Iran |
Makharbek Khadartsev Russia |
Eldar Kurtanidze.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia |
| 100 kg |
Kurt Angle United States |
Abbas Jadidi Iran |
Arawat Sabejew Germany |
| 130 kg |
Mahmut Demir Turkey |
Aleksey Medvedev.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus |
Bruce Baumgartner United States |
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Sim Kwon-ho South Korea |
Aleksandr Pavlov Belarus |
Zafar Guliev 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 |
Włodzimierz Zawadzki Poland |
Juan Marén Cuba |
Mehmet Akif Pirim Turkey |
| 68 kg |
Ryszard Wolny Poland |
Ghani Yalouz France |
Aleksandr Tretyakov Russia |
| 74 kg |
Filiberto Azcuy Cuba |
Marko Asell Finland |
Józef Tracz Poland |
| 82 kg |
Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey |
Thomas Zander Germany |
Valery Tsilent Belarus |
| 90 kg |
Vyacheslav Oliynyk Ukraine |
Jacek Fafiński Poland |
Maik Bullmann Germany |
| 100 kg |
Andrzej Wroński Poland |
Sergey Lishtvan Belarus |
Mikael Ljungberg Sweden |
| 130 kg |
Aleksandr Karelin Russia |
Matt Ghaffari United States |
Sergei Mureiko Moldova |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nations
A total of 401 wrestlers from 75 nations competed at the Atlanta Games:[1]
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Albania (1)
Algeria (2)
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Argentina (1)- Armenia (8)
Australia (9)- Azerbaijan (8)
- Belarus (16)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)- Bulgaria (11)
Cambodia (1)
Cameroon (1)- Canada (14)
- China (5)
Colombia (3)
Croatia (1)- Cuba (15)
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Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (3)
Dominican Republic (1)
Egypt (1)
Estonia (4)- Finland (5)
- France (2)
- Georgia (8)
- Germany (11)
Great Britain (1)
Greece (10)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (1)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Hungary (11)
India (1)- Iran (10)
Israel (1)
Italy (4)- Japan (12)
- Kazakhstan (11)
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Kyrgyzstan (4)
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Lithuania (3)
Macedonia (3)
Mexico (7)- Moldova (6)
Mongolia (4)
Morocco (5)
Nigeria (4)- North Korea (3)
Norway (1)
Pakistan (1)
Panama (1)
Peru (5)- Poland (11)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (5)
Romania (10)- Russia (20)
Senegal (2)
Slovakia (4)
South Africa (1)- South Korea (15)
- Sweden (7)
Switzerland (2)
Syria (2)
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Tunisia (3)- Turkey (13)
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Turkmenistan (1)- Ukraine (17)
- United States (20)
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Venezuela (6)
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FR Yugoslavia (2)
References
- "Wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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