Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Georgia World Congress Center |
Dates | 20 July – 2 August |
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 | |
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
Medalists[]
Freestyle[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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48 kg |
Kim Il North Korea |
Armen Mkrtchyan Armenia |
Alexis Vila Cuba |
52 kg |
Valentin Yordanov Bulgaria |
Namig Abdullayev Azerbaijan |
Maulen Mamyrov Kazakhstan |
57 kg |
Kendall Cross United States |
Guivi Sissaouri Canada |
Ri Yong-sam North Korea |
62 kg |
Tom Brands United States |
Jang Jae-sung South Korea |
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 |
Takuya Ota Japan |
82 kg |
Khadzhimurad Magomedov Russia |
Yang Hyung-mo South Korea |
Amir Reza Khadem Iran |
90 kg |
Rasoul Khadem Iran |
Makharbek Khadartsev Russia |
Eldar 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 |
Greco-Roman[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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48 kg |
Sim Kwon-ho South Korea |
Aleksandr Pavlov Belarus |
Zafar Guliev Russia |
52 kg |
Armen Nazaryan Armenia |
Brandon Paulson United States |
Andriy Kalashnykov 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 |
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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 nations) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Participating nations[]
A total of 401 wrestlers from 75 nations competed at the Atlanta Games:[1]
- Albania (1)
- Algeria (2)
- American Samoa (1)
- Argentina (1)
- Armenia (8)
- Australia (9)
- Azerbaijan (8)
- Belarus (16)
- Belgium (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
- Bulgaria (11)
- Cambodia (1)
- Cameroon (1)
- Canada (14)
- China (5)
- Colombia (3)
- Croatia (1)
- Cuba (15)
- 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)
- Kyrgyzstan (4)
- Latvia (1)
- 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)
- Tajikistan (1)
- Tunisia (3)
- Turkey (13)
- Turkmenistan (1)
- Ukraine (17)
- United States (20)
- Uzbekistan (10)
- Venezuela (6)
- Yemen (1)
- FR Yugoslavia (2)
References[]
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
External links[]
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