The wrestling competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 5 to 11 August at Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. 288 wrestlers competed across 18 weight categories at these Games. The men wrestled against each other in both freestyle and Greco-Roman events, whereas the women only participated in the freestyle wrestling, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling has been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900.
| Wrestling at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Grand Palais Éphémère |
| Dates | 5–11 August 2024 |
| No. of events | 18 (12 men, 6 women) |
| Competitors | 290 from 60 nations |
Mijaín López became the first and only athlete in modern Olympics history to win five consecutive gold medals in the same individual event after winning in the Greco-Roman wrestling 130 kg, Japan has topped the medal table for the fourth time.
Competition format
Sixteen wrestlers compete in each division. The competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists will wrestle for the gold and silver medals. Each wrestler losing to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage that culminates in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers who each face the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.
Qualification
Similar to the previous Games, 288 wrestling quota places were available through three competition phases for Paris 2024. Each NOC could only qualify one wrestler per weight class. No host country spots will be allocated in wrestling.
The qualification period began at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, held from the 16 to 24 September in Belgrade, Serbia, where five quota places for each of the eighteen weight categories were awarded to four medalists (gold, silver, and two bronze) along with the champion of a bout between two losers from the bronze-medal matches. At the beginning of the 2024 season, four continental qualification tournaments (Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the joint Africa & Oceania) distributed a total of 144 spots to the top two finalists of each continent across eighteen weight categories. The remainder of the total quota were decided at the 2024 World Qualification Tournament, offering three quota places per weight category to the two highest-ranked wrestlers and the champion of a wrestle-off between two bronze medalists.
Azerbaijani qualification match fixing scandal
During the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan, Italian wrestler Frank Chamizo stated that he was offered a $300,000 bribe to lose to Azerbaijani wrestler Turan Bayramov, which Chamizo refused. After a controversial referee decision resulted in Bayramov winning on criteria, Chamizo accused the referee of match fixing. Two weeks after the tournament, the refereeing body that officiated the match were suspended by the UWW after two independent panels ruled the bout was scored incorrectly. However, the result cannot be changed after the winner is officially declared, due to a policy. Chamizo ended up qualified by ranking, due to several Olympic spots being redistributed after the denial of athletes from Russia and Belarus.
Competition schedule
| R16 | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | R | Repechage | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | ||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 50 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 53 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 57 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 62 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 68 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 76 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 57 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 65 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 74 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 86 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 97 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 125 kg | R16 | ¼ | ½ | R | F | ||||||||||||||||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | China | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 12 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 18 | 18 | 36 | 72 | |
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg | Rei Higuchi Japan | Spencer Lee United States | Aman Sehrawat India |
| Gulomjon Abdullaev Uzbekistan | |||
| 65 kg | Kotaro Kiyooka Japan | Rahman Amouzad Iran | Sebastian Rivera Puerto Rico |
| Islam Dudaev Albania | |||
| 74 kg | Razambek Zhamalov Uzbekistan | Daichi Takatani Japan | Kyle Dake United States |
| Chermen Valiev Albania | |||
| 86 kg | Magomed Ramazanov Bulgaria | Hassan Yazdani Iran | Aaron Brooks United States |
| Dauren Kurugliev Greece | |||
| 97 kg | Akhmed Tazhudinov Bahrain | Givi Matcharashvili Georgia | Magomedkhan Magomedov Azerbaijan |
| Amir Ali Azarpira Iran | |||
| 125 kg | Geno Petriashvili Georgia | Amir Hossein Zare Iran | Taha Akgül Turkey |
| Giorgi Meshvildishvili Azerbaijan |
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg | Sarah Hildebrandt United States | Yusneylys Guzmán Cuba | Yui Susaki Japan |
| Feng Ziqi China | |||
| 53 kg | Akari Fujinami Japan | Lucía Yépez Ecuador | Choe Hyo-gyong North Korea |
| Pang Qianyu China | |||
| 57 kg | Tsugumi Sakurai Japan | Anastasia Nichita Moldova | Helen Maroulis United States |
| Hong Kexin China | |||
| 62 kg | Sakura Motoki Japan | Iryna Koliadenko Ukraine | Aisuluu Tynybekova Kyrgyzstan |
| Grace Bullen Norway | |||
| 68 kg | Amit Elor United States | Meerim Zhumanazarova Kyrgyzstan | Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu Turkey |
| Nonoka Ozaki Japan | |||
| 76 kg | Yuka Kagami Japan | Kennedy Blades United States | Milaimys Marín Cuba |
| Tatiana Rentería Colombia |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | Kenichiro Fumita Japan | Cao Liguo China | Zholaman Sharshenbekov Kyrgyzstan |
| Ri Se-ung North Korea | |||
| 67 kg | Saeid Esmaeili Iran | Parviz Nasibov Ukraine | Hasrat Jafarov Azerbaijan |
| Luis Orta Cuba | |||
| 77 kg | Nao Kusaka Japan | Demeu Zhadrayev Kazakhstan | Malkhas Amoyan Armenia |
| Akzhol Makhmudov Kyrgyzstan | |||
| 87 kg | Semen Novikov Bulgaria | Alireza Mohmadi Iran | Zhan Beleniuk Ukraine |
| Turpal Bisultanov Denmark | |||
| 97 kg | Mohammad Hadi Saravi Iran | Artur Aleksanyan Armenia | Gabriel Rosillo Cuba |
| Uzur Dzhuzupbekov Kyrgyzstan | |||
| 130 kg | Mijaín López Cuba | Yasmani Acosta Chile | Amin Mirzazadeh Iran |
| Meng Lingzhe China |
Participating nations
There are 60 participating nations:
- Albania (3)
- Algeria (8)
- Armenia (5)
- Australia (2)
- Azerbaijan (12)
- Bahrain (1)
- Brazil (1)
- Bulgaria (6)
- Canada (6)
- Chile (2)
- China (13)
- Colombia (4)
- Cuba (10)
- Denmark (1)
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Ecuador (4)
- Egypt (11)
- Estonia (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (3)
- Georgia (7)
- Germany (7)
- Greece (2)
- Guam (2)
- Guinea-Bissau (2)
- Honduras (1)
- Hungary (5)
- India (6)
- Individual Neutral Athletes (2)
- Iran (12)
- Italy (2)
- Japan (13)
- Kazakhstan (8)
- Kyrgyzstan (10)
- Lithuania (3)
- Mexico (2)
- Moldova (8)
- Mongolia (9)
- Morocco (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Nigeria (6)
- North Korea (5)
- North Macedonia (1)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (5)
- Puerto Rico (4)
- Refugee Olympic Team (2)
- Romania (5)
- Samoa (1)
- San Marino (1)
- Serbia (5)
- Slovakia (1)
- South Africa (1)
- South Korea (2)
- Sweden (2)
- Tajikistan (1)
- Tunisia (4)
- Turkey (11)
- Ukraine (9)
- United States (16)
- Uzbekistan (7)
- Venezuela (4)
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