Wrestling at the Summer Olympics

      Wrestling at the Summer Olympics
      Governing body FILA
      Events 18 (men: 14; women: 4)
      Games
      1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920
      1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952
      1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976
      1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000
      2004 • 2008 • 2012
      Medalists (freestyle • Greco-Roman)

      Wrestling had been contested at the Summer Olympic Games since the sport was introduced in the ancient Olympic Games in 708 BC.[1] When the modern Olympic Games resumed in Athens in 1896, wrestling became a focus of the Games, with the exception of the 1900 Summer Olympics when wrestling did not appear on the program. Freestyle wrestling and weight classes both made their first appearance in 1904. The women's competition was introduced in 2004. In February 2013, the IOC voted to remove the sport from the 2020 Summer Olympics onwards.[2] Its inclusion is still controverted.

      Possible cancellation

      Because of growing costs, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been under pressure to reduce the number of events and the number of athletes in each summer game. The IOC has adopted a system where "core sports" would continue indefinitely in future Olympics, but "non-core" sports would be selected for inclusion on an Olympic game-by-game basis. Currently, wrestling is one of the 26 core sports. However, following the London Olympics, the IOC's Executive Committee conducted a study of the 26 core sports in terms of their success at the London Olympics as well as world-wide grassroots support. The study sought to trim one core sport so that starting with the 2020 Olympics, only 25 core sports would continue to make room for one non-core sport. On February 12, 2013, the IOC Executive Board voted to recommend that wrestling be dropped as a core sport. If approved by the full IOC, wrestling will have to compete with seven other non-core sports - baseball/softball, squash, karate, sport climbing, wakeboarding, wushu and roller sports - for a place in the 2020 Games.[2]

      The international federation that governs wrestling (FILA) responded with a statement the same day:

      FILA was greatly astonished by today's recommendation of the IOC Executive Board not to maintain wrestling among the 25 core sports for the 2020 Olympic Games. FILA will take all necessary measures to convince the IOC Executive Board and IOC members of the aberration of such decision against one of the founding sports of the ancient and modern Olympic Games.[3]

      On February 15, FILA held an emergency meeting and its President, Mr. Raphaël Martinetti, asked for a vote of confidence. When only 50% of his Board voted to support him, he resigned as FILA President.[3] Although wrestlers will be able to continue to compete in the World Games, United States wrestlers have expressed grave disappointment at the possibility that they could be excluded from future Olympics.[4] Although wrestling includes both men and women in the Olympic Programme, the most aggressive among the advocates for gender equity are concerned that wrestling will be replaced by another sport that includes both genders. Instead, they advocate the inclusion of netball, a women-only sport.[5]

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      Men

      Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 Years
      Greco-Roman light flyweight X X X X X X X 7
      Greco-Roman flyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
      Greco-Roman bantamweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
      Greco-Roman featherweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
      Greco-Roman lightweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
      Greco-Roman welterweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
      Greco-Roman middleweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
      Greco-Roman light heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 19
      Greco-Roman heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
      Greco-Roman super heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X 11
      Greco-Roman open X 1
      Freestyle light flyweight X X X X X X X X 8
      Freestyle flyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
      Freestyle bantamweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
      Freestyle featherweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
      Freestyle lightweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
      Freestyle welterweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
      Freestyle middleweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
      Freestyle light heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
      Freestyle heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
      Freestyle super heavyweight X X X X X X X X X X X 11
      Events 1 0 7 9 5 10 13 13 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 16 14 14 14
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      Women

      Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 Years
      Freestyle flyweight X X X 3
      Freestyle lightweight X X X 3
      Freestyle middleweight X X X 3
      Freestyle heavyweight X X X 3
      Events 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4
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      Participating nations

      Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 Years
       Afghanistan (AFG) - - - 7 8 5 8 8 5 - 1 - 7
       Albania (ALB) X X X 3
       Algeria (ALG) X X X X X X 6
       American Samoa (ASA) X X 2
       Argentina (ARG)   5 X X X X X X
       Armenia (ARM) X X X X 4
       Australia (AUS)   1 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X
       Austria (AUT)   8 8 2 X X X X X X X X
       Azerbaijan (AZE) X X X X 4
       Belarus (BLR) X X X X 4
       Belgium (BEL)   4 1 12 17 13 X X X X X X X
       Bohemia (BOH) – 4 4 1
       Bolivia (BOL) X 1
       Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) X 1
       Brazil (BRA) – – X X X X 4
       Bulgaria (BUL) – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X 13
       Cambodia (CAM) X 1
       Cameroon (CMR) X X X X X 5
       Canada (CAN)   1 1 5 5 X X X X X X X X X X X
       China (CHN) X X X X X X X 7
       Chinese Taipei (TPE) X X X 3
       Colombia (COL) X X X X X X X 7
       Ivory Coast (CIV) X 1
       Croatia (CRO) X X 2
       Cuba (CUB) – – – X X X X X X X X 8
       Cyprus (CYP) X X 2
       Czech Republic (CZE) X X X X 4
       Czechoslovakia (TCH)   10 9 6 X X X X X X X X X X
       Denmark (DEN)   11 9 10 11 7 X X X X X X
       Dominican Republic (DOM) X X X X 4
       Ecuador (ECU) – X X 2
       Egypt (EGY)   1 2 4 X X X X X X X X X X
       El Salvador (ESA) X X X 3
       Estonia (EST) 4 8 6 1 8 4 4 3 1 9
       Finland (FIN) 4 37 18 24 13 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2
       France (FRA) – – – – 6 17 23 13 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
       Gambia (GAM) X 1
       Georgia (GEO) X X X X 4
       Germany (GER) 1 – – 1 14 6 X X X X X X X 11
       Unified Team of Germany (EUA) X X X 3
       East Germany (GDR) X X X X X 5
       West Germany (FRG) X X X X X X 6
       Great Britain (GBR) 1 – – 53 12 10 14 6 X X X X X X X X X 13
       Greece (GRE) 2 – – – 1 5 2 3 X X X X X X X X X X X 12
       Guam (GUM) X X X X X 5
       Guatemala (GUA) X X X X 4
       Guinea (GUI) X 1
       Guinea-Bissau (GBS) X X X X 4
       Hungary (HUN) 1 – – 7 10 12 6 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
       Iceland (ISL) 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1
       Independent Participants (IOP) X 1
       India (IND) – 2 – X X X X X X X X X X 10
       Indonesia (INA) X 1
       Iran (IRI) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
       Iraq (IRQ) X X X 3
       Ireland (IRL) – X 1
       Israel (ISR) X X X X X X X 7
       Italy (ITA) – – 1 6 8 17 5 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
       Japan (JPN) – – 1 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
       Jordan (JOR) X 1
       Kazakhstan (KAZ) X X X X 4
       Kenya (KEN) X 1
       North Korea (PRK) X X X X X X X X 8
       South Korea (KOR) X X X X X X X X X X 10
       Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) X X X X 4
       Latvia (LAT) 6 2 X X X X X 5
       Lebanon (LIB) X X X X X X 6
       Lithuania (LTU) – 1 3 2 3 4 5
       Luxembourg (LUX) – – 2 2 3
       Macedonia (MKD) X X X X 4
       Malta (MLT) X X 2
       Mauritania (MTN) X X 2
       Mauritius (MRI) X 1
       Mexico (MEX) – – X X X X X X X X 8
       Moldova (MDA) X X X X 4
       Mongolia (MGL) X X X X X X X X X X 10
       Morocco (MAR) X X X X X X 6
       Namibia (NAM) X 1
       Netherlands (NED) – 9 3 9 8 6 X X 3
       New Zealand (NZL) – – X X X X X X 6
       Nicaragua (NCA) X 1
       Nigeria (NGR) X X X X X X X X 8
       Norway (NOR) – 1 9 7 7 7 X X X X X X X X X X 12
       Pakistan (PAK) X X X X X X X 7
       Palau (PLW) X X 2
       Panama (PAN) X X X X X X 6
       Peru (PER) X X X X X X X 7
       Philippines (PHI) – X X 2
       Poland (POL) 2 4 X X X X X X X X X X 10
       Portugal (POR) 2 – – 1 X X X X X X 6
       Puerto Rico (PUR) X X X X X X 6
       Romania (ROU) – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
       Russia (RUS) – 4 11 X X X X 16
       Samoa (SAM) X X 2
       Senegal (SEN) X X X X X X X X X X 10
       Serbia (SRB) X 1
       Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) X 1
       Slovakia (SVK) X X X X 4
       South Africa (RSA) – – – 1 – 1 X X X X X 5
       Soviet Union (URS) X X X X X X X X X 9
       Spain (ESP) – – 2 X X X X X X 6
       Sweden (SWE) – – 9 34 13 13 9 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
       Switzerland (SUI) – – – – – 4 12 11 X X X X X X X X X X 13
       Syria (SYR) X X X X X X 6
       Tajikistan (TJK) X X X 3
       Tunisia (TUN) X X X X X X X 7
       Turkey (TUR) – – 5 6 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
       Turkmenistan (TKM) X X 2
       Ukraine (UKR) X X X X 4
       Unified Team (EUN) X 1
       United States (USA) – – 42 6 2 18 14 7 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
       Uzbekistan (UZB) X X X X 4
       Venezuela (VEN) X X X X X 5
       Vietnam (VIE) X X 2
       Virgin Islands (ISV) X 1
       Yemen (YEM) X 1
       North Yemen (YAR) X 1
       Yugoslavia (YUG) - 2 5 X X X X X X X X X 9
      No. of nations 4 – 1 14 18 19 26 29 50 41 35 44 69 59 75 55 66 59
      No. of wrestlers 5 – 42 115 170 152 229 166
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      All-time medal table – 1896–2012

      Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
      1  Soviet Union (URS) 62 31 23 116
      2  United States (USA) 50 43 32 125
      3  Sweden (SWE) 28 27 29 84
      4  Japan (JPN) 28 17 17 62
      5  Turkey (TUR) 28 16 14 58
      6  Finland (FIN) 26 28 29 83
      7  Russia (RUS) 25 13 13 51
      8  Hungary (HUN) 19 16 19 54
      9  Bulgaria (BUL) 16 32 20 68
      10  South Korea (KOR) 11 11 13 35
      11  Iran (IRI) 8 13 17 38
      12  Romania (ROU) 7 8 17 32
      13  Italy (ITA) 7 4 9 20
      14  Poland (POL) 6 9 11 26
      15  Cuba (CUB) 6 5 7 18
      16  Unified Team (EUN) 6 5 5 16
      17  Estonia (EST) 5 2 4 11
      18  Germany (GER) 4 11 5 20
      19  Yugoslavia (YUG) 4 6 6 16
      20  Azerbaijan (AZE) 4 5 5 14
      21  France (FRA) 4 4 8 16
      22  Switzerland (SUI) 4 4 6 14
      23  Uzbekistan (UZB) 4 2 0 6
      24  Great Britain (GBR) 3 4 10 17
      25  Ukraine (UKR) 3 4 6 13
      26  North Korea (PRK) 3 2 4 9
      27  Canada (CAN) 2 7 7 16
      28  China (CHN) 2 3 3 8
      29  East Germany (GDR) 2 3 2 7
       Egypt (EGY) 2 3 2 7
      31  Georgia (GEO) 2 2 7 11
      32  Norway (NOR) 2 2 1 5
      33  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 7 7 15
      34  Unified Team of Germany (EUA) 1 5 3 9
      35  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 4 9 14
      36  West Germany (FRG) 1 4 4 4
      37  Greece (GRE) 1 3 7 11
      38  Armenia (ARM) 1 2 3 6
      39  Mongolia (MGL) 0 4 5 9
      40  Belarus (BLR) 0 3 5 8
      41  Belgium (BEL) 0 3 0 3
      42  Denmark (DEN) 0 2 6 8
      43  India (IND) 0 1 3 4
      44  Lebanon (LIB) 0 1 2 3
       Australia (AUS) 0 1 2 3
      46  Syria (SYR) 0 1 0 1
       Mexico (MEX) 0 1 0 1
       Latvia (LAT) 0 1 0 1
      49  Austria (AUT) 0 0 2 2
       Colombia (COL) 0 0 2 2
       Lithuania (LTU) 0 0 2 2
      52  Macedonia (MKD) 0 0 1 1
       Pakistan (PAK) 0 0 1 1
       Moldova (MDA) 0 0 1 1
      Total 958 959 962 1078

      All-time medal table – Greco-Roman – 1896–2012

      Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
      1  Soviet Union (URS) 34 16 10 60
      2  Finland (FIN) 18 21 19 58
      3  Sweden (SWE) 20 17 19 56
      4  Hungary (HUN) 16 10 10 36
      5  Bulgaria (BUL) 9 14 8 31
      6  Romania (ROU) 6 8 13 27
      7  Turkey (TUR) 11 5 4 20
      8  Poland (POL) 6 8 6 20
      9  Russia (RUS) 5 5 4 14
      10  Italy (ITA) 5 4 9 18
      11  South Korea (KOR) 5 2 5 12
      12  Germany (GER) 4 9 5 18
      13  Japan (JPN) 4 5 2 11
      14  United States (USA) 3 6 5 14
      15  Yugoslavia (YUG) 3 5 4 12
      16  Cuba (CUB) 3 4 2 9
      17  Iran (IRI) 3 1 1 5
      18  Estonia (EST) 3 0 4 7
      19  Egypt (EGY) 2 2 2 6
      20  East Germany (GDR) 2 1 1 4
      20  Norway (NOR) 2 1 1 4
      22  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 6 4 11
      23  Greece (GRE) 1 3 5 9
      24  West Germany (FRG) 1 3 1 5
      25  France (FRA) 1 2 2 5
      26  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 1 1 3
      26  Ukraine (UKR) 1 1 1 3
      28  Armenia (ARM) 1 0 0 1
      28  Azerbaijan (AZE) 1 0 0 1
      38  Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 0 0 1
      31  Unified Team of Germany (EUA) 0 4 3 7
      32  Denmark (DEN) 0 2 6 8
      33  Belarus (BLR) 0 2 3 5
      34  Georgia (GEO) 0 1 2 3
      34  Lebanon (LIB) 0 1 2 3
      36  Unified Team (EUN) 3 3 3 9
      37  Latvia (LAT) 0 1 0 1
      37  Mexico (MEX) 0 1 0 1
      39  Lithuania (LTU) 0 0 2 2
      40  Austria (AUT) 0 0 1 1
      40  China (CHN) 0 0 1 1
      40  Moldova (MDA) 0 0 1 1
      40  North Korea (PRK) 0 0 1 1
      40  Switzerland (SUI) 0 0 1 1
      Total 174 175 175 523

      All-time medal table – Freestyle – 1904–2012

      Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
      1  United States (USA) 47 37 26 110
      2  Soviet Union (URS) 28 15 13 56
      3  Japan (JPN) 20 12 13 45
      4  Turkey (TUR) 17 11 8 36
      5  Russia (RUS) 13 5 4 22
      6  Sweden (SWE) 8 10 8 26
      7  Finland (FIN) 8 7 10 25
      8  Bulgaria (BUL) 7 17 11 35
      9  Iran (IRI) 5 11 14 30
      10  South Korea (KOR) 4 9 7 20
      11  Switzerland (SUI) 4 4 5 13
      12  Great Britain (GBR) 3 4 10 17
      13  Hungary (HUN) 3 4 7 14
      14  North Korea (PRK) 3 2 3 8
      15  Unified Team (EUN) 3 2 2 7
      16  Canada (CAN) 2 6 6 14
      17  Ukraine (UKR) 2 3 4 9
      18  Uzbekistan (UZB) 2 3 0 5
      19  France (FRA) 2 2 5 9
      20  Cuba (CUB) 2 1 4 7
      21  Estonia (EST) 2 1 0 3
      21  China (CHN) 2 1 0 3
      23  Germany (GER)[6] 1 3 3 2
      24  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1 1 2 4
      24  Azerbaijan (AZE) 1 1 2 4
      26  Romania (ROU) 1 0 4 5
      26  Georgia (GEO) 1 0 4 5
      28  Italy (ITA) 1 0 0 1
      29  Mongolia (MGL) 0 4 4 8
      30  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 0 3 3 6
      31  Belgium (BEL) 0 3 0 3
      32  East Germany (GDR) 0 2 1 3
      33  Poland (POL) 0 1 4 4
      34  West Germany (FRG) 0 1 3 4
      34  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 1 3 4
      36  Australia (AUS) 0 1 2 3
      37  Belarus (BLR) 0 1 1 2
      38  Armenia (ARM) 0 1 0 1
      38  Norway (NOR) 0 1 0 1
      38  Syria (SYR) 0 1 0 1
      38  Tajikistan (TJK) 0 1 0 1
      42  Greece (GRE) 0 0 2 2
      42  India (IND) 0 0 2 4
      44  Austria (AUT) 0 0 1 1
      44  Colombia (COL) 0 0 1 1
      44  Macedonia (MKD) 0 0 1 1
      44  Pakistan (PAK) 0 0 1 1
      44  Slovakia (SVK) 0 0 1 1
      Total 193 193 1205 591

      Source: Wrestling Freestyle Olympics Medal Table at olympicmedals.com

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      References

      1. ^ http://www.olympic.org/wrestling-greco-roman-equipment-and-history?tab=1
      2. ^ a b http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/21427455
      3. ^ a b "Recommendation of IOC Executive Board". Retrieved February 23, 2013. 
      4. ^ Sheinin, Dave (February 15, 2012). "Wrestling prodigy's Olympic dream in jeopardy". Washington Post. p. A1. 
      5. ^ "History of Netball". Retrieved February 23, 2013. 
      6. ^ Includes the  Unified Team of Germany (EUA)
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