Wrestling competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima were held between August 7 and 10, 2019 at the Miguel Grau Coliseum in the Villa Deportiva Regional del Callao cluster.[1][2]
| Wrestling at the 2019 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Wrestling pictogram | |
| Venue | Miguel Grau Coliseum |
| Dates | August 7–10, 2019 |
| No. of events | 18 (12 men, 6 women) |
| Competitors | 149 |
«2015 2023» | |
The competition is split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded (12 for men and six for women).[3] Wrestling has been contested at every Pan American Games.
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 |  Cuba | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 |  Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Venezuela | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Colombia | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Mexico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Peru* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 18 | 18 | 36 | 72 | |
Medalists edit
Men's events edit
- Freestyle
- Greco-Roman
- Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg Shalom Villegas of Venezuela originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified for doping violations.
Women's events edit
- Freestyle
Qualification edit
A total of 150 wrestlers qualified to compete at the games. The winner of each weight category at the 2018 South American Games and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the top three at the 2018 Pan American Championships qualified for the Games. The top three at the 2019 Pan American Championships also qualified. The host country (Peru) was guaranteed a spot in each event, but its athletes were required to compete in both the 2018 and 2019 Pan American Championship. A further six wildcards (four men and two women) were awarded to nations without any qualified athlete but took part in the qualification tournaments.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sacyr will build El Callao sports center and the National University of San Marcos Stadium for the Pan American Games in Lima (Peru) for 44 million euros". www.sacyr.com/. Sacyr. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.