Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Wrestling at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Carioca Arena 2
Dates	14–21 August 2016
No. of events	18
Competitors	347 from 66 nations
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Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Qualification
	Freestyle	Greco-Roman	Women
	57 kg	59 kg	48 kg
	65 kg	66 kg	53 kg
	74 kg	75 kg	58 kg
	86 kg	85 kg	63 kg
	97 kg	98 kg	69 kg
	125 kg	130 kg	75 kg
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Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 14 to 21 August at the Carioca Arena 2 in Barra da Tijuca. Wrestling had been split into two disciplines, freestyle^[1] and Greco-Roman,^[2] which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only participated in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling had been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900.

Around 344 wrestlers competed in 18 events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In September 2013, a new change to the rules and guidelines of the sport had been instituted and overhauled by the International Olympic Committee and FILA (now known as the United World Wrestling). A single Olympic weight class was removed each from the men's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling to add two more weights for the women.^[3][4] Other changes in wrestling at these Games also featured a single-round tournament within a six-minute limit, instead of two-round or tiebreaker.