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Wrestling At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the qualifying phase for wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games comprised a total of 344 athletes coming from the different nations; each had been allowed to enter a maximum of 18 (1 per event). Four places had been reserved for the host nation Brazil, and four more for the Tripartite Commission to invite wrestlers. The remaining spots were allocated through the qualification process, wherein the athletes earn places for their respective nation. For each place obtained by the host country in the qualification phase, one of these three reserved places was allocated to the Tripartite Commission. Timeline Qualification summary Men's freestyle events 57 kg 65 kg 74 kg 86 kg 97 kg 125 kg Men's Greco-Roman events 59 kg 66 kg 75 kg 85 kg 98 kg 130 kg Women's freestyle events 48 kg 53 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 75 kg Notes References External linksUnited World Wrestling {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestlin ...
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Wrestling At The 2016 Summer Olympics
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 wrestling, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman, 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. Amateur wrestling, Wrestling had been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except 1900 Summer Olympics, 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 United World Wrestling, 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. Other ...
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This article details the Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying phase. The Wrestling competition at the 2012 Games included 344 athletes. Each competing nation was allowed to enter a maximum of 18 competitors (1 per event). 3 places were reserved for Great Britain as host nation, but Great Britain decided to use only one of them and a further 3 invitational places were decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 338 places were allocated through the qualification process, in which athletes won quota places for their respective nation. Timeline Qualification summary Men's freestyle events 55 kg 60 kg 66 kg 74 kg 84 kg 96 kg 120 kg Men's Greco-Roman events 55 kg 60 kg 66 kg 74 kg 84 kg 96 kg 120 kg Women's freestyle events 48 kg 55 kg 63 kg 72 kg Notes References ;General Qualified Wrestlers’ List for the 2012 London Olympic Games ;Specific External linksInternational Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles { ...
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Wrestling At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the qualifying phase for wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games comprised a total of 344 athletes coming from the different nations; each had been allowed to enter a maximum of 18 (1 per event). Four places had been reserved for the host nation Brazil, and four more for the Tripartite Commission to invite wrestlers. The remaining spots were allocated through the qualification process, wherein the athletes earn places for their respective nation. For each place obtained by the host country in the qualification phase, one of these three reserved places was allocated to the Tripartite Commission. Timeline Qualification summary Men's freestyle events 57 kg 65 kg 74 kg 86 kg 97 kg 125 kg Men's Greco-Roman events 59 kg 66 kg 75 kg 85 kg 98 kg 130 kg Women's freestyle events 48 kg 53 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 75 kg Notes References External linksUnited World Wrestling {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrestlin ...
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