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competitions at the

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were held from July 15 to 18 at the Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre) in

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. Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition is split into two disciplines, Freestyle and

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which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18

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s awarded.

has been contested at every

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Competition schedule

Hershey Centre during the 2015 Pan American Games

The following is the competition schedule for the wrestling competitions:

Medal table

Medalists

Men's events

;Freestyle ;Greco-Roman

Women's events

;Freestyle

Participating nations

A total of 22 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Qualification

A total of 150 wrestlers can qualify to compete at the games. The winner of each weight category

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, 2014 Pan American Championships and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games will qualify for the Games. The top five in the 2015 Pan American Championship also qualify. The host country (Canada) is guaranteed a spot in each event, but its athletes must compete in both the 2014 and 2015 Pan American Championship. A further six wildcards (four men and two women) will be awarded to nations without any qualified athlete but took part in the qualification tournaments.

References

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International wrestling competitions hosted by Canada