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.
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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 links
United World Wrestling
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