Wrestling at the

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were held between 5 and 12 August, the final day of the Games, at

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. It was 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.

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has been contested at every modern

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Competition format

19 men or 18 women competed in each division, plus 6 others allocated either to the host country or by the tripartite commission into divisions yet to be determined prior to the Olympics. Wrestlers determined by lot competed in qualification rounds to reduce the number to 16, thereafter proceeding by simple knockout to determine the finalists who competed for gold and silver. The two groups of wrestlers respectively defeated in the 3 or 4 bouts of the two finalists competed in two serial elimination repechages, with the victor in each repechage being awarded bronze.

Competition schedule

All times are

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Men's Greco-Roman

Women's freestyle

Men's freestyle

Qualification

Medalists

Men's freestyle

Men's Greco-Roman

Women's freestyle

Besik Kudukhov Besik Serodinovich Kudukhov (russian: Бесик Серoдинович Кудухов, os, Къудухты Серодины фырт Бесик; 15 August 1986 – 29 December 2013) was a Russian freestyle wrestler of Ossetian descent. He w ...

of Russia won the silver medal, and while a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for banned substances in 2016, the IOC closed the proceedings after learning that Kudukhov died in a car accident in December 2013. *

Soslan Tigiev Soslan Tigiev (born October 12, 1983 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian and Uzbekistani wrestler of Ossetian descent who competed in the freestyle 74 kg category. He was the 2006 Asian Games bronze medalist. Tigiev was initially awarded a silver ...

of Uzbekistan originally won the bronze medal, but he was disqualified in 2016 after a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for banned substances. *

Davit Modzmanashvili Davit Modzmanashvili ( ka, დავით მოძმანაშვილი) (born 13 July 1986) is a heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Georgia who since 2017 competes for Uzbekistan. He won a silver medal for Georgia at the 2012 Olympics ...

of Georgia originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in January 2019 after a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for banned substances.

Artur Taymazov Artur Taymazov ( os, Таймазты Барисы фырт Артур; russian: Артур Борисович Таймазов; born 20 July 1979) is an Ossetian- Uzbek-Russian wrestler and politician. He was Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympi ...

of Uzbekistan originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified in July 2019 after a retest of his 2012 sample tested positive for banned substances.

Medal table

Participating nations

343 wrestlers from 71 nations participated at the 2012 Olympics * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

External links

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International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
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