Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics in
Tokyo
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featured two disciplines,
freestyle
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and
Greco-Roman
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, which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only participated in the freestyle events, with 18
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have be ...
s awarded.
Wrestling
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had been contested at every modern
Summer Olympic Games
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, except
Paris 1900.
Around 288 wrestlers were expected to compete in 18 events at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
which was postponed in March 2020 and planned for 2021 as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Competition format
16 wrestlers compete in each division. The competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a
repechage
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used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.
Competition schedule
Qualification
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
Participating nations
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Team ranking
See also
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Wrestling at the 2018 Asian Games
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Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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Wrestling at the 2019 European Games
The wrestling events at the 2019 European Games were held at the Minsk Sports Palace with a capacity 3,300 seats from 25 to 30 June. 18 events were held, six events in freestyle for men, six events for women, and six in the Greco-Roman style fo ...
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Wrestling at the 2019 Pan American Games
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Wrestling at the 2019 African Games
References
External links
Results book
{{Wrestling at the Summer Olympics
2020
2020 Summer Olympics events
2021 in sport wrestling