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Summer Olympics · Sport · 1896–2024 · 29 Games
Wrestling
446 medal events across 166 different events, 1,428 medals. Most golds: Soviet Union (62). Most decorated: Mijaín López (5 gold, 5 medals).
Open in the atlas →Medal events446
Different events166
Medals1,428
Games291896–2024
The medal table of the sport
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 62 | 31 | 23 | 116 |
| 2 | United States | 59 | 47 | 43 | 149 |
| 3 | Japan | 45 | 23 | 19 | 87 |
| 4 | Russia | 31 | 11 | 14 | 56 |
| 5 | Turkey | 29 | 18 | 21 | 68 |
| 6 | Sweden | 28 | 27 | 31 | 86 |
| 7 | Finland | 26 | 28 | 29 | 83 |
| 8 | Hungary | 20 | 17 | 19 | 56 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 18 | 32 | 23 | 73 |
| 10 | Iran | 13 | 19 | 23 | 55 |
| 11 | Cuba | 12 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| 12 | South Korea | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 13 | Romania | 7 | 8 | 19 | 34 |
| 14 | Italy | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 15 | Unified Team | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 16 | Germany | 5 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| 17 | Poland | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 |
| 18 | Estonia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 21 | Georgia | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 22 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 23 | France | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 25 | ROC | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Most decorated
Every event
| Event | Category | Games | Held | Latest gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Freestyle · 100 kg | men’s | 10 | 1972 – 1992 | Leri Khabelov Unified Team |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · 100 kg | men’s | 10 | 1972 – 1992 | Héctor Milián Cuba |
| Men's freestyle · 57 kg | men’s | 10 | 1968 – 2024 | Rei Higuchi Japan |
| Men’s Freestyle · Featherweight | men’s | 9 | 1908 – 1964 | Osamu Watanabe Japan |
| Men’s Freestyle · Heavyweight | men’s | 9 | 1908 – 1964 | Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union |
| Men’s Freestyle · Lightweight | men’s | 9 | 1908 – 1964 | Enyu Valchev Bulgaria |
| Men’s Freestyle · Middleweight | men’s | 9 | 1908 – 1964 | Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · Light Heavyweight | men’s | 9 | 1908 – 1964 | Boyan Radev Bulgaria |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · Lightweight | men’s | 9 | 1908 – 1964 | Kazım Ayvaz Turkey |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · Middleweight | men’s | 9 | 1908 – 1964 | Branislav Simić Yugoslavia |
| Men's freestyle · 74 kg | men’s | 9 | 1972 – 2024 | Razambek Zhamalov Uzbekistan |
| Men’s Freestyle · Bantamweight | men’s | 8 | 1908 – 1964 | Yojiro Uetake Japan |
| Men’s Freestyle · Light Heavyweight | men’s | 8 | 1920 – 1964 | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · Featherweight | men’s | 8 | 1920 – 1964 | Imre Polyák Hungary |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · Heavyweight | men’s | 8 | 1920 – 1964 | István Kozma Hungary |
| Men’s Freestyle · 52 kg | men’s | 7 | 1968 – 1992 | Li Hak-Son North Korea |
| Men’s Freestyle · Welterweight | men’s | 7 | 1924 – 1964 | İsmail Ogan Turkey |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · 52 kg | men’s | 7 | 1968 – 1992 | Jon Rønningen Norway |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · 57 kg | men’s | 7 | 1968 – 1992 | An Han-Bong South Korea |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · Bantamweight | men’s | 7 | 1924 – 1964 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan |
| Men’s Freestyle · 48 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Kim Il North Korea |
| Men’s Freestyle · 62 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | John Smith United States |
| Men’s Freestyle · 68 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Arsen Fadzayev Unified Team |
| Men’s Freestyle · 82 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Kevin Jackson United States |
| Men’s Freestyle · 90 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Makharbek Khadartsev Unified Team |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · 48 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Oleg Kucherenko Unified Team |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · 62 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Mehmet Akif Pirim Turkey |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · 68 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Attila Repka Hungary |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · 74 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Mnatsakan Iskandaryan Unified Team |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · 82 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Péter Farkas Hungary |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · 90 kg | men’s | 6 | 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 | Maik Bullmann Germany |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · Welterweight | men’s | 5 | 1936, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 | Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 130 kg | men’s | 5 | 1988, 1992, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Mijaín López Cuba |
| Men's freestyle · 97 kg | men’s | 5 | 1968, 1968, 2016, 2020, 2024 | Akhmed Tazhudinov Bahrain |
| Men’s Freestyle · Flyweight | men’s | 4 | 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 | Yoshikatsu Yoshida Japan |
| Men’s Greco-Roman · Flyweight | men’s | 4 | 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 | Tsutomu Hanahara Japan |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 97 kg | men’s | 4 | 1968, 1968, 2020, 2024 | Mohammad Hadi Saravi Iran |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 87 kg | men’s | 3 | 1968, 2020, 2024 | Semen Novikov Bulgaria |
| Men's freestyle · 125 kg | men’s | 3 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Geno Petriashvili Georgia |
| Men's freestyle · 65 kg | men’s | 3 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Kotaro Kiyooka Japan |
| Men's freestyle · 86 kg | men’s | 3 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Magomed Ramazanov Bulgaria |
| Women's freestyle · 53 kg | women’s | 3 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | Akari Fujinami Japan |
| Freestyle · 130 kg | men’s | 2 | 1988, 1992 | Bruce Baumgartner United States |
| Freestyle · Bantamweight (−57 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1948, 1996 | Kendall Cross United States |
| Freestyle · Featherweight (−62 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1948, 1996 | Tom Brands United States |
| Freestyle · Flyweight (−52 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1948, 1996 | Valentin Yordanov Bulgaria |
| Freestyle · Heavyweight · (+ 87 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1932, 1948 | Gyula Bóbis Hungary |
| Freestyle · Light Heavyweight · (- 87 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1932, 1948 | Henry Wittenberg United States |
| Freestyle · Lightweight (−66 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1932, 2004 | Elbrus Tedeyev Ukraine |
| Freestyle · Men's 120 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Komeil Ghasemi Iran / Bilyal Makhov Russia |
| Freestyle · Men's 55 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Dzhamal Otarsultanov Russia |
| Freestyle · Men's 60 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Toghrul Asgarov Azerbaijan |
| Freestyle · Men's 66 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu Japan |
| Freestyle · Men's 74 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Jordan Burroughs United States |
| Freestyle · Men's 84 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Sharif Sharifov Azerbaijan |
| Freestyle · Men's 96 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Jacob Varner United States |
| Freestyle · Middleweight · (- 79 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1932, 1948 | Glen Brand United States |
| Freestyle · Super heavyweight (−130 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1996, 2000 | David Musulbes Russia |
| Freestyle · Welterweight (−74 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1996, 2004 | Buvaisar Saitiev Russia |
| Freestyle · Women's 48 kg | women’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Hitomi Obara Japan |
| Freestyle · Women's 55 kg | women’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Saori Yoshida Japan |
| Freestyle · Women's 63 kg | women’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Kaori Icho Japan |
| Freestyle · Women's 72 kg | women’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Natalia Vorobieva Russia |
| Greco-Roman · Heavyweight · (+ 87 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1932, 1948 | Ahmet Kireççi Turkey |
| Greco-Roman · Light Heavyweight · (- 87 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1932, 1948 | Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden |
| Greco-Roman · Lightweight (−66 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1932, 2004 | Farid Mansurov Azerbaijan |
| Greco-Roman · Men's 120 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Mijaín López Cuba |
| Greco-Roman · Men's 55 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Hamid Sourian Iran |
| Greco-Roman · Men's 60 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Omid Norouzi Iran |
| Greco-Roman · Men's 66 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Kim Hyeon-Woo South Korea |
| Greco-Roman · Men's 74 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Roman Vlasov Russia |
| Greco-Roman · Men's 84 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Alan Khugayev Russia |
| Greco-Roman · Men's 96 kg | men’s | 2 | 2008, 2012 | Ghasem Rezaei Iran |
| Greco-Roman · Middleweight · (- 79 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1932, 1948 | Axel Grönberg Sweden |
| Greco-Roman · Super heavyweight (−130 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1996, 2000 | Rulon Gardner United States |
| Greco-Roman · Welterweight (−74 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1996, 2004 | Aleksandr Dokturishvili Uzbekistan |
| Greco-Roman · bantamweight (−57 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1948, 1996 | Yuriy Melnichenko Kazakhstan |
| Greco-Roman · featherweight (−62 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1948, 1996 | Włodzimierz Zawadzki Poland |
| Greco-Roman · flyweight (−52 kg) | men’s | 2 | 1948, 1996 | Armen Nazaryan Armenia |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 60 kg | men’s | 2 | 2020, 2024 | Kenichiro Fumita Japan |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 67 kg | men’s | 2 | 2020, 2024 | Saeid Esmaeili Iran |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 77 kg | men’s | 2 | 2020, 2024 | Nao Kusaka Japan |
| Women's freestyle · 50 kg | women’s | 2 | 2020, 2024 | Sarah Hildebrandt United States |
| Women's freestyle · 57 kg | women’s | 2 | 2020, 2024 | Tsugumi Sakurai Japan |
| Women's freestyle · 62 kg | women’s | 2 | 2020, 2024 | Sakura Motoki Japan |
| Women's freestyle · 68 kg | women’s | 2 | 2020, 2024 | Amit Elor United States |
| Women's freestyle · 76 kg | women’s | 2 | 2020, 2024 | Yuka Kagami Japan |
| Bantamweight · 125 lb (56.7 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1904 | Isidor Niflot United States |
| Featherweight · 135 lb (61.2 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1904 | Benjamin Bradshaw United States |
| Flyweight (−48 kg) | women’s | 1 | 2004 | Irina Merleni Ukraine |
| Flyweight · 115 lb (52.2 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1904 | George Mehnert United States |
| Freestyle · 63 kg | men’s | 1 | 1968 | Masaaki Kaneko Japan |
| Freestyle · 70 kg | men’s | 1 | 1968 | Abdollah Movahed Iran |
| Freestyle · 78 kg | men’s | 1 | 1968 | Mahmut Atalay Turkey |
| Freestyle · 87 kg | men’s | 1 | 1968 | Boris Michail Gurevich Soviet Union |
| Freestyle · Bantamweight (−55 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | Mavlet Batirov Russia |
| Freestyle · Bantamweight (−58 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Alireza Dabir Iran |
| Freestyle · Bantamweight · (- 56 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1932 | Robert Pearce United States |
| Freestyle · Featherweight (−60 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | Yandro Quintana Cuba |
| Freestyle · Featherweight (−63 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Mourad Oumakhanov Russia |
| Freestyle · Featherweight · (- 61 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1932 | Hermanni Pihlajamäki Finland |
| Freestyle · Flyweight (−54 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Namig Abdullayev Azerbaijan |
| Freestyle · Heavyweight (−100 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Kurt Angle United States |
| Freestyle · Heavyweight (−96 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | Khadjimourat Gatsalov Russia |
| Freestyle · Heavyweight (−97 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Sagid Murtazaliev Russia |
| Freestyle · Light Heavyweight (−90 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Rasoul Khadem Iran |
| Freestyle · Light flyweight (−48 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Kim Il North Korea |
| Freestyle · Lightweight (−68 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Vadim Bogiyev Russia |
| Freestyle · Lightweight (−69 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Daniel Igali Canada |
| Freestyle · Lightweight · (- 67 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1948 | Celal Atik Turkey |
| Freestyle · Middleweight (−82 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Khadzhimurad Magomedov Russia |
| Freestyle · Middleweight (−84 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | Cael Sanderson United States |
| Freestyle · Middleweight (−85 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Adam Saitiev Russia |
| Freestyle · Super heavyweight (−120 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | Artur Taymazov Uzbekistan |
| Freestyle · Welterweight (−76 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Brandon Slay United States |
| Freestyle · Welterweight · (- 72 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1932 | Jack van Bebber United States |
| Freestyle · Welterweight · (- 73 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1948 | Yaşar Doğu Turkey |
| Greco-Roman | men’s | 1 | 1896 | Carl Schuhmann Germany |
| Greco-Roman · 63 kg | men’s | 1 | 1968 | Roman Rurua Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman · 70 kg | men’s | 1 | 1968 | Muneji Munemura Japan |
| Greco-Roman · 78 kg | men’s | 1 | 1968 | Rudolf Vesper East Germany |
| Greco-Roman · Bantamweight (−55 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | István Majoros Hungary |
| Greco-Roman · Bantamweight (−58 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Armen Nazaryan Bulgaria |
| Greco-Roman · Bantamweight · (- 56 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1932 | Jakob Brendel Germany |
| Greco-Roman · Featherweight (−60 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | Jung Ji-Hyun South Korea |
| Greco-Roman · Featherweight (−63 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Varteres Samurgashev Russia |
| Greco-Roman · Featherweight · (- 61 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1932 | Giovanni Gozzi Italy |
| Greco-Roman · Flyweight (−54 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Sim Kwon-Ho South Korea |
| Greco-Roman · Heavyweight (−96 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | Karam Gaber Egypt |
| Greco-Roman · Heavyweight (−97 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Mikael Ljungberg Sweden |
| Greco-Roman · Lightweight (−69 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Filiberto Azcuy Cuba |
| Greco-Roman · Lightweight · (- 67 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1948 | Gustav Freij Sweden |
| Greco-Roman · Middleweight (−84 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | Alexei Mishin Russia |
| Greco-Roman · Middleweight (−85 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey |
| Greco-Roman · Super heavyweight | men’s | 1 | 1908 | Richárd Weisz Hungary |
| Greco-Roman · Super heavyweight (−120 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2004 | Khasan Baroyev Russia |
| Greco-Roman · Welterweight (−76 kg) | men’s | 1 | 2000 | Murat Kardanov Russia |
| Greco-Roman · Welterweight · (- 72 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1932 | Ivar Johansson Sweden |
| Greco-Roman · Welterweight · (- 73 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1948 | Gösta Andersson Sweden |
| Greco-Roman · heavyweight (−100 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Andrzej Wroński Poland |
| Greco-Roman · light flyweight (−48 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Sim Kwon-Ho South Korea |
| Greco-Roman · light heavyweight (−90 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Vyacheslav Oliynyk Ukraine |
| Greco-Roman · lightweight (−68 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Ryszard Wolny Poland |
| Greco-Roman · middleweight (−82 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1996 | Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey |
| Heavyweight (+63 kg) | women’s | 1 | 2004 | Wang Xu China |
| Heavyweight · over 158 lb (71.7 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1904 | Bernhoff Hansen United States |
| Light flyweight · 105 lb (47.6 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1904 | Robert Curry United States |
| Lightweight (−55 kg) | women’s | 1 | 2004 | Saori Yoshida Japan |
| Lightweight · 145 lb (65.8 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1904 | Otto Roehm United States |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 59 kg | men’s | 1 | 2016 | Ismael Borrero Cuba |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 66 kg | men’s | 1 | 2016 | Davor Štefanek Serbia |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 75 kg | men’s | 1 | 2016 | Roman Vlasov Russia |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 85 kg | men’s | 1 | 2016 | Davit Chakvetadze Russia |
| Men's Greco-Roman · 98 kg | men’s | 1 | 2016 | Artur Aleksanyan Armenia |
| Middleweight (−63 kg) | women’s | 1 | 2004 | Kaori Icho Japan |
| Welterweight · 158 lb (71.7 kg) | men’s | 1 | 1904 | Charles Ericksen United States |
| Women's freestyle · 48 kg | women’s | 1 | 2016 | Eri Tosaka Japan |
| Women's freestyle · 58 kg | women’s | 1 | 2016 | Kaori Icho Japan |
| Women's freestyle · 63 kg | women’s | 1 | 2016 | Risako Kawai Japan |
| Women's freestyle · 69 kg | women’s | 1 | 2016 | Sara Dosho Japan |
| Women's freestyle · 75 kg | women’s | 1 | 2016 | Erica Wiebe Canada |
| featherweight | men’s | 1 | 1912 | Kaarlo Koskelo Finland |
| heavyweight | men’s | 1 | 1912 | Yrjö Saarela Finland |
| light heavyweight | men’s | 1 | 1912 | — |
| lightweight | men’s | 1 | 1912 | Emil Väre Finland |
| middleweight | men’s | 1 | 1912 | Claes Johanson Sweden |