Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.
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Medal summary[edit]
Freestyle[edit]
Greco-Roman[edit]
Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Romania (ROU) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Iran (IRI) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Italy (ITA) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 North Korea (PRK) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations[edit]
A total of 392 wrestlers from 50 nations competed at the Munich Games:
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See also[edit]
List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
United States results in Greco-Roman wrestling
References[edit]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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