Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.
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Medal summary [edit]
Freestyle [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
 Kim IlNorth Korea (PRK) |
 Armen MkrtchyanArmenia (ARM) |
 Alexis VilaCuba (CUB) |
| 52 kg |
 Valentin YordanovBulgaria (BUL) |
 Namig AbdullayevAzerbaijan (AZE) |
 Maulen MamyrovKazakhstan (KAZ) |
| 57 kg |
 Kendall CrossUnited States (USA) |
 Guivi SissaouriCanada (CAN) |
Ri Yong-Sam North Korea (PRK) |
| 62 kg |
Tom Brands United States (USA) |
 Jang Jae-SungSouth Korea (KOR) |
 Elbrus TedeyevUkraine (UKR) |
| 68 kg |
 Vadim BogiyevRussia (RUS) |
Townsend Saunders United States (USA) |
Zaza Zazirov Ukraine (UKR) |
| 74 kg |
Buvaisar Saitiev Russia (RUS) |
Park Jang-Soon South Korea (KOR) |
 Takuya OtaJapan (JPN) |
| 82 kg |
Khadzhimurad Magomedov Russia (RUS) |
Yang Hyun-Mo South Korea (KOR) |
 Amir Reza KhademIran (IRI) |
| 90 kg |
Rasoul Khadem Iran (IRI) |
Makharbek Khadartsev Russia (RUS) |
 Eldar KurtanidzeGeorgia (GEO) |
| 100 kg |
Kurt Angle United States (USA) |
Abbas Jadidi Iran (IRI) |
 Arawat SabejewGermany (GER) |
| 130 kg |
 Mahmut DemirTurkey (TUR) |
 Aleksey MedvedevBelarus (BLR) |
Bruce Baumgartner United States (USA) |
Greco-Roman [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Sim Kwon-Ho South Korea (KOR) |
Aleksandr Pavlov Belarus (BLR) |
Zafar Guliyev Russia (RUS) |
| 52 kg |
Armen Nazaryan Armenia (ARM) |
Brandon Paulson United States (USA) |
Andriy Kalashnykov Ukraine (UKR) |
| 57 kg |
Yuriy Melnichenko Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Dennis Hall United States (USA) |
 Sheng ZetianChina (CHN) |
| 62 kg |
 Włodzimierz ZawadzkiPoland (POL) |
Juan Marén Cuba (CUB) |
Mehmet Akif Pirim Turkey (TUR) |
| 68 kg |
Ryszard Wolny Poland (POL) |
 Ghani YalouzFrance (FRA) |
Aleksandr Tretyakov Russia (RUS) |
| 74 kg |
Filiberto Azcuy Cuba (CUB) |
 Marko AsellFinland (FIN) |
Józef Tracz Poland (POL) |
| 82 kg |
Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey (TUR) |
Thomas Zander Germany (GER) |
Valery Tsilent Belarus (BLR) |
| 90 kg |
Vyacheslav Oleynyk Ukraine (UKR) |
Jacek Fafiński Poland (POL) |
Maik Bullmann Germany (GER) |
| 100 kg |
Andrzej Wroński Poland (POL) |
Sergey Lishtvan Belarus (BLR) |
 Mikael LjungbergSweden (SWE) |
| 130 kg |
Aleksandr Karelin Russia (RUS) |
Matt Ghaffari United States (USA) |
 Sergei MureikoMoldova (MDA) |
Medal table [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | United States (USA) |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Cuba (CUB) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Iran (IRI) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Armenia (ARM) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| North Korea (PRK) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Belarus (BLR) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Germany (GER) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan (AZE) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada (CAN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia (GEO) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moldova (MDA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nations [edit]
A total of 401 wrestlers from 75 nations competed at the Atlanta Games:
References [edit]
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