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At the '''[[1984 Summer Olympics]]''', 20 '''[[Amateur wrestling|wrestling]]''' events were contested. There were 10 weight classes in each of the [[freestyle wrestling]] and [[Greco-Roman wrestling]] disciplines. Competition took place at the arena at the [[Anaheim Convention Center]] in [[Anaheim, California]].<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/WRE/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043104/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/WRE/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Wrestling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref> |
At the '''[[1984 Summer Olympics]]''', 20 '''[[Amateur wrestling|wrestling]]''' events were contested. There were 10 weight classes in each of the [[freestyle wrestling]] and [[Greco-Roman wrestling]] disciplines. Competition took place at the arena at the [[Anaheim Convention Center]] in [[Anaheim, California]].<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/WRE/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043104/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/WRE/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Wrestling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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After the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Olympics, in freestyle wrestling, long dominated by Soviets, the U.S. was favored to win eight gold medals, up from three,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lHTuAAAAMAAJ&q=freestyle+wrestling U.S. News & World Report] - Vol. 96 - Page 110</ref> which almost happened to be the case. |
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==Medal summary== |
==Medal summary== |
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Venue | Anaheim Convention Center |
Dates | 30 July – 11 August |
Competitors | 267 from 44 nations |
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Freestyle | Greco-Roman | |
48 kg | 48 kg | |
52 kg | 52 kg | |
57 kg | 57 kg | |
62 kg | 62 kg | |
68 kg | 68 kg | |
74 kg | 74 kg | |
82 kg | 82 kg | |
90 kg | 90 kg | |
100 kg | 100 kg | |
+100 kg | +100 kg | |
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines. Competition took place at the arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[1]
Background
After the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Olympics, in freestyle wrestling, long dominated by Soviets, the U.S. was favored to win eight gold medals, up from three,[2] which almost happened to be the case.
Medal summary
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Participating nations
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A total of 267 wrestlers from 44 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:[1]
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report - Vol. 96 - Page 110
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 January 2007.