Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Anaheim Convention Center |
Dates | 30 July – 11 August |
Competitors | 267 from 44 nations |
Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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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.
Background
The dominant Soviet Union which won 12 gold wrestling gold medals in Montreal 1976 was notably absent due to the boycott.
Medal summary
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
4 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
5 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
6 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Syria (SYR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Participating nations
A total of 267 wrestlers from 44 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:
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