Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China will be held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 9-19, 2007. It will be split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men will compete in both disciplines whereas women will only take part in the freestyle events with 14 gold medals being awarded. This is the second Olympics with women's wrestling as an event.

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[edit] Events

18 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:

[edit] Men's Freestyle weight classes

  • 00-55 kg
  • 55-60 kg
  • 60-66 kg
  • 66-74 kg
  • 74-84 kg
  • 84-96 kg
  • 96-120 kg

[edit] Men's Greco-Roman weight classes

  • 00-55 kg
  • 55-60 kg
  • 60-66 kg
  • 66-74 kg
  • 74-84 kg
  • 84-96 kg
  • 96-120 kg

[edit] Women's Freestyle weight classes

  • 00-48 kg
  • 48-55 kg
  • 55-63 kg
  • 63-72 kg

[edit] Qualification

An NOC may enter a maximum of 1 athlete per weight class.

The qualification places will be allocated as follows:

Event Date Location Men's Greco-Roman Men's Freestyle Women's Freestyle
2007 World Championships Sept. 17-23, 2007 Flag of Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Top 8 wrestlers per event Top 8 wrestlers per event Top 8 wrestlers per event
2008 African Championship Mar. 6-9, 2008 Flag of Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia Top wrestler per event Top wrestler per event Top wrestler per event
2008 Asian Championship Mar. 18-23, 2008 Flag of South Korea Korea Top wrestler per event Top wrestler per event Top wrestler per event
2008 European Championship Apr. 1-6, 2008 Flag of Finland Tampere, Finland Top wrestler per event Top wrestler per event Top wrestler per event
2008 Pan American Championship Feb. 26 - Mar. 2, 2008 TBD Top wrestler per event Top wrestler per event Top wrestler per event
2008 Oceania Championship Feb. 8-10, 2008 Flag of Australia Canberra, Australia 7 places total to be allocated by a special commission.
1st Greco-Roman Olympic Qualification Tournament May 10-11, 2008 Flag of Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia Top 4 wrestlers per event
2nd Greco-Roman Olympic Qualification Tournament May 24-25, 2008 Flag of Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Top 3 wrestlers per event
1st Freestyle Olympic Qualification Tournament Apr. 19-20, 2008 Flag of Switzerland Martigny, SUI Top 4 wrestlers per event
2nd Freestyle Olympic Qualification Tournament May 3-4, 2008 Flag of Poland Warsaw, Poland Top 3 wrestlers per event
1st Women's Freestyle Olympic Qualification Tournament May 17-18, 2008 Flag of Canada Edmonton, Canada Top 2 wrestlers per event
2nd Women's Freestyle Olympic Qualification Tournament May 31 - June 1, 2008 Flag of Sweden Happaranda, Sweden Top 2 wrestlers per event
Final Qualification places TBD TBD 7 invitation places, preference given to Host nation (China) if not already qualified.

[edit] References


Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing)
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Wrestling at the Summer Olympics
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See also: List of Olympic medalists in wrestling
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