List of Olympic medalists in freestyle wrestling
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This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in freestyle wrestling from 1904 to 2004.
- See also: List of Olympic medalists in Greco-Roman wrestling, Wrestling at the Summer Olympics, and Lists of Olympic medalists
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[edit] Current Program
[edit] Men
[edit] Bantamweight
- -56.70 kg (1904)
- -54 kg (1908)
- -56 kg (1924-1936)
- -57 kg (1948-1996)
- -58 kg (2000)
- -55 kg (2004-Present)
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[edit] Featherweight
- -61.33 kg (1904)
- -60.30 kg (1908)
- -61 kg (1920-1936)
- -62 kg (1972-1996)
- -63 kg (1948-1968, 2000)
- -60 kg (2004-Present)
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[edit] Lightweight
- -65.77 kg (1904)
- -66.6 kg (1908)
- -67.5 kg (1920-1936)
- -67 kg (1948-1960)
- -70 kg (1964-1968)
- -68 kg (1972-1996)
- -69 kg (2000)
- -66 kg (2004-Present)
[edit] Welterweight
- -71.67 kg (1904)
- -72 kg (1920-1936)
- -73 kg (1948-1960)
- -78 kg (1964-1996)
- -76 kg (2000)
- -74 kg (2004-Present)
[edit] Middleweight
- -73 kg (1908)
- -75 kg (1920)
- -79 kg (1924-1960)
- -87 kg (1964-1968)
- -82 kg (1972-1996)
- -85 kg (2000)
- -84 kg (2004-Present)
[edit] Heavyweight
- +71.67 kg (1904)
- +73 kg (1908)
- +82.5 kg (1920)
- +87 kg (1924-1960)
- +97 kg (1964-1968)
- -100 kg (1972-1996)
- -97 kg (2000)
- -96 kg (2004-Present)
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[edit] Super heavyweight
- +100 kg (1972-1984)
- -130 kg (1988-2000)
- -120 kg (2004-Present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1972 Munich |  Alexander Medved (URS) |
 Osman Duraliev (BUL) |
 Chris Taylor (USA) |
| 1976 Montreal | Soslan Andiyev (URS) |
 Jozsef Balla (HUN) |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small} Ladislau Simon (ROM) |
| 1980 Moscow | Soslan Andiyev (URS) |
Jozsef Balla (HUN) |
 Adam Sandurski (POL) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) |
 Robert Molle (CAN) |
 Ayhan Taskin (TUR) |
| 1988 Seoul |  David Gobezhishvili (URS) |
Bruce Baumgartner (USA) |
 Andreas Schroder (GDR) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) |
Jeffrey Thue (CAN) |
 David Gobezhishvili (EUN) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Mahmut Demir (TUR) |
 Aleksei Medvedev (BLR) |
Bruce Baumgartner (USA) |
| 2000 Sydney |  David Musulbes (RUS) |
 Artur Taymazov (UZB) |
 Alexis Rodriguez (CUB) |
| 2004 Athens | Artur Taymazov (UZB) |
 Alireza Rezaei (IRI) |
Aydin Polatci (TUR) |
| 2008 Beijing |
[edit] Women's
[edit] Flyweight
- -48 kg (2004-Present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2004 Athens |  Irini Merleni (UKR) |
 Chiharu Icho (JPN) |
Patricia Miranda (USA) |
| 2008 Beijing |
[edit] Lightweight
- -55 kg (2004-Present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2004 Athens | Saori Yoshida (JPN) |
Tonya Verbeek (CAN) |
 Anna Gomis (FRA) |
| 2008 Beijing |
[edit] Middleweight
- -63 kg (2004-Present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2004 Athens | Kaori Icho (JPN) |
Sara McMann (USA) |
Lise Legrand (FRA) |
| 2008 Beijing |
[edit] Heavyweight
- -72 kg (2004-Present)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2004 Athens |  Wang Xu (CHN) |
Gouzel Maniourova (RUS) |
Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN) |
| 2008 Beijing |
[edit] Discontinued Events
[edit] Men
[edit] Light flyweight
- -47.6 kg (1904)
- -48 kg (1972-1996)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1904 St. Louis |  Robert Curry (USA) |
John Hein (USA) |
Gustav Thiefenthaler (USA) |
| 1908-1968 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 1972 Munich | Roman Dmitriev (URS) |
Ognyan Nikolov (BUL) |
 Ebrahim Javadi (IRI) |
| 1976 Montreal | Khasan Isaev (BUL) |
Roman Dmitriev (URS) |
 Akria Kudo (JPN) |
| 1980 Moscow | Claudio Pollio (ITA) |
 Jang Se-Hong (PRK) |
Sergei Kornilayev (URS) |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Bobby Weaver (USA) |
Takashi Irie (JPN) |
 Son Gab-Do (KOR) |
| 1988 Seoul | Takashi Kobayashi (JPN) |
Ivan Tzonov (BUL) |
Sergei Karamchakov (URS) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Kim Il (PRK) |
Kim Jong-Shin (KOR) |
Vougar Oroudjov (EUN) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Kim Il (PRK) |
 Armen Mkertchian (ARM) |
Alexis Vila (CUB) |
[edit] Flyweight
- -52.16 kg (1904)
- -52 kg (1948-1996)
- -54 kg (2000)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1904 St. Louis | George Mehnert (USA) |
Gustave Bauer (USA) |
William Nelson (USA) |
| 1908-1936 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 1948 London |  Lennart Viitala (FIN) |
Halit Balamir (TUR) |
 Thure Johansson (SWE) |
| 1952 Helsinki | Hasan Gemici (TUR) |
Yushu Kitano (JPN) |
.svg/22px-State_Flag_of_Iran_(1925).svg.png){kind=small} Mahmoud Mollaghasemi (IRI) |
| 1956 Melbourne | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze (URS) |
Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour (IRI) |
Huseyin Akbas (TUR) |
| 1960 Rome | Ahmet Bilek (TUR) |
Masayuki Matsubara (JPN) |
Ebrahim Seifpour (IRI) |
| 1964 Tokyo | Yoshikatsu Yoshida (JPN) |
Chang Chang-Sun (KOR) |
Ali Akbar Heidari (IRI) |
| 1968 Mexico City | Shigeo Nakata (JPN) |
Richard Sanders (USA) |
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| 1972 Munich | Kiyomi Kato (JPN) |
Arsen Allakhverdiev (URS) |
Kim Gwong-Hyong (PRK) |
| 1976 Montreal | Yuji Takada (JPN) |
Aleksandr Ivanov (URS) |
Jeon Hae-Sup (KOR) |
| 1980 Moscow | Anatoly Beloglazov (URS) |
Wladyslaw Stecyk (POL) |
Nermedin Selimov (BUL) |
| 1984 Los Angeles |  Šaban Trstena (YUG) |
Kim Jong-Kyu (KOR) |
Yuji Takada (JPN) |
| 1988 Seoul | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) |
Šaban Trstena (YUG) |
Vladimir Toguzov (URS) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Li Hak-Son (PRK) |
Zeke Jones (USA) |
 Valentin Jordanov (BUL) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Valentin Jordanov (BUL) |
 Namig Abdullayev (AZE) |
 Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ) |
| 2000 Sydney | Namig Abdullayev (AZE) |
Sammie Henson (USA) |
 Amiran Karntanov (GRE) |
[edit] Light heavyweight
- -80 kg (1920)
- -87 kg (1924-1960)
- -97 kg (1964-1968)
- -90 kg (1972-1996)
