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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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Kim Il North Korea (PRK) |
Armen Mkertchian Armenia (ARM) |
Alexis Vila Cuba (CUB) |
| 52 kg |
Valentin Yordanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Namig Abdullayev Azerbaijan (AZE) |
Maulen Mamyrov Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| 57 kg |
Kendall Cross United States (USA) |
Guivi Sissaouri Canada (CAN) |
Ri Yong-Sam North Korea (PRK) |
| 62 kg |
Tom Brands United States (USA) |
Jang Jae-Sung South Korea (KOR) |
Elbrus Tedeyev Ukraine (UKR) |
| 68 kg |
Vadim Bogiyev Russia (RUS) |
Townsend Saunders United States (USA) |
Zaza Zazirov Ukraine (UKR) |
| 74 kg |
Buvaisar Saitiev Russia (RUS) |
Park Jang-Soon South Korea (KOR) |
Takuya Ota Japan (JPN) |
| 82 kg |
Khadzhimurad Magomedov Russia (RUS) |
Yang Hyun-Mo South Korea (KOR) |
Amir Reza Khadem Iran (IRI) |
| 90 kg |
Rasoul Khadem Iran (IRI) |
Makharbek Khadartsev Russia (RUS) |
Eldar Kurtanidze Georgia (GEO) |
| 100 kg |
Kurt Angle United States (USA) |
Abbas Jadidi Iran (IRI) |
Arawat Sabejew Germany (GER) |
| 130 kg |
Mahmut Demir Turkey (TUR) |
Aleksei Medvedev Belarus (BLR) |
Bruce Baumgartner United States (USA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Sim Kwon-Ho South Korea (KOR) |
Aleksandr Pavlov Belarus (BLR) |
Zafar Guliyev Russia (RUS) |
| 52 kg |
Armen Nazarian Armenia (ARM) |
Brandon Paulson United States (USA) |
Andriy Kalashnikov Ukraine (UKR) |
| 57 kg |
Yuriy Melnichenko Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Dennis Hall United States (USA) |
Sheng Zetian China (CHN) |
| 62 kg |
Włodzimierz Zawadzki Poland (POL) |
Juan Marén Cuba (CUB) |
Mehmet Akif Pirim Turkey (TUR) |
| 68 kg |
Ryszard Wolny Poland (POL) |
Ghani Yalouz France (FRA) |
Aleksandr Tretyakov Russia (RUS) |
| 74 kg |
Filiberto Azcuy Cuba (CUB) |
Marko Asell Finland (FIN) |
Józef Tracz Poland (POL) |
| 82 kg |
Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey (TUR) |
Thomas Zander Germany (GER) |
Valeriy 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 Ljungberg Sweden (SWE) |
| 130 kg |
Alexander Karelin Russia (RUS) |
Matt Ghaffari United States (USA) |
Sergei Mureiko Moldova (MDA) |
| 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 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 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 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
A total of 401 wrestlers from 75 nations competed at the Atlanta Games:
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List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
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