Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.
Medal summary
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (URS) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations
A total of 392 wrestlers from 50 nations competed at the Munich Games:
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See also
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
United States results in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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