Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.
Medal summary
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 48 kg |
 Vincenzo MaenzaItaly (ITA) |
 Andrzej GłąbPoland (POL) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Bratan TzenovBulgaria (BUL) |
| 52 kg |
 Jon RønningenNorway (NOR) |
 Atsuji MiyaharaJapan (JPN) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Lee Jae-sukSouth Korea (KOR) |
| 57 kg |
 András SikeHungary (HUN) |
Stoyan Balov Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Haralambos HolidisGreece (GRE) |
| 62 kg |
 Kamandar MadzhidovSoviet Union (URS) |
Zhivko Vangelov Bulgaria (BUL) |
An Dae-hyun South Korea (KOR) |
| 68 kg |
Levon Julfalakyan Soviet Union (URS) |
Kim Sung-moon South Korea (KOR) |
 Tapio SipiläFinland (FIN) |
| 74 kg |
Kim Young-nam South Korea (KOR) |
Daulet Turlykhanov Soviet Union (URS) |
Józef Tracz Poland (POL) |
| 82 kg |
Mikhail Mamiashvili Soviet Union (URS) |
Tibor Komáromi Hungary (HUN) |
Kim Sang-kyu South Korea (KOR) |
| 90 kg |
Atanas Komchev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Harri Koskela Finland (FIN) |
Vladimir Popov Soviet Union (URS) |
| 100 kg |
Andrzej Wroński Poland (POL) |
 Gerhard HimmelWest Germany (FRG) |
 Dennis KoslowskiUnited States (USA) |
| 130 kg |
Alexander Karelin Soviet Union (URS) |
Rangel Gerovski Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Tomas JohanssonSweden (SWE) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations
A total of 431 wrestlers from 69 nations competed at the Seoul 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
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-01.
- Official Olympic Report
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