| 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Bangkok, Thailand |
| Dates | 17–21 February 2016 |
| Stadium | Bangkok Youth Center |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| Greco-Roman | Iran |
| Women |  China |
The 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships was held at the Bangkok Youth Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The event took place from February 17 to February 21, 2016.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 |  Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  Mongolia | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 7 |  India | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 |  South Korea | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 |  Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Uzbekistan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  North Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 24 | 24 | 48 | 96 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran | 73 | Iran | 71 | China | 65 |
| 2 | Mongolia | 63 | Kazakhstan | 58 | Japan | 58 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 49 | Kazakhstan | 53 |
| 4 | India | 41 | Uzbekistan | 47 | India | 52 |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 40 | South Korea | 44 | Mongolia | 47 |
| 6 | Japan | 35 | India | 43 | South Korea | 43 |
| 7 | China | 31 | China | 42 | Vietnam | 38 |
| 8 | South Korea | 23 |  Turkmenistan | 16 | Uzbekistan | 30 |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 22 | Japan | 15 | North Korea | 23 |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 14 |  Iraq | 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 16 |
285 competitors from 25 nations competed.
Bahrain (2) China (23)
Chinese Taipei (10) India (24) Iran (16) Iraq (7) Japan (24)
Jordan (1) Kazakhstan (24) Kyrgyzstan (17) Mongolia (16) North Korea (8)
Pakistan (4)
Palestine (1)
Philippines (3)
Qatar (2)
Singapore (4) South Korea (22)
Sri Lanka (6) Tajikistan (9) Thailand (11) Turkmenistan (13)
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