Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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This article details the Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifying phase.

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Seven places have been reserved for the host nation China. The remaining spots are allocated through the qualification process, wherein the athletes earn places for their respective nation. FILA also determined that at the continental championships, only nations which entered an athlete at each weight class at the 2007 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan were eligible to qualify their nation for the Olympics at that weight.

Timeline

EventDateVenue
2007 World Championships September 17–23, 2007 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan
2008 Continental Championships Oceania February 8–10, 2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra, Australia
Pan American February 29 – March 2, 2008 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Springs, United States
Africa March 7–9, 2008 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis, Tunisia
Asia March 18–23, 2008 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jeju City, South Korea
Europe April 1–6, 2008 Flag of Finland.svg Tampere, Finland
1st Qualification Tournaments Freestyle April 18–20, 2008 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martigny, Switzerland
Greco-Roman May 9–11, 2008 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy
Women May 16–17, 2008 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Edmonton, Canada
2nd Qualification Tournaments Freestyle May 2–4, 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland
Greco-Roman May 23–25, 2008 Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Sad, Serbia
Women May 31 – June 1, 2008 Flag of Sweden.svg Haparanda, Sweden

Qualification summary

NOCMen's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen's freestyleTotal
55 60 66 74 84 96 120 55 60 66 74 84 96 120 48 55 63 72
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania XX2
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria XXX3
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia XXXXXXXXX9
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia XXXX4
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX16
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus XXXXXXXXX9
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil X1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria XXXXXXXXXXXX12
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon X1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada XXXXXXXXXX10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX16
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia XXX3
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba XXXXXXXXXXXX12
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic X1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark XX2
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt XXXXXXX7
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador X1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland X1
Flag of France.svg  France XXXXXXXXX9
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia XXXXXXXXXX10
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany XXXXXXX7
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece XXX3
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam X1
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau X1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary XXXXXXXXX9
Flag of India.svg  India XXX3
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran XXXXXXXXXXXX12
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy XX2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan XXXXXXXXXX10
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX16
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan XXXXX5
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania XXXX4
Flag of Macedonia.svg  Macedonia X1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico X1
Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova XX2
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia XXXXXX6
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria XX2
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea XXX3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway X1
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau XX2
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru X1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland XXXXXXXXX9
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania XXXXXXXX8
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX18
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal X1
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia XX2
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia XX2
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa X1
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea XXXXXXXXXXX11
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain XXX3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden XXXXX5
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland X1
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan XX2
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia XXX3
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey XXXXXXXXXXXXX13
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX16
Flag of the United States.svg  United States XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX17
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan XXXXXXXX8
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela XXX3
Total: 59 NOCs191921212019201920202020202017161716344

Men's freestyle events

55 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Russia.svg  Besik Kudukhov  (RUS)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar  (MGL)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Rizvan Gadzhiev  (BLR)
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Andy Moreno  (CUB)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Sezar Akgül  (TUR)
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Dilshod Mansurov  (UZB)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Fredy Serrano  (COL)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Zhassulan Mukhtarbekuly  (KAZ)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of the United States.svg  Henry Cejudo  (USA)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Senegal.svg  Adama Diatta  (SEN)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Japan.svg  Tomohiro Matsunaga  (JPN)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Sánchez  (ESP)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Radoslav Velikov  (BUL)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Hyo-sub  (KOR)
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Namig Sevdimov  (AZE)
Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Dabbaghi  (IRI)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of North Korea.svg  Yang Kyong-il  (PRK)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Besarion Gochashvili  (GEO)
Flag of Romania.svg  Petru Toarcă  (ROU)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

60 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships (8) 7Flag of Russia.svg  Mavlet Batirov  (RUS)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Anatolie Guidea  (BUL) [note 2]
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Bazar Bazarguruev  (KGZ)
Flag of Albania.svg  Sahit Prizreni  (ALB)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Tevfik Odabaşı  (TUR)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qin He  (CHN)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Samat Zhakupov  (KAZ)
Flag of Macedonia.svg  Murad Ramazanov  (MKD)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Guivi Sissaouri  (CAN)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Egypt.svg  Hassan Madani  (EGY)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of India.svg  Yogeshwar Dutt  (IND)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vasyl Fedoryshyn  (UKR)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Yandro Quintana  (CUB)
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Zelimkhan Huseynov  (AZE)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Vitaly Koryakin  (TJK)
Flag of Iran.svg  Morad Mohammadi  (IRI)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Japan.svg  Kenichi Yumoto  (JPN)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Jong-dae  (KOR)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Martin Berberyan  (ARM)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Zadick  (USA) [note 2]
Total19

66 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Turkey.svg  Ramazan Şahin  (TUR)
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Geandry Garzón  (CUB)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Otar Tushishvili  (GEO)
Flag of Russia.svg  Irbek Farniev  (RUS)
Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Schwab  (USA)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Stadnik  (UKR)
Flag of India.svg  Sushil Kumar  (IND)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Buyanjavyn Batzorig  (MGL)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Haislan Garcia  (CAN)
2008 African Championships1Flag of South Africa.svg  Heinrich Barnes  (RSA)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Japan.svg  Kazuhiko Ikematsu  (JPN)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Emin Azizov  (AZE)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Iran.svg  Mehdi Taghavi  (IRI)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Serafim Barzakov  (BUL)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Albert Batyrov  (BLR)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Suren Markosyan  (ARM)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of North Korea.svg  Yang Chun-song  (PRK)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Leonid Spiridonov  (KAZ)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jung Young-ho  (KOR)
Invitational / Host Country2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Qiang  (CHN)
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Grégory Sarrasin  (SUI) [note 3]
Total21

74 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Russia.svg  Makhach Murtazaliev  (RUS)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ibragim Aldatov  (UKR)
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Iván Fundora  (CUB)
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev  (AZE)
Flag of Romania.svg  Gheorghiță Ștefan  (ROU)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Heskett  (USA)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Gábor Hatos  (HUN)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Gela Saghirashvili  (GEO)
2008 Oceania Championships1Flag of Australia.svg  Ali Abdo  (AUS)
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Matt Gentry  (CAN)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Augusto Midana  (GBS) [note 4]
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Cho Byung-kwan  (KOR)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Murad Gaidarov  (BLR)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Soslan Tigiev  (UZB)
Flag of Iran.svg  Ali Asghar Bazri  (IRI)
Flag of Poland.svg  Krystian Brzozowski  (POL)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Kiril Terziev  (BUL)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Arsen Gitinov  (KGZ)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ahmet Gülhan  (TUR)
Flag of Greece.svg  Emzarios Bentinidis  (GRE)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Si Riguleng  (CHN)
Total21

84 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Russia.svg  Georgy Ketoev  (RUS)
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Yusup Abdusalomov  (TJK)
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Zaurbek Sokhiev  (UZB)
Flag of Iran.svg  Reza Yazdani  (IRI)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Serhat Balcı  (TUR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Williams  (USA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Davyd Bichinashvili  (GER)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Travis Cross  (CAN)
2008 Oceania Championships1Flag of Australia.svg  Sandeep Kumar  (AUS)
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Colombia.svg  Jarlis Mosquera  (COL)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Adnan Rhimi  (TUN)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Ying  (CHN)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Georgia.svg  Revaz Mindorashvili  (GEO)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Novruz Temrezov  (AZE)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Chagnaadorjiin Ganzorig  (MGL)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Harutyun Yenokyan  (ARM)
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Roilandi Zúñiga  (CUB)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Taras Danko  (UKR)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Gennadiy Laliyev  (KAZ)
Flag of Poland.svg  Radosław Horbik  (POL)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total20

96 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Russia.svg  Khadzhimurat Gatsalov  (RUS)
Flag of Iran.svg  Saeid Ebrahimi  (IRI)
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Kurban Kurbanov  (UZB)
Flag of the United States.svg  Daniel Cormier  (USA)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Hakan Koç  (TUR)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Aleksey Krupnyakov  (KGZ)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vasyl Tesmynetskyi  (UKR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Kehrer  (GER)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Michel Batista  (CUB)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Egypt.svg  Saleh Emara  (EGY)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Daulet Shabanbay  (KAZ)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Georgia.svg  Giorgi Gogshelidze  (GEO)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Khetag Gazyumov  (AZE)
Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Nicolae Ceban  (MDA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  David Zilberman  (CAN)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Luis Vivenes  (VEN)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of France.svg  Vincent Aka-Akesse  (FRA)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Gergely Kiss  (HUN)
Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusz Gucman  (POL)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

120 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Russia.svg  Beylal Makhov  (RUS)
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Alexis Rodríguez  (CUB)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vadim Tasoyev  (UKR)
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Artur Taymazov  (UZB)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Fatih Çakıroğlu  (TUR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tommy Rowlands  (USA)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Go Soung-jin  (KOR)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bozhidar Boyadzhiev  (BUL)
2008 Oceania Championships1Flag of Palau.svg  Florian Skilang Temengil  (PLW)
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Mexico.svg  Lawrence Langowski  (MEX)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Wilson Siewari  (NGR)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Iran.svg  Fardin Masoumi  (IRI)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Ali Isayev  (AZE) [note 5]
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Slovakia.svg  David Musuľbes  (SVK)
Flag of India.svg  Rajiv Tomar  (IND)
Flag of Poland.svg  Bartłomiej Bartnicki  (POL)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Marid Mutalimov  (KAZ)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Lei  (CHN)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Ottó Aubéli  (HUN)
Flag of Romania.svg  Rareș Chintoan  (ROU)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total20

Men's Greco-Roman events

55 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Iran.svg  Hamid Sourian  (IRI)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park Eun-chul  (KOR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Nazyr Mankiev  (RUS)
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Kristijan Fris  (SRB)
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Ildar Hafizov  (UZB)
Flag of the United States.svg  Lindsey Durlacher  (USA)
Flag of Romania.svg  Virgil Munteanu  (ROU)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Anders Nyblom  (DEN)
2008 Oceania Championships1Flag of Palau.svg  Elgin Loren Elwais  (PLW)
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Yagnier Hernández  (CUB)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Egypt.svg  Mostafa Mohamed  (EGY) [note 6]
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of North Korea.svg  Cha Kwang-su  (PRK)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Rovshan Bayramov  (AZE)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiao Huafeng  (CHN)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Aleksandar Kostadinov  (BUL)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Lasha Gogitadze  (GEO)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Roman Amoyan  (ARM)
2nd World Qualification Tournament(3) 2Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Asset Imanbayev  (KAZ)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuriy Koval  (UKR)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Péter Módos  (HUN) [note 3]
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

60 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Georgia.svg  David Bedinadze  (GEO)
Flag of Japan.svg  Makoto Sasamoto  (JPN)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jung Ji-hyun  (KOR)
Flag of Romania.svg  Eusebiu Diaconu  (ROU)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Yury Dubinin  (BLR)
Flag of Finland.svg  Jarkko Ala-Huikku  (FIN)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Nurbakyt Tengizbayev  (KAZ)
Flag of Russia.svg  Islambek Albiev  (RUS)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Roberto Monzón  (CUB)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Egypt.svg  Ashraf El-Gharably  (EGY)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Ruslan Tyumenbayev  (KGZ)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Armen Nazaryan  (BUL)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Davor Štefanek  (SRB)
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Dilshod Aripov  (UZB)
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Vitaliy Rahimov  (AZE)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Soner Sucu  (TUR)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Hidalgo  (FRA)
Flag of Norway.svg  Stig-André Berge  (NOR)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Karen Mnatsakanyan  (ARM)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sheng Jiang  (CHN)
Total20

66 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Farid Mansurov  (AZE)
Flag of France.svg  Steeve Guénot  (FRA)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Nikolay Gergov  (BUL)
Flag of the United States.svg  Justin Lester  (USA)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Arman Adikyan  (ARM)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Lőrincz  (HUN)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Darkhan Bayakhmetov  (KAZ)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Khvoshch  (UKR)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Alain Milián  (CUB)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Serir  (ALG)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Min-chul  (KOR)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Romania.svg  Ion Panait  (ROU)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Kovalenko  (RUS)
Flag of Iran.svg  Ali Mohammadi  (IRI)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Mikhail Siamionau  (BLR)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kanatbek Begaliev  (KGZ)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Turkey.svg  Şeref Eroğlu  (TUR)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Aleksandr Kazakevič  (LTU)
Flag of Germany.svg  Markus Thätner  (GER)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Yanyan  (CHN)
Total20

74 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Yavor Yanakiev  (BUL)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Mark Madsen  (DEN)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Valdemaras Venckaitis  (LTU)
Flag of France.svg  Christophe Guénot  (FRA)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Roman Melyoshin  (KAZ)
Flag of Poland.svg  Julian Kwit  (POL)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Péter Bácsi  (HUN)
Flag of Germany.svg  Konstantin Schneider  (GER)
2008 Oceania Championships1Flag of Australia.svg  Hassan Shahsavan  (AUS)
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Peru.svg  Sixto Barrera  (PER)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Algeria.svg  Messaoud Zeghdane  (ALG)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chang Yongxiang  (CHN)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Turkey.svg  Şeref Tüfenk  (TUR)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Georgia.svg  Manuchar Kvirkvelia  (GEO)
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Ilgar Abdulov  (AZE)
Flag of Russia.svg  Varteres Samurgashev  (RUS)
Flag of the United States.svg  T. C. Dantzler  (USA)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Volodymyr Shatskykh  (UKR)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Aliaksandr Kikiniou  (BLR)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Arsen Julfalakyan  (ARM)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total20

84 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Mishin  (RUS)
Flag of the United States.svg  Brad Vering  (USA)
Flag of Iran.svg  Saman Tahmasebi  (IRI)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Badri Khasaia  (GEO)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Jung-sub  (KOR)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ara Abrahamian  (SWE)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Nazmi Avluca  (TUR)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zoltán Fodor  (HUN)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Yunior Estrada  (CUB)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Haykel Achouri  (TUN)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Matsumoto  (JPN)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Minguzzi  (ITA)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of France.svg  Mélonin Noumonvi  (FRA)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Andrey Samokhin  (KAZ)
Flag of Poland.svg  Artur Michalkiewicz  (POL)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Daragan  (UKR)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Shalva Gadabadze  (AZE)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Attila Bátky  (SVK)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Denis Forov  (ARM)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Sanyi  (CHN)
Total20

96 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Georgia.svg  Ramaz Nozadze  (GEO)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Mindaugas Ežerskis  (LTU)
Flag of Iran.svg  Ghasem Rezaei  (IRI)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Marek Švec  (CZE)
Flag of Japan.svg  Kenzo Kato  (JPN)
Flag of Italy.svg  Daigoro Timoncini  (ITA)
Flag of Albania.svg  Elis Guri  (ALB)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Asset Mambetov  (KAZ)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of the United States.svg  Justin Ruiz  (USA)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Algeria.svg  Samir Bouguerra  (ALG)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Han Tae-young  (KOR)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Russia.svg  Aslanbek Khushtov  (RUS)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Kaloyan Dinchev  (BUL)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Lajos Virág  (HUN)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleg Kryoka  (UKR)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Özal  (TUR)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Egypt.svg  Karam Gaber  (EGY)
Flag of Greece.svg  Theodoros Tounousidis  (GRE)
Flag of Germany.svg  Mirko Englich  (GER)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Huachen  (CHN)
Total20

120 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Mijaín López  (CUB)
Flag of Russia.svg  Khasan Baroev  (RUS)
Flag of the United States.svg  Dremiel Byers  (USA)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Yury Patrikeyev  (ARM)
Flag of France.svg  Yannick Szczepaniak  (FRA)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Mihály Deák-Bárdos  (HUN)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Ioseb Chugoshvili  (BLR)
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Davyd Saldadze  (UZB)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ari Taub  (CAN)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Egypt.svg  Yasser Sakr  (EGY)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Iran.svg  Masoud Hashemzadeh  (IRI)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Turkey.svg  Atilla Güzel  (TUR)
1st World Qualification Tournament4Flag of Greece.svg  Panagiotis Papadopoulos  (GRE)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Mindaugas Mizgaitis  (LTU)
Flag of Poland.svg  Marek Mikulski  (POL)
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Anton Botev  (AZE)
2nd World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Sweden.svg  Jalmar Sjöberg  (SWE)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Chernetskyi  (UKR)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivan Ivanov  (BUL)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Deli  (CHN)
Total20

Women's freestyle events

48 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Japan.svg  Chiharu Icho  (JPN)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Iryna Merleni  (UKR)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Mayelis Caripá  (VEN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Xiaomei  (CHN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Carol Huynh  (CAN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Stephanie Murata  (USA)
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Mariya Stadnik  (AZE) [note 7]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sofia Mattsson  (SWE)
2008 Oceania Championships1Flag of Australia.svg  Kyla Bremner  (AUS)
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of El Salvador.svg  Íngrid Medrano  (ESA)
2008 African Championships(1) 0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Naziha Hamza  (TUN) [note 8]
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal  (MGL)
2008 European Championships1Flag of France.svg  Vanessa Boubryemm  (FRA)
1st World Qualification Tournament2Flag of Russia.svg  Elza Tazetdinova  (RUS)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Hyung-joo  (KOR)
2nd World Qualification Tournament(2) 3Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Tatyana Bakatyuk  (KAZ)
Flag of Romania.svg  Estera Dobre  (ROU)
Flag of Germany.svg  Alexandra Engelhardt  (GER) [note 8]
Invitational / Host Country0
Total17

55 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Japan.svg  Saori Yoshida  (JPN)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ida-Theres Karlsson  (SWE)
Flag of Russia.svg  Natalia Golts  (RUS)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Olga Smirnova  (KAZ)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetyana Lazareva  (UKR)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Alena Filipava  (BLR)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Jackeline Rentería  (COL)
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Yuliya Ratkevich  (AZE)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tonya Verbeek  (CAN)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Marwa Amri  (TUN)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Li  (CHN)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Ludmila Cristea  (MDA)
1st World Qualification Tournament2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Marcia Andrades  (VEN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Marcie Van Dusen  (USA)
2nd World Qualification Tournament2Flag of Romania.svg  Ana Maria Pavăl  (ROU)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Naidangiin Otgonjargal  (MGL)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total16

63 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Japan.svg  Kaori Icho  (JPN)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Yelena Shalygina  (KAZ)
Flag of the United States.svg  Sara McMann  (USA)
Flag of Poland.svg  Monika Rogien  (POL)
Flag of France.svg  Lise Legrand  (FRA)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuliya Ostapchuk  (UKR)
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Olesya Zamula  (AZE)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Haiyan  (CHN)
2008 Oceania Championships1Flag of Guam.svg  Maria Dunn  (GUM)
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Martine Dugrenier  (CAN)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Egypt.svg  Haiat Farag  (EGY)
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Mongolia.svg  Badrakhyn Odonchimeg  (MGL)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Russia.svg  Alena Kartashova  (RUS)
1st World Qualification Tournament2Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Volha Khilko  (BLR)
Flag of Spain.svg  María Teresa Méndez  (ESP)
2nd World Qualification Tournament2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Elina Vaseva  (BUL)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Marianna Sastin  (HUN)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total17

72 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2007 World Championships 8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Stanka Zlateva  (BUL)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kristie Marano  (USA)
Flag of Russia.svg  Guzel Manyurova  (RUS)
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Olga Zhanibekova  (KAZ)
Flag of Spain.svg  Maider Unda  (ESP)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Xu  (CHN)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Jenny Fransson  (SWE)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Svetlana Saenko  (UKR)
2008 Oceania Championships [note 1] 0
2008 Pan American Championships1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ohenewa Akuffo  (CAN)
2008 African Championships1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Annabelle Ali  (CMR) [note 9]
2008 Asian Championships1Flag of Japan.svg  Kyoko Hamaguchi  (JPN)
2008 European Championships1Flag of Germany.svg  Anita Schätzle  (GER)
1st World Qualification Tournament2Flag of Poland.svg  Agnieszka Wieszczek  (POL)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Rosângela Conceição  (BRA)
2nd World Qualification Tournament2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Amarachi Obiajunwa  (NGR)
Flag of France.svg  Audrey Prieto  (FRA)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total16

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Seven quotas (sex not specified) were allocated to the 2008 Oceania Championships.
  2. 1 2 On 9 August 2008, Anatolie Guidea ruptured his Achilles tendon and could not compete in the event. The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation has asked another Bulgarian wrestler, Ismail Redzhep, to replace Guidia, but he was involved in a car accident, prompting him not to compete. Eventually, the freed spot was taken by Mike Zadick from the United States. [1]
  3. 1 2 Péter Módos withdrew from the Olympics for medical reasons only few days before the competition, the quota went to the freestyle wrestler Grégory Sarrasin from Switzerland. [2]
  4. Richard Addinall from South Africa originally won the quota as the highest ranked eligible wrestler, but South Africa rejected the quota, therefore the quota went to Augusto Midana, the next best eligible wrestler.
  5. Davit Modzmanashvili from Georgia originally earned the quota, but tested positive for a banned substance.
  6. Maher Bouthouri from Tunisia originally earned the quota as the highest ranked eligible wrestler, but Tunisia rejected the quota, the next NOC South Africa also rejected it. with no more eligible wrestlers left, the quota went to the 2008 African Champion from Egypt.
  7. The Court of Arbitration for Sport decided that all results obtained by Stadnik between 26 April 2006 and 25 April 2008 must be disqualified, [3] however Azerbaijan was allowed to keep the quota.
  8. 1 2 Tunisia rejected the quota, the quota went to the last world qualification tournament.
  9. Sabrine Mathlouthi from Tunisia originally won the quota as the highest ranked eligible wrestler, but Tunisia rejected the quota, therefore the quota went to Annabelle Ali, the next best eligible wrestler.

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