| Wrestling at the 2010 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Huagong Gymnasium |
| Dates | 21–26 November 2010 |
| Competitors | 233 from 28 nations |
Wrestling was contested by men and women at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Only men competed in Greco-Roman wrestling while both men and women contested for medals in freestyle wrestling. All competition were held from November 21 to 26 at Huagong Gymnasium.
| P | Preliminary rounds | F | Repechage & Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 21st Sun | 22nd Mon | 23rd Tue | 24th Wed | 25th Thu | 26th Fri | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle 55 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 60 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 66 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 74 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 84 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 96 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's freestyle 120 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 48 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 55 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 63 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Women's freestyle 72 kg | P | F | ||||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 18 | 18 | 36 | 72 | |
A total of 233 athletes from 28 nations competed in wrestling at the 2010 Asian Games:
Afghanistan (4)
Cambodia (4) China (17) India (17)
Indonesia (4) Iran (14) Iraq (6) Japan (18)
Jordan (2) Kazakhstan (18) Kyrgyzstan (17)
Lebanon (2) Mongolia (11)
Nepal (1) North Korea (9)
Pakistan (3)
Palestine (2)
Philippines (4)
Qatar (3) South Korea (18)
Syria (8) Tajikistan (8)
Thailand (5)
Turkmenistan (11)
United Arab Emirates (2) Uzbekistan (15) Vietnam (7)
Yemen (3)
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