Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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This article details the qualifying phase for wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics . The competition at these Games comprised a total of 344 athletes coming from the different nations; each had been allowed to enter a maximum of 18 (1 per event). [1]

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Four places had been reserved for the host nation Brazil, and four more for the Tripartite Commission to invite wrestlers. The remaining spots were allocated through the qualification process, wherein the athletes earn places for their respective nation. For each place obtained by the host country in the qualification phase, one of these three reserved places was allocated to the Tripartite Commission. [1]

Timeline

EventDateVenue
2015 World Championships September 7–15, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, United States [2]
Pan American Qualification Tournament March 4–6, 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Frisco, United States
Asian Qualification Tournament March 18–20, 2016 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana, Kazakhstan
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament April 1–3, 2016 Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers, Algeria
European Qualification Tournament April 15–17, 2016 Flag of Serbia.svg Zrenjanin, Serbia
1st World Qualification Tournament April 22–24, 2016 Flag of Mongolia.svg Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2nd World Qualification Tournament May 6–8, 2016 Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey

Qualification summary

NOCMen's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen's freestyleTotal
57 65 74 86 97 125 59 66 75 85 98 130 48 53 58 63 69 75
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria XXX3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina X1
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia XXXXXXXX8
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia XXX3
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria X1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain X1
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus XXXXXXXX8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil XXXXX5
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria XXXXXXXXXXX11
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia X1
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon XXX3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada XXXXXXXX8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China XXXXXXXXXXXXX13
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei X1
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia XXXXX5
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia X1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba XXXXXXXXXX10
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic X1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark X1
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador XX2
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt XXXXXXXXXX10
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia XXX3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland XXX3
Flag of France.svg  France XX2
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia XXXXXXXXXXX11
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany XXXXXXX7
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece X1
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau XX2
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti X1
Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras X1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary XXXXXXXX8
Flag of India.svg  India XXXXXXXX8
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran XXXXXXXXXXXX12
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel X1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy XX2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan XXXXXXXXXX10
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan XXXXXXXXXXXX12
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan XXXXXXX7
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia X1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania X1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico X1
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova XXX3
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia XXXXXXXXXX10
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco XXX3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands X1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand X1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria XXXXXXX7
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea XXXX4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway XX2
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau X1
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru X1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland XXXXXXXX8
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico XX2
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania XXXXX5
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX17
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal XX2
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia XXX3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea XXXXX5
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain X1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden XXXXXXX7
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia XXXX4
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine XXXXXXXXXXX11
Flag of the United States.svg  United States XXXXXXXXXXXXXX14
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan XXXXXXXX8
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela XXXXXXXXX9
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam XX2
Total: 68 NOCs202120191920191920211919201920191818350

Men's freestyle events

57 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6+1Flag of Georgia.svg  Vladimer Khinchegashvili  (GEO)
Flag of Iran.svg  Hassan Rahimi  (IRI)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar  (MGL)
Flag of Russia.svg  Viktor Lebedev  (RUS) [note 1]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Artas Sanaa  (KAZ)
Flag of North Korea.svg  Jong Hak-jin  (PRK)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Asadulla Lachinau  (BLR) [note 1]
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cuba.svg  Yowlys Bonne  (CUB)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tony Ramos  (USA)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Japan.svg  Rei Higuchi  (JPN)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Yun Jun-sik  (KOR)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Senegal.svg  Adama Diatta  (SEN)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Chakir Ansari  (MAR)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Vladimir Dubov  (BUL)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Garnik Mnatsakanyan  (ARM)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of Romania.svg  Ivan Guidea  (ROU)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Mirjalal Hasanzada  (AZE)
Flag of India.svg  Sandeep Tomar  (IND)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Süleyman Atlı  (TUR)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Abbos Rakhmonov  (UZB)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total20

65 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Italy.svg  Frank Chamizo  (ITA)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ikhtiyor Navruzov  (UZB)
Flag of Russia.svg  Soslan Ramonov  (RUS)
Flag of Iran.svg  Ahmad Mohammadi  (IRI)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran  (MGL)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Toghrul Asgarov  (AZE)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cuba.svg  Alejandro Valdés  (CUB)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Franklin Gómez  (PUR)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of India.svg  Yogeshwar Dutt  (IND)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yeerlanbieke Katai  (CHN)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Amas Daniel  (NGR)
Flag of Australia.svg  Sahit Prizreni  (AUS)
European Qualification Tournament 2+2Flag of Poland.svg  Magomedmurad Gadzhiev  (POL) [note 2]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Kviatkovskyi  (UKR) [note 2]
Flag of Armenia.svg  David Safaryan  (ARM) [note 2]
Flag of Georgia.svg  Zurabi Iakobishvili  (GEO) [note 2]
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Adam Batirov  (BRN)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Yakup Gör  (TUR)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Borislav Novachkov  (BUL) [note 3]
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Haislan Garcia  (CAN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Frank Molinaro  (USA) [note 3]
Invitational / Host Country0
Total21

74 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of the United States.svg  Jordan Burroughs  (USA)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Pürevjavyn Önörbat  (MGL)
Flag of India.svg  Narsingh Yadav  (IND)
Flag of Russia.svg  Aniuar Geduev  (RUS)
Flag of France.svg  Zelimkhan Khadjiev  (FRA)
Flag of Iran.svg  Alireza Ghasemi  (IRI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cuba.svg  Liván López  (CUB)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Izquierdo  (COL)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Galymzhan Usserbayev  (KAZ)
Flag of Japan.svg  Sosuke Takatani  (JPN)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Augusto Midana  (GBS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Talgat Ilyasov  (AUS)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Jabrayil Hasanov  (AZE)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Jakob Makarashvili  (GEO)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of Turkey.svg  Soner Demirtaş  (TUR)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Georgi Ivanov  (BUL)
Flag of Moldova.svg  Evgheni Nedealco  (MDA)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Bekzod Abdurakhmonov  (UZB)
Flag of Spain.svg  Taimuraz Friev  (ESP)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Haiti.svg  Asnage Castelly  (HAI)
Total20

86 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Russia.svg  Abdulrashid Sadulaev  (RUS)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Selim Yaşar  (TUR)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Sandro Aminashvili  (GEO)
Flag of Iran.svg  Alireza Karimi  (IRI)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Magomedgadzhi Khatiyev  (AZE)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Mihail Ganev  (BUL)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cuba.svg  Reineris Salas  (CUB)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Jaime Espinal  (PUR)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Mongolia.svg  Orgodolyn Üitümen  (MGL)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Aslan Kakhidze  (KAZ)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Zaghloul  (EGY)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mohamed Saadaoui  (TUN)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Hungary.svg  István Veréb  (HUN)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Amarhajy Mahamedau  (BLR)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of the United States.svg  J'den Cox  (USA)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Pedro Ceballos  (VEN)
Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Baranowski  (POL)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Bi Shengfeng  (CHN)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Gwan-uk  (KOR)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

97 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Snyder  (USA)
Flag of Russia.svg  Abdusalam Gadisov  (RUS)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Khetag Gazyumov  (AZE)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Pavlo Oliynyk  (UKR)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Elizbar Odikadze  (GEO)
Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Tahan  (IRI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cuba.svg  Javier Cortina  (CUB)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Daniel Díaz  (VEN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Magomed Musaev  (KGZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Mamed Ibragimov  (KAZ)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Soso Tamarau  (NGR)
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Bedopassa Buassat  (GBS) [note 4]
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Poland.svg  Radosław Baran  (POL)
Flag of Turkey.svg  İbrahim Bölükbaşı  (TUR)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of Armenia.svg  Georgy Ketoev  (ARM)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Magomed Ibragimov  (UZB)
Flag of Moldova.svg  Nicolae Ceban  (MDA)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Romania.svg  Albert Saritov  (ROU)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Dorjkhandyn Khüderbulga  (MGL)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

125 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Turkey.svg  Taha Akgül  (TUR)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Jamaladdin Magomedov  (AZE)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Geno Petriashvili  (GEO)
Flag of Russia.svg  Bilyal Makhov  (RUS)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Jargalsaikhany Chuluunbat  (MGL)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Levan Berianidze  (ARM)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the United States.svg  Tervel Dlagnev  (USA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Korey Jarvis  (CAN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Iran.svg  Komeil Ghasemi  (IRI)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Daulet Shabanbay  (KAZ)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Diaaeldin Kamal  (EGY)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Slim Trabelsi  (TUN)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Lyuben Iliev  (BUL) [note 5]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Dániel Ligeti  (HUN) [note 5]
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Deng Zhiwei  (CHN)
Flag of Poland.svg  Robert Baran  (POL)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Aiaal Lazarev  (KGZ) [note 5]
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi  (UKR)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Ibrahim Saidau  (BLR)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Palau.svg  Florian Skilang Temengil  (PLW)
Total20

Men's Greco-Roman events

59 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Cuba.svg  Ismael Borrero  (CUB)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rovshan Bayramov  (AZE)
Flag of North Korea.svg  Yun Won-chol  (PRK)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Almat Kebispayev  (KAZ)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Arsen Eraliev  (KGZ)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Soslan Daurov  (BLR)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Andrés Montaño  (ECU)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Raiber Rodríguez  (VEN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Lumin  (CHN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Shinobu Ota  (JPN)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Haithem Mahmoud  (EGY)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Mehdi Messaoudi  (MAR)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Russia.svg  Sanal Semenov  (RUS)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Kristijan Fris  (SRB)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Seung-hak  (KOR)
Flag of Norway.svg  Stig-André Berge  (NOR)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Elmurat Tasmuradov  (UZB)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Iran.svg  Hamid Sourian  (IRI)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jesse Thielke  (USA)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

66 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Germany.svg  Frank Stäbler  (GER)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Ryu Han-su  (KOR)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Davor Štefanek  (SRB)
Flag of Russia.svg  Artem Surkov  (RUS)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Tarek Benaissa  (ALG)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Mihran Harutyunyan  (ARM)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Wuileixis Rivas  (VEN)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Miguel Martínez  (CUB)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Japan.svg  Tomohiro Inoue  (JPN)
Flag of Iran.svg  Omid Norouzi  (IRI)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Adham Ahmed Saleh  (EGY)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Craig Miller  (NZL) [note 6] [note 7]
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Lőrincz  (HUN)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Shmagi Bolkvadze  (GEO)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of Romania.svg  Ion Panait  (ROU)
Flag of Finland.svg  Tero Välimäki  (FIN)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Edgaras Venckaitis  (LTU)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rasul Chunayev  (AZE)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Ruslan Tsarev  (KGZ)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

75 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Russia.svg  Roman Vlasov  (RUS)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Mark Madsen  (DEN)
Flag of the United States.svg  Andy Bisek  (USA)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Doszhan Kartikov  (KAZ)
Flag of Iran.svg  Saeid Abdevali  (IRI)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Elvin Mursaliyev  (AZE)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cuba.svg  Yurisandy Hernández  (CUB)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Muñoz  (COL)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Hyeon-woo  (KOR)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Dilshod Turdiev  (UZB)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Morocco.svg  Zied Ayet Ikram  (MAR)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Mahmoud Fawzy  (EGY)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Serbia.svg  Viktor Nemeš  (SRB)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Zurabi Datunashvili  (GEO)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of Hungary.svg  Péter Bácsi  (HUN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Bin  (CHN)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Arsen Julfalakyan  (ARM)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Selçuk Çebi  (TUR)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Daniel Aleksandrov  (BUL)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Croatia.svg  Božo Starčević  (CRO)
Total20

85 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Zhan Beleniuk  (UKR)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Rustam Assakalov  (UZB)
Flag of Iran.svg  Habibollah Akhlaghi  (IRI)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Saman Tahmasebi  (AZE)
Flag of Finland.svg  Rami Hietaniemi  (FIN)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Viktor Lőrincz  (HUN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the United States.svg  Jordan Holm  (USA)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Alfonso Leyva  (MEX)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2+1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Peng Fei  (CHN)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Janarbek Kenjeev  (KGZ) [note 8]
Flag of India.svg  Ravinder Khatri  (IND) [note 8]
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Ahmed Othman  (EGY)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Adem Boudjemline  (ALG)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksey Mishin  (RUS)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Nikolay Bayryakov  (BUL)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of Belarus.svg  Javid Hamzatau  (BLR)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Maksim Manukyan  (ARM)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Zakarias Berg  (SWE)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Germany.svg  Denis Kudla  (GER)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Robert Kobliashvili  (GEO)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Austria.svg  Amer Hrustanović  (AUT)
Total21

98 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Armenia.svg  Artur Aleksanyan  (ARM)
Flag of Iran.svg  Ghasem Rezaei  (IRI)
Flag of Russia.svg  Islam Magomedov  (RUS)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Dimitriy Timchenko  (UKR)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Elis Guri  (BUL)
Flag of Romania.svg  Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu  (ROU)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cuba.svg  Yasmany Lugo  (CUB)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Luillys Pérez  (VEN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Di  (CHN)
Flag of India.svg  Hardeep Singh  (IND)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Hamdy Abdelwahab  (EGY)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Hamza Haloui  (ALG)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Estonia.svg  Ardo Arusaar  (EST)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Ádám Varga  (HUN)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of Belarus.svg  Aliaksandr Hrabovik  (BLR)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Revaz Nadareishvili  (GEO)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fredrik Schön  (SWE)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Cenk İldem  (TUR)
Flag of Italy.svg  Daigoro Timoncini  (ITA)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

130 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Turkey.svg  Rıza Kayaalp  (TUR)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Mijaín López  (CUB)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Chernetskyi  (UKR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Bilyal Makhov  (RUS)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Sabah Shariati  (AZE)
Flag of the United States.svg  Robby Smith  (USA)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Erwin Caraballo  (VEN)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Antoine Jaoude  (BRA)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nurmakhan Tinaliyev  (KAZ)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Murat Ramonov  (KGZ)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Egypt.svg  Abdellatif Mohamed  (EGY)
Flag of Australia.svg  Ivan Popov  (AUS)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Estonia.svg  Heiki Nabi  (EST)
Flag of Germany.svg  Eduard Popp  (GER)
1st World Qualification Tournament 3Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Ghasemi Monjazi  (IRI)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Meng Qiang  (CHN)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Muminjon Abdullaev  (UZB)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Sweden.svg  Johan Eurén  (SWE)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Iakobi Kajaia  (GEO)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

Women's freestyle events

48 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Japan.svg  Eri Tosaka  (JPN)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Mariya Stadnik  (AZE)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jessica Blaszka  (NED)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Geneviève Morrison  (CAN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Hui  (CHN)
Flag of Russia.svg  Valentina Islamova  (RUS)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Colombia.svg  Carolina Castillo  (COL)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Patricia Bermúdez  (ARG)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Zhuldyz Eshimova  (KAZ)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vũ Thị Hằng  (VIE) [note 7]
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Mercy Genesis  (NGR)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Rebecca Muambo  (CMR)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Elitsa Yankova  (BUL)
Flag of Romania.svg  Alina Vuc  (ROU)
1st World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of North Korea.svg  Kim Hyon-gyong  (PRK)
Flag of the United States.svg  Haley Augello  (USA)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of India.svg  Vinesh Phogat  (IND)
Flag of Poland.svg  Iwona Matkowska  (POL)
Invitational / Host Country2Flag of Cambodia.svg  Chov Sotheara  (CAM)
Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Brenda Bailey  (HON) [note 7]
Total20

53 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Japan.svg  Saori Yoshida  (JPN)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sofia Mattsson  (SWE)
Flag of North Korea.svg  Jong Myong-suk  (PRK)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Odunayo Adekuoroye  (NGR)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Anzhela Dorogan  (AZE)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhong Xuechun  (CHN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jillian Gallays  (CAN)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Betzabeth Argüello  (VEN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2+1Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenechimegiin Sumiyaa  (MGL) [note 9]
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Nguyễn Thị Lụa  (VIE)
Flag of India.svg  Babita Kumari  (IND) [note 9]
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Senegal.svg  Isabelle Sambou  (SEN)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Joseph Essombe  (CMR)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Krawczyk  (POL)
Flag of Germany.svg  Nina Hemmer  (GER)
1st World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the United States.svg  Helen Maroulis  (USA)
Flag of Greece.svg  Maria Prevolaraki  (GRE)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuliya Khavaldzhy  (UKR)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Bediha Gün  (TUR)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total19

58 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Japan.svg  Kaori Icho  (JPN)
Flag of Finland.svg  Petra Olli  (FIN)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Elif Jale Yeşilırmak  (TUR)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Yuliya Ratkevich  (AZE)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Jackeline Rentería  (COL)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Johanna Mattsson  (SWE)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Michelle Fazzari  (CAN)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Joice Silva  (BRA)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Aisuluu Tynybekova  (KGZ)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Pürevdorjiin Orkhon  (MGL)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Marwa Amri  (TUN)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Aminat Adeniyi  (NGR)
European Qualification Tournament 2+1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Mimi Hristova  (BUL)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oksana Herhel  (UKR) [note 10]
Flag of Moldova.svg  Mariana Cherdivara  (MDA) [note 10]
1st World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Lissette Antes  (ECU)
Flag of Germany.svg  Luisa Niemesch  (GER)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Russia.svg  Valeria Koblova  (RUS)
Flag of India.svg  Sakshi Malik  (IND)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of Peru.svg  Yanet Sovero  (PER)
Total20

63 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Mongolia.svg  Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg  (MGL)
Flag of Japan.svg  Risako Kawai  (JPN)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yuliya Tkach  (UKR)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Taybe Yusein  (BUL)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Braxton Stone-Papadopoulos  (CAN)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Anastasija Grigorjeva  (LAT)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the United States.svg  Erin Clodgo  (USA)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Laís Nunes  (BRA)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Xiaoqian  (CHN)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yekaterina Larionova  (KAZ)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Hela Riabi  (TUN)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Blessing Oborududu  (NGR)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Belarus.svg  Maryia Mamashuk  (BLR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Anastasia Bratchikova  (RUS)
1st World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Hafize Şahin  (TUR)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Marianna Sastin  (HUN)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Poland.svg  Monika Michalik  (POL)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Henna Johansson  (SWE)
Invitational / Host Country1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Adéla Hanzlíčková  (CZE)
Total19

69 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of Russia.svg  Natalia Vorobieva  (RUS)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Feng  (CHN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Sara Dosho  (JPN)
Flag of Germany.svg  Aline Focken  (GER)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa  (MGL)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Jenny Fransson  (SWE)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dorothy Yeats  (CAN)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Gilda Oliveira  (BRA)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Elmira Syzdykova  (KAZ)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chen Wen-ling  (TPE)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Hannah Rueben  (NGR)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Enas Mostafa  (EGY)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Poland.svg  Agnieszka Wieszczek  (POL)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Buse Tosun  (TUR)
1st World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Israel.svg  Ilana Kratysh  (ISR)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  María Acosta  (VEN)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alina Stadnyk  (UKR)
Flag of Norway.svg  Signe Marie Store  (NOR)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total18

75 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2015 World Championships 6Flag of the United States.svg  Adeline Gray  (USA)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Qian  (CHN)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Epp Mäe  (EST)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Vasilisa Marzaliuk  (BLR)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Andrea Olaya  (COL)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Aline Ferreira  (BRA)
Pan American Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Erica Wiebe  (CAN)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Jaramit Weffer  (VEN)
Asian Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Japan.svg  Rio Watari  (JPN)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Guzel Manyurova  (KAZ)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Annabelle Ali  (CMR)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Samar Amer  (EGY)
European Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Turkey.svg  Yasemin Adar  (TUR)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alla Cherkasova  (UKR)
1st World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of France.svg  Cynthia Vescan  (FRA)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsanett Németh  (HUN)
2nd World Qualification Tournament 2Flag of Russia.svg  Ekaterina Bukina  (RUS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Maria Selmaier  (GER)
Invitational / Host Country0
Total18

Notes

  1. 1 2 Russia's Viktor Lebedev originally earned a quota place at the 2015 World Championships, but because of new regulations set by the IOC, he was not allowed to participate due to a positive doping test at the 2006 Junior World Championships. His spot has been replaced by Belarus, the nation of the next best-ranked wrestler from the 2015 World Championships. [3] Later that decision was reverted by CAS.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Poland's Magomedmurad Gadzhiev and Ukraine's Andriy Kviatkovskyi initially secured quota places for their respective countries in men's freestyle 65 kg at the European Qualification Tournament, but have had their results nullified and associate Olympic licenses revoked due to doping violations for meldonium. As a result, the Olympic licenses were redistributed to Georgia and Armenia. [4] but on 9 July 2016, United World Wrestling, following new meldonium guidelines has announced the reinstatement of NOC qualification spots for Gadzhiev and Kviatkovskyi. [5]
  3. 1 2 Georgia (Zurabi Iakobishvili) initially secured a quota place in men's freestyle 65 kg at the first World Olympic Qualifier. Following the adjustment of Olympic qualifying nations as a response to doping violations, the nation's license was transferred to Bulgaria. Moreover, the unused license won by Bulgaria at the final World Olympic Qualifier was awarded to the United States. [4] [6]
  4. Egypt (Aly Hamdy) originally earned a quota place in men's freestyle 97 kg at the African & Oceania Qualification Tournament, but have had its results nullified and associate Olympic license revoked for failing the doping test. The Olympic license was transferred to Guinea-Bissau. [4]
  5. 1 2 3 Belarus' Yusup Jalilau and Ukraine's Alen Zaseyev initially secured quota places for their respective countries in the men's freestyle 125 kg at the European Qualification Tournament, but have had their results nullified and associate Olympic licenses revoked due to doping violations for meldonium. As a result, the Olympic licenses were redistributed to Bulgaria and Hungary. [4] Moreover, the unused license won by Hungary at the first World Olympic Qualifier was awarded to Kyrgyzstan.
  6. Australian Vinod Kumar Dahiya originally earned a quota place in men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the African & Oceania Qualification Tournament, but tested positive for doping, giving his nation's Olympic license to New Zealand. [7]
  7. 1 2 3 A late injury prevented Brenda Bailey, Craig Miller and Vũ Thị Hằng to participate at the games, the quotas remained unused. [8]
  8. 1 2 Kyrgyzstan's Janarbek Kenjeev originally earned a quota place in men's Greco-Roman 85 kg at the Asian Qualification Tournament, but tested positive for doping, giving his nation's Olympic license to India. [4] but on 9 July 2016, United World Wrestling, following new meldonium guidelines has announced the reinstatement of NOC qualification spot for Kenjeev. [5]
  9. 1 2 Mongolia's Erdenechimegiin Sumiyaa originally earned a quota place in women's freestyle 53 kg at the Asian Qualification Tournament, but tested positive for doping, giving her nation's Olympic license to India. [4] but on 9 July 2016, United World Wrestling, following new meldonium guidelines has announced the reinstatement of NOC qualification spot for Sumiyaa. [5]
  10. 1 2 Ukraine's Oksana Herhel originally earned a quota place in women's freestyle 58 kg at the European Qualification Tournament, but tested positive for doping, giving her nation's Olympic license to Moldova. [4] but on 9 July 2016, United World Wrestling, following new meldonium guidelines has announced the reinstatement of NOC qualification spot for Herhel. [5]

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