| Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 57 kg | 50 kg | |
| 65 kg | 53 kg | |
| 74 kg | 57 kg | |
| 86 kg | 62 kg | |
| 97 kg | 68 kg | |
| 125 kg | 76 kg | |
| Greco-Roman | ||
| 60 kg | ||
| 67 kg | ||
| 77 kg | ||
| 87 kg | ||
| 97 kg | ||
| 130 kg | ||
The following is the qualification system for the Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games event, along with a list of qualified wrestlers per weight category.
A total of 168 wrestlers will qualify to compete at the games. The winner of each weight category at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia qualified directly, along with the top four at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships. The host country (Chile) is guaranteed a spot in each event, but its athletes must compete in both the 2022 and 2023 Pan American Championship. If Chile does not qualify at any of the first two events, it will take the fourth spot available at the 2023 Pan American Championships. A further six wildcards (four men and two women) will be awarded to nations without any qualified athlete but took part in the qualification tournaments. [1] [2]
| Events | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | December 1–4 |  Cali |
| 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships [3] | May 5–8 |  Acapulco |
| 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships | May 3–6 |  Buenos Aires |
A total of 24 countries qualified wrestlers or received a wildcard spot. [4]
| NOC | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 65 | 74 | 86 | 97 | 125 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 97 | 130 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 76 | ||
 Argentina | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | ||||||||||
 Bahamas | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Barbados | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Bolivia | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | ||||||||
 Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 | |||||||
 Chile | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 15 | |||
 Colombia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 | |||||||
 Costa Rica | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 18 |
 Dominican Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 | |||||||
 Ecuador | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |||||||||||
 El Salvador | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Guatemala | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Honduras | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Jamaica | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 12 | ||||||
 Panama | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Peru | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Puerto Rico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 | |||||||||
 United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 17 | |
 Uruguay | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 | ||
| Total: 24 NOCs | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 167 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Cuba |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [5] | United States Puerto Rico Colombia Canada | |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [6] | 3 | Venezuela Argentina Guatemala |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 8 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | United States |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [7] | Puerto Rico Argentina Dominican Republic [8] Canada | |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [9] | 3 | Cuba Peru Colombia |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 1 | Bolivia |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | United States |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [10] | 4 | Puerto Rico Cuba Brazil Mexico |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [11] | 3 | Canada Venezuela Honduras |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | United States |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [12] | 4 | Cuba Puerto Rico Colombia Mexico |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [13] | 3 | Canada Venezuela Brazil |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 1 | Bahamas |
| Total | 10 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Cuba |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [14] | 4 | United States Dominican Republic [8] Costa Rica Canada |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [15] | 3 | Argentina Colombia Venezuela |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | United States |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [16] | Canada Venezuela Argentina Puerto Rico | |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [17] | 3 | Jamaica Cuba Dominican Republic |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 8 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Colombia |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [18] | 4 | United States Mexico Peru [19] Dominican Republic [8] |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [20] | 3 | Ecuador Cuba Venezuela |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Cuba |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [21] | 4 | Colombia Brazil Dominican Republic [8] Peru [19] |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [22] | 4 | Chile Ecuador Mexico Argentina |
| Host nation | — | — |
| Wildcard | 1 | Paraguay |
| Total | 10 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Cuba |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [23] | 4 | Guatemala Brazil United States Mexico |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [24] | 3 | Colombia Venezuela Puerto Rico |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 1 | Barbados |
| Total | 10 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Cuba |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [25] | 4 | Dominican Republic [8] Mexico Colombia Honduras |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [26] | 3 | Venezuela United States Brazil |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Brazil |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [27] | 4 | Honduras [28] Cuba Dominican Republic [8] United States |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [29] | 4 | Venezuela Argentina Panama Puerto Rico |
| Host nation | 0 | — |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Cuba |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [30] | 4 | Brazil Chile Dominican Republic [8] Puerto Rico |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [31] | 4 | Honduras Venezuela United States Mexico |
| Host nation | — | — |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Ecuador |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [32] | 4 | United States Canada Argentina Cuba |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [33] | Brazil Panama Venezuela | |
| Host nation | 0 | — |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 8 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Cuba |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [34] | 4 | United States Ecuador Venezuela Mexico |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [35] | 3 | Peru Panama Dominican Republic |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Cuba |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [36] | 4 | Mexico Brazil Canada United States |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [37] | 3 | Ecuador Venezuela Puerto Rico |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 1 | El Salvador |
| Total | 10 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Venezuela |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [38] | 4 | Canada United States Brazil Mexico |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [39] | 4 | Chile Colombia Cuba Ecuador |
| Host nation | 0 | — |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Colombia |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [40] | 4 | Venezuela Cuba Dominican Republic [8] Canada |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [41] | 3 | United States Mexico Peru |
| Host nation | 1 | Chile |
| Wildcard | 0 | — |
| Total | 9 |
| Competition | Quota(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 1 | Cuba |
| 2022 Pan American Championship [42] | 4 | United States Ecuador Venezuela Canada |
| 2023 Pan American Championships [43] | 4 | Colombia Dominican Republic Argentina Mexico |
| Host nation | 0 | — |
| Wildcard | 1 | Uruguay [44] |
| Total | 10 |
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