Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Wrestling at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sangmu Gymnasium |
| Dates | 18 September – 1 October |
| Competitors | 429 from 69 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | |
| 48 kg | 48 kg | |
| 52 kg | 52 kg | |
| 57 kg | 57 kg | |
| 62 kg | 62 kg | |
| 68 kg | 68 kg | |
| 74 kg | 74 kg | |
| 82 kg | 82 kg | |
| 90 kg | 90 kg | |
| 100 kg | 100 kg | |
| 130 kg | 130 kg | |
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.[1]
Medal summary
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nations
A total of 429 wrestlers from 69 nations competed at the Seoul Games:[1]
- Afghanistan (5)
- American Samoa (1)
- Argentina (2)
- Australia (3)
- Austria (5)
- Belgium (1)
- Brazil (2)
- Bulgaria (20)
- Cameroon (4)
- Canada (11)
- China (11)
- Chinese Taipei (4)
- Colombia (4)
- Czechoslovakia (9)
- East Germany (8)
- Egypt (5)
- El Salvador (1)
- Finland (12)
- France (9)
- The Gambia (3)
- Great Britain (7)
- Greece (5)
- Guam (1)
- Guatemala (1)
- Guinea (2)
- Hungary (18)
- India (7)
- Indonesia (2)
- Iran (15)
- Iraq (5)
- Ireland (1)
- Israel (2)
- Italy (4)
- Japan (20)
- Jordan (2)
- Kenya (4)
- Lebanon (1)
- Malta (2)
- Mauritania (4)
- Mauritius (1)
- Mexico (4)
- Mongolia (9)
- Morocco (5)
- New Zealand (2)
- Nigeria (6)
- North Yemen (3)
- Norway (5)
- Pakistan (3)
- Panama (2)
- Peru (1)
- Philippines (2)
- Poland (18)
- Portugal (1)
- Puerto Rico (2)
- Romania (4)
- Samoa (2)
- Senegal (4)
- South Korea (19)
- Soviet Union (20)
- Spain (9)
- Sweden (10)
- Switzerland (4)
- Syria (8)
- Tunisia (3)
- Turkey (13)
- United States (20)
- Vietnam (1)
- West Germany (17)
- Yugoslavia (10)
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 January 2007.
- Official Olympic Report