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).
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.
Timeline Event Date Venue 2015 World Championships September 7–15, 2015 Las Vegas, United States Pan American Qualification Tournament March 4–6, 2016 Frisco, United States Asian Qualification Tournament March 18–20, 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan African & Oceania Qualification Tournament April 1–3, 2016 Algiers, Algeria European Qualification Tournament April 15–17, 2016 Zrenjanin, Serbia 1st World Qualification Tournament April 22–24, 2016 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 2nd World Qualification Tournament May 6–8, 2016 Istanbul, Turkey
Qualification summary NOC Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Total57 65 74 86 97 125 59 66 75 85 98 130 48 53 58 63 69 75 X XX 3 X 1 XX XX XXXX 8 XX X 3 X 1 XXXXXXXXXX XXXX 14 X 1 X X XX XX X X8 X XXXX5 XXXX X XXX X XX 11 X 1 XX X3 X X XXXXXX8 X X XX XXXXXX XXX13 X 1 X X X X X5 X 1 XXXXX XXX XX 10 X 1 X 1 X X 2 X XXXXXXX XX10 XX X3 X X X 3 X X2 XXXXXX XXXXX 11 X X X XX XX7 X 1 X X 2 X 1 X 1 X X XXXX X X8 XXX XX XXX 8 XXXXXXXXXXXX 12 X 1 X X 2 X X XX XXXXXX10 X XXXXX X XX XXX12 XXXX X X X 7 X 1 X 1 X 1 X X X 3 XXXXXX XXXX 10 X X X 3 X 1 X 1 X X XXXXX 7 X X XX 4 X X 2 X 1 X 1 X XXX XX XX 8 X X 2 X X X X X 5 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX17 X X 2 XXX 3 X X XXX 5 X 1 XXX XXXX 7 X X XX 4 XXXXXX X XX XXXXX14 X XX XXX XXXXX11 XXXXXXX XX XXX X X14 XXX X X XX X 8 XX XX XX X XX9 XX 2Total: 68 NOCs202120191920191920211919201920191818350
Men's freestyle events
57 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6+1 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 20
65 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2+2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 21
74 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 20
86 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
97 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
125 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 20
Men's Greco-Roman events
59 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
66 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
75 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 20
85 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2+1 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 21
98 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
130 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
Women's freestyle events
48 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 2 Total 20
53 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2+1 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
58 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2+1 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 20
63 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 19
69 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 18
75 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2015 World Championships 6 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 18
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References
External links United World Wrestling