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{{Infobox Olympic event
{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Wrestling
| event = Wrestling
| games = 2008 Summer
| games = 2008 Summer
| image = [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|100px]]
| image = Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.png
| image_size = 170
| venue = [[China Agricultural University Gymnasium]]
| venue = [[China Agricultural University Gymnasium]]
| dates = 12–21 August
| dates = 12–21 August 2008
| competitors = 344
| competitors = 344
| nations =
| nations = 59
| num_events = 18
| prev = [[Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]
| prev = [[Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]
| next = [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
| next = [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
}}
}}
{{Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

'''[[Wrestling]]''' competitions '''at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Beijing]], China, were held at the [[China Agricultural University Gymnasium]] from 12–21 August 2008. It was split into two disciplines, [[Freestyle wrestling|Freestyle]] and [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]] which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events with 18 [[gold medal]]s being awarded. This was the second Olympics with women's wrestling as an event.
{{WrestlingAt2008SummerOlympics}}
'''[[Amateur wrestling|Wrestling]]''' competitions '''at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Beijing]], China, were held at the [[China Agricultural University Gymnasium]] from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, [[Freestyle wrestling|Freestyle]] and [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]] which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events with 18 [[gold medal]]s being awarded. This was the second Olympics with women's wrestling as an event.


==Qualification==
==Qualification==
{{details|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
{{details|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}


==Medal summary==
==Medal table==
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host = CHN
| flag_template = flagIOCteam
| event = 2008 Summer
| team =
| gold_RUS = 7 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 2
| gold_JPN = 2 | silver_JPN = 3 | bronze_JPN = 1
| gold_GEO = 2 | silver_GEO = 1 | bronze_GEO = 1
| gold_CHN = 1 | silver_CHN = 2 | bronze_CHN = 1 | host_CHN = yes
| gold_CUB = 1 | silver_CUB = 0 | bronze_CUB = 2
| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 2
| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 2
| gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
| gold_TUR = 1 | silver_TUR = 0 | bronze_TUR = 1
| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 0
| gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 3
| gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 3
| gold_AZE = 0 | silver_AZE = 1 | bronze_AZE = 2
| gold_KAZ = 0 | silver_KAZ = 1 | bronze_KAZ = 2
| gold_KGZ = 0 | silver_KGZ = 1 | bronze_KGZ = 2
| gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 1
| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 0
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 0
| gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 1 | bronze_LTU = 0
| gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 1 | bronze_SVK = 0
| gold_TJK = 0 | silver_TJK = 1 | bronze_TJK = 0
| gold_ARM = 0 | silver_ARM = 0 | bronze_ARM = 2
| gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 0 | bronze_COL = 1
| gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 1
| gold_IND = 0 | silver_IND = 0 | bronze_IND = 1
| gold_IRI = 0 | silver_IRI = 0 | bronze_IRI = 1
| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 1
| gold_ROU = 0 | silver_ROU = 0 | bronze_ROU = 1
| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 1
}}


==Medalists==
===Men's freestyle===
===Men's freestyle===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 55&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 55 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 55 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 55 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Henry Cejudo]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Henry Cejudo]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Tomohiro Matsunaga]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Tomohiro Matsunaga]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Radoslav Velikov]]|BUL|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Radoslav Velikov]]|BUL|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Dilshod Mansurov]]|UZB|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Besik Kudukhov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 60&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 60 kg}} {{ref label|a|a|Men's freestyle 60 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 60 kg{{ref label|a|a|Men's freestyle 60 kg}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 60 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mavlet Batirov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mavlet Batirov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kenichi Yumoto]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| vacant
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kenichi Yumoto]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bazar Bazarguruev]]|KGZ|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Morad Mohammadi]]|IRI|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Morad Mohammadi]]|IRI|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 66&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 66 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 66 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 66 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ramazan Şahin]]|TUR|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Ramazan Şahin]]|TUR|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Andriy Stadnik]]|UKR|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Andriy Stadnik]]|UKR|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Otar Tushishvili]]|GEO|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Otar Tushishvili]]|GEO|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]]|IND|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sushil Kumar]]|IND|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 74&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg}} {{ref label|b|b|Men's freestyle 74 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 74 kg{{ref label|b|b|Men's freestyle 74 kg}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Buvaisar Saitiev]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Buvaisar Saitiev]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Murad Gaidarov]]|BLR|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Murad Gaidarov]]|BLR|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kiril Terziev]]|BUL|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kiril Terziev]]|BUL|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 84&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 84 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 84 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 84 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Revaz Mindorashvili]]|GEO|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Revaz Mindorashvili]]|GEO|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yusup Abdusalomov]]|TJK|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yusup Abdusalomov]]|TJK|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Taras Danko]]|UKR|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Taras Danko]]|UKR|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Georgy Ketoyev]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Georgy Ketoev]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 96&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 96 kg}} {{ref label|c|c|Men's freestyle 96 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 96 kg{{ref label|c|c|Men's freestyle 96 kg}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 96 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirvani Muradov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shirvani Muradov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Giorgi Gogshelidze]]|GEO|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Giorgi Gogshelidze]]|GEO|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Khetag Gazyumov]]|AZE|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Khetag Gazyumov]]|AZE|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 120&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 120 kg}} {{ref label|d|d|Men's freestyle 120 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 120 kg{{ref label|d|d|Men's freestyle 120 kg}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 120 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bakhtiyar Akhmedov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| vacant
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Bakhtiyar Akhmedov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[David Musulbes|David Musuľbes]]|SVK|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[David Musuľbes]]|SVK|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Disney Rodríguez]]|CUB|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Marid Mutalimov]]|KAZ|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Marid Mutalimov]]|KAZ|2008 Summer}}
|-
|}
|}


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{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 55&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 55 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nazyr Mankiev]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nazyr Mankiev]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Rovshan Bayramov]]|AZE|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Rovshan Bayramov]]|AZE|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Park Eun-chul]]|KOR|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Park Eun-chul]]|KOR|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 60&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg}} {{ref label|e|e|Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 60 kg{{ref label|e|e|Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Islambek Albiev]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Islambek Albiev]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nurbakyt Tengizbayev]]|KAZ|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nurbakyt Tengizbayev]]|KAZ|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sheng Jiang]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sheng Jiang]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 66&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 66 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Steeve Guénot]]|FRA|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Steeve Guénot]]|FRA|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kanatbek Begaliev]]|KGZ|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kanatbek Begaliev]]|KGZ|2008 Summer}}
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|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mikhail Siamionau]]|BLR|2008 Summer}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mikhail Siamionau]]|BLR|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 74&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 74 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Manuchar Kvirkvelia]]|GEO|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Manuchar Kvirkvelia]]|GEO|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Chang Yongxiang]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Chang Yongxiang]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
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|-
|-
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 84&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg}} {{ref label|f|f|Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 84 kg{{ref label|f|f|Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Andrea Minguzzi]]|ITA|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Andrea Minguzzi]]|ITA|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Zoltán Fodor]]|HUN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Zoltán Fodor (wrestler)|Zoltán Fodor]]|HUN|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nazmi Avluca]]|TUR|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nazmi Avluca]]|TUR|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|''not awarded''
|''None awarded''
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 96&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg}} {{ref label|g|g|Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 96 kg{{ref label|g|g|Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aslanbek Khushtov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Aslanbek Khushtov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mirko Englich]]|GER|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mirko Englich]]|GER|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Adam Wheeler]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Adam Wheeler]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Marek Švec]]|CZE|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Marek Švec (wrestler)|Marek Švec]]|CZE|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 120&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg}} {{ref label|h|h|Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 120 kg{{ref label|h|h|Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mijaín López]]|CUB|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mijaín López]]|CUB|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mindaugas Mizgaitis]]|LTU|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Mindaugas Mizgaitis]]|LTU|2008 Summer}}
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{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 48&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 48 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 48 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 48 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Carol Huynh]]|CAN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Carol Huynh]]|CAN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Chiharu Icho]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Chiharu Icho]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Iryna Merleni]]|UKR|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Iryna Merleni]]|UKR|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 55&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 55 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 55 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 55 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Saori Yoshida]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Saori Yoshida]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Xu Li]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Xu Li (wrestler)|Xu Li]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Tonya Verbeek]]|CAN|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Tonya Verbeek]]|CAN|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 63&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 63 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 63 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 63 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kaori Icho]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kaori Icho]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Alena Kartashova]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Alena Kartashova]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Randi Miller]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Randi Miller]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 72&nbsp;kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 72 kg}}
|rowspan=2| 72 kg<br/>{{DetailsLink|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 72 kg}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Wang Jiao (wrestler)|Wang Jiao]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Wang Jiao (wrestler)|Wang Jiao]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Stanka Zlateva]]|BUL|2008 Summer}}
|rowspan=2| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Stanka Zlateva]]|BUL|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Agnieszka Wieszczek]]|POL|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Agnieszka Wieszczek]]|POL|2008 Summer}}
|}
|}
*{{note label|a|a|Men's freestyle 60 kg}} [[Vasyl Fedoryshyn]] of Ukraine originally won silver medal, but have disqualified after failing anti-doping test in 2016 wave of retesting.<ref name="olympic.org">https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-three-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-test-at-beijing-2008-and-london-2012</ref>
*{{note label|a|a|Men's freestyle 60 kg}} [[Vasyl Fedoryshyn]] of Ukraine originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest.<ref name="olympic.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-three-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-test-at-beijing-2008-and-london-2012|title = IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012|date = 14 July 2021}}</ref> United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1>{{cite web |url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/todo%20 |title=IOC Sanctions Wrestlers for Anti-Doping Violations at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 &#124; United World Wrestling |access-date=22 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228124421/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/todo%20 |archive-date=28 December 2016 }} IOC Sanctions Wrestlers for Anti-Doping Violations at Beijing 2008 and London 2012</ref><ref name=UWW2>https://unitedworldwrestling.org/DataBase United World Wrestling DataBase</ref>
*{{note label|b|b|Men's freestyle 74 kg}} [[Soslan Tigiev]] of Uzbekistan originally won silver medal, but have disqualified after failing anti-doping test in 2016 wave of retesting. United World Wrestling have reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1>https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/todo%20 IOC Sanctions Wrestlers for Anti-Doping Violations at Beijing 2008 and London 2012</ref><ref name=UWW2>https://unitedworldwrestling.org/DataBase United World Wrestling DataBase</ref>
*{{note label|b|b|Men's freestyle 74 kg}} [[Soslan Tigiev]] of Uzbekistan originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>
*{{note label|c|c|Men's freestyle 96 kg}} [[Taimuraz Tigiyev]] of Kazakhstan originally won silver medal, but have disqualified after failing anti-doping test in 2016 wave of retesting. United World Wrestling have reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>
*{{note label|c|c|Men's freestyle 96 kg}} [[Taimuraz Tigiyev]] of Kazakhstan originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>
*{{note label|d|d|Men's freestyle 120 kg}} [[Artur Taymazov]] of Uzbekistan originally won gold medal, but have disqualified after failing anti-doping test in 2016 wave of retesting.<ref name="olympic.org"/>
*{{note label|d|d|Men's freestyle 120 kg}} [[Artur Taymazov]] of Uzbekistan originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest.<ref name="olympic.org"/> United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>
*{{note label|e|e|Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg}} [[Vitaliy Rahimov]] of Azerbaijan originally won silver medal, but have disqualified after failing anti-doping test in 2016 wave of retesting. United World Wrestling have reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>
*{{note label|e|e|Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg}} [[Vitaliy Rahimov]] of Azerbaijan originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>
*{{note label|f|f|Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg}}[[Ara Abrahamian]] of [[Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] originally won one of the two bronze medals in the 84&nbsp;kg weight class but was disqualified by the IOC after he stepped off the podium and dropped his medal in the center of the mat to protest the judges decision which cost him the match against the eventual gold medal recipient, [[Andrea Minguzzi]] from [[Italy]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKPEK17319620080814?sp=true|title=Angry Swede throws down medal and quits|author=Douglas Hamilton|publisher=Thomson Reuters|date=August 14, 2008}}</ref> The Court of Arbitration for Sport also held a hearing based on the request which was issued by Abrahamian and the Swedish Olympic Committee against the FILA. Preceding the hearing, CAS declared in a statement that Abrahamian and the SOC "do not seek from the CAS any particular relief" regarding the ranking of the medals or a review of the IOC decision to exclude Abrahamian from the Games. Following the CAS issued an arbitration strongly criticizing FILA. Not challenging the outcome of the match and the technical judgments, the arbitration stated that the FILA is required to provide an appeal jury capable to deal promptly with the claims of the athletes. The chairman of the SOC, Stefan Lindeberg, commented that the decision once and for all shows that FILA did not act correctly and that they did not follow their own rules of fair play.<ref name="Ref_2008">{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/wrestling/news/story?id=3538212 |title=IOC strips Abrahamian's bronze medal for tantrum|date=2008-08-16|accessdate=2008-08-16|publisher=''[[ESPN]]''}}</ref>
*{{note label|f|f|Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg}}[[Ara Abrahamian]] of [[Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Sweden]] originally won one of the two bronze medals, but was disqualified by the IOC after he walked off the podium and placed his medal in the center of the mat to protest a judge's decision which cost him his match against the eventual gold medallist, [[Andrea Minguzzi]] from [[Italy]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUKPEK17319620080814?sp=true|title=Angry Swede throws down medal and quits|author=Douglas Hamilton|publisher=Thomson Reuters|date=14 August 2008}}</ref> The Court of Arbitration for Sport held a hearing based on the request, which was issued by Abrahamian and the Swedish Olympic Committee against the FILA. Preceding the hearing, CAS declared in a statement that Abrahamian and the SOC "do not seek from the CAS any particular relief" regarding the ranking of the medals or a review of the IOC decision to exclude Abrahamian from the Games. Following the CAS, issued an arbitration strongly criticizing FILA. While not challenging the outcome of the match or the technical judgments, the arbitration stated that the FILA was required to provide an appeal jury capable to deal promptly with the claims of the athletes. The chairman of the SOC, Stefan Lindeberg, commented that the decision once and for all shows that FILA did not act correctly and that they did not follow their own rules of fair play.<ref name="Ref_2008">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer08/wrestling/news/story?id=3538212 |title=IOC strips Abrahamian's bronze medal for tantrum|date=16 August 2008|access-date=16 August 2008|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>
*{{note label|g|g|Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg}} [[Asset Mambetov]] of Kazakhstan originally won bronze medal, but have disqualified after failing anti-doping test in 2016 wave of retesting. United World Wrestling have reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>
*{{note label|g|g|Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg}} [[Asset Mambetov]] of Kazakhstan originally won one of the two bronze medals, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>
*{{note label|h|h|Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg}} [[Khasan Baroyev]] of Russia originally won silver medal, but have disqualified after failing anti-doping test in 2016 wave of retesting. United World Wrestling have reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>
*{{note label|h|h|Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg}} [[Khasan Baroev]] of Russia originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.<ref name=UWW1/><ref name=UWW2/>

==Medal table==
{| {{RankedMedalTable|nation-width=200px}}
|-
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|RUS|2008 Summer}} || 6 || 2 || 1 || 9
|-
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|JPN|2008 Summer}} || 2 || 2 || 2 || 6
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GEO|2008 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CHN|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4
|-
| rowspan=2| 5 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3
|-
| rowspan=3| 7 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CAN|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CUB|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|TUR|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| 11 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| rowspan=2|12 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BUL|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 3 || 4
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|UKR|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 3 || 4
|-
| rowspan=2|14 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AZE|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|KAZ|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| rowspan=2|16 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BLR|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|KGZ|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| rowspan=4| 18 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GER|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|HUN|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|LTU|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|TJK|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| 22 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ARM|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| rowspan=9| 23 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|COL|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CZE|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|IND|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|IRI|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|POL|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ROU|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SVK|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|KOR|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|UZB|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
!colspan=2| Total || 17 || 17 || 35 || 69
|}


==Participating nations==
==Participating nations==
A total of 344 wrestlers from 59 nations competed at the Beijing Games:
A total of 344 wrestlers from 59 nations competed at the Beijing Games:
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*{{flagIOC|ALB|2008 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|ALB|2008 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|ALG|2008 Summer|3}}
*{{flagIOC|ALG|2008 Summer|3}}
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*{{flagIOC|FIN|2008 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|FIN|2008 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer|9}}
*{{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer|9}}
*{{flagIOC|MKD|2008 Summer|1}}
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*{{flagIOC|GEO|2008 Summer|10}}
*{{flagIOC|GEO|2008 Summer|10}}
*{{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer|7}}
*{{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer|7}}
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*{{flagIOC|KGZ|2008 Summer|5}}
*{{flagIOC|KGZ|2008 Summer|5}}
*{{flagIOC|LTU|2008 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|LTU|2008 Summer|4}}
*{{flagIOC|MKD|2008 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|MEX|2008 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|MEX|2008 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|MDA|2008 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|MDA|2008 Summer|2}}
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*{{flagIOC|NOR|2008 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|NOR|2008 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|PLW|2008 Summer|2}}
*{{flagIOC|PLW|2008 Summer|2}}
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*{{flagIOC|PER|2008 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|PER|2008 Summer|1}}
*{{flagIOC|POL|2008 Summer|9}}
*{{flagIOC|POL|2008 Summer|9}}
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*{{flagIOC|UZB|2008 Summer|8}}
*{{flagIOC|VEN|2008 Summer|3}}
*{{flagIOC|VEN|2008 Summer|3}}
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==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.fila-wrestling.com/beijing08/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=en Fila Wrestling Beijing 2008]
*[http://www.fila-wrestling.com/beijing08/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=en Fila Wrestling Beijing 2008]
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=WR Olympic Committee]
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=WR Olympic Committee]

==External links==
*[https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll8/id/68059/download Wrestling – Official Results Book]


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[[Category:2008 Summer Olympics events]]
[[Category:Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|2008]]
[[Category:Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|2008]]
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Revision as of 00:00, 1 September 2024

Wrestling
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueChina Agricultural University Gymnasium
Dates12–21 August 2008
No. of events18
Competitors344 from 59 nations
← 2004
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Wrestling at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Qualification
FreestyleGreco-RomanWomen
55 kg55 kg48 kg
60 kg60 kg55 kg
66 kg66 kg63 kg
74 kg74 kg72 kg
84 kg84 kg
96 kg96 kg
120 kg120 kg

Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from 12–21 August 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events with 18 gold medals being awarded. This was the second Olympics with women's wrestling as an event.

Qualification

Further information: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russland (RUS)71210
2 Japan (JPN)2316
3 Georgien (GEO)2114
4 China (CHN)*1214
5 Cuba (CUB)1023
 Frankreich (FRA)1023
 Vereinigte Staaten (USA)1023
8 Kanada (CAN)1012
 Türkei (TUR)1012
10 Italien (ITA)1001
11 Bulgarien (BUL)0134
 Ukraine (UKR)0134
13 Aserbaidschan (AZE)0123
 Kasachstan (KAZ)0123
 Kirgisistan (KGZ)0123
16 Weißrussland (BLR)0112
17 Deutschland (GER)0101
 Ungarn (HUN)0101
 Litauen (LTU)0101
 Slowakei (SVK)0101
 Tadschikistan (TJK)0101
22 Armenien (ARM)0022
23 Kolumbien (COL)0011
 Tschechische Republik (CZE)0011
 Indien (IND)0011
 Iran (IRI)0011
 Polen (POL)0011
 Rumänien (ROU)0011
 Südkorea (KOR)0011
Totals (29 entries)18183571

Medalists

Men's freestyle

Event Gold Silver Bronze
55 kg
details 		Henry Cejudo
 Vereinigte Staaten 		Tomohiro Matsunaga
 Japan 		Radoslav Velikov
 Bulgarien
Besik Kudukhov
 Russland
60 kg[a]
details 		Mavlet Batirov
 Russland 		Kenichi Yumoto
 Japan 		Bazar Bazarguruev
 Kirgisistan
Morad Mohammadi
 Iran
66 kg
details 		Ramazan Şahin
 Türkei 		Andriy Stadnik
 Ukraine 		Otar Tushishvili
 Georgien
Sushil Kumar
 Indien
74 kg[b]
details 		Buvaisar Saitiev
 Russland 		Murad Gaidarov
 Weißrussland 		Gheorghiță Ștefan
 Rumänien
Kiril Terziev
 Bulgarien
84 kg
details 		Revaz Mindorashvili
 Georgien 		Yusup Abdusalomov
 Tadschikistan 		Taras Danko
 Ukraine
Georgy Ketoev
 Russland
96 kg[c]
details 		Shirvani Muradov
 Russland 		Giorgi Gogshelidze
 Georgien 		Michel Batista
 Cuba
Khetag Gazyumov
 Aserbaidschan
120 kg[d]
details 		Bakhtiyar Akhmedov
 Russland 		David Musuľbes
 Slowakei 		Disney Rodríguez
 Cuba
Marid Mutalimov
 Kasachstan

Men's Greco-Roman

Event Gold Silver Bronze
55 kg
details 		Nazyr Mankiev
 Russland 		Rovshan Bayramov
 Aserbaidschan 		Roman Amoyan
 Armenien
Park Eun-chul
 Südkorea
60 kg[e]
details 		Islambek Albiev
 Russland 		Nurbakyt Tengizbayev
 Kasachstan 		Ruslan Tyumenbayev
 Kirgisistan
Sheng Jiang
 China
66 kg
details 		Steeve Guénot
 Frankreich 		Kanatbek Begaliev
 Kirgisistan 		Armen Vardanyan
 Ukraine
Mikhail Siamionau
 Weißrussland
74 kg
details 		Manuchar Kvirkvelia
 Georgien 		Chang Yongxiang
 China 		Yavor Yanakiev
 Bulgarien
Christophe Guénot
 Frankreich
84 kg[f]
details 		Andrea Minguzzi
 Italien 		Zoltán Fodor
 Ungarn 		Nazmi Avluca
 Türkei
None awarded
96 kg[g]
details 		Aslanbek Khushtov
 Russland 		Mirko Englich
 Deutschland 		Adam Wheeler
 Vereinigte Staaten
Marek Švec
 Tschechische Republik
120 kg[h]
details 		Mijaín López
 Cuba 		Mindaugas Mizgaitis
 Litauen 		Yannick Szczepaniak
 Frankreich
Yury Patrikeyev
 Armenien

Women's freestyle

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg
details 		Carol Huynh
 Kanada 		Chiharu Icho
 Japan 		Mariya Stadnik
 Aserbaidschan
Iryna Merleni
 Ukraine
55 kg
details 		Saori Yoshida
 Japan 		Xu Li
 China 		Tonya Verbeek
 Kanada
Jackeline Rentería
 Kolumbien
63 kg
details 		Kaori Icho
 Japan 		Alena Kartashova
 Russland 		Yelena Shalygina
 Kasachstan
Randi Miller
 Vereinigte Staaten
72 kg
details 		Wang Jiao
 China 		Stanka Zlateva
 Bulgarien 		Kyoko Hamaguchi
 Japan
Agnieszka Wieszczek
 Polen
  • Men's freestyle 60 kg Vasyl Fedoryshyn of Ukraine originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest.[1] United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.[2][3]
  • Men's freestyle 74 kg Soslan Tigiev of Uzbekistan originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.[2][3]
  • Men's freestyle 96 kg Taimuraz Tigiyev of Kazakhstan originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.[2][3]
  • Men's freestyle 120 kg Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan originally won the gold medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest.[1] United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.[2][3]
  • Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg Vitaliy Rahimov of Azerbaijan originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.[2][3]
  • Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg Ara Abrahamian of Schweden originally won one of the two bronze medals, but was disqualified by the IOC after he walked off the podium and placed his medal in the center of the mat to protest a judge's decision which cost him his match against the eventual gold medallist, Andrea Minguzzi from Italien.[4] The Court of Arbitration for Sport held a hearing based on the request, which was issued by Abrahamian and the Swedish Olympic Committee against the FILA. Preceding the hearing, CAS declared in a statement that Abrahamian and the SOC "do not seek from the CAS any particular relief" regarding the ranking of the medals or a review of the IOC decision to exclude Abrahamian from the Games. Following the CAS, issued an arbitration strongly criticizing FILA. While not challenging the outcome of the match or the technical judgments, the arbitration stated that the FILA was required to provide an appeal jury capable to deal promptly with the claims of the athletes. The chairman of the SOC, Stefan Lindeberg, commented that the decision once and for all shows that FILA did not act correctly and that they did not follow their own rules of fair play.[5]
  • Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg Asset Mambetov of Kazakhstan originally won one of the two bronze medals, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.[2][3]
  • Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg Khasan Baroev of Russia originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified in 2016 after failing an anti-doping retest. United World Wrestling has reallocated medals accordingly.[2][3]

Participating nations

A total of 344 wrestlers from 59 nations competed at the Beijing Games:

References

Wikinews has related news:
  1. ^ a b "IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "IOC Sanctions Wrestlers for Anti-Doping Violations at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 | United World Wrestling". Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016. IOC Sanctions Wrestlers for Anti-Doping Violations at Beijing 2008 and London 2012
  3. ^ a b c d e f g https://unitedworldwrestling.org/DataBase United World Wrestling DataBase
  4. ^ Douglas Hamilton (14 August 2008), Angry Swede throws down medal and quits, Thomson Reuters
  5. ^ "IOC strips Abrahamian's bronze medal for tantrum". ESPN. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
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