| Wrestling at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Grand Palais Éphémère |
| Dates | 5–11 August 2024 |
| No. of events | 18 (12 men, 6 women) |
| Competitors | 290 from 60 nations |
| Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||
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| List of wrestlers Qualification | |||
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | Women | |
| 57 kg | 60 kg | 50 kg | |
| 65 kg | 67 kg | 53 kg | |
| 74 kg | 77 kg | 57 kg | |
| 86 kg | 87 kg | 62 kg | |
| 97 kg | 97 kg | 68 kg | |
| 125 kg | 130 kg | 76 kg | |
The wrestling competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 5 to 11 August at Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars.[1] 288 wrestlers competed across 18 weight categories at these Games. The men wrestled against each other in both freestyle and Greco-Roman events, whereas the women only participated in the freestyle wrestling, with 18 gold medals awarded.[2][3] Wrestling has been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900.
Mijaín López became the first and only athlete in modern Olympics history to win five consecutive gold medals in the same individual event after winning in the Greco-Roman wrestling 130 kg,[4] Japan has topped the medal table for the fourth time.
- ^ "Paris 2024 – Wrestling". Paris 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Nishimura, Chiaki (28 June 2022). "Paris 2024: Weight categories for the Olympic wrestling competition". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "How to qualify for wrestling at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Cuba's Mijaín López wins fifth gold, record in individual event". ESPN. Retrieved 7 August 2024.