Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.[1]
| Wrestling at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Insurgentes Ice Rink |
| Dates | 16–26 October |
| Competitors | 297 from 46 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| Freestyle | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
Medal summary
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Participating nations
A total of 297 wrestlers from 46 nations competed at the Mexico City Games:[1]
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Afghanistan (5)
Argentina (3)
Australia (3)
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Belgium (2)- Bulgaria (16)
Canada (7)
Cuba (3)- Czechoslovakia (6)
Denmark (3)
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Ecuador (2)
Egypt (4)
Finland (9)- France (4)
- East Germany (10)
- West Germany (11)
Great Britain (4)- Greece (8)
Guatemala (5)- Hungary (13)
India (4)- Iran (9)
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Iraq (1)
Italy (5)- Japan (15)
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Mexico (12)- Mongolia (8)
Morocco (4)
Norway (3)
Pakistan (2)
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Poland (12)
Portugal (4)- Romania (12)
- Soviet Union (16)
Sweden (7)
Switzerland (3)- Syria (2)
- Turkey (16)
- United States (16)
- Yugoslavia (8)[2]
See also
References
- "Wrestling at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- "The Official Report 1968 Produced by the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad". III part 2. 1969: 300–317. Retrieved 21 September 2015. Cite journal requires
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External links
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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