Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the Games of the XXX Olympiad |
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Venue |
ExCeL London |
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Dates |
5–12 August 2012 |
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ExCel Exhibition Centre
Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics were held between 5 and 12 August, the final day of the Games, at ExCeL London. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling has been contested at every modern Summer Olympic Games, except Paris 1900.
19 men or 18 women competed in each division, plus 6 others allocated either to the host country or by the tripartite commission into divisions yet to be determined prior to the Olympics. Wrestlers determined by lot competed in qualification rounds to reduce the number to 16, thereafter proceeding by simple knockout to determine the finalists who competed for gold and silver. The two groups of wrestlers respectively defeated in the 3 or 4 bouts of the two finalists competed in two serial elimination repechages, with the victor in each repechage being awarded bronze.
Competition schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Men's Greco-Roman
Date | Time | Event |
Sunday 5 August | 13:00–15:45 | 55 kg & 74 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
17:45–20:15 | 55 kg & 74 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
Monday 6 August | 13:00–15:45 | 60 kg, 84 kg & 120 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
17:45–20:15 | 60 kg, 84 kg & 120 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
Tuesday 7 August | 13:00–15:45 | 66 kg & 96 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
17:45–20:15 | 66 kg & 96 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
Women's freestyle
Date | Time | Event |
Wednesday 8 August | 13:00–15:45 | 48 kg & 63 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
17:45–20:15 | 48 kg & 63 repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
Thursday 9 August | 13:00–15:45 | 55 kg & 72 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
17:45–20:15 | 55 kg & 72 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
Men's freestyle
Date | Time | Event |
Friday 10 August | 13:00–15:45 | 55 kg & 74 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
17:45–20:15 | 55 kg & 74 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
Saturday 11 August | 13:00–15:45 | 60 kg, 84 kg & 120 kg qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
17:45–20:15 | 60 kg, 84 kg & 120 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
Sunday 12 August | 08:30–11:15 | 66 kg & 96 kg Qualifications; 1/8 finals; quarterfinals; semifinals |
12:45–15:15 | 66 kg & 96 kg repechage rounds, bronze & gold |
Source:[1]
Qualification
Participating nations
71 nations participated in Wrestling at the 2012 Olympics
Medal table
Medal summary
Men's Greco-Roman
Men's freestyle
- Men's freestyle 60 kg Besik Kudukhov of Russia failed anti-doping test in 2016 wave of retesting, however IOC chose to file his case after being informed by the Russian Olympic Committee that Kudukhov had died in 2013.[2]
- Men's freestyle 74 kg Soslan Tigiev of Uzbekistan originally won bronze medal, but have disqualified after failing anti-doping test in 2016 wave of retesting. United World Wrestling have reallocated medals accordingly.[3][4]
Women's freestyle
References
External links
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