2016 in combat sports explained
2016 Summer Olympics (AIBA)
World and continental boxing championships
- March 11 – 19: 2016 AIBA American Continental Championships in
Buenos Aires[1] - The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 11 – 19: 2016 AIBA African Continental Championships in
Yaoundé[2] - won the gold medal tally. Morocco and won 7 overall medals each.
- March 25 – April 2: 2016 AIBA Asia/Oceania Continental Championships in
Qian'an, Hebei[3] - won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- April 9 – 17: 2016 AIBA European Continental Championships in
Samsun[4] - won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 19 – 27: 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in
Astana[5] - won the gold medal tally. Kazakhstan and won 6 overall medals each.
- June 14 – 26: AIBA's Final World Olympic Qualification Event in
Baku[6] - won the gold medal tally. The and won 3 overall medals each.
- July 3 – 8: AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) / WSB Olympic Qualification Tournament 2016 in
Vargas[7] - Men's 49 kg winner:
Joselito Velazquez Altamirano
- Men's 52 kg winner: Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas
- Men's 56 kg winner:
- Men's 60 kg winner: Lindolfo Delgado Garza
- Men's 64 kg winner:
Hovhannes Bachkov
- Men's 69 kg winner: Juan Pablo Romero Marin
- Men's 75 kg winner:
Marlo Delgado
- Men's 81 kg winner:
Juan Carlos Carrillo Palacio
- Men's 91 kg winner: Julio Castillo
- Men's +91 kg winner: Edgar Muñoz
- October 3 – 8: 2016 World University Boxing Championships in
Chiang Mai[8] - won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.[9]
- November 14 – 26: 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in
Saint Petersburg- and the won 2 gold medals each. Cuba, the United States,, and won 4 overall medals each.
- September 19, 2015 – August 14, 2016: 2015–16 FIE Events Calendar[10]
2016 Summer Olympics (FIE)
International fencing championships
- April 1 – 10: 2016 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships in
Bourges
- Junior: and won 3 gold medals each. Russia and won 9 overall medals each.
- Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 13 – 18: 2016 Asian Fencing Championships in Wuxi
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 15 – 19: 2016 African Fencing Championships in Algiers
- won the gold medal tally. Tunisia and won 13 overall medals each.
- April 25 – 27: 2016 World Fencing Championships in
Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)- Men's team sabre winners:
- Women's team foil winners:
- June 20 – 25: 2016 European Fencing Championships in
Toruń[11] [12]
- The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2015–16 Fencing Grand Prix
- Épée Grand Prix
- December 4 – 6, 2015: Qatari Grand Prix in
Doha- Men's Individual winner: Vadim Anokhin
- Women's Individual winner:
Mara Navarria
- March 18 – 20: Hungarian Grand Prix in
Budapest
- April 22 – 24: Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
- Foil Grand Prix
- November 27 – 29, 2015: Italian Grand Prix in Turin
- Men's Individual winner: Ma Jianfei
- Women's Individual winner: Alice Volpi
- March 11 – 13: Cuban Grand Prix in
Havana
- June 3 – 5: Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai
- Sabre Grand Prix
- December 12 & 13, 2015: American Grand Prix in
Boston
- March 25 & 26: Korean Grand Prix in
Seoul
- May 27 – 29: Russian Grand Prix in Moscow
- Men's Épée World Cup
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Swiss World Cup in Bern
- November 13 – 15, 2015: Estonian World Cup in
Tallinn- Individual:
Kazuyasu Minobe
- Team:
- January 21 – 23: German Épée World Cup in Heidenheim an der Brenz
- February 12 – 14: Canadian World Cup in
Vancouver
- May 20 – 22: French Épée World Cup in Paris
- Individual: Gauthier Grumier
- Team:
- Women's Épée World Cup
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Italian Épée World Cup #1 in Legnano
- Individual: SUN Yiwen
- Team:
- November 13 – 15, 2015: Chinese Épée World Cup in Nanjing
- January 22 – 24: Spanish Épée World Cup in
Barcelona
- February 12 – 14: Argentinian World Cup in Buenos Aires
- May 20 – 22: Italian Épée World Cup #2 in Legnano
- Men's Foil World Cup
- October 16 – 18, 2015: American World Cup in San Jose, California
- November 6 – 8, 2015: Japanese World Cup in Tokyo
- January 15 – 17: French Men's Foil World Cup in Paris
- February 5 – 7: German Men's Foil World Cup in Bonn
- May 13 – 15: Russian World Cup in Saint Petersburg
- Individual: Dmitry Zherebchenko
- Team:
- Women's Foil World Cup
- Men's Sabre World Cup
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Georgian World Cup in
Tbilisi
- October 30 – November 1, 2015: Hungarian World Cup in Budapest
- January 29 – 31: Italian Sabre World Cup in Padua
- February 19 – 21: Polish Sabre World Cup in Warsaw
- May 13 – 15: Spanish Sabre World Cup in Madrid
- Women's Sabre World Cup
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Venezuelan World Cup in Caracas
- October 30 – November 1, 2015: French Sabre World Cup in Orléans
- January 29 – 31: Greek World Cup in Athens
- February 19 – 21: Belgian World Cup in
Ghent
- May 13 – 15: Chinese Sabre World Cup in Foshan
2016 Summer Olympics (IJF)
- March 8 & 9: Aquece Rio International Judo Tournament 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[13]
- Men's U66 winner: Joshiro Maruyama
- Men's U81 winner: Eduardo Yudi Santos
- Women's U52 winner: Chishima Maeda
- Women's U63 winner: Kaho Yonezawa
- August 6 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
International judo events
Judo Grand Prix
- January 30 – October 30: 2016 EJU Open and Cup events[36]
EJU Open
- January 30 & 31: EJU Open #1 in Sofia[37]
- and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- February 13 & 14: EJU Open #2 in
Oberwart (men only)[38] - won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- February 13 & 14: EJU Open #3 in Rome (women only)[39]
- Seven different nations won a gold medal each. won the overall medal tally.
- February 27 & 28: EJU Open #4 in
Prague (men only)[40] - The won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- February 27 & 28: EJU Open #5 in Warsaw (women only)[41]
- won the gold medal tally. and won 5 overall medals each.
- June 4 & 5: EJU Open #6 in Madrid[42]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- September 10 & 11: EJU Open #7 in Tallinn[43]
- and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- October 15 & 16: EJU Open #8 (final) in
Glasgow[44] - won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
EJU Cup
- March 5 & 6: EJU Cup #1 in Uster[45]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 19 & 20: EJU Cup #2 in
Sarajevo[46] - Five different nations won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- April 2 & 3: EJU Cup #3 in Dubrovnik[47]
- won the gold medal tally. Croatia and won 9 overall medals each.
- May 14 & 15: EJU Cup #4 in Orenburg[48]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 11 & 12: EJU Cup #5 in Celje-Podčetrtek
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 9 & 10: EJU Cup #6 in
Bratislava[49] - won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 27 & 28: EJU Cup #7 in Saarbrücken[50]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 1 & 2: EJU Cup #8 in
Tampere[51] - won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 8 & 9: EJU Cup #9 in
Belgrade[52] - won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 29 & 30: EJU Cup #10 (final) in Málaga[53]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Pan American Judo Confederation (CPJ)
- March 5 & 6: CPJ Open #1 in
Lima[54] - and won 2 gold medals each. Brazil won the overall medal tally.
- March 12 & 13: CPJ Open #2 in Buenos Aires[55]
- and won 3 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- March 19 & 20: CPJ Open #3 in Santiago[56]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- July 2 & 3: CPJ Open #4 (final) in San Salvador[57]
- The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
African Judo Union (AJU)
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 12 & 13: AJU Open #2 (final) in
Casablanca[59] - 14 nations won a gold medal each. won the overall medal tally.
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- January 16 – TBD: 2016 WTF Calendar of Events[60]
2016 Summer Olympics (WTF)
International taekwondo championships
- January 16 & 17: 2016 WTF European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul[62]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 6 & 7: 2016 WTF African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Agadir[63]
- ,, and won 2 gold medals each. Morocco and Tunisia won 3 overall medals each.
- February 18 – 20: 2016 Asian Club Taekwondo Championships in Dubai[64]
- Men's winners: Shahrdari Varamin
- Women's winners: Team Kan
- February 27: 2016 WTF Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Port Moresby[65] - Men's 58 kg winner:
Safwan Khalil
- Men's 68 kg winner: Maxemillion Kassman
- Men's 80 kg winner: Hayder Shkara
- Men's +80 kg winner:
Pita Taufatofua
- Women's 49 kg winner:
Andrea Kilday
- Women's 57 kg winner: Caroline Marton
- Women's 67 kg winner: Carmen Marton
- Women's +67 kg winner: Samantha Kassman
- March 10 & 11: 2016 WTF Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes City[66]
- The and the won 2 gold medals each. The Dominican Republic,, and won 4 overall medals each.
- April 7 – 9: 2016 World Taekwondo President's Cup (European Region) in Bonn (debut event)[67]
- won the gold medal tally.,, and Turkey won 9 overall medals each.
- April 16 & 17: 2016 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Pasay[68]
- won the gold medal tally.,, and won 3 overall medals each.
- April 19 & 20: 2016 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Pasay
- Men: and won 3 gold medals each. Iran won the overall medal tally.[69]
- Women: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[70]
- May 19 – 22: 2016 European Taekwondo Championships in Montreux[71]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- May 20 & 21: 2016 African Taekwondo Championships in
Port Said[72] [73] - Men's 58 kg winner: Yousef Shriha
- Men's 68 kg winner: Ghofran Zaki
- Men's 87 kg winner:
Yassine Trabelsi
- Men's +87 kg winner: Abdoul Issoufou
- Women's 49 kg winner: Nour Abdelsalam
- Women's 57 kg winner: Hedaya Malak
- Women's 67 kg winner: Seham El-Sawalhy
- Women's 73 kg winner: Maisoun Farouk
- June 10 – 11: 2016 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Querétaro City[74]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 16 & 17: 2016 WTF President's Cup (Oceania Region) in Canberra[75]
- won all the gold medals here. South Korea also won the overall medal tally.
- July 23 & 24: 2016 WTF World Beach Taekwondo Championships in Bali (debut event)
- Event cancelled, due to financial problems.[76]
- September 29 – October 2: 2016 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Lima[77]
- won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally.
- October 28 – 30: 2016 WTF President's Cup (Pan American) in Portland, Oregon[78]
- won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally.
- November 16 – 20: 2016 WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Burnaby[79]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- November 26 – 28: 2016 WTF Oceania Taekwondo Championships in Suva[80]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- December 9 & 10: 2016 WTF Grand Prix Final in Baku[81]
- won the gold medal tally. and won 5 overall medals each.
- December 12 & 13: 2016 WTF World Taekwondo Team Championships in Baku[82]
WTF Open
- February 2 – 7: 2016 United States Open in Reno, Nevada[83]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 11 – 14: 2016 Canada Open in Montreal[84]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- February 12 – 14: 2016 Turkish Open in Belek[85]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 23 – 25: 2016 Fujairah Open in the [86]
- ,,, and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- March 4 – 6: 2016 Luxor Open in [87]
- won the gold medal tally. and won 7 overall medals each.
- March 11 – 13: 2016 Dutch Open in Eindhoven[88]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 12 & 13: 2016 Mexican Open in Aguascalientes City[89]
- and won 2 gold medals each. Mexico won the overall medal tally.
- March 12 – 15: 2016 Qatar Open in Doha[90]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- March 18 – 20: 2016 Belgian Open in Lommel[91]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 25 – 27: 2016 Ukraine Open in
Lviv[92] - won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- April 15 – 17: 2016 Spanish Open in Benicàssim[93]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- April 23 & 24: 2016 German Open in Hamburg[94]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- May 6 – 8: 2016 Fajr Open in Tehran[95]
- Men's 58 kg winner: Mohammad Kazemi
- Men's 68 kg winner: Seyed Hossein Ehsani
- Men's 80 kg winner: Arutiun Meliksetiants
- Men's +80 kg winner: Farshad Ghiyasi
- June 4 & 5: 2016 Austrian Open in Innsbruck[96]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- June 10 – 12: 2016 Greek Open in Thessaloniki[97]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- June 30 – July 5: 2016 Korean Open in Gyeongju[98]
- July 9 & 10: 2016 Luxembourg Open in
Kirchberg, Luxembourg[99] - and won 3 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
- July 15 – 17: 2016 Australian Open
- July 18 – 20: 2016 Palestinian Open in Ramallah
- Men: won the gold medal tally. Morocco,, and won 7 overall medals each.[100]
- Women: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[101]
- August 26 – 28: 2016 Costa Rica Open in San José, Costa Rica
- The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 17 & 18: 2016 Polish Open in Warsaw[102]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 22 – 25: 2016 Russian Open in Moscow[103]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- October 8 & 9: 2016 Riga Open in
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 29 & 30: 2016 Serbia Open in Belgrade[104]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 12 & 13: 2016 Croatia Open in Zagreb[105]
- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- November 26 & 27: 2016 French Open in Paris[106]
- and won 3 gold medals each. Spain won the overall medal tally.
- November 27 & 28: 2016 Israeli Open in
Ramla[107] - won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- January 9 – December 9: 2016 UWW Events Calendar[108]
2016 Summer Olympics (UWW)
- January 30 & 31: Aquece Rio International Women's Wrestling Tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[109]
- Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 4 – 6: 2016 Pan-American Olympic Qualifying Event in Frisco, Texas[110]
- Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Canada,, and won 4 overall medals each.
- Greco-Roman: and won 2 gold medals each. Venezuela won the overall medal tally.
- March 18 – 20: 2016 Asian Olympic Qualifying Event in Astana[111]
- Men's Freestyle: Six nations won a gold medal each. won the overall medal tally.
- Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. China and won 4 overall medals each.
- April 1 – 3: 2016 African and Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event in Algiers[112]
- Men's Freestyle: and won 2 gold medals each. Egypt won the overall medal tally.
- Women's Freestyle: and won 2 gold medals each. Nigeria won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 15 – 17: 2016 European Olympic Qualifying Event in Zrenjanin[113]
- Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle: and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman: and won 2 gold medals each. and won 3 overall medals each.
- April 21 – 23: First Olympic Games World Qualifying Event in Ulaanbaatar[114]
- Men's Freestyle: Six nations won one gold medal each.,, and won 2 overall medals each.
- Women's Freestyle: Six nations won one gold medal each. and the won 3 overall medals each.
- Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Belarus,,,, and all won 2 overall medals each.
- May 6 – 8: Second and Final Olympic Games World Qualifying Event in Istanbul[115]
- Men's Freestyle: Six nations won a gold medal each.,,, and won 2 overall medals each.
- Women's Freestyle: and won 2 gold medals each. Ukraine won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 14 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
World wrestling championships
- August 30 – September 4: 2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Mâcon[116]
- Junior Men's Freestyle:,, and the won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 13 – 18: 2016 World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Tbilisi[117]
- Cadet Men's Freestyle: The won the gold medal tally. The United States and won 7 overall medals each.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Greco-Roman: and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- September 23 – 25: 2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman) in Seinäjoki
- For results, click here and click at the Results & Videos tab.
- October 7 – 9: 2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Men's & Women's Freestyle) in Wałbrzych
- For results, click here and click at the Results & Videos tab.
- October 25 – 30: 2016 World University Wrestling Championships in Çorum[118]
- Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle: and won 3 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. and won 6 overall medals each.
- December 10 & 11: 2016 Non-Olympic Weight Categories World Championships in Budapest[119]
- Men's Freestyle (61 kg) winner: Logan Stieber
- Men's Freestyle (70 kg) winner: Magomed Kurbanaliev
- Women's Freestyle (55 kg) winner: Mayu Mukaida
- Women's Freestyle (60 kg) winner: PEI Xingru
- Greco-Roman (71 kg) winner: Bálint Korpasi
- Greco-Roman (80 kg) winner: Ramazan Abacharaev
World cup of wrestling
- May 19 & 20: 2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Greco-Roman in Shiraz[120]
- won all the gold medals. won all the silver medals. won all the bronze medals.
- June 11 & 12: 2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Freestyle in Los Angeles[121]
- won the gold medal tally. Iran and won 8 overall medals each.
- November 30 – December 1: 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup for Men's Freestyle in Kharkiv[122]
- The won the gold medal tally. won all the bronze medals; therefore, this country won the overall medal tally.
- December 8 & 9: 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup for Men's Greco-Roman in Budapest[123]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Grand Prix of wrestling
- January 23: Grand Prix Zagreb Open in [124]
- Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Hungary and won 8 overall medals each.
- February 5 – 7: Hungarian Grand Prix in Szombathely[125]
- Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- May 14 & 15: Grand Prix of Germany #1 in Dormagen[126]
- Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. and won 7 overall medals each.
- July 2 & 3: Grand Prix of Germany #2 in Dortmund[127]
- Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman:,, and won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- July 9 & 10: Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid[128]
- Men's Freestyle:,, and the won 2 gold medals each. Mongolia won the overall medal tally.
- Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 24 – 26: 2016 Golden Grand Prix Final in Baku[129]
- Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle:,, and won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Continental wrestling championships
- February 12 – 16: 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bangkok[130]
- Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 26 – 28: 2016 Pan-American Wrestling Championships in Frisco, Texas[131]
- Men's Freestyle: The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle: and the won 3 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally.
- March 4 – 6: 2016 African Wrestling Championships in Alexandria[132]
- Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Nigeria,, and won 6 overall medals each.
- Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 8 – 13: 2016 European Wrestling Championships in Riga[133]
- Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- March 11 & 12: 2016 Oceania Wrestling Championships in Hamilton, New Zealand[134]
- Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman: New Zealand won the gold medal tally. New Zealand and won 7 overall medals each.
- Beach Wrestling: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Men's Freestyle: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Women's Freestyle:, Australia,, and won a gold medal each. Guam won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Greco-Roman: American Samoa won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Men's Freestyle: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle winners:
- 56 kg: Millie Culshaw (default)
- 60 kg:
Rckaela Maree Ramos Aquino (default)
- Cadet Greco-Roman: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Beach Wrestling winner: Ronin Ainsley
- March 29 – April 3: 2016 European U23 Championship in Ruse, Bulgaria[135]
- Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle:,, and won 2 gold medals each. Russia and Ukraine won 6 overall medals each.
- Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 28 & 29: 2016 Nordic Wrestling Championship in Tallinn[136]
- Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Norway and won 6 overall medals each.
- May 31 – June 5: 2016 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships in Manila[137]
- Junior Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. China and won 7 overall medals each.
- Junior Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- June 10 – 12: 2016 Pan-American Junior Wrestling Championships in Barinas[138]
- Junior Men's Freestyle: and won 3 gold and 6 overall medals each.
- Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Venezuela and won 7 overall medals each.
- Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 21 – 26: 2016 European Junior Wrestling Championships in
Bucharest[139] - Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Greco-Roman: and won 3 gold medals each. Georgia won the overall medal tally.
- July 1 – 3: 2016 Pan-American Cadet Wrestling Championships in Lima[140]
- Cadet Men's Freestyle: The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle: The won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Cadet Greco-Roman: The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 7 – 10: 2016 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships in Taichung[141]
- Cadet Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- July 19 – 24: 2016 European Cadet Wrestling Championships in
Stockholm[142] - Cadet Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 7 – 9: 2016 Balkan Junior Wrestling Championships in Craiova[143]
- Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 5 & 6: 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in [144]
- Men's Freestyle: won all the gold medals and won the overall medal tally, too.
- Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman: won all the gold and silver medals. won all the bronze medals.
- November 19 & 20: 2016 Mediterranean Wrestling Championships in Madrid[145]
- Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle: and won 3 gold medals each. Spain won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Men's Freestyle: and won 3 gold medals each. Spain won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Notes and References
- Web site: American Olympic Qualification Tournament - AIBA. AIBA.
- Web site: African Olympic Qualification Tournament - AIBA. AIBA.
- Web site: Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament - AIBA. AIBA.
- Web site: European Olympic Qualification Event - AIBA. AIBA.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: World Cup Women's Boxing 2016 Astana . Worldboxing2016.kz . 26 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160524094248/http://worldboxing2016.kz/en . 24 May 2016 .
- http://www.aiba.org/2016-world-qualification-event/ AIBA's 2016 World Olympic Qualification Event Page
- http://www.aiba.org/apbwsb-olympic-qualification-event/ APB / WSB Olympic Qualification Tournament 2016 Page
- http://wucboxing2016.cmu.ac.th/ 2016 World University Boxing Championships Website
- http://www.fisu.net/en/7th-WUC-Boxing-ends-3133.html?mbID=7107 FISU's 7th WUC Boxing ends article
- Web site: Archived copy . April 15, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413034756/http://fie.org/competitions/calendar/pdf/2016 . April 13, 2015 .
- http://www.efc2016.eu/ 2016 European Fencing Championships Website
- Web site: Eurofencing's 2016 European Fencing Championships Results Page . 2016-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160622140729/http://www.eurofencing.info/tournaments/details/poland-torun-2016 . 2016-06-22 . dead .
- Web site: International Judo Tournament. Aquece Rio - TEST EVENTS. 2016-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105180508/http://www.aquecerio.com/en/judo/. 2016-01-05. dead.
- Web site: Judobase.org. Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- http://www.judobase.org/#/competition/profile/1340 IJF's 2016 Asian Open Page
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- https://www.ijf.org/competition/1347 IJF's 2016 Grand Slam #4 Page
- https://www.ijf.org/competition/1351 IJF's 2016 Grand Slam #5 Page
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- http://www.judobase.org/#/competition/profile/1336 IJF's Grand Prix Ulaanbaatar 2016 Results Page
- https://www.judobase.org/#/competition/profile/1341/results IJF's Grand Prix Zagreb 2016 Results Page
- https://www.judobase.org/#/competition/profile/1342 IJF's Grand Prix Tashkent 2016 Results Page
- https://www.ijf.org/competition/1349 IJF's Grand Prix Qingdao 2016 Page
- Web site: European Judo Union - Calendar - Dates and Events . Eju.net . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: European Judo Open : Sofia 2016 . Ippon.org . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: European Judo Open : Oberwart 2016 . Ippon.org . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: Judo European Championship : Rome 2016 . Ippon.org . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: European Judo Open Men : Prague 2016 . Ippon.org . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: European Judo Open Women : Warsaw 2016 . Ippon.org . 2016-05-26.
- http://www.ippon.org/cont_open_esp2016.php EJU's 2016 Madrid Open Results Page
- http://www.ippon.org/cont_open_est2016.php EJU's 2016 Tallinn Open Results Page
- http://www.ippon.org/cont_open_gbr2016.php EJU's 2016 Glasgow Open Results Page
- Web site: European Judo Cup : Zurich 2016 . Ippon.org . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: European Judo Cup : Sarajevo 2016 . Ippon.org . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: European Judo Cup : Dubrovnik 2016 . Ippon.org . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: European Judo Cup : Orenburg 2016 . Ippon.org . 2016-05-26.
- http://www.ippon.org/cont_cup_sen_svk2016.php EJU's 2016 Cup #6 Page
- http://www.ippon.org/cont_cup_sen_ger2016.php EJU's 2016 Cup #7 Page
- http://www.ippon.org/cont_cup_sen_fin2016.php EJU's 2016 Cup #8 Page
- http://www.ippon.org/cont_cup_sen_srb2016.php EJU's 2016 Cup #9 Page
- http://www.ippon.org/cont_cup_sen_esp2016.php EJU's 2016 Cup #10 Page
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- http://www.judobase.org/#/competition/profile/1337 IJF's Pan American Open El Salvador 2016 Results Page
- Web site: Judobase.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: African Open Casablanca, Event, JudoInside . Judoinside.com . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: Calendar - World Taekwondo Federation. World Taekwondo Federation.
- Web site: International Taekwondo Tournament. Aquece Rio - TEST EVENTS. 2016-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160106075545/http://www.aquecerio.com/en/taekwondo/. 2016-01-06. dead.
- Web site: RESULT - World Taekwondo Federation. World Taekwondo Federation.
- Web site: RESULT - World Taekwondo Federation. World Taekwondo Federation.
- Web site: Iranian Teams win Asian club Taekwondo championships. The Iran Project. 21 February 2016 .
- Web site: RESULT - World Taekwondo Federation. World Taekwondo Federation.
- Web site: RESULT - World Taekwondo Federation. World Taekwondo Federation.
- Web site: Resultados Copa Presidentes 2016 G2. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados del Clasificatorio Olímpico Asiático. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Male Medal Standing - Asian Taekwondo Championships 2016. Scribd.
- Web site: Female Medal Standing - Asian Taekwondo Championships 2016. Scribd.
- Web site: Resultados del Campeonato Europeo 2016. mastkd.com.
- http://mastkd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20160526-x_African-Taekwondo-Championship_ResultadosD1_MT.pdf AFRICA 2016 - Kyorugi Championship - WTF G4
- http://mastkd.com/2016/05/african-senior-taekwondo-championships-port-said-2016/ MasTKD's 2016 African Taekwondo Championships Results Page
- http://mastkd.com/2016/06/resultados-del-open-panamericano-2016-g2/ MasTKD's 2016 Pan American Taekwondo Championships Results Page
- http://mastkd.com/2016/07/resultados-copa-presidentes-de-la-wtf-oceania-g2/ Mastkd's 2016 WTF President's Cup (Oceania Region) Results Page
- http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1038952/first-wtf-world-taekwondo-beach-world-championships-cancelled-due-to-financial-problems First WTF World Taekwondo Beach World Championships cancelled due to financial problems
- http://www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/competition/wtf-world-taekwondo-poomsae-championships/10th-2016/ WTF's 2016 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Page
- http://mastkd.com/2016/11/2016-world-taekwondo-presidents-cup-championship-g2/ Mastkd's 2016 WTF President's Cup (Pan American) Results Page
- http://www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/competition/wtf-world-junior-taekwondo-championships/11-2016/ WTF's 2016 World Junior Taekwondo Championships Page
- http://www.ma-regonline.com/results/934/RESULTS%20-%207TH%20OCEANIA%20TAEKWONDO%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%202016.pdf MAREG's 2016 WTF Oceania Taekwondo Championships Results Page
- http://mastkd.com/2016/12/resultados-completos-grand-prix-final-baku-2016/ MasTKD's 2016 WTF Grand Prix Final Results Page
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/day2-baku-2016-world-team-championships-day-1/ Baku 2016 World Team Championships: China (F) and Azerbaijan (M) retain titles
- Web site: Resultados completos U. S. Open 2016 G2. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados Canadá Open 2016 G1. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados Turquía Open 2016 G1. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados del Fujairah Open 2016 G2. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados Luxor Open 2016 G2. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados del Lotto Dutch Open 2016 G1. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados México Open 2016 G1. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados Qatar Open 2016 G1. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados Bélgica Open 2016 G1. mastkd.com.
- http://www.tkdkwan.com/2016/03/results-of-ukraine-open-2016-in-lviv.html World Taekwondo Family's 2016 Ukraine Open Results Page
- Web site: Resultados del Open de España 2016 G1. mastkd.com.
- Web site: Resultados del Open de Alemania 2016 G1. mastkd.com.
- http://fajr.iritf.org.ir/indexen.asp 27th Fajr Open Website
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/austrian-open-2016-g-1-thailand-shine-with-4-golds-as-croatia-and-russia-take-3/ WTM's Austrian Open 2016 (G-1): Thailand shine with 4 golds as Croatia and Russia take 3 Page
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/greece-open-2016-g-1-iran-shines-with-4-golds-as-russia-takes-3-titles/ WTM's Greece Open 2016 (G-1): Iran shines with 4 golds as Russia takes 3 titles Page
- Web site: 2016 Gyeongju Korean Open International Taekwondo Championships Website . 2016-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725131547/http://www.gjopentkd.or.kr/ . 2014-07-25 . dead .
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/luxembourg-open-2016-g-1-azerbaijan-and-turkey-shine-with-3-golds-each/ WTM's Luxembourg Open 2016 (G-1): Azerbaijan and Turkey shine with 3 golds each
- http://www.ma-regonline.com/results/841/SENIOR%20MALE%20STANDING%20-%201st%20PALESTINE%20OPEN%20-%20WTF%20G1.pdf 2016 Palestinian Open Senior Men's Final Results Page
- http://www.ma-regonline.com/results/841/SENIOR%20FEMALE%20STANDING%20-%201st%20PALESTINE%20OPEN%20-%20WTF%20G1.pdf 2016 Palestinian Open Senior Women's Final Results Page
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/23rd-polish-open-and-19th-warsaw-cup-2016-g-1-russian-athletes-shine-over-the-rest/ WTM's 23rd Polish Open and 19th Warsaw Cup 2016 (G-1): Russian athletes shine over the rest
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/6th-russian-open-2016-g-2-korea-tops-the-stands-with-5-golds-as-local-athletes-take-4/ WTM's 6th Russian Open 2016 (G-2): Korea tops the stands with 5 golds as local athletes take 4
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/15th-galeb-trophy-serbia-open-2016-g-1-croatia-sets-the-standard-with-4-golds/ WTM's 15th Galeb Trophy – Serbia Open 2016 (G-1): Croatia sets the standard with 4 golds
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/22nd-croatia-open-2016-g-1-china-tops-the-medal-count-with-5-golds-as-croatia-takes-3/ WTM's 22nd Croatia Open 2016 (G-1): China tops the medal count with 5 golds as Croatia takes 3
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/paris-open-2016-g-1-local-and-spanish-athletes-shine-to-take-3-golds/ WTM's Paris Open 2016 (G-1): Local and Spanish athletes shine to take 3 golds
- http://www.wtkmedia.com/israel-open-2016-g-1-spain-finishes-on-top-with-4-golds-as-russia-takes-3/ WTM's Israel Open 2016 (G-1): Spain finishes on top with 4 golds as Russia takes 3
- Web site: Search form . United World Wrestling . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: Aquece Rio Women Wrestling. Aquece Rio - TEST EVENTS. 2016-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105233809/http://www.aquecerio.com/en/wrestling/. 2016-01-05. dead.
- Web site: Pan-American OG Qualifying Tournament - United World Wrestling. Unitedworldwrestling.org. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Asian OG Qualifying Tournament . United World Wrestling . 2016-03-17 . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: Africa/Ocenia OG Qualifying Tournament . United World Wrestling . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: European OG Qualifying Tournament . United World Wrestling . 2016-04-14 . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: 1st OG World Qualifying Tournament . United World Wrestling . 2016-04-20 . 2016-05-26.
- Web site: 2nd OG World Qualifying Tournament . United World Wrestling . 2016-05-04 . 2016-05-26.
- http://www.unitedworldwrestling.tv/event/253907-2016-uww-junior-world-championships UWW's 2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships Page
- http://www.unitedworldwrestling.tv/event/253979-2016-uww-cadet-world-championships UWW's 2016 World Cadet Wrestling Championships Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/world-university-championship-0 UWW's 2016 World University Wrestling Championships Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/world-championships-non-olympic-weight-categories UWW's 2016 Non-Olympic Weight Categories World Championships Page
- Web site: World Cup - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/world-cup-senior-2 UWW's 2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Freestyle Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/world-wrestling-clubs-cup-2 UWW's 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup for Men's Freestyle Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/world-wrestling-clubs-cup-3 UWW's 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup for Men's Greco-Roman Page
- Web site: Grand Prix Zagreb Open - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Hungarian Grand Prix - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Grand Prix of Germany - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/grand-prix-of-germany-2 UWW's 2016 Grand Prix of Germany #2 Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/grand-prix-of-spain-0 UWW's 2016 Grand Prix of Spain Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/golden-grand-prix-final UWW's 2016 Golden Grand Prix Final Page
- Web site: Asian Championships - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Pan-American Championship - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: African Championship - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: European Championships - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/oceania-championship
- Web site: U23 European Championship - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Nordic Championship - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- Web site: Asian Championships - United World Wrestling. 26 May 2016.
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/pan-american-championship-4 UWW's 2016 Pan-American Junior Wrestling Championships Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/european-championship-junior-1 UWW's 2016 European Junior Wrestling Championships Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/pan-american-championship-1 UWW's 2016 Pan-American Cadet Wrestling Championships Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/asian-championship-cadet-0 UWW's 2016 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/european-championship-5 UWW's 2016 European Cadet Wrestling Championships Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/balkan-championships UWW's 2016 Balkan Junior Wrestling Championships Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/commonwealth-wrestling-championship UWW's 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships Page
- https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/mediterranean-championship-1 UWW's 2016 Mediterranean Wrestling Championships Page
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