Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics explained

Event:	Wrestling
Games:	1936 Summer
Venue:	Deutschlandhalle
Dates:	2 – 9 August 1936
Num Events:	14 (14 men, 0 women)
Competitors:	200
Nations:	29
Prev:	1932
Next:	1948

At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling.^[1]

Medal summary

Freestyle

Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight

Greco-Roman

Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight

Participating nations

A total of 200 wrestlers from 29 nations competed at the Berlin Games:^[1]

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See also

• List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
• List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wrestling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041905/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/WRE/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 19 February 2019.
2. THE XITH OLYMPIC GAMES BERLIN 1936 OFFICIAL REPORT . 1937. II . 76. 22 September 2015.