Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification explained

See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. This article details the Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying phase.

The Wrestling competition at the 2012 Games included 344 athletes. Each competing nation was allowed to enter a maximum of 18 competitors (1 per event).^[1]

3 places were reserved for Great Britain as host nation, but Great Britain decided to use only one of them^[2] and a further 3 invitational places were decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 338 places were allocated through the qualification process, in which athletes won quota places for their respective nation.

Timeline

width=300	Event !	width=200	Date !	width=230	Venue
2011 World Championships^[3]	September 12–18, 2011	Istanbul, Turkey
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament^[4]	March 16–18, 2012	Marrakesh, Morocco
Pan American Qualification Tournament^[5]	March 23–25, 2012	Kissimmee, United States
Asian Qualification Tournament^[6]	March 30 – April 1, 2012	Astana, Kazakhstan
European Qualification Tournament^[7]	April 20–22, 2012	Sofia, Bulgaria
1st World Qualification Tournament^[8]	April 27–29, 2012	Taiyuan, China
2nd World Qualification Tournament^[9]	May 4–6, 2012	Helsinki, Finland

Qualification summary

NOC	Men's freestyle							Men's Greco-Roman							Women's freestyle				! width=55 rowspan="2"	Total
NOC	width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25		width=25	width=25	width=25	width=25	width=25	width=25	width=25	width=25	72
					X				X	X									3
						X													1
															X				1
	X		X		X					X	X		X	X					7
		X																	1
												X							1
		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X		X	X			13
			X		X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	X			X	11
																X			1
	X	X	X	X				X	X			X	X					X	9
																		X	1
	X		X	X		X	X								X	X	X	X	9
																	X		1
														X					1
				X			X	X	X					X	X		X	X	8
															X	X		X	3
											X	X							2
		X	X		X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		12
													X						1
								X			X								2
										X						X			2
	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X			13
													X	X					2
												X							1
									X			X							2
		X							X	X	X	X						X	6
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X					13
		X					X			X					X				4
																X			1
				X												X			2
																	X		1
				X													X		2
	X																		1
				X			X	X		X	X			X			X		7
	X	X	X	X												X			5
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X					13
														X					1
													X						1
															X				1
	X	X	X	X		X		X	X	X			X		X	X	X	X	13
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	15
						X		X			X						X		4
					X												X		2
										X	X								2
																		X	1
		X					X												2
						X												X	2
	X			X	X		X								X	X	X	X	8
								X					X						2
	X																		1
					X	X											X	X	4
	X	X						X								X	X		5
									X										1
												X		X	X		X		4
		X		X	X														3
							X						X						2
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X		X	X	X	16
							X								X				2
										X									1
	X	X						X	X	X	X	X			X	X			9
																		X	1
											X		X	X		X	X	X	6
										X									1
	X		X		X	X													4
			X	X							X	X	X	X	X	X			8
	X		X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		13
		X	X		X	X	X	X	X			X		X	X	X	X	X	13
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	17
	X		X	X	X	X	X	X						X					8
				X	X				X	X			X		X	X			7
															X				1
Total: 71 NOCs	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	19	19	20	18	344

Men's freestyle events

55 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

60 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

66 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

74 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

84 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

96 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

120 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

Men's Greco-Roman events

55 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

60 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

66 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

74 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

84 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	20

96 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

120 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	3
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	20

Women's freestyle events

48 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	2
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	19

55 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	2
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	19

63 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	2
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	2
Total	20

72 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
Asian Qualification Tournament	2
	2
1st World Qualification Tournament	2
2nd World Qualification Tournament	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	18

References

General

Qualified Wrestlers’ List for the 2012 London Olympic Games

Specific

External links

International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles

Notes and References

Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad. FILA. 20 August 2011.
Web site: London 2012: Andy Hunt defends Olga Butkevych's credentials. BBC News. 31 May 2011. 31 May 2011.
Web site: World Championship Senior – Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012946/http://www.fila-official.com/images/FILA/resultats/2011/results_09_istanbul.pdf. dead. 24 September 2015. FILA. 17 March 2012.
Web site: Qualified countries for London's Olympic Games at the African and Oceania OG qualifying tournament – 2nd phase . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329130346/http://www.fila-official.com/images/FILA/news/resultats_temporaires/results_marra_qualifs.pdf. dead. 29 March 2012. FILA. 18 March 2012.
Web site: Pan-American OG Qualifying Tournament – Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012954/http://www.fila-official.com/images/FILA/resultats/2012/results_03_kissimmee.pdf. dead. 24 September 2015. FILA. 30 March 2012.
Web site: Asian OG Qualifying Tournament – 2nd Phase. FILA. 2 April 2012.
Web site: European OG Qualifying Tournament – 2nd Phase. FILA. 26 April 2012.
Web site: World OG Qualifying Tournament – 3rd Phase. FILA. 30 April 2012.
Web site: World OG Qualifying Tournament – 4th Phase. FILA. 6 May 2012.