Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification explained

See main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. This article details the qualifying phase for wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games comprised a total of 344 athletes coming from the different nations; each had been allowed to enter a maximum of 18 (1 per event).^[1]

Four places had been reserved for the host nation Brazil, and four more for the Tripartite Commission to invite wrestlers. The remaining spots were allocated through the qualification process, wherein the athletes earn places for their respective nation. For each place obtained by the host country in the qualification phase, one of these three reserved places was allocated to the Tripartite Commission.^[1]

Timeline

width=300	Event !	width=200	Date !	width=230	Venue
	September 7–15, 2015	Las Vegas, United States^[2]
	March 4–6, 2016
	March 18–20, 2016	Astana, Kazakhstan
	April 1–3, 2016
	April 15–17, 2016
	April 22–24, 2016
	May 6–8, 2016

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	75
								X		X	X								3
													X						1
	X	X			X	X		X	X	X	X								8
		X	X									X							3
										X									1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X				14
		X																	1
	X			X		X	X			X	X					X		X	8
												X			X	X	X	X	5
	X	X	X	X		X			X	X	X		X		X	X			11
													X						1
													X	X				X	3
		X				X							X	X	X	X	X	X	8
		X		X		X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	13
																	X		1
			X						X				X		X			X	5
									X										1
	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X		X	X							10
																X			1
									X										1
							X								X				2
				X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X					X	X	10
											X	X						X	3
								X		X					X				3
			X															X	2
	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X							11
								X		X		X		X	X		X	X	7
														X					1
			X		X														2
			X																1
													X						1
				X		X		X	X	X	X					X		X	8
	X	X	X							X	X		X	X	X				8
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X							12
																	X		1
		X									X								2
	X		X				X	X					X	X	X	X	X	X	10
	X		X	X	X	X	X		X			X	X			X	X	X	12
					X	X	X	X		X		X			X				7
																X			1
								X											1
										X									1
			X		X										X				3
	X	X	X	X	X	X								X	X	X	X		10
	X						X		X										3
													X						1
								X											1
		X			X								X	X	X	X	X		7
	X						X						X	X					4
							X										X		2
						X													1
															X				1
		X		X	X	X							X	X		X	X		8
		X		X															2
	X				X			X			X		X						5
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	17
	X													X					2
							X	X	X										3
	X			X			X	X	X										5
			X																1
										X	X	X		X	X	X	X		7
				X		X									X	X			4
	X	X	X	X	X	X			X		X	X		X	X	X	X	X	14
		X			X	X				X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	11
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	X		X		X	14
	X	X	X		X		X		X	X		X							8
				X	X		X	X			X	X		X			X	X	9
													X	X					2
Total: 68 NOCs	20	21	20	19	19	20	19	19	20	21	19	19	20	19	20	19	18	18	350

Men's freestyle events

57 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6+1
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	20

65 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2+2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	21

74 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	20

86 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

97 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

125 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	20

Men's Greco-Roman events

59 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

66 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

75 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	20

85 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2+1
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	21

98 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

130 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	3
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

Women's freestyle events

48 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
Invitational / Host Country	2
Total	20

53 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2+1
	2
	2
	2
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	19

58 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2+1
	2
	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	20

63 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
Invitational / Host Country	1
Total	19

69 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	18

75 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Places !	width=300	Qualified wrestlers
	6
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
Invitational / Host Country	0	—
Total	18

External links

United World Wrestling

Notes and References

Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Wrestling. https://web.archive.org/web/20140701131207/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-Wrestling.pdf. dead. 1 July 2014. United World Wrestling. 11 March 2015.
News: Duncan. Mackay. Las Vegas chosen to host 2015 World Wrestling Championships. Inside the Games. 21 February 2013. 11 March 2015.