Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics explained

Event:	Wrestling
Games:	2018 Summer Youth
Venue:	Asia Pavilion
Dates:	12–14 October
Num Events:	15 (10 boys, 5 girls)
Prev:	2014
Next:	2026

Wrestling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 12 to 14 October. The events took place at the Asia Pavilion in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 6 competitors, 2 in Boys' Freestyle, 2 in Boys' Greco-Roman and 2 in Girls' Freestyle. As hosts, Argentina was given 3 quotas, one in each discipline should they participate in the Cadet Pan American Championships. A further 12, 8 male and 4 female athletes were decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 95 athletes, 50 male and 45 female qualified over five continental qualification tournaments. For the boys’ events, each continent qualified 1 athlete while for the girls’ events the top 3 Europeans, top 2 Asians and Pan Americans and the top African and Oceanian athletes qualified.^[1]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003.

Qualification Timeline

Event	Location	Date
2018 Africa Cadet Championships^[2]		7–11 February 2018
2018 Asia Cadet Championships^[3] ^[4]		10–13 May 2018
2018 Europe Cadet Championships^[5]		14–20 May 2018
2018 Oceania Cadet Championships^[6]		18-20 May 2018
2018 Pan America Cadet Championships^[7]		25–27 May 2018

Qualification Summary

NOC	Boys' Freestyle					Boys' Greco-Roman					Girls' Freestyle					width=55 rowspan="2"	Total
	width=45	-48 kg	width=45	-55 kg	width=45	-65 kg	width=45	-80 kg	width=45	-110 kg	width=45	-45 kg	width=45	-51 kg	width=45	-60 kg	width=45	-71 kg	width=45	-92 kg	width=45	-43 kg	width=45	-49 kg	width=45	-57 kg	width=45	-65 kg	width=45	-73 kg
		X		X				X								3
		X					X								X	3
								X								1
										X					X	2
					X											1
			X								X					2
												X			X	2
										X	X					2
						X										1
												X				1
													X	X		2
				X											X	2
														X		1
	X								X							2
														X	X	2
						X										1
			X		X	X				X	X		X			6
														X		1
				X												1
											X					1
	X						X	X								3
													X			1
		X							X			X	X			4
						X										1
												X	X			2
											X		X			2
			X		X	X				X						4
		X					X		X				X		X	5
												X				1
								X								1
					X											1
							X									1
					X		X	X					X	X		5
									X		X		X			3
											X			X		2
												X				1
	X															1
			X	X				X			X					4
											X			X		2
			X													1
														X		1
				X	X				X	X						4
	X															1
												X			X	2
							X		X					X	X	4
	X									X					X	3
						X										1
		X	X								X	X				4
		X												X		2
	X			X								X			X	4
												X	X			2
51 NOCs	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	10	10	10	110

Medal summary

Boy's events

Freestyle

48 kg
55 kg
65 kg
80 kg
110 kg

Greco-Roman

45 kg
51 kg
60 kg
71 kg
92 kg

Girl's events

Freestyle

43 kg
49 kg
57 kg
65 kg
73 kg

External links

• Official Results Book – Wrestling

Notes and References

1. News: Qualification System: Wrestling . . 11 October 2017 . 27 January 2018.
2. News: 2018 African Championships . . 11 February 2018 . 19 February 2018.
3. News: Weekly Five! May 29, 2018 . . 29 May 2018 . 30 May 2018.
4. News: 2018 Asian Championships . . 13 May 2018 . 30 May 2018.
5. News: 2018 European Championships . . 20 May 2018 . 30 May 2018.
6. News: 2018 Oceania Championships . . 20 May 2018 . 30 May 2018.
7. News: 2018 Pan American Championships . . 27 May 2018 . 30 May 2018.