Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics explained

Event:	Wrestling
Games:	1960 Summer
Venue:	Basilica of Maxentius
Dates:	26 August – 6 September
Competitors:	324
Nations:	46
Prev:	1956
Next:	1964

At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.^[1]

Medal summary

Greco-Roman

Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight

Freestyle

Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light heavyweight
Heavyweight

Participating nations

A total of 324 wrestlers from 46 nations competed at the Rome 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

External links

• Official Olympic Report

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wrestling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/WRE/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 15 March 2019.
2. THE GAMES OF THE XVII OLYMPIAD ROME 1960 The Official Report of the Organizing Committee. II part 1. 468–547.