Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics explained

Event:	Wrestling
Games:	1972 Summer
Venue:	Messegelände
Dates:	27 August – 10 September
Competitors:	388
Nations:	49
Prev:	1968
Next:	1976

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.^[1]

Medal summary

Freestyle

48 kg
52 kg
57 kg
62 kg
68 kg
74 kg
82 kg
90 kg
100 kg
+100 kg

Greco-Roman

48 kg
52 kg
57 kg
62 kg
68 kg
74 kg
82 kg
90 kg
100 kg
+100 kg

Participating nations

A total of 388 wrestlers from 49 nations competed at the Munich 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

Sources

• Web site: Olympic Medal Winners . . 2008-10-29 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045742/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/WRE/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 6 April 2019.