Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
.svg.png){kind=small} Shigeo Nakata (JPN) |
 Richard Sanders (USA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Chimedbazaryn Damdinsharav (MGL) |
| 57 kg |
Yojiro Uetake (JPN) |
Donald Behm (USA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Aboutaleb Talebi (IRI) |
| 63 kg |
Masaaki Kaneko (JPN) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Enyu Todorov (BUL) |
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi (IRI) |
| 70 kg |
Abdollah Movahed Iran |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria |
Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter Mongolia |
| 78 kg |
Mahmut Atalay Turkey |
Daniel Robin France |
Tömöriin Artag Mongolia |
| 87 kg |
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Jigjidiin Mönkhbat Mongolia |
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria |
| 97 kg |
Ahmet Ayık Turkey |
Shota Lomidze Soviet Union |
József Csatári Hungary |
| +97 kg |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union |
Osman Duraliev Bulgaria |
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Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations
A total of 296 wrestlers from 45 nations competed at the Mexico City Games:
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Afghanistan (5) -
Argentina (3) -
Australia (3) -
Austria (1) -
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Belgium (2) - Bulgaria (16)
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Canada (7) -
Cuba (3) - Czechoslovakia (6)
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Denmark (3) -
Dominican Republic (2) -
Ecuador (2) -
Egypt (4) -
Finland (9) - France (4)
- East Germany (10)
- West Germany (11)
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Great Britain (4) - Greece (8)
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Guatemala (5) - Hungary (13)
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India (4) - Iran (9)
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Iraq (1) -
Italy (5) - Japan (15)
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Lebanon (2) -
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South Korea (8) -
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Mexico (12) - Mongolia (8)
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Morocco (4) -
Norway (3) -
Pakistan (2) -
Panama (2) -
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Philippines (4) -
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Poland (12) -
Portugal (4) - Romania (12)
- Soviet Union (16)
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Sweden (7) -
Switzerland (3) - Syria (2)
- Turkey (16)
- United States (16)
- Yugoslavia (8)[1]
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
- ↑ "The Official Report 1968 Produced by the Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad". III part 2. 1969: 300–317. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
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