Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021[1] due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 288 athletes coming from the different nations; each has been allowed to enter a maximum of 18 (1 per event).[2]

Wrestling at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Qualification
List of wrestlers
FreestyleGreco-RomanWomen
57 kg60 kg50 kg
65 kg67 kg53 kg
74 kg77 kg57 kg
86 kg87 kg62 kg
97 kg97 kg68 kg
125 kg130 kg76 kg
Main article: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Two places reserved for the host nation Japan will be awarded at the Asian Continental Qualification Tournament, in case that Japan has not earned qualification spots at juncture. Each NOC can only send one wrestler per weight class and cannot participate in further pre-Olympic tournaments after qualifying in its respective division.[2]

Timeline
EventDateVenue
2019 World ChampionshipsSeptember 14–22, 2019 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Pan American Qualification TournamentMarch 13–15, 2020 Ottawa, Canada
European Qualification TournamentMarch 18–21, 2021 Budapest, Hungary
African & Oceania Qualification TournamentApril 2–4, 2021 El Jadida, Morocco
Asian Qualification TournamentApril 9–11, 2021 Almaty, Kazakhstan
World Qualification TournamentMay 6–9, 2021 Sofia, Bulgaria

Qualification summary
NOCMen's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen's freestyleTotal
57657486971256067778797130505357626876
 ArgentinaX1
 ArmeniaXX2
 AzerbaijanXX2
 BelarusXX2
 BrazilXXX3
 BulgariaX1
 CanadaXXXX4
 ChileX1
 ChinaXXXXX5
 ColombiaXXX3
 CubaXXXXXXXXXXXX12
 DenmarkX1
 EgyptX1
 EstoniaXX2
 GeorgiaXXXX4
 GermanyXXXXX5
 GreeceX1
 HungaryXXXX4
 IndiaXXXX4
 IranXXXXXX6
 ItalyX1
 JapanXXXXXXXX8
 KazakhstanXXXXXXXX8
 KosovoX1
 KyrgyzstanXX2
 MexicoXX2
 MoldovaX1
 MongoliaXX2
 NigeriaXX2
 North KoreaXX2
 North MacedoniaX1
 PeruX1
 PolandXXXX4
 Puerto RicoX1
 RomaniaX1
 RussiaXXXXXXXXX9
 San MarinoX1
 SerbiaXXX3
 SwedenXX2
 SwitzerlandX1
 TurkeyXXXX4
 UkraineXXXXX5
 United StatesXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
 UzbekistanXXX3
Total: 44 NOCs888888888888888888144

Men's freestyle events

57 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Zaur Uguev (RUS)
 Süleyman Atlı (TUR)
 Nurislam Sanayev (KAZ)
 Ravi Kumar Dahiya (IND)
 Stevan Mićić (SRB)
 Reza Atri (IRI)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Thomas Gilman (USA)
 Óscar Tigreros (COL)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

65 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Gadzhimurad Rashidov (RUS)
 Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ)
 Bajrang Punia (IND)
 Iszmail Muszukajev (HUN)
 Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL)
 Takuto Otoguro (JPN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Alejandro Valdés (CUB)
 Agustín Destribats (ARG)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

74 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Zaurbek Sidakov (RUS)
 Frank Chamizo (ITA)
 Jordan Burroughs (USA)
 Daniyar Kaisanov (KAZ)
 Mao Okui (JPN)
 Kamil Rybicki (POL)[note 1]
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Geandry Garzón (CUB)
 Franklin Gómez (PUR)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

86 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Hassan Yazdani (IRI)
 Deepak Punia (IND)
 Stefan Reichmuth (SUI)
 Artur Naifonov (RUS)
 Carlos Izquierdo (COL)
 Myles Amine (SMR)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 David Taylor (USA)
 Pool Ambrocio (PER)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

97 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Abdulrashid Sadulaev (RUS)
 Sharif Sharifov (AZE)
 Kyle Snyder (USA)
 Magomedgadzhi Nurov (MKD)
 Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)
 Alisher Yergali (KAZ)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Reineris Salas (CUB)
 Jordan Steen (CAN)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

125 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Geno Petriashvili (GEO)
 Taha Akgül (TUR)
 Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (UKR)
 Deng Zhiwei (CHN)
 Egzon Shala (KOS)[note 2]
 Yadollah Mohebbi (IRI)[note 2]
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Nick Gwiazdowski (USA)
 Amar Dhesi (CAN)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

Men's Greco-Roman events

60 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Kenichiro Fumita (JPN)
 Sergey Emelin (RUS)
 Meirambek Ainagulov (KAZ)
 Alireza Nejati (IRI)
 Lenur Temirov (UKR)
 Elmurat Tasmuradov (UZB)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Luis Orta (CUB)
 Ildar Hafizov (USA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

67 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Ismael Borrero (CUB)
 Artem Surkov (RUS)
 Mate Nemeš (SRB)
 Frank Stäbler (GER)
 Fredrik Bjerrehuus (DEN)
 Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed (EGY)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Julián Horta (COL)
 Alejandro Sancho (USA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

77 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Tamás Lőrincz (HUN)
 Alex Bjurberg Kessidis (SWE)
 Mohammad Ali Geraei (IRI)
 Jalgasbay Berdimuratov (UZB)
 Karapet Chalyan (ARM)
 Askhat Dilmukhamedov (KAZ)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Yosvanys Peña (CUB)
 José Andrés Vargas (MEX)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

87 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Zhan Beleniuk (UKR)
 Viktor Lőrincz (HUN)
 Denis Kudla (GER)
 Rustam Assakalov (UZB)
 Mikalai Stadub (BLR)
 Atabek Azisbekov (KGZ)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Joe Rau (USA)
 Daniel Grégorich (CUB)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

97 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Musa Evloev (RUS)
 Artur Aleksanyan (ARM)
 Mikheil Kajaia (SRB)
 Cenk İldem (TUR)
 Tadeusz Michalik (POL)
 Giorgi Melia (GEO)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Gabriel Rosillo (CUB)
 G'Angelo Hancock (USA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

130 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Rıza Kayaalp (TUR)
 Óscar Pino (CUB)
 Heiki Nabi (EST)
 Iakob Kajaia (GEO)
 Amir Ghasemi (IRI)
 Eduard Popp (GER)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Yasmani Acosta (CHI)
 Eduard Soghomonyan (BRA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

Women's freestyle events

50 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Mariya Stadnik (AZE)
 Alina Vuc (ROU)
 Valentina Islamova (KAZ)
 Ekaterina Poleshchuk (RUS)
 Oksana Livach (UKR)
 Sun Yanan (CHN)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Yusneylys Guzmán (CUB)
 Sarah Hildebrandt (USA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

53 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Pak Yong-mi (PRK)
 Mayu Mukaida (JPN)
 Vinesh Phogat (IND)
 Pang Qianyu (CHN)
 Maria Prevolaraki (GRE)
 Roksana Zasina (POL)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Lianna Montero (CUB)
 Jacarra Winchester (USA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

57 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Risako Kawai (JPN)
 Rong Ningning (CHN)
 Iryna Kurachkina (BLR)
 Odunayo Adekuoroye (NGR)
 Jowita Wrzesień (POL)
 Anastasia Nichita (MDA)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Alma Valencia (MEX)
 Helen Maroulis (USA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

62 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ)
 Taybe Yusein (BUL)
 Henna Johansson (SWE)
 Yukako Kawai (JPN)
 Marianna Sastin (HUN)
 Rim Jong-sim (PRK)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Laís Nunes (BRA)
 Kayla Miracle (USA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

68 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Tamyra Mensah (USA)
 Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg (MGL)
 Alla Cherkasova (UKR)
 Anna Schell (GER)
 Sara Dosho (JPN)
 Blessing Oborududu (NGR)[note 3]
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Danielle Lappage (CAN)
 Yudaris Sánchez (CUB)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

76 kg
CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2019 World Championships6 Adeline Gray (USA)
 Hiroe Minagawa (JPN)
 Epp Mäe (EST)
 Aline Rotter-Focken (GER)
 Zhou Qian (CHN)
 Elmira Syzdykova (KAZ)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Erica Wiebe (CAN)
 Aline Ferreira (BRA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2
European Qualification Tournament2
Asian Qualification Tournament2
World Qualification Tournament2
Total16

Notes
  1. France's Zelimkhan Khadjiev originally earned a quota place at the 2019 World Championships, but tested positive for doping, giving his nation's Olympic license to Poland.[3]
  2. Khasanboy Rakhimov from Uzbekistan and Badzha Khutaba from Syria originally earned quota places at the 2019 World Championships, but tested positive for doping, giving Olympic licenses to Kosovo and Iran.[4]
  3. Jenny Fransson of Sweden originally earned a quota place at the 2019 World Championships, but tested positive for doping, giving her Olympic license to Nigeria.

References
  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org (press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Wrestling" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "Dopage : le lutteur français Zelimkhan Khadjiev contrôlé positif" [Doping: Wrestler Zelimkhan Khadjiev tested positive] (in French). Le Parisien. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  4. "Trio of Olympic Licenses Reassigned After Anti-Doping Rules Violations". United World Wrestling. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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