Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, will be held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 9-19, 2008. It will be split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men will compete in both disciplines whereas women will only take part in the freestyle events with 14 gold medals being awarded. This is the second Olympics with women's wrestling as an event.

Events

18 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:

Men's Freestyle weight classes

* 00-55 kg

* 55-60 kg
* 60-66 kg
* 66-74 kg
* 74-84 kg
* 84-96 kg
* 96-120 kg

Men's Greco-Roman weight classes

* 00-55 kg
* 55-60 kg
* 60-66 kg
* 66-74 kg
* 74-84 kg
* 84-96 kg
* 96-120 kg

Women's Freestyle weight classes

* 00-48 kg
* 48-55 kg
* 55-63 kg
* 63-72 kg

Qualification

An NOC may enter a maximum of 1 athlete per weight class.

Beijing 2008 Olympics