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Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying phase.

The Wrestling competition at the 2012 Games included 344 athletes. Each competing nation was allowed to enter a maximum of 18 competitors (1 per event).[1]

3 places were reserved for Great Britain as host nation, but Great Britain decided to use only one of them[2] and a further 3 invitational places were decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 338 places were allocated through the qualification process, in which athletes won quota places for their respective nation.[1]

Timeline

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EventDateVenue
2011 World Championships[3]September 12–18, 2011Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament[4]March 16–18, 2012Morocco Marrakesh, Morocco
Pan American Qualification Tournament[5]March 23–25, 2012United States Kissimmee, United States
Asian Qualification Tournament[6]March 30 – April 1, 2012Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
European Qualification Tournament[7]April 20–22, 2012Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
1st World Qualification Tournament[8]April 27–29, 2012China Taiyuan, China
2nd World Qualification Tournament[9]May 4–6, 2012Finland Helsinki, Finland

Qualification summary

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NOCMen's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen's freestyleTotal
55606674849612055606674849612048556372
 AlgeriaXXX3
 American SamoaX1
 ArgentinaX1
 ArmeniaXXXXXXX7
 AustraliaX1
 AustriaX1
 AzerbaijanXXXXXXXXXXXXX13
 BelarusXXXXXXXXXXX11
 BrazilX1
 BulgariaXXXXXXXXX9
 CameroonX1
 CanadaXXXXXXXXX9
 Central African RepublicX1
 ChileX1
 ChinaXXXXXXXX8
 ColombiaXXX3
 CroatiaXX2
 CubaXXXXXXXXXXXX12
 Czech RepublicX1
 DenmarkXX2
 EcuadorXX2
 EgyptXXXXXXXXXXXXX13
 EstoniaXX2
 Federated States of MicronesiaX1
 FinlandXX2
 FranceXXXXXX6
 GeorgiaXXXXXXXXXXXXX13
 GermanyXXXX4
 Great BritainX1
 GreeceXX2
 GuamX1
 Guinea-BissauXX2
 HondurasX1
 HungaryXXXXXXX7
 IndiaXXXXX5
 IranXXXXXXXXXXXXX13
 IraqX1
 ItalyX1
 Ivory CoastX1
 JapanXXXXXXXXXXXXX13
 KazakhstanXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
 KyrgyzstanXXXX4
 LatviaXX2
 LithuaniaXX2
 MadagascarX1
 MexicoXX2
 MoldovaXX2
 MongoliaXXXXXXXX8
 MoroccoXX2
 NamibiaX1
 NigeriaXXXX4
 North KoreaXXXXX5
 NorwayX1
 PolandXXXX4
 Puerto RicoXXX3
 RomaniaXX2
 RussiaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX16
 SenegalXX2
 SerbiaX1
 South KoreaXXXXXXXXX9
 SpainX1
 SwedenXXXXXX6
 SwitzerlandX1
 TajikistanXXXX4
 TunisiaXXXXXXXX8
 TurkeyXXXXXXXXXXXXX13
 UkraineXXXXXXXXXXXXX13
 United StatesXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX17
 UzbekistanXXXXXXXX8
 VenezuelaXXXXXXX7
 VietnamX1
Total: 71 NOCs191919191919191919191920192019192018344

Men's freestyle events

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55 kg

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60 kg

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66 kg

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74 kg

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84 kg

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CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2011 World Championships6 Sharif Sharifov (AZE)
 Ibragim Aldatov (UKR)
 Dato Marsagishvili (GEO)
 Albert Saritov (RUS)
 Armands Zvirbulis (LAT)
 Cael Sanderson (USA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Andrew Dick (NGR)
 Mohamed Riad Louafi (ALG)[note 1]
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Humberto Arencibia (CUB)
 Jaime Espinal (PUR)
Asian Qualification Tournament2 Ehsan Lashgari (IRI)
 Zaurbek Sokhiev (UZB)
European Qualification Tournament2 Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov (ARM)
 İbrahim Bölükbaşı (TUR)
1st World Qualification Tournament3 José Daniel Díaz (VEN)
 Soslan Gattsiev (BLR)
 Yermek Baiduashov (KAZ)
2nd World Qualification Tournament2 Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK)
 Orgodolyn Üitümen (MGL)
Invitational / Host Country0—
Total19

96 kg

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120 kg

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Men's Greco-Roman events

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55 kg

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60 kg

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66 kg

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74 kg

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84 kg

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96 kg

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120 kg

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Women's freestyle events

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48 kg

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55 kg

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63 kg

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CompetitionPlacesQualified wrestlers
2011 World Championships6 Kaori Icho (JPN)
 Marianna Sastin (HUN)
 Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa (MGL)
 Jing Ruixue (CHN)
 Kim Ran-mi (PRK)
 Elena Pirozhkova (USA)
African & Oceania Qualification Tournament2 Jacira Mendonca (GBS)
 Blessing Oborududu (NGR)
Pan American Qualification Tournament2 Martine Dugrenier (CAN)
 Katerina Vidiaux (CUB)
Asian Qualification Tournament2 Yelena Shalygina (KAZ)
 Aisuluu Tynybekova (KGZ)
European Qualification Tournament2 Yuliya Ostapchuk (UKR)
 Lubov Volosova (RUS)
1st World Qualification Tournament2 Henna Johansson (SWE)
 Elif Jale Yeşilırmak (TUR)
2nd World Qualification Tournament2 Monika Michalik (POL)
 Anastasija Grigorjeva (LAT)
Invitational / Host Country2 Sylvie Datty (CAF)
 Maria Dunn (GUM)
Total20

72 kg

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Miligy Ahmed from Egypt originally earned the quota, but tested positive for a banned substance.[10]
  2. ↑ A late injury prevented Liang Lei to participate at the games, the quota remained unused.

References

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General
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  1. 1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad" (PDF). FILA. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "London 2012: Andy Hunt defends Olga Butkevych's credentials". BBC News. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "World Championship Senior – Results" (PDF). FILA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Qualified countries for London's Olympic Games at the African and Oceania OG qualifying tournament – 2nd phase" (PDF). FILA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Pan-American OG Qualifying Tournament – Results" (PDF). FILA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Asian OG Qualifying Tournament – 2nd Phase" (PDF). FILA. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "European OG Qualifying Tournament – 2nd Phase" (PDF). FILA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "World OG Qualifying Tournament – 3rd Phase" (PDF). FILA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  9. ↑ "World OG Qualifying Tournament – 4th Phase" (PDF). FILA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Jeux Olympiques-2012: L'Algérien Louafi repêché pour le rendez-vous de Londres". djazairess.com (in French). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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