| Wrestling at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Centre Pierre Charbonneau |
| Dates | 20–31 July |
| Competitors | 331 from 41 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | |
| 48 kg | 48 kg | |
| 52 kg | 52 kg | |
| 57 kg | 57 kg | |
| 62 kg | 62 kg | |
| 68 kg | 68 kg | |
| 74 kg | 74 kg | |
| 82 kg | 82 kg | |
| 90 kg | 90 kg | |
| 100 kg | 100 kg | |
| +100 kg | +100 kg | |
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Freestyle
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Greco-Roman
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Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nations
[edit]A total of 330 wrestlers from 41 nations competed at the Montreal Games:[1]
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See also
[edit]- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
Sources
[edit]- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
