At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.[1]
Wrestling at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
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Venue | Messegelände |
Dates | 27 August – 10 September |
Competitors | 388 from 49 nations |
Medal summary
editFreestyle
editGreco-Roman
editMedal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
2 | United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
18 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Participating nations
editA total of 388 wrestlers from 49 nations competed at the Munich Games:[1]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Wrestling at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
Sources
edit- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-10-29.