1996 Asian Wrestling Championships
Wrestling event
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The 1996 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Xiaoshan, China. The event took place from April 4 to April 10, 1996. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1996 Summer Olympics wrestling tournament.
| 1996 Asian Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Xiaoshan, China |
| Dates | 4–10 April 1996 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| Greco-Roman |  South Korea |
| Women |  Japan |
The first women's tournament was an open competition, an American wrestler Tricia Saunders was the only non-Asian wrestler in competition and won the gold.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | South Korea | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | China | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 |  North Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – |  United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 |  Mongolia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Philippines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 86 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran | 78 | South Korea | 83 | Japan | 87 |
| 2 | South Korea | 70 | China | 71 | Chinese Taipei | 76 |
| 3 | Japan | 66 | Kazakhstan | 70 | China | 45 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 59 | Japan | 68 | Philippines | 22 |
| 5 | Mongolia | 51 | Uzbekistan | Kazakhstan | 15 | |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 kg | Shoko Yoshimura Japan |
Chiu Jui-fen Chinese Taipei |
Cristina Villanueva Philippines |
| 47 kg | Miho Adachi Japan |
Zhong Xiue China |
Chang Wen-hsia Chinese Taipei |
| 50 kg | Tricia Saunders United States |
Kozue Kimura Japan |
Liu Hongmei China |
| 53 kg | Ryoko Sakae Japan |
Huang Chiu-yueh Chinese Taipei |
Gemma Silverio Philippines |
| 57 kg | Mariko Shimizu Japan |
Huang Chia-chi Chinese Taipei |
Svetlana Volkova Kazakhstan |
| 61 kg | Mikiko Miyazaki Japan |
Kong Yan China |
Huang Wan-ling Chinese Taipei |
| 65 kg | Yayoi Urano Japan |
Wang Chaoli China |
Wu Huei-li Chinese Taipei |
| 70 kg | Kyoko Hamaguchi Japan |
Lee Yen-hiu Chinese Taipei |
None awarded |
| 75 kg | Liu Dongfeng China |
Sha Ling-li Chinese Taipei |
Reiko Sumiya Japan |