Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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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]
| 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 |
Medal summary
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 12 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 |  Japan | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  United States | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Poland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Romania | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nations
A total of 330 wrestlers from 41 nations competed at the Montreal Games:[1]
Argentina (3)
Australia (3)
Austria (2)
Belgium (2)
Bulgaria (20)
Canada (15)
Cuba (9)
Czechoslovakia (5)
East Germany (12)
Ecuador (1)
Finland (7)
France (5)
Great Britain (7)
Greece (4)
Hungary (18)
Iran (17)
Israel (1)
Italy (8)
Japan (20)
Lebanon (1)
Mexico (2)
Mongolia (13)
Morocco (4)
New Zealand (2)
North Korea (3)
Norway (2)
Pakistan (2)
Panama (1)
Poland (14)
Portugal (3)
Puerto Rico (5)
Romania (19)
Senegal (5)
South Korea (11)
Soviet Union (20)
Sweden (8)
Turkey (11)
United States (20)
Virgin Islands (4)
West Germany (15)
Yugoslavia (6)
