Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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| Wrestling at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Sangmu Gymnasium |
| Dates | 18 September – 1 October |
| Competitors | 429 from 69 nations |
| Wrestling at the 1988 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 | |
| 130 kg | 130 kg | |
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.[1]
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  South Korea | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nations
A total of 429 wrestlers from 69 nations competed at the Seoul Games:[1]
Afghanistan (5)
American Samoa (1)
Argentina (2)
Australia (3)
Austria (5)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (20)
Cameroon (4)
Canada (11)
China (11)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Colombia (4)
Czechoslovakia (9)
East Germany (8)
Egypt (5)
El Salvador (1)
Finland (12)
France (9)
The Gambia (3)
Great Britain (7)
Greece (5)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (1)
Guinea (2)
Hungary (18)
India (7)
Indonesia (2)
Iran (15)
Iraq (5)
Ireland (1)
Israel (2)
Italy (4)
Japan (20)
Jordan (2)
Kenya (4)
Lebanon (1)
Malta (2)
Mauritania (4)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (4)
Mongolia (9)
Morocco (5)
New Zealand (2)
Nigeria (6)
North Yemen (3)
Norway (5)
Pakistan (3)
Panama (2)
Peru (1)
Philippines (2)
Poland (18)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (2)
Romania (4)
Samoa (2)
Senegal (4)
South Korea (19)
Soviet Union (20)
Spain (9)
Sweden (10)
Switzerland (4)
Syria (8)
Tunisia (3)
Turkey (13)
United States (20)
Vietnam (1)
West Germany (17)
Yugoslavia (10)
