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Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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Dates
  
14–21 August 2016

Venue
  
Carioca Arena 2

No. of events
  
18

Competitors
  
344 from 68 nations

This article details the qualifying phase for wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 344 athletes coming from the different nations; each has been allowed to enter a maximum of 18 (1 per event).

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Four places have been reserved for the host nation Brazil, and four more shall be decided by the Tripartite Commission to invite wrestlers. The remaining spots are allocated through the qualification process, wherein the athletes earn places for their respective nation. For each place obtained by the host country in the qualification phase, one of these three reserved places will be allocated to the Tripartite Commission.

Men's freestyle events

  • Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not to competitor that achieved the place in the qualification event.
  • Men's Greco-Roman events

  • Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not to competitor that achieved the place in the qualification event.
  • Women's freestyle events

  • Quota places are allocated to the respective NOC and not to competitor that achieved the place in the qualification event.
  • References

    Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification Wikipedia


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