Wrestling — Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men

Times held 28
Total participants 327
Total countries 73

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1906 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>85 kg), Men Intercalated 10 6
1908 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>93 kg), Men Olympic 7 4
1912 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>82½ kg), Men Olympic 17 9
1920 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>82½ kg), Men Olympic 19 12
1924 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>82½ kg), Men Olympic 17 10
1928 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>82½ kg), Men Olympic 15 15
1932 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>87 kg), Men Olympic 5 5
1936 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>87 kg), Men Olympic 12 12
1948 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>87 kg), Men Olympic 9 9
1952 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>87 kg), Men Olympic 10 10
1956 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>87 kg), Men Olympic 10 10
1960 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>87 kg), Men Olympic 12 12
1964 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>97 kg), Men Olympic 11 11
1968 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (>97 kg), Men Olympic 15 15
1972 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 14 14
1976 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 13 13
1980 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 9 9
1984 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 8 8
1988 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 18 18
1992 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 16 16
1996 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 20 20
2000 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤97 kg), Men Olympic 20 20
2004 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤96 kg), Men Olympic 22 22
2008 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤96 kg), Men Olympic 20 20
2012 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤96 kg), Men Olympic 19 19
2016 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤98 kg), Men Olympic 19 19
2020 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤97 kg), Men Olympic 16 16
2024 Heavyweight, Greco-Roman (≤97 kg), Men Olympic 16 16

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1906
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Soviet Union URS 4 3 0 7
Sweden SWE 3 2 2 7
Hungary HUN 3 0 2 5
Finland FIN 2 3 2 7
Poland POL 2 1 2 5
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 2 0 2 4
Romania ROU 2 0 1 3
Armenia ARM 1 2 1 4
Russian Federation RUS 1 2 0 3
Denmark DEN 1 1 2 4
Cuba CUB 1 1 1 3
Bulgaria BUL 1 1 0 2
Türkiye TUR 1 0 2 3
Egypt EGY 1 0 0 1
Estonia EST 1 0 0 1
France FRA 1 0 0 1
ROC ROC 1 0 0 1
Germany GER 0 3 3 6
United States USA 0 2 3 5
Czechoslovakia TCH 0 2 2 4
Austria AUT 0 1 1 2
Belarus BLR 0 1 0 1
Georgia GEO 0 1 0 1
Ukraine UKR 0 1 0 1
West Germany FRG 0 1 0 1
Italy ITA 0 0 2 2
Belgium BEL 0 0 1 1
Czechia CZE 0 0 1 1
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 0 0 1 1
Unified Team EUN 0 0 1 1
Yugoslavia YUG 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
István Kozma HUN 2 0 0 2
Andrzej Wroński POL 2 0 0 2
Artur Aleksanyan ARM 1 2 1 4
S. M. Jensen DEN 1 0 2 3
Vasile Andrei ROU 1 0 1 2
Mikael Ljungberg SWE 1 0 1 2
Ghasem Rezaei IRI 1 0 1 2
Mohammadhadi Saravi IRI 1 0 1 2

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Albania ALB 2008 Summer Olympics Elis Guri 7 See all
Algeria ALG 2020 Summer Olympics Adem Boudjemline 15 See all
Argentina ARG 1928 Summer Olympics Jorge Briola =11 See all
Armenia ARM 2016 Summer Olympics Artur Aleksanyan 1 Gold See all
Australia AUS 2000 Summer Olympics Ben Vincent 20 See all
Austria AUT 1906 Intercalated Games Henri Baur 2 Silver See all
Azerbaijan AZE 2012 Summer Olympics Şalva Qadabadze 10 See all
Belarus BLR 1996 Summer Olympics Siarhei Lishtvan 2 Silver See all
Belgium BEL 1906 Intercalated Games Marcel Dubois 3 Bronze See all
Bohemia BOH 1908 Summer Olympics Miroslav Šustera DNS See all
1912 Summer Olympics Josef Bechyně DNS
Brazil BRA 1988 Summer Olympics Floriano Spiess AC See all
Bulgaria BUL 1980 Summer Olympics Georgi Raykov 1 Gold See all
Canada CAN 1996 Summer Olympics Colbie Bell =17 See all
Colombia COL 1996 Summer Olympics Juan Diego Giraldo =17 See all
Croatia CRO 1996 Summer Olympics Stipe Damjanović 10 See all
Cuba CUB 1992 Summer Olympics Héctor Milián 1 Gold See all
Czechia CZE 2008 Summer Olympics Marek Švec =3 Bronze See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1932 Summer Olympics Josef Urban 2 Silver See all
1952 Summer Olympics Josef Růžička 2 Silver
Denmark DEN 1906 Intercalated Games S. M. Jensen 1 Gold See all
East Germany GDR 1972 Summer Olympics Fredi Albrecht 5 See all
Egypt EGY 2004 Summer Olympics Karam Gaber 1 Gold See all
Estonia EST 1936 Summer Olympics Kristjan Palusalu 1 Gold See all
Finland FIN 1912 Summer Olympics Yrjö Saarela 1 Gold See all
1920 Summer Olympics Adolf Lindfors 1 Gold
France FRA 1924 Summer Olympics Henri Deglane 1 Gold See all
Georgia GEO 2004 Summer Olympics Ramaz Nozadze 2 Silver See all
Germany GER 1956 Summer Olympics Wilfried Dietrich 2 Silver See all
1960 Summer Olympics Wilfried Dietrich 2 Silver
2008 Summer Olympics Mirko Englich 2 Silver
Great Britain GBR 1908 Summer Olympics Frederick Humphreys =5 See all
1908 Summer Olympics Edmond Barrett =5
1912 Summer Olympics Edmond Barrett AC r3/7
Greece GRE 1906 Intercalated Games Dimitrios Psaltopoulos =4 See all
1906 Intercalated Games Stefanos Christopoulos =4
1984 Summer Olympics Georgios Poikilidis 4
2000 Summer Olympics Kostas Thanos 4
Honduras HON 2024 Summer Olympics Kevin Mejía 11 See all
Hungary HUN 1908 Summer Olympics Richárd Weisz 1 Gold See all
1964 Summer Olympics István Kozma 1 Gold
1968 Summer Olympics István Kozma 1 Gold
Independent Olympic Athletes IOA 1992 Summer Olympics Miloš Govedarica 9 See all
India IND 2016 Summer Olympics Hardeep Singh 13 See all
Individual Neutral Athletes AIN 2024 Summer Olympics Abubakar Khaslakhanau 7 See all
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 2012 Summer Olympics Ghasem Rezaei 1 Gold See all
2024 Summer Olympics Mohammadhadi Saravi 1 Gold
Italy ITA 1948 Summer Olympics Guido Fantoni 3 Bronze See all
1956 Summer Olympics Adelmo Bulgarelli 3 Bronze
Japan JPN 1984 Summer Olympics Yoshihiro Fujita =7 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2000 Summer Olympics Sergey Matviyenko 6 See all
Kenya KEN 1988 Summer Olympics Maisiba Obwoge AC See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 2024 Summer Olympics Uzur Dzhuzupbekov =3 Bronze See all
Latvia LAT 1924 Summer Olympics Jānis Polis =5 See all
Lebanon LBN 1968 Summer Olympics Hassan Bechara AC See all
1972 Summer Olympics Hassan Bechara AC
Lithuania LTU 2008 Summer Olympics Mindaugas Ežerskis 6 See all
Mauritania MTN 1988 Summer Olympics Oumar Samba Sy AC See all
Mongolia MGL 1968 Summer Olympics Doljingiin Adyaatömör DNS See all
1972 Summer Olympics Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh DNS
Morocco MAR 2012 Summer Olympics Choucri Atafi 15 See all
Netherlands NED 1920 Summer Olympics Jaap Sjouwerman AC r4/5 See all
Norway NOR 1920 Summer Olympics Harald Vasbotten AC r3/5 See all
Pakistan PAK 1984 Summer Olympics Abdul Majeed DNS See all
Palau PLW 2004 Summer Olympics John Tarkong, Jr. 20 See all
Panama PAN 1992 Summer Olympics Luis Sandoval AC See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2008 Summer Olympics Jiang Huachen 8 See all
Poland POL 1988 Summer Olympics Andrzej Wroński 1 Gold See all
1996 Summer Olympics Andrzej Wroński 1 Gold
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Musa Yevloyev 1 Gold See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2008 Summer Olympics Han Tae-Yeong 5 See all
Republic of Moldova MDA 1996 Summer Olympics Igor Grabovetchi 6 See all
Romania ROU 1972 Summer Olympics Nicolae Martinescu 1 Gold See all
1984 Summer Olympics Vasile Andrei 1 Gold
Russian Federation RUS 2008 Summer Olympics Aslanbek Khushtov 1 Gold See all
Senegal SEN 1976 Summer Olympics Mohamed N'Diaye AC See all
1988 Summer Olympics Ambroise Sarr AC
1992 Summer Olympics Alioune Diouf AC
Serbia SRB 2020 Summer Olympics Mihail Kadžaja 14 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Mihail Kadžaja 14
Soviet Union URS 1952 Summer Olympics Johannes Kotkas 1 Gold See all
1956 Summer Olympics Anatoly Parfyonov 1 Gold
1960 Summer Olympics Ivan Bogdan 1 Gold
1976 Summer Olympics Nikolay Balboshin 1 Gold
Spain ESP 1960 Summer Olympics José Panizo DNS See all
Sweden SWE 1928 Summer Olympics Rudolf Svensson 1 Gold See all
1932 Summer Olympics Carl Westergren 1 Gold
2000 Summer Olympics Mikael Ljungberg 1 Gold
Switzerland SUI 1948 Summer Olympics Moritz Inderbitzin 6 See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 1980 Summer Olympics Jawdat Jabra DNS See all
Tunisia TUN 2012 Summer Olympics Hassine Ayari 9 See all
Türkiye TUR 1948 Summer Olympics Ahmet Kireççi 1 Gold See all
Ukraine UKR 2000 Summer Olympics Davyd Soldadze 2 Silver See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Sergey Demyashkevich 3 Bronze See all
United States USA 1984 Summer Olympics Greg Gibson 2 Silver See all
1992 Summer Olympics Dennis Koslowski 2 Silver
Uzbekistan UZB 2024 Summer Olympics Rustam Assakalov =5 See all
Venezuela VEN 1996 Summer Olympics Emilio Suárez 15 See all
West Germany FRG 1988 Summer Olympics Gerhard Himmel 2 Silver See all
Yugoslavia YUG 1984 Summer Olympics Jožef Tertei 3 Bronze See all