Wrestling — Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men

Times held 27
Total participants 315
Total countries 75

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1904 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>158 lbs [72 kg]), Men Olympic 5 1
1908 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>161 lbs [73 kg]), Men Olympic 11 3
1920 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>82½ kg), Men Olympic 8 5
1924 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>87 kg), Men Olympic 11 6
1928 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>87 kg), Men Olympic 7 7
1932 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>87 kg), Men Olympic 3 3
1936 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>87 kg), Men Olympic 11 11
1948 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>87 kg), Men Olympic 9 9
1952 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>87 kg), Men Olympic 13 13
1956 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>87 kg), Men Olympic 11 11
1960 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>87 kg), Men Olympic 17 17
1964 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>97 kg), Men Olympic 13 13
1968 Heavyweight, Freestyle (>97 kg), Men Olympic 14 14
1972 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 16 16
1976 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 15 15
1980 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 15 15
1984 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 11 11
1988 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 22 22
1992 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 18 18
1996 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤100 kg), Men Olympic 19 19
2000 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤97 kg), Men Olympic 19 19
2004 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤96 kg), Men Olympic 21 21
2008 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤96 kg), Men Olympic 18 18
2012 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤96 kg), Men Olympic 17 17
2016 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤97 kg), Men Olympic 19 19
2020 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤97 kg), Men Olympic 15 15
2024 Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤97 kg), Men Olympic 16 16

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1904 Bernhoff HansenUSA Franz KuglerUSA Fred WarmboldUSA
1908 Con O'Kelly, Sr.GBR Jacob GundersenNOR Edmond BarrettGBR
1920 Robert RothSUI Nat PendletonUSA Ernst Nilsson
Fred Meyer
SWE
USA
1924 Harry SteelUSA Henri WernliSUI Archie MacDonaldGBR
1928 Johan RichthoffSWE Aukusti SihvolaFIN Edmond DameFRA
1932 Johan RichthoffSWE Jack RileyUSA Nikolaus HirschlAUT
1936 Kristjan PalusaluEST Josef KlapuchTCH Hjalmar NyströmFIN
1948 Gyula BóbisHUN Bertil AntonssonSWE Jim ArmstrongAUS
1952 Arsen Mek'ok'ishviliURS Bertil AntonssonSWE Ken RichmondGBR
1956 Hamit KaplanTUR Yusein MehmedovBUL Taisto KangasniemiFIN
1960 Wilfried DietrichGER Hamit KaplanTUR Savkuz DzarasovURS
1964 Aleksandr IvanitskyURS Lyutvi AhmedovBUL Hamit KaplanTUR
1968 Aliaksandr MiadvedURS Osman DuralievBUL Wilfried DietrichFRG
1972 Ivan YaryginURS Khorloogiin BayanmönkhMGL József CsatáriHUN
1976 Ivan YaryginURS Russ HellicksonUSA Dimo KostovBUL
1980 Ilya MateURS Slavcho ChervenkovBUL Július StrniskoTCH
1984 Lou BanachUSA Joseph AtiyehSYR Vasile PușcașuROU
1988 Vasile PușcașuROU Leri KhabeloviURS Bill ScherrUSA
1992 Leri KhabeloviEUN Heiko BalzGER Ali KayalıTUR
1996 Kurt AngleUSA Abbas JadidiIRI Arawat SabejewGER
2000 Sagid MurtazaliyevRUS Islam BayramukovKAZ Eldar KurtanidzeGEO
2004 Khadzhimurat GatsalovRUS Magomed IbragimovUZB Ali Reza HeidariIRI
2008 Shirvani MuradovRUS Giorgi GogshelidzeGEO Xetaq Qazyumov
Michel Batista
AZE
CUB
2012 Jake VarnerUSA Valeriy AndriytsevUKR Xetaq Qazyumov
Giorgi Gogshelidze
AZE
GEO
2016 Kyle SnyderUSA Xetaq QazyumovAZE Albert Saritov
Magomed Ibragimov
ROU
UZB
2020 Abdulrashid SadulayevROC Kyle SnyderUSA Reineris Salas
Abraham Conyedo
CUB
ITA
2024 Akhmed TazhudinovBRN Givi MatcharashviliGEO Maqomedxan Maqomedov
Amirali Azarpira
AZE
IRI

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 6 5 3 14
Soviet Union URS 6 1 1 8
Russian Federation RUS 3 0 0 3
Sweden SWE 2 2 1 5
Türkiye TUR 1 1 2 4
Germany GER 1 1 1 3
Switzerland SUI 1 1 0 2
Great Britain GBR 1 0 3 4
Romania ROU 1 0 2 3
Hungary HUN 1 0 1 2
Bahrain BRN 1 0 0 1
Estonia EST 1 0 0 1
ROC ROC 1 0 0 1
Unified Team EUN 1 0 0 1
Bulgaria BUL 0 4 1 5
Georgia GEO 0 2 2 4
Azerbaijan AZE 0 1 3 4
Finland FIN 0 1 2 3
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 0 1 2 3
Czechoslovakia TCH 0 1 1 2
Uzbekistan UZB 0 1 1 2
Kazakhstan KAZ 0 1 0 1
Mongolia MGL 0 1 0 1
Norway NOR 0 1 0 1
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 0 1 0 1
Ukraine UKR 0 1 0 1
Cuba CUB 0 0 2 2
Australia AUS 0 0 1 1
Austria AUT 0 0 1 1
France FRA 0 0 1 1
Italy ITA 0 0 1 1
West Germany FRG 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Johan Richthoff SWE 2 0 0 2
Ivan Yarygin RUS
URS
2 0 0 2
Hamit Kaplan TUR 1 1 1 3
Leri Khabelovi GEO
RUS
URS
EUN
1 1 0 2
Kyle Snyder USA 1 1 0 2

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Afghanistan AFG 1960 Summer Olympics Nizam-ud-din Subhani 14 See all
Albania ALB 1996 Summer Olympics Shkëlqim Troplini =18 See all
Algeria ALG 2020 Summer Olympics Mohamed Fardj DNS See all
American Samoa ASA 1988 Summer Olympics Alesana Sione AC See all
Argentina ARG 1976 Summer Olympics Daniel Verník 8 See all
Armenia ARM 2016 Summer Olympics Georgy Ketoyev 14 See all
Australia AUS 1948 Summer Olympics Jim Armstrong 3 Bronze See all
Austria AUT 1932 Summer Olympics Nikolaus Hirschl 3 Bronze See all
Azerbaijan AZE 2016 Summer Olympics Xetaq Qazyumov 2 Silver See all
Bahrain BRN 2024 Summer Olympics Akhmed Tazhudinov 1 Gold See all
Belarus BLR 1996 Summer Olympics Siarhei Kavaleuski 4 See all
Belgium BEL 1928 Summer Olympics Léon Charlier =6 See all
Brazil BRA 2004 Summer Olympics Antoine Jaoude 20 See all
Bulgaria BUL 1956 Summer Olympics Yusein Mehmedov 2 Silver See all
1964 Summer Olympics Lyutvi Ahmedov 2 Silver
1968 Summer Olympics Osman Duraliev 2 Silver
1980 Summer Olympics Slavcho Chervenkov 2 Silver
Cameroon CMR 1980 Summer Olympics Bourcard Binelli AC See all
Canada CAN 1928 Summer Olympics Earl McCready =6 See all
Cuba CUB 2008 Summer Olympics Michel Batista =3 Bronze See all
2020 Summer Olympics Reineris Salas =3 Bronze
Czechoslovakia TCH 1936 Summer Olympics Josef Klapuch 2 Silver See all
Dominican Republic DOM 2024 Summer Olympics Luis Miguel Pérez 16 See all
East Germany GDR 1980 Summer Olympics Harald Büttner 4 See all
1988 Summer Olympics Uwe Neupert 4
Egypt EGY 2008 Summer Olympics Saleh Emara 10 See all
Estonia EST 1936 Summer Olympics Kristjan Palusalu 1 Gold See all
Finland FIN 1928 Summer Olympics Aukusti Sihvola 2 Silver See all
France FRA 1928 Summer Olympics Edmond Dame 3 Bronze See all
Georgia GEO 2008 Summer Olympics Giorgi Gogshelidze 2 Silver See all
2024 Summer Olympics Givi Matcharashvili 2 Silver
Germany GER 1960 Summer Olympics Wilfried Dietrich 1 Gold See all
Great Britain GBR 1908 Summer Olympics Con O'Kelly, Sr. 1 Gold See all
Greece GRE 2000 Summer Olympics Aftantil Xanthopoulos 5 See all
Guinea Bissau GBS 2016 Summer Olympics Bedopassa Buassat 15 See all
Hungary HUN 1948 Summer Olympics Gyula Bóbis 1 Gold See all
India IND 1992 Summer Olympics Subhash Verma 6 See all
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 1996 Summer Olympics Abbas Jadidi 2 Silver See all
Italy ITA 2020 Summer Olympics Abraham Conyedo =3 Bronze See all
1960 Summer Olympics Pietro Marascalchi 4
Japan JPN 1984 Summer Olympics Tamon Honda 5 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2000 Summer Olympics Islam Bayramukov 2 Silver See all
Kenya KEN 1988 Summer Olympics Maisiba Obwoge AC See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 1996 Summer Olympics Konstantin Aleksandrov 6 See all
Lebanon LBN 1968 Summer Olympics Hassan Bechara DNS See all
Lithuania LTU 2000 Summer Olympics Ričardas Pauliukonis 17 See all
Mauritania MTN 1984 Summer Olympics Oumar Samba Sy AC See all
1988 Summer Olympics Babacar Sar AC
Mongolia MGL 1972 Summer Olympics Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh 2 Silver See all
Namibia NAM 2004 Summer Olympics Nico Jacobs 18 See all
Netherlands NED 2000 Summer Olympics Gia Torchinava 8 See all
New Zealand NZL 1956 Summer Olympics John Da Silva AC See all
Nicaragua NCA 1992 Summer Olympics Magdiel Gutiérrez AC See all
Nigeria NGR 2012 Summer Olympics Sinivie Boltic =14 See all
North Macedonia MKD 2020 Summer Olympics Magomedgadji Nurov 9 See all
Norway NOR 1908 Summer Olympics Jacob Gundersen 2 Silver See all
Pakistan PAK 1960 Summer Olympics Muhammad Nazir 12 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2004 Summer Olympics Wang Yuanyuan 6 See all
Poland POL 2000 Summer Olympics Marek Garmulewicz 4 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1996 Summer Olympics Daniel Sánchez 16 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Abdulrashid Sadulayev 1 Gold See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1992 Summer Olympics Kim Tae-U 4 See all
Republic of Moldova MDA 2008 Summer Olympics Nicolai Ceban 11 See all
2012 Summer Olympics Nicolai Ceban 11
Romania ROU 1988 Summer Olympics Vasile Pușcașu 1 Gold See all
Russian Federation RUS 2000 Summer Olympics Sagid Murtazaliyev 1 Gold See all
2004 Summer Olympics Khadzhimurat Gatsalov 1 Gold
2008 Summer Olympics Shirvani Muradov 1 Gold
Samoa SAM 1988 Summer Olympics Fred Solovi AC See all
Senegal SEN 1972 Summer Olympics Mohamed N'Diaye AC See all
1976 Summer Olympics Mohamed N'Diaye AC
1980 Summer Olympics Ambroise Sarr AC
1984 Summer Olympics Ambroise Sarr AC
1992 Summer Olympics Alioune Diouf AC
Slovakia SVK 2004 Summer Olympics Peter Pecha 12 See all
South Africa RSA 2024 Summer Olympics Nicolaas de Lange 10 See all
Soviet Union URS 1952 Summer Olympics Arsen Mek'ok'ishvili 1 Gold See all
1964 Summer Olympics Aleksandr Ivanitsky 1 Gold
1968 Summer Olympics Aliaksandr Miadved 1 Gold
1972 Summer Olympics Ivan Yarygin 1 Gold
1976 Summer Olympics Ivan Yarygin 1 Gold
1980 Summer Olympics Ilya Mate 1 Gold
Spain ESP 1980 Summer Olympics Santiago Morales AC See all
Sweden SWE 1928 Summer Olympics Johan Richthoff 1 Gold See all
1932 Summer Olympics Johan Richthoff 1 Gold
Switzerland SUI 1920 Summer Olympics Robert Roth 1 Gold See all
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 1984 Summer Olympics Joseph Atiyeh 2 Silver See all
Tajikistan TJK 2012 Summer Olympics Rustam Iskandari 12 See all
Tunisia TUN 2020 Summer Olympics Mohamed Saadaoui 15 See all
Türkiye TUR 1956 Summer Olympics Hamit Kaplan 1 Gold See all
Ukraine UKR 2012 Summer Olympics Valeriy Andriytsev 2 Silver See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Leri Khabelovi 1 Gold See all
United States USA 1904 Summer Olympics Bernhoff Hansen 1 Gold See all
1924 Summer Olympics Harry Steel 1 Gold
1984 Summer Olympics Lou Banach 1 Gold
1996 Summer Olympics Kurt Angle 1 Gold
2012 Summer Olympics Jake Varner 1 Gold
2016 Summer Olympics Kyle Snyder 1 Gold
Uzbekistan UZB 2004 Summer Olympics Magomed Ibragimov 2 Silver See all
Venezuela VEN 2008 Summer Olympics Luis Vivenes 14 See all
West Germany FRG 1968 Summer Olympics Wilfried Dietrich 3 Bronze See all