Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.[1]
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| Venue | Messegelände |
| Dates | 27 August – 10 September |
| Competitors | 388 from 49 nations |
Medal summary
Freestyle
Greco-Roman
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nations
Summarize
Perspective
A total of 388 wrestlers from 49 nations competed at the Munich Games:[1]
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See also
References
Sources
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