USA leads the world with most Olympic wrestling qualifiers heading into final qualification event

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Gary Abbott ()
04/30/2012


The United States has qualified the most wrestlers to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games to date, with only one more Olympic Games qualifying event left on the international wrestling schedule.

Currently, the USA has qualified to compete in 17 of the 18 Olympic weight classes in wrestling. USA Wrestling has qualified to compete in all seven men’s freestyle weights, all four women’s freestyle weights and six of the seven Greco-Roman weight classes.

Kazakhstan and Russia are next with 15 qualifiers going into the final event.

Kazakhstan has qualified all seven men’s freestyle weights, five of the seven Greco-Roman weight classes and three of the four women’s freestyle weight classes.

World power Russia still needs qualifiers in three weight classes, having qualified all seven men’s freestyle weights, five of the seven Greco-Roman weight classes and three of the four women’s freestyle weight classes.

Next is Egypt, with 14 qualifiers, including all seven in Greco-Roman, six of the seven men’s freestyle weight classes and one of the four women’s freestyle weight classes.

Azerbaijan and Iran are tied with 13 qualifiers to date, followed by Cuba and Japan with 12, Belarus and Turkey with 11 and Georgia with 10.

The final World Olympic Games Qualifying Tourmament will be in Helsinki, Finland, May 4-6. At that event, an athlete must place in the top two of their weight class to qualify their nation for the Olympics.

The U.S. will attempt to qualify its lone unqualified weight class, 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman, this weekend in Finland.

There will be six additional Olympic berths to be announced after the conclusion of the Olympic Qualifying Series of events. Three spots are assigned to the Tripartite Commission, and three spots will be given to host country Great Britain if they do not qualify athletes for wrestling at the Olympics.

TOTAL OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS (by nation) ALL STYLES as of as of 4/30/12

United States (17): 55 kgGR, 60 kgG, 66 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 120 kgFS, 48 kgW, 55 kgW, 63 kgW, 72 kgW

Kazakhstan (15): 60 kgGR, 66 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 120 kgFS, 48 kgW, 63 kgW, 72 kgW
Russia (15): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96kg FS, 120 kgFS, 55 kgW, 66 kgW, 72 kgW

Egypt (14): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 66 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 120 kgFS, 55 kgW

Azerbaijan (13): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 120 kgFS, 48 kgW, 55 kgW
Iran (13): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 66 kgGR, 84kgGR, 96kg GR, 120 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 120 kgFS

Cuba (12): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 66 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 63 kgW
Japan (12): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 66 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 55kg FS, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74kg FS, 48 kgW, 55 kgW, 63 kgW, 72 kgW

Belarus (11): 55 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 66 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 120 kgFS, 48 kgW, 72 kgW
Turkey (11): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 120 kgFS, 63 kgW

Georgia (10): 66 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 120 kgFS

Canada (9): 55 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 96kgFS, 120 kgFS, 48 kgW, 55 kgW, 63 kgW, 72 kgW
Korea (9): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 66 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 48 kgW, 55 kgW
Ukraine (9): 60 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 120kg GR, 66 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 55 kgW, 63 kgW, 72 kgW

Bulgaria (8): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 72 kgW
China (8): 55 kgGR, 60 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 74 kgFS, 120 kgFS, 48 kgW, 63 kgW, 72 kgW
Tunisia (8): 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 48 kgW, 55 kgW
Uzbekistan (8): 55 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 120 kgFS

Hungary (7): 55 kgGR, 66 kgGR, 74 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 74 kgFS, 120 kgFS, 63 kgW

Armenia (6): 74 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 84 kgFS
Mongolia (6): 74 kgFS, 120 kgFS, 48 kgW, 55 kgW, 63 kgW, 72 kgW
Sweden (6): 74 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 55 kgW, 63 kgW, 72 kgW
Venezuela (6): 60 kgGR, 66 kgGR, 96 kgGR, 74 kgFS, 84 kgFS, 55 kgW

North Korea (5): 55 kgGR, 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 55 kgW, 63 kgW

France (4): 60 kgGR, 66 kgGR, 84 kgGR, 60 kgFS
India (4): 55 kgFS, 60 kgFS, 66 kgFS, 55 kgW
Nigeria (4): 84 kgFS, 96 kgFS, 63 kgW, 72 kgW

Germany (3): 66 kgGR, 120 kgFS, 48 kgW
Kyrgyzstan (3): 74 kgGR, 96 kgFS, 63 kgW
Poland (3): 84 kgGR, 120 kgGR, 48 kgW
Puerto Rico (3): 60 kgFS, 74 kgFS, 84 kgFS

Algeria (2): 60 kgGR, 66 kgGR
Colombia (2): 48 kgW, 72 kgW
Croatia (2): 74 kgGR, 84 kgGR
Denmark (2): 55 kgGR, 74 kgGR
Ecuador (2): 66 kgGR, 55 kgW
Estonia (2): 96 kgGR, 120 kgGR
Finland (2): 60 kgGR, 84 kgGR
Guinea-Bisau (2): 74 kgFS, 63 kgW
Mexico (2): 60 kgFS, 120 kgFS
Morocco (2): 55 kgGR, 96 kgGR
Senegal (2): 120 kgFS, 48 kgFS

American Samoa (1): 96 kgFS
Argentina (1): 48 kgW
Australia (1): 60 kgFS
Austria (1): 84 kgGR
Cameroon (1): 72 kgW
Chile (1): 120 kgGR
Greece (1): 55 kgW
Honduras (1): 55 kgFS
Italy (1): 96 kgGR
Latvia (1): 84 kgFS
Lithuania (1): 66 kgGR
Madagascar (1): 72 kgW
Namibia (1): 55 kgFS
Serbia (1): 66 kgGR
Switzerland (1): 66 kgGR
Tajikistan (1): 96 kgFS
Vietnam (1): 48 kgW

OLYMPIC GAMES WRESTLING ENTRIES
Wrestling Athletes for 2012 Olympics  = 344
Qualifications: 266 men + 72 women = 338
Tripartite Commission: 3 places 
Host Country: 3 places