| Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
| Freestyle | |
| Bantam | men |
| Feather | men |
| Light | men |
| Welter | men |
| Middle | men |
| Light heavy | men |
| Heavy | men |
At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Estonia (EST) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 nations) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Ödön Zombori  Hungary | Ross Flood  United States | Johannes Herbert  Germany |
| Featherweight | Kustaa Pihlajamäki  Finland | Francis Millard United States | Gösta Frändfors  Sweden |
| Lightweight | Károly Kárpáti Hungary | Wolfgang Ehrl Germany | Hermanni Pihlajamäki Finland |
| Welterweight | Frank Lewis United States | Thure Andersson Sweden | Joe Schleimer  Canada |
| Middleweight | Emile Poilvé  France | Richard Voliva United States | Ahmet Kireççi  Turkey |
| Light Heavyweight | Knut Fridell Sweden | August Neo  Estonia | Erich Siebert Germany |
| Heavyweight | Kristjan Palusalu Estonia | Josef Klapuch  Czechoslovakia | Hjalmar Nyström Finland |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Márton Lõrincz Hungary | Egon Svensson Sweden | Jakob Brendel Germany |
| Featherweight | Yaşar Erkan Turkey | Aarne Reini Finland | Einar Karlsson Sweden |
| Lightweight | Lauri Koskela Finland | Jozef Herda Czechoslovakia | Voldemar Väli Estonia |
| Welterweight | Rudolf Svedberg Sweden | Fritz Schäfer Germany | Eino Virtanen Finland |
| Middleweight | Ivar Johansson Sweden | Ludwig Schweickert Germany | József Palotás Hungary |
| Light Heavyweight | Axel Cadier Sweden | Edvīns Bietags  Latvia | August Neo Estonia |
| Heavyweight | Kristjan Palusalu Estonia | John Nyman Sweden | Kurt Hornfischer Germany |
A total of 200 wrestlers from 29 nations competed at the Berlin Games: [1]
Australia (3)
Austria (7)
Belgium (11) Canada (5) Czechoslovakia (13)
Denmark (5)
Egypt (3) Estonia (8) Finland (13) France (10) Germany (14)
Great Britain (6)
Greece (4) Hungary (12)
India (3)
Italy (10)
Japan (5) Latvia (3)
Luxembourg (1)
Norway (3)
Philippines (1)
Poland (3)
Romania (5)
South Africa (2) Sweden (14)
Switzerland (13) Turkey (11) United States (7)
Yugoslavia (5) [2] 
Greco-Roman (US), Graeco-Roman (UK), classic wrestling (Europe) or French wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1904. This style of wrestling forbids holds below the waist, which is the main feature that differentiates it from freestyle wrestling. This restriction results in an emphasis on throws, because a wrestler cannot use trips to bring an opponent to the ground or hook/grab the opponent's leg to avoid being thrown.
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, nine wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were four weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five weight classes in freestyle wrestling.
Freestyle wrestling is a style of martial art wrestling. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling is conducted under different rules and is termed scholastic and collegiate wrestling. American collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.
United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling; its duties include overseeing wrestling at the Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including Greco-Roman wrestling, Freestyle wrestling, Grappling, for men and women, as well as others. The flagship event of UWW is the Wrestling World Championships. It was formerly known as the FILA, having assumed its current name in September 2014.
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At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were five weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five classes in Catch as Catch Can, predecessor to freestyle wrestling. The competitions were held from Monday, August 16 to Friday, August 20, 1920 (Greco-Roman) and from Wednesday, August 25 to Friday, August 27, 1920 (freestyle).
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.
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