This article details the Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying phase.
The Wrestling competition at the 2012 Games included 344 athletes. Each competing nation was allowed to enter a maximum of 18 competitors (1 per event).
3 places were reserved for Great Britain as host nation, but Great Britain decided to use only one of them and a further 3 invitational places were decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 338 places were allocated through the qualification process, in which athletes won quota places for their respective nation.
Timeline Event Date Venue 2011 World Championships September 12–18, 2011 Istanbul, Turkey African & Oceania Qualification Tournament March 16–18, 2012 Marrakesh, Morocco Pan American Qualification Tournament March 23–25, 2012 Kissimmee, United States Asian Qualification Tournament March 30 – April 1, 2012 Astana, Kazakhstan European Qualification Tournament April 20–22, 2012 Sofia, Bulgaria 1st World Qualification Tournament April 27–29, 2012 Taiyuan, China 2nd World Qualification Tournament May 4–6, 2012 Helsinki, Finland
Qualification summary NOC Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Total55 60 66 74 84 96 120 55 60 66 74 84 96 120 48 55 63 72 X XX 3 X 1 X 1 X X X XX XX 7 X 1 X 1 XXXXXXXX XXX XX 13 X XXXX XXXXX X11 X 1 XXXX XX XX X9 X1 X XX XX XXXX9 X 1 X 1 X XXX XX XX8 XX X3 XX 2 XX XX XXXXXXX X 12 X 1 X X 2 X X 2 XXX XXXXXXXXX X 13 XX 2 X 1 X X 2 X XXXX X6 XXXXXXX XXXXXX 13 X X X X 4 X 1 X X 2 X 1 X X 2 X 1 X XX XX X X 7 XXXX X 5 XXXXXXXXXX XXX 13 X 1 X 1 X 1 XXXX X XXX X XXXX13 XXXXXXX XXXX XX XX15 X X X X 4 X X 2 XX 2 X1 X X 2 X X2 X XX X XXXX8 X X 2 X 1 XX XX4 XX X XX 5 X 1 X XX X 4 X XX 3 X X 2 XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX16 X X 2 X 1 XX XXXXX XX 9 X1 X XX XXX6 X 1 X X XX 4 XX XXXXXX 8 X X XXXXXXXXXX X 13 XX XXXXX X XXXXX13 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX17 X XXXXXX X 8 XX XX X XX 7 X 1Total: 71 NOCs191919191919191919191920192019192018344
Men's freestyle events
55 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
60 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
66 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
74 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
84 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
96 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
120 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
Men's Greco-Roman events
55 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
60 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
66 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
74 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
84 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 20
96 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 19
120 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 3 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 20
Women's freestyle events
48 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 19
55 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 1 Total 19
63 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 2 Total 20
72 kg Competition Places Qualified wrestlers 2011 World Championships 6 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament 2 Pan American Qualification Tournament 2 Asian Qualification Tournament 2 European Qualification Tournament 2 1st World Qualification Tournament 2 2nd World Qualification Tournament 2 Invitational / Host Country 0 — Total 18
Notes
References General Qualified Wrestlers’ List for the 2012 London Olympic Games
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