The 1996 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Xiaoshan, China. The event took place from April 4 to April 10, 1996. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1996 Summer Olympics wrestling tournament.
The first women's tournament was an open competition, an American wrestler Tricia Saunders was the only non-Asian wrestler in competition and won the gold. Medal table
Team ranking Rank Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyleTeamPointsTeamPointsTeamPoints 1 78 83 87 2 70 71 76 3 66 70 45 4 59 68 22 5 51 15
Medal summary Men's freestyle 48 kg52 kg57 kg62 kg68 kg74 kg82 kg90 kg100 kg130 kg
Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg52 kg57 kg62 kg68 kg74 kg82 kg90 kg100 kg130 kg
Women's freestyle 44 kg47 kg50 kg53 kg57 kg61 kg65 kg70 kgNone awarded75 kg
References UWW Database