Iranian Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei won the Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling 96kg gold medal, beating Russian Rustam Totrov.
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| Event Type | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal/Final | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Semifinal | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Men's Freestyle 66 kg | Final | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Men's Freestyle 66 kg | Semifinal | See Results |
| Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Quarterfinal | See Results | |
| Men's Freestyle 66 kg | Quarterfinal | See Results |
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Latest Medals
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- Gold Jacob Stephen Varner United States
- Silver Valerii Andriitsev Ukraine
- Bronze George Gogshelidze Georgia
- Bronze Khetag Gazyumov Azerbaijan
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- Gold Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu Japan
- Silver Sushil Kumar India
- Bronze Livan Lopez Azcuy Cuba
- Bronze Akzhurek Tanatarov Kazakhstan
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- Gold Toghrul Asgarov Azerbaijan
- Silver Besik Kudukhov Russia
- Bronze Coleman Scott United States
- Bronze Yogeshwar Dutt India
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- Gold Sharif Sharifov Azerbaijan
- Silver Jaime Yusept Espinal Puerto Rico
- Bronze Dato Marsagishvili Georgia
- Bronze Ehsan Naser Lashgari Iran
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- Gold Artur Taymazov Uzbekistan
- Silver Davit Modzmanashvili Georgia
- Bronze Bilyal Makhov Russia
- Bronze Komeil Ghasemi Iran
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- Gold Jordan Ernest Burroughs United States
- Silver Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi Iran
- Bronze Soslan Tigiev Uzbekistan
- Bronze Denis Tsargush Russia
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- Gold Dzhamal Otarsultanov Russia
- Silver Vladimer Khinchegashvili Georgia
- Bronze Kyong Il Yang North Korea
- Bronze Shinichi Yumoto Japan
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- Gold Saori Yoshida Japan
- Silver Tonya Lynn Verbeek Canada
- Bronze Jackeline Renteria Castillo Colombia
- Bronze Yuliya Ratkevich Azerbaijan
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- Gold Hitomi Obara Japan
- Silver Mariya Stadnyk Azerbaijan
- Bronze Carol Huynh Canada
- Bronze Clarissa Kyoko Mei Ling Chun United States
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- Gold Kaori Icho Japan
- Silver Ruixue Jing China
- Bronze Lubov Volosova Russia
- Bronze Battsetseg Soronzonbold Mongolia
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- Gold Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei Iran
- Silver Rustam Totrov Russia
- Bronze Artur Aleksanyan Armenia
- Bronze Jimmy Lidberg Sweden
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- Gold Hyeonwoo Kim South Korea
- Silver Tamas Lorincz Hungary
- Bronze Steeve Guenot France
- Bronze Manuchar Tskhadaia Georgia
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- Gold Omid Haji Noroozi Iran
- Silver Revaz Lashkhi Georgia
- Bronze Ryutaro Matsumoto Japan
- Bronze Zaur Kuramagomedov Russia
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- Gold Alan Khugaev Russia
- Silver Karam Mohamed Gaber Ebrahim Egypt
- Bronze Damian Janikowski Poland
- Bronze Danyal Gajiyev Kazakhstan
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- Gold Mijain Lopez Nunez Cuba
- Silver Heiki Nabi Estonia
- Bronze Johan Euren Sweden
- Bronze Riza Kayaalp Turkey
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- Gold Roman Vlasov Russia
- Silver Arsen Julfalakyan Armenia
- Bronze Aleksandr Kazakevic Lithuania
- Bronze Emin Ahmadov Azerbaijan
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- Gold Hamid Mohammad Soryan Reihanpour Iran
- Silver Rovshan Bayramov Azerbaijan
- Bronze Mingiyan Semenov Russia
- Bronze Peter Modos Hungary
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Wrestling Medals
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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