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Rio de Janeiro 2016 XXXI Olympic Games

16/08/2016

 

The Wrestling competition began with the Greco-Roman discipline on the second Sunday of the Rio 2016 XXXI Olympic Games and continues until just before the closing ceremony on Sunday 21st August.

Results and further links are available on the British Wrestling Results webpage
Wrestling is viewable in the following methods:

BBC Website  Sport/Wrestling/Today’s events
Live viewing with some limited catch-up available)
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Virgin/Sky  BBC Sport/Red Button/Wrestling
UWW Website  This passes users back to the BBC website

Davit Chakvetadze of Russia takes Gold medal in the 85kg Greco-Roman event

Wrestling, along with Basketball, Handball, Football, Volleyball, Water Polo and Synchronised Swimming does not have a British athlete competing in Rio.

Pre-qualification standards were introduced in Wrestling at Atlanta in 2004.

 Everyone at British Wrestling wishes the best of luck to all Team GB athletes participating in the Games.

17 medals have been won in Wrestling by Great Britain and Northern Ireland athletes since the modern Games began in 1896.

GBR Wrestling medalling in the Olympics:-
(Freestyle, except where referenced)

Year Gold Silver Bronze Weight Category
1908  – William J. Press   – Bantamweight
 London  – James Slim  William McKie Featherweight
 11 medals George de Relwyskow William Wood Albert Gingell  Lightweight
  Stanley Bacon George de Relwyskow  Frederick Beck  Middleweight
  Con O’Kelly  – Edward Barrett  Heavyweight
         
1920  – – Philip Bernard  Featherweight *
 Antwerp  – – Peter Wright  Lightweight *
 2 medals        
         
1924  – – Andrew McDonald  Heavyweight
1928  – – Samuel Rabin Middleweight
1952  – – Kenneth Richmond  Heavyweight
1984  – – Noel Loban 90kg
        * Catch as Catch Can

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_at_the_Olympics

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