Wrestling at the 2019 Pan American Games

Wrestling at the XVIII Pan American Games
Wrestling pictogram
Venue Miguel Grau Coliseum
Dates August 7–10, 2019
Competitors 150
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Wrestling competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima are scheduled to be held between August 7th and 10th, 2019 at the Miguel Grau Coliseum in the Villa Deportiva Regional del Callao cluster.[1]

The competition is split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded (12 for men and six for women).[2] Wrestling has been contested at every Pan American Games.

Medalists

Men's events

Freestyle
Event Gold Silver Bronze
57 kg
65 kg
74 kg
86 kg
97 kg
125 kg
Greco-Roman
Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 kg
67 kg
77 kg
87 kg
97 kg
130 kg

Women's events

Freestyle
Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 kg
53 kg
57 kg
62 kg
68 kg
76 kg

Qualification

A total of 150 wrestlers will qualify to compete at the games. The winner of each weight category at the 2018 South American Games and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the top three at the 2018 Pan American Championships will qualify for the Games. The top three at the 2019 Pan American Championships also qualify. The host country (Peru) is guaranteed a spot in each event, but its athletes must compete in both the 2018 and 2019 Pan American Championship. A further six wildcards (four men and two women) will be awarded to nations without any qualified athlete but took part in the qualification tournaments.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sacyr will build El Callao sports center and the National University of San Marcos Stadium for the Pan American Games in Lima (Peru) for 44 million euros". www.sacyr.com/. Sacyr. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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