2016 Olympic Games

Projecting The Olympic Field

Projecting The Olympic Field

We're a little way out - 75 days to be exact - but the Olympic Freestyle field is rounding into shape. For most nations, the wrestler who qualified the weig

May 31, 2016 by Willie Saylor
Projecting The Olympic Field
We're a little way out - 75 days to be exact - but the Olympic Freestyle field is rounding into shape.

For most nations, the wrestler who qualified the weight will be their representative in Rio. In other cases, the results of trials have been reported and/or changes to the line-up are known or suggested.

Of course power nations like Iran haven’t had trials, Azerbaijan hasn’t announced, and Russia just had the biggest debacle in wrestling tournament history. So there’s that.

The field isn't entirely carved in stone, but we're starting to get a clear picture. In most cases we’re very sure. In some, we list multiple guys that are most likely to be considered. Also keep in mind that countries can always change who they are sending.

It’s gonna be pretty darn close to the following, and as more information comes in, we’ll continually update and re-publish this.

*Listed With Rankings from United World Wrestling


57KG:

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Armenia - #20 Garnik Mnatsakanyan
Azerbaijan - #1 (at 61) Haji Aliev
Bulgaria - #2 (at 61) Vladimir Dubov / #11 Georgi Vangelov
Cuba - #5 Yowlys Bonne-Rodriguez
Georgia - #1 Vladimir Khinchegashvili
India - #14 Tomar Sandeep
Iran - #2 Hassan Rahimi
Japan - Rei Higuchi
Kazakhstan - #8 Artas Sanaa
Mongolia - #6 Erdenbat Bekhbayar
Morocco - Chakir Ansari
North Korea - #4 Hak-Jin Jong
Romania - #13 Ivan Guidea
Russia - #2 (at 61kg) Aleksandr Bogomoev / #7 Ismail Musukaev / #9 Marud Rashidov
Senegal - #19 Adama Diatta
South Korea - Jun-Sik Yun
Turkey - #17 Suleyman Atli / #4 (at 70) Yakup Gor
United States - Dan Dennis
Uzbekistan - Abbas Rakhmonov


65KG:

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Armenia - #17 David Safaryan
Australia - Sahit Prizreni
Azerbaijan - #5 Togrul Asgarov
Bahrain - Adam Batirov
Bulgaria - Boris Novachkov
Canada - Haslan Garcia
China - #19 Katal Yeerlandieke
Cuba - #18 Alejandro Tobier
Georgia - #10 Zurabi Iakobishvili
India - #16 Yogushwar Dutt
Iran - #4 Sayed Mohammadi
Italy - #1 Frank Chamizo
Mongolia - #9 Batnagnai Batchuluun / #14 Nomin Batbold / #15 Mandakhnaran Ganzorig
Nigeria - #20 Daniel Amas
Puerto Rico - #11 Franklin Gomez
Russia - #2 Soslan Ramonov
Turkey - #13 Mustafa Kay
United States - Frank Molinaro
Uzbekistan - #3 Ikhtiyor Navruzov


74KG:

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Australia - Talgat Ilyasov
Azerbaijan - #9 Yabrial Hasanov
Bulgaria - #19 Georgi Ivanov / #10 (at 70) Miroslav Kirov / #13 (at 70) Nikolay Kurtev
Columbia - Carlos Izquierdo
Cuba - #6 Livan Lopez Azcuy
France - #7 Zelimkhan Khadjiev
Georgia - #14 Yakob Makarashvili
Guinea-Bissau - #20 Augusto Midana
Haiti - Asnage Castelly
India - #5 Narasingh Yadac
Iran - #10 Hassan Yazdani Charati
Japan - S#17 osuke Takatani
Kazakhstan - #18 Galymzhan Usserbayev
Moldova - Evgheni Nedealco
Mongolia - #4 Unurbat Purevjav
Russia - #2 Anuir Guduev
Spain - Taimuraz Friev
Turkey - #8 Soner Demirtas
United States - #1 Jordan Burroughs
Uzbekistan - Bekzod Abdurakhmanov


86KG:

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Azerbaijan - #3 Aleksander Gostiev / #13 Nurmagomed Gadzhiev / #17 Magomedhashi Khatiev
Belarus - #16 Amarhadshi Magomedov / Amarhajy Mahamedau
Bulgaria - #18 Mikahil Ganev
China - Bi Shengfeng
Cuba - #10 Reineris Salas
Egypt - Mohamed Zaghloul
Georgia - #5 Sandro Aminishvili / #12 Dato Marsigishvili
Hungary - #15 Istvan Vereb
Iran - #6 Alireza Karimi
Kazakhstan - #14 Azlan Kakhidze
Mongolia - #9 Uitumen Orgodol
Poland - #20 Zvigniew Baranowski
Puerto Rico - #19 Jaime Espinal
Russia - #1 Abdulrashid Sadulaev
South Korea - Kim Gwan-uk
Tunisia - Mohamed Saadaoui
Turkey - #4 Selim Yasar
United States - J’Den Cox
Venezuela - Pedro Ceballos


97KG:

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Armenia - #17 Georgi Ketoev
Azerbaijan - #6 Khetag Gazyumov / #18 Sharif Sharifov
Cuba - Javier Cortina
Georgia - #5 Elizbar Odikadze
Guinea-Bissau - Bedopassa Buassat
Iran - #9 Reza Yazdani / #14 Abbas Tahan
Kazakhstan - Mamed Ibrigamov
Kyrgyzstan - #16 Magomed Musaev
Moldova - #19 Nicolae Ceban
Mongolia - #10 Khuderbulga Dorkjhand
Nigeria - Sosa Tamarau
Poland - #13 Radislov Baran
Romania - Albert Saritov
Russia - #4 Anzor Boltukaev
Turkey - #15 Ibrigim Bolukbasi
Ukraine - #7 Valeri Andriitsev / #8 Pavlo Olynik
United States - #2 Kyle Snyder
Uzbekistan - Magomed Ibrigamov
Venezuela - #12 Jose Robertti


125KG:

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Armenia - #9 Levan Berianidze
Azerbaijan - #5 Jamalladin Magomedov
Belarus - #16 Aleksey Nikolaev
Bulgaria - #18 Lyuben Iliev
Canada - Korey Jarvis
China - #10 Zhiwei Deng
Egypt - #20 Diaaeldin Abdelmottaleb
Georgia - #1 Geno Petriashvili
Hungary - #14 Daniel Ligeti
Iran - #4 Parviz Hadi / #6 Komeil Ghasemi
Kazakhstan - #8 Daulet Shabanbay
Kyrgyzstan - #15 Aiaal Lazarev
Mongolia - #7 Chuluunbat Jargalsaikhan
Palau - Floran Temengil
Poland - #12 Robery Baran
Russia - #3 Bilal Makhov / #17 Vladislav Baitsaev / Mukhambasi Mogamedov
Tunisia - Slim Trabelsi
Turkey - #2 Taha Akgul
Ukraine - #11 Alen Zaseev
United States - #13 Tervel Dlagnev