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List of amateur wrestlers

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Listed are wrestlers who wrestled in either freestyle, Greco-Roman, collegiate, or associated amateur wrestling styles. These wrestlers should not be confused with the sports entertainment form of professional wrestling.

Armenia Armenia

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

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Australia Australia

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Austria Austria

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  • Nikolaus Hirschl – 1932 Olympic 2 time bronze medalist, European Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, 10 time Austrian Heavyweight Wrestling Champion

Belarus Belarus

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Belgium Belgium

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Bulgaria Bulgaria

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  • Valentin Yordanov – 1996 Olympic gold medalist in up to 52 kg weight class, seven times World Champion (1983, '85, '87, '89, '93, '94, and '95), seven times European Champion (1982, '83, '85, '86, '87, '88, and '89), and is the only wrestler to hold 10 World Championship medals (7 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze).
  • Ivan Radnev – 1994 World silver medalist
  • Dimitar Dobrev – 1960 Olympic gold medalist (73 – 79 kg), 1956 Olympic silver medalist (73 – 79 kg)
  • Petko Sirakov – 1956 Olympic silver medalist (79 – 87 kg)
  • Nikola Stanchev – 1956 Olympic gold medalist (73 – 79 kg)
  • Hussein Mehmedov – 1956 Olympic silver medalist (+ 87 kg)
  • Dinko Petrov – 1960 Olympic bronze medalist (52 – 57 kg)
  • Krali Bimbalov – 1960 Olympic silver medalist (79 – 87 kg)
  • Nezhdet Zalev – 1960 Olympic silver medalist (52 – 57 kg)
  • Stancho Ivanov – 1960 Olympic silver medalist (57 – 62 kg)
  • Enyu Valchev – 1960 Olympic bronze medalist (62 – 67 kg), 1964 Olympic gold medalist (62 – 67 kg), 1968 Olympic silver medalist (63 – 70 kg), 1962 World gold medalist (62 – 67 kg)
  • Angel Kerezov – 1964 Olympic silver medalist (- 52 kg)
  • Kiril Todorov – 1964 Olympic silver medalist (70 – 78 kg)
  • Boyan Radev – 1964 Olympic gold medalist (87 – 97 kg), 1968 Olympic gold medalist (87 – 97 kg)
  • Stancho Kolev – 1964 Olympic silver medalist (57 – 63 kg)
  • Prodan Gardzhev – 1964 Olympic gold medalist (78 – 87 kg), 1968 Olympic bronze medalist (78 – 87 kg)
  • Said Mustafov – 1964 Olympic bronze medalist (87 – 97 kg)
  • Lyutvi Akhmedov – 1964 Olympic silver medalist (+ 97 kg)
  • Enyu Todorov – 1968 Olympic silver medalist (57 – 63 kg)
  • Osman Duraliev – 1968 Olympic silver medalist (+ 97 kg)
  • Petar Kirov – 1968 Olympic gold medalist (- 52 kg), 1972 Olympic gold medalist (48 – 52 kg)
  • Ognyan Nikolov – 1972 Olympic silver medalist (- 48 kg)
  • Ivan Krastev – 1972 Olympic bronze medalist (57 – 62 kg)
  • Osman Duraliev – 1972 Olympic silver medalist (+ 100)
  • Stefan Angelov – 1972 Olympic bronze medalist (- 48 kg), 1976 Olympic bronze medalist (- 48 kg)
  • Georgi Markov – 1972 Olympic gold medalist (57 – 62 kg)
  • Stoyan Apostolov – 1972 Olympic silver medalist (62 – 68 kg)
  • Aleksandar Tomov – 1972 Olympic silver medalist (+ 100), 1976 Olympic silver medalist (+ 100), 1980 Olympic silver medalist (+ 100)
  • Khasan Isaev – 1976 Olympic gold medalist (- 48 kg)
  • Dimo Kostov – 1976 Olympic bronze medalist (90 – 100 kg)
  • Ivan Kolev – 1976 Olympic bronze medalist (74 – 82 kg)
  • Stoyan Ivanov – 1976 Olympic silver medalist (82 – 90 kg)
  • Kamen Goranov – 1976 Olympic silver medalist (90 – 100 kg)
  • Nermedin Selimov – 1980 Olympic bronze medalist (48 – 52 kg)
  • Miho Dukov – 1980 Olympic silver medalist (57 – 62 kg)
  • Ivan Yankov – 1980 Olympic silver medalist (62 – 68 kg)
  • Valentin Raychev – 1980 Olympic gold medalist (68 – 74 kg)
  • Ismail Abilov – 1980 Olympic gold medalist (74 – 82 kg)
  • Slavcho Chervenkov – 1980 Olympic silver medalist (90 – 100 kg)
  • Mladen Mladenov – 1980 Olympic bronze medalist (48 – 52 kg)
  • Pavel Pavlov – 1980 Olympic bronze medalist (74 – 82 kg)
  • Georgi Raikov – 1980 Olympic gold medalist (90 – 100 kg)
  • Ivan Tzonov – 1988 Olympic silver medalist (- 48 kg)
  • Simeon Shterev – 1988 Olympic bronze medalist (57 – 62 kg)
  • Rahmat Sukra – 1988 Olympic bronze medalist (68 – 74 kg)
  • Bratan Tzenov – 1988 Olympic bronze medalist (- 48 kg)
  • Stoyan Balov – 1988 Olympic silver medalist (52 – 57 kg)
  • Zhivko Vangelov – 1988 Olympic silver medalist (57 – 62 kg)
  • Atanas Komchev – 1988 Olympic gold medalist (82 – 90 kg)
  • Rangel Gerovski – 1988 Olympic silver medalist (+ 130 kg)
  • Valentin Yordanov – 1992 Olympic bronze medalist (48 – 52 kg), 1996 Olympic gold medalist (48 – 52 kg)
  • Valentin Getsov – 1992 Olympic silver medalist (62 – 68 kg)
  • Serafim Barzakov – 2000 Olympic silver medalist (58 – 63 kg)
  • Radoslav Velikov – 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (- 54 kg)
  • Kiril Terziev – 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (66 – 74 kg)
  • Yavor Yanakiev – 2008 Olympic bronze medalist (66 – 74 kg)

Canada Canada

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China China

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Cuba Cuba

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  • Feliberto Ascuy – 1996, 2000 Olympic gold medalists
  • Yandro Miguel Quintana – 2004 Olympic gold medalist
  • Juan Marén – 1992 Olympic bronze medalist, 1996, 2000 Olympic silver medalists
  • Alexis Vila – 1996 Olympic bronze medalists
  • Roberto Monzon – 2004 Olympic silver medalist
  • Iván Fundora – 2004 Olympic bronze medalist, 2007 World Bronze
  • Yoel Romero – 2000 Olympic silver medalist, world champion, world second twice, world third twice
  • Alexis Rodríguez – 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, 1998 world gold, 2001 world silver
  • Lázaro Rivas – 2000 Olympic silver, 1999 world gold, 2003 & 2001 World bronze
  • Mijaín López – three-time Olympic champion, five-time world champion, three-time world second
  • Liván López – 2012 Olympic bronze, 2013 World Bronze, 2014 & 2011 World Bronze
  • Ismael Borrero – 2016 Olympic gold, 2019 & 2015 world gold medalist
  • Yasmany Lugo – 2016 Olympic silver medalist

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia

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Denmark Denmark

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Egypt Egypt

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Estonia Estonia

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France France

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Finland Finland

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Georgia Georgia (country)

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Germany Germany

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Great Britain United Kingdom

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Greece Greece

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Hungary Hungary

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India India

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Iran Iran

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Italy Italy

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Japan Japan

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  • Osamu Watanabe – 1964 Olympic gold medalist and freestyle wrestling's only Olympic gold medalist to retire undefeated in competition
  • Kaori Icho – 2004 Olympic gold medalist
  • Kenji Inoue – 2004 Olympic bronze medalist
  • Chikara Tanabe – 2004 Olympic bronze medalist
  • Kyoko Hamaguchi – 2004 Olympic bronze medalist
  • Yojiro Uetake – 1964 and 1968 olympic gold medalist and 3 time undefeated NCAA Champion at Oklahoma State University

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

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Korea, North North Korea

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Korea, South South Korea

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Lebanon Lebanon

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Republic of Macedonia North Macedonia

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Moldova Moldova

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Mongolia Mongolia

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Norway Norway

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Pakistan Pakistan

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Poland Poland

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Romania Romania

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Russia Russia

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Sweden Sweden

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  • Edvin Matiasson – 1908 Olympic bronze medalist
  • Erik Lindén – 1948 Olympic bronze medalist
  • Frank Andersson – 1984 Olympic bronze medalist
  • Mikael Ljungberg – 1996 Olympic bronze medalist, 2000 Olympic gold medalist
  • Martin Lidberg – 2003 World gold medalist, Multible European Medalist
  • Ara Abrahamian – 2004 Olympic silver medalist, later became known for his antics during 2008 Olympics where he was stripped of his bronze
  • Sofia Mattsson – 2007 European bronze medalist, 2008 European silver medalist
  • Johan Eurén – 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, 2013 World bronze medalist
  • Jimmy Lidberg – 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, 2009-11 World Medalist
  • Sofia Mattsson – 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, Multible World Medalist
  • Jenny Fransson – 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, Multible World Medalist

Switzerland Switzerland

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Turkey Turkey

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USSR Soviet Union

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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

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Ukraine Ukraine

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United Arab Republic United Arab Republic

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USA United States

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YUG Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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See also

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References

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