Wrestling — Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men

Times held 14
Total participants 163
Total countries 54

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1972 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (>100 kg), Men Olympic 13 13
1976 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (>100 kg), Men Olympic 15 15
1980 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (>100 kg), Men Olympic 12 12
1984 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (>100 kg), Men Olympic 8 8
1988 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤130 kg), Men Olympic 15 15
1992 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤130 kg), Men Olympic 15 15
1996 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤130 kg), Men Olympic 18 18
2000 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤130 kg), Men Olympic 18 18
2004 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤120 kg), Men Olympic 20 20
2008 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤120 kg), Men Olympic 20 20
2012 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤120 kg), Men Olympic 18 18
2016 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤125 kg), Men Olympic 20 20
2020 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤125 kg), Men Olympic 16 16
2024 Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤125 kg), Men Olympic 16 16

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1972 Aliaksandr MiadvedURS Osman DuralievBUL Chris TaylorUSA
1976 Soslan AndiyevURS József BallaHUN Ladislau ȘimonROU
1980 Soslan AndiyevURS József BallaHUN Adam SandurskiPOL
1984 Bruce BaumgartnerUSA Bob MolleCAN Ayhan TaşkınTUR
1988 Davit GobejishviliURS Bruce BaumgartnerUSA Andreas SchröderGDR
1992 Bruce BaumgartnerUSA Jeff ThueCAN Davit GobejishviliEUN
1996 Mahmut DemirTUR Aliaksei MiadzvedzeuBLR Bruce BaumgartnerUSA
2000 David MusulbesRUS Artur TaymazovUZB Alexis RodríguezCUB
2004 Artur TaymazovUZB Ali Reza RezaeiIRI Aydın PolatçıTUR
2008 Bakhtiyar AkhmedovRUS David MusuľbesSVK Disney Rodríguez
Marid Mutalimov
CUB
KAZ
2012 Komeil Ghasemi
Bilyal Makhov
IRI
RUS
Daulet Shabanbay
Tervel Dlagnev
KAZ
USA
2016 Taha AkgülTUR Komeil GhasemiIRI Ibrahim Saidau
Geno Petriashvili
BLR
GEO
2020 Gable StevesonUSA Geno PetriashviliGEO Amir Hossein Zare
Taha Akgül
IRI
TUR
2024 Geno PetriashviliGEO Amir Hossein ZareIRI Giorgi Meşvildişvili
Taha Akgül
AZE
TUR

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Soviet Union URS 4 0 0 4
United States USA 3 1 3 7
Russian Federation RUS 3 0 0 3
Türkiye TUR 2 0 4 6
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 1 3 1 5
Georgia GEO 1 1 1 3
Uzbekistan UZB 1 1 0 2
Canada CAN 0 2 0 2
Hungary HUN 0 2 0 2
Belarus BLR 0 1 1 2
Bulgaria BUL 0 1 0 1
Slovakia SVK 0 1 0 1
Cuba CUB 0 0 2 2
Kazakhstan KAZ 0 0 2 2
Azerbaijan AZE 0 0 1 1
East Germany GDR 0 0 1 1
Poland POL 0 0 1 1
Romania ROU 0 0 1 1
Unified Team EUN 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Bruce Baumgartner USA 2 1 1 4
Soslan Andiyev RUS
URS
2 0 0 2
Geno Petriashvili GEO 1 1 1 3
David Musuľbes RUS
SVK
1 1 0 2
Artur Taymazov UZB 1 1 0 2
Komeil Ghasemi IRI 1 1 0 2

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Algeria ALG 2020 Summer Olympics Djahid Berrahal 14 See all
Argentina ARG 1976 Summer Olympics Carlos Braconi AC See all
Armenia ARM 2016 Summer Olympics Levan Berianidze =5 See all
Australia AUS 1996 Summer Olympics Mick Pikos =16 See all
Azerbaijan AZE 2024 Summer Olympics Giorgi Meşvildişvili =3 Bronze See all
Belarus BLR 1996 Summer Olympics Aliaksei Miadzvedzeu 2 Silver See all
Bulgaria BUL 1972 Summer Olympics Osman Duraliev 2 Silver See all
Canada CAN 1984 Summer Olympics Bob Molle 2 Silver See all
1992 Summer Olympics Jeff Thue 2 Silver
Cuba CUB 2000 Summer Olympics Alexis Rodríguez 3 Bronze See all
2008 Summer Olympics Disney Rodríguez =3 Bronze
Czechoslovakia TCH 1972 Summer Olympics Oldřich Vlasák AC See all
1988 Summer Olympics Miroslav Luberda AC
1992 Summer Olympics Juraj Štěch AC
East Germany GDR 1988 Summer Olympics Andreas Schröder 3 Bronze See all
Egypt EGY 1984 Summer Olympics Hassan El-Haddad 4 See all
Georgia GEO 2024 Summer Olympics Geno Petriashvili 1 Gold See all
Germany GER 1992 Summer Olympics Andreas Schröder 5 See all
Great Britain GBR 1996 Summer Olympics Amerjit Singh 13 See all
Greece GRE 1984 Summer Olympics Panagiotis Poikilidis 8 See all
1996 Summer Olympics Petros Bourntoulis 8
Guam GUM 1996 Summer Olympics Neal Kranz =16 See all
Hungary HUN 1976 Summer Olympics József Balla 2 Silver See all
1980 Summer Olympics József Balla 2 Silver
India IND 2004 Summer Olympics Palwinder Singh Cheema 15 See all
Iraq IRQ 1976 Summer Olympics Maytham Shehab DNS See all
Islamic Republic of Iran IRI 2012 Summer Olympics Komeil Ghasemi =1 Gold See all
Italy ITA 2004 Summer Olympics Francesco Miano-Petta 10 See all
Japan JPN 1976 Summer Olympics Yorihide Isogai 6 See all
Kazakhstan KAZ 2008 Summer Olympics Marid Mutalimov =3 Bronze See all
2012 Summer Olympics Daulet Shabanbay =3 Bronze
Kosovo KOS 2020 Summer Olympics Egzon Shala 7 See all
Kyrgyzstan KGZ 1996 Summer Olympics Aleksandr Kovalevsky 5 See all
2024 Summer Olympics Ayaal Lazarev =5
Lebanon LBN 1980 Summer Olympics Hassan Bechara DNS See all
Mauritius MRI 1988 Summer Olympics Navind Ramsaran AC See all
Mexico MEX 2012 Summer Olympics Jesse Ruiz 16 See all
Mongolia MGL 2012 Summer Olympics Jargalsaikhany Chuluunbat 5 See all
Nigeria NGR 2024 Summer Olympics Ashton Mutuwa 15 See all
Norway NOR 1976 Summer Olympics Einar Gundersen AC See all
Palau PLW 2008 Summer Olympics Florian Temengil 15 See all
Panama PAN 1996 Summer Olympics Alfredo Far =16 See all
People's Republic of China CHN 2020 Summer Olympics Deng Zhiwei =5 See all
Peru PER 1972 Summer Olympics Miguel Zambrano AC See all
1980 Summer Olympics Miguel Zambrano AC
Poland POL 1980 Summer Olympics Adam Sandurski 3 Bronze See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1992 Summer Olympics Rod Figueroa 10 See all
ROC ROC 2020 Summer Olympics Sergey Kozyrev 11 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 1992 Summer Olympics Park Seong-Ha 8 See all
Romania ROU 1976 Summer Olympics Ladislau Șimon 3 Bronze See all
Russian Federation RUS 2000 Summer Olympics David Musulbes 1 Gold See all
2008 Summer Olympics Bakhtiyar Akhmedov 1 Gold
2012 Summer Olympics Bilyal Makhov =1 Gold
Senegal SEN 1984 Summer Olympics Mamadou Sakho 5 See all
Slovakia SVK 2008 Summer Olympics David Musuľbes 2 Silver See all
Soviet Union URS 1972 Summer Olympics Aliaksandr Miadved 1 Gold See all
1976 Summer Olympics Soslan Andiyev 1 Gold
1980 Summer Olympics Soslan Andiyev 1 Gold
1988 Summer Olympics Davit Gobejishvili 1 Gold
Spain ESP 1988 Summer Olympics Jesús Montesdeoca AC See all
Sweden SWE 1976 Summer Olympics Arne Robertsson DNS See all
1984 Summer Olympics Tomas Johansson DNS
Syrian Arab Republic SYR 1980 Summer Olympics Youssef Diba AC See all
1988 Summer Olympics Dennis Atiyeh AC
Tunisia TUN 2016 Summer Olympics Radhouane Chebbi =18 See all
Türkiye TUR 1996 Summer Olympics Mahmut Demir 1 Gold See all
2016 Summer Olympics Taha Akgül 1 Gold
Ukraine UKR 1996 Summer Olympics Merab Valiyev 7 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Summer Olympics Davit Gobejishvili 3 Bronze See all
United States USA 1984 Summer Olympics Bruce Baumgartner 1 Gold See all
1992 Summer Olympics Bruce Baumgartner 1 Gold
2020 Summer Olympics Gable Steveson 1 Gold
Uzbekistan UZB 2004 Summer Olympics Artur Taymazov 1 Gold See all
West Germany FRG 1972 Summer Olympics Wilfried Dietrich 5 See all