Japan leads Olympic Games Paris 2024 Wrestling Medal Count at halfway mark with five medals

Japan leads Olympic Games Paris 2024 Wrestling Medal Count at halfway mark with five medals

Japan leads the medal table in the sport of wrestling at the mid-way point of its competition at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. This includes nine of the 18 weight classes in the games, with final results in all six Greco-Roman weight classe and three weight classes in women’s freestyle.

Japan has earned five medals so far, with three gold medals and two bronze medals. Japanese champions at this point are Kenichiro Fumita (60 kg Greco-Roman), Nao Kusaka (77 kg Greco-Roman) and Akari Fujinami (53 kg women’s freestyle).

There are four nations with four medals to date: Iran, Cuba, China and Kyrgyzstan.

Based upon the quality of medals, Iran is second on the medal chart, with two golds, one silver and one bronze medal. Iranian champions so far are Saeid Esmaeili (67 kg Greco-Roman) and Mohammadhadi Saravi (97 kg Greco-Roman). Iran won the medal count in Greco-Roman with four.

Cuba is next with one champion, one silver medalist and two bronze medalists. Cuba’s champion was Mijian Lopez (130 GR), who won a fifth Olympic gold medal. He is the first athlete from any sport or nation to win a gold medal in the same disciplines in five straight Olympic Games.

China and Kyrgyzstan have the same medal count, with one silver and three bronzes.

Of the five nations with two medals in the first half of the Games, the United States is the only nation with two champions, Amit Elor (WFS 68 kg) and Sarah Hildebrandt (WFS 50 kg).

There were 16 different nations which had at least one medalist in the first nine weight classes.

We will update this when the event completes on Sunday.

OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024

At Paris, France, August 6

Total Medal Count - Wrestling

(Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg)

(Women’s Freestyle: 50 kg, 53 kg, 68 kg)

Japan, 5 (3-0-2)

Iran, 4 (2-1-1)

Cuba, 4 (1-1-2)

China, 4 (0-1-3)

Kyrgyzstan, 4 (0-1-3)

United States, 2 (2-0-0)

Armenia, 2 (0-1-1)

Kazakhstan 2 (0-1-1)

Ukraine, 2 (0-1-1)

North Korea, 2 (0-0-2)

Bulgaria, 1 (1-0-0)

Ecuador, 1 (0-1-0)

Azerbaijan, 1 (0-0-1)

Chile, 1 (0-0-1)

Denmark, 1 (0-0-1)

Turkey, 1 (0-0-1)

Greco-Roman Medal Count (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg)

Iran, 4 (2-1-1)

Cuba, 3 (1-0-2)

Kyrgyzstan, 3 (0-0-3)

Japan, 2 (2-0-0)

Armenia, 2 (0-1-1)

China, 2 (0-1-1)

Ukraine, 2 (0-1-1)

Kazakhstan 2 (0-1-1)

Bulgaria, 1 (1-0-0)

Azerbaijan, 1 (0-0-1)

Chile, 1 (0-0-1)

Denmark, 1 (0-0-1)

North Korea, 1 (0-0-1)

Women’s Freestyle Medal Count (50 kg, 53 kg, 68 kg)

Japan, 3 (1-0-2)

United States, 2 (2-0-0)

China, 2 (0-0-2)

Ecuador, 1 (0-1-0)

Cuba, 1 (0-1-0)

Kyrgyzstan, 1 (0-1-0)

Turkey, 1 (0-0-1)

North Korea, 1 (0-0-1)

GRECO-ROMAN RESULTS - FINAL

Greco-Roman 60 kg

Gold - Kenichiro Fumita (Japan)

Silver - Liguo Cao (China)

Bronze – Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan)

Bronze – Se ung Ri (North Korea)

5^th - Mehdi Mohsen Nejad (Iran)

5^th -  Raber Rodriguez Orozco (Venezuela)

7^th - Islomjon Bakhramov (Uzbekistan)

8^th  Enes Basar (Turkey)

9^th - Razvan Arnault (Romania)

10^th - Moamen Ahmed Rabie Mohamed (Egpyt)

Gold - Kenichiro Fumita (Japan) vs. Liguo Cao (China), 4-1

Bronze – Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Mehdi Mohsen Nejad (Iran), 3-1

Bronze – Se ung Ri (North Korea) tech fall Raber Rodriguez Orozco (Venezuela), 8-0

Greco-Roman 67 kg

Gold -. Saeid Esmaeili (Iran)

Silver - Parviz Nasibov (Ukraine)

Bronze – Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijan)

Bronze - Luis Orta Sanchez (Cuba)

5^th - Amantur Ismailov (Kyrgyzstan)

5^th - Slavik Galstyan (Armenia)

7^th - Valentin Petic (Moldova)

8^th - Mamadassa Sylla (France)

9^th - Andres Montano Arroyo (Ecuador)

10^th - Mate Nemes (Serbia)

Gold -. Saeid Esmaeili (Iran) dec. Parviz Nasibov (Ukraine), 6-5

Bronze – Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijan) tech fall Amantur Ismailov (Kyrgyzstan), 8-0

Bronze - Luis Orta Sanchez (Cuba) dec. Slavik Galstyan (Armenia), 7-0

Greco Roman 77 kg

Gold - Nao Kusaka (Japan)

Silver - Demeu Zhadrayev (Kazakhstan)

Bronze - Malkhas Amoyan (Armenia)

Bronze - Akzol Makhmudov (Kyrgyzstan)

5^th - Aram Vardanyan (Uzbekistan)

5^th - Sanan Suleymanov (Azerbaijan)

7^th - Zotlan Levai (Hungary)

8^th - Amin Yavar Kaviyaninejad (Iran)

9^th - Yosvanys Pena Flores (Cuba)

10^th - Burhan Akbudak (Turkey)

Gold - Nao Kusaka (Japan) dec. Demeu Zhadrayev (Kazakhstan), 5-2

Bronze - Malkhas Amoyan (Armenia) dec. Aram Vardanyan (Uzbekistan), 6-5

Bronze - Akzol Makhmudov (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Sanan Suleymanov (Azerbaijan), 6-5

Greco-Roman 87 kg

Gold - Semen Novikov (Bulgaria)

Silver - Alireza Mohmadipiani (Iran)

Bronze – Zhan Beleniuk (Ukraine)

Bronze - Turpal Bisultanov (Denmark)

5^th - Arkadiusz Kulynycz (Poland)

5^th - David Losonczi (Hungary)

7^th - Nursultan Tursynov (Kazakhstan)

8^th - Aleksandr Komarov (Serbia)

9^th - Lasha Gobadze (Georgia)

10^th - Ali Cengiz (Turkey)

Gold - Semen Novikov (Bulgaria) dec. Alireza Mohmadipiani (Iran), 7-0

Bronze – Zhan Beleniuk (Ukraine) dec. Arkadiusz Kulynycz (Poland), 3-1

Bronze - Turpal Bisultanov (Denmark) dec. David Losonczi (Hungary), 2-1

Greco Roman 97 kg

Gold - Mohammadhadi Saravi (Iran)

Silver - Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia), 4-1

Bronze - Gabriel Rosillo Kindelon (Cuba)

Bronze - Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (Kyrgyzstan)

5^th - Rustam Assakalov (Uzbekistan)

5^th - Mohamed Gabr (Egypt)

7^th - Abubakar Khaslakhanau (Individual Neutral Athlete)

8^th -  Arvi Savolainen (Finland)

9^th - Josef Rau (USA)

10^th - Lucas Alexandros Lazogianis (Germany)

Gold - Mohammadhadi Saravi (Iran) dec. Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia), 4-1

Bronze - Gabriel Rosillo Kindelon (Cuba) inj. dft. Rustam Assakalov (Uzbekistan), 0:42

Bronze - Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Mohamed Gabr (Egypt), 2-1

Greco-Roman 130 kg

Gold - Mijain Lopez (Cuba)

Silver - Yasmani Acosta (Chile)

Bronze – Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran)

Bronze – Lingzhe Meng (China)

5^th - Sabah Shariati (Azerbaijan)

5^th - Abdellatif Mohamed (Egypt)

7^th - Mantas Knystautas (Lithuania)

8^th - Alimkhan Syzdykov (Kazakhstan)

9^th - Kiril Milenov Milov (Bulgaria)

10^th -  Heiki Nabi (Estonia)

Gold - Mijain Lopez (Cuba) dec. Yasmani Acosta (Chile), 6-0

Bronze – Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) dec. Sabah Shariati (Azerbaijan), 4-0

Bronze – Lingzhe Meng (China) dec. Abdellatif Mohamed (Egypt), 5-2

WOMEN’S FREESTYLE – FIRST THREE WEIGHTS

Women's Freestyle 50 kg

Gold - Sarah Hildebrandt (USA)

Silver - Yusneylis Guzman (Cuba)

Bronze - Yui Susaki (Japan)

Bronze - Ziqi Feng (China)

5^th - Oksana Livach (Spain), 10-0

5^th - Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia)

7^th - Gabija Dilyte (Lithuania)

8^th - Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan)

9^th - Evin Demirhan (Turkey)

10^th -Anastasia Blayvas (Germany)

Gold - Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) vs. Yusneylis Guzman (Cuba)

Bronze - Yui Susaki (Japan) tech fall Oksana Livach (Spain), 10-0

Bronze - Ziqi Feng (China) dec. Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia), 6-4

Women’s Freestyle 53 kg

Gold - Akari Fujinami (Japan)

Silver - Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador)

Bronze – Hyogyong Choe (North Korea)

Bronze - Qianyu Pang (China)

5^th - Annika Wendle (Germany)

5^th -  Khulan Batkhuyag (Mongolia)

7^th - Emma Malmgren (Sweden)

8^th - Zeynep Yetgil (Turkey)

9^th - Andreea Ana (Romania)

10^th - Maria Prevolaraki (Greece)

Gold - Akari Fujinami (Japan) tech fall Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador), 10-0

Bronze – Hyogyong Choe (North Korea) tech fall Annika Wendle (Germany), 10-0

Bronze - Qianyu Pang (China) pin Khulan Batkhuyag (Mongolia) pin, 4:35

Women's freestyle 68 kg

Gold - Amit Elor (United States)

Silver - Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan)

Bronze –Buse Cavusoglu Tosun (Turkey)

Bronze –Nonoka Ozaki (Japan)

5^th - Sol Gum Pak (North Korea)

5^th - Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria)

7^th - Nisha (India) 8

8^th -  Wiktoria Choluj (Poland)

9^th -  Koumba Larroque (France)

10^th - Irina Ringaci (Moldova)

Gold - Amit Elor (United States) dec. Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan), 3-0

Bronze –Buse Cavusoglu Tosun (Turkey) dec. Sol Gum Pak (North Korea), 4-2

Bronze –Nonoka Ozaki (Japan) dec. Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria), 3-0