All-Time Olympic Champions
1896 - Athens, Greece
Greco-Roman champion
Hwt - Karl Schumann (Germany)
1904 - St. Louis, Mo.
Freestyle champions
105 - Robert Curry (USA); 115 - George Mehnert (USA); 125 -1Isidor Niflot (USA); 135 - Benjamin Bradshaw (USA); 145 - Otto Roehm (USA); 158 - Charles Erickson (USA); Hwt - Berhuff Hansen (USA)
1906 - Athens, Greece
Greco-Roman champions
165.5 - Rudolf Watzl (Austria); 187.5 - Verner Weckman (Finland); Hwt - Soren Marius Jensen (Denmark)
1908 - London, England
Freestyle champions
119 - George Mehnert (USA); 132.5 - George Dole (USA); 147 - George de Relwyskow (Great Britain); 161 - Stanley Bacon (Great Britain); Hwt - George Con O'Kelly (Great Britain)
Greco-Roman champions
147 - Enrico Porro (Italy); 161 - Frithiof Martensson (Sweden); 205 - Verner Weckman (Finland); Hwt - Richard Weisz (Hungary)
1912 - Stockholm, Sweden
No freestyle competition
Greco-Roman champions
132.5 - Kaarlo Koskelo (Finland); 149 - Eemil Ware (Finland); 165.5 - Claes Johanson (Sweden); 182 - Anders Ahlgren (Sweden); Hwt - Yrjo Saarela (Finland)
1920 - Antwerp, Belgium
Freestyle champions
132 - Charles Ackerly (USA); 149 - Kaarlo Anttila (Finland); 165.5 - Eino Leino (Finland); 185.5 - Anders Larsson (Sweden); Hwt - Robert Roth (Switzerland)
Greco-Roman champions
132.5 - Oskar Friman (Finland); 149 - Eemil Ware (Finland); 165.5 - Carl Westergren (Sweden); 182 - Claes Johanson (Sweden); Hwt - Adolf Lindfors (Finland)
1924 - Paris, France
Freestyle champions
123.5 - Kustaa Pihlajarmaki (Finland); 134.5 - Robin Reed (USA); 145.5 - Russell Vis (USA); 158.5 - Hermann Gehri (Switzerland); 174 - Fritz Hagmann (Switzerland); 192 - John Spellman (USA); Hwt - Harry Steel (USA)
Greco-Roman champions
128 - Eduard Putsep (Estonia); 132.5 - Kaarlo Anttila (Finland); 149 - Oskar Friman (Finland); 165.5 - Edvard Westerlund (Finland); 182 - Carl Westergren (Sweden); Hwt - Henri Deglane (France)
1928 - Amsterdam, Holland
Freestyle champions
123.5 - Kaarlo Makinen (Finland); 134.5 - Allie Morrison (USA); 145.5 - Osvald Kapp (Estonia); 158.5 - Arvo Haavisto (Finland); 174 - Ernst Kyburz (Switzerland); 192 - Thure Sjostedt (Sweden); Hwt - Johan Richthoff (Sweden)
Greco-Roman champions
128 - Kurt Leucht (Germany); 132.5 - Voldemar Vali (Estonia); 149 - Lajos Keresztes (Hungary); 165.5 - Vaino Kokkinen (Finland); 182 - Ibrahim Moustafa (Egypt); Hwt - Rudolf Svensson (Sweden)
1932 - Los Angeles, Calif.
Freestyle Champions
123.5 - Robert Pearce (USA); 134.5 - Hermanni Pihlajamaki (Finland); 145.5 - Charles Pancome (France); 158.5 - Jack Van Bebber (USA); 174 - Ivar Johansson (Sweden); 192 - Peter Mehringer (USA); Hwt - Johan Richthoff (Sweden)
Greco-Roman champions
123.5 - Jakob Brendel (Germany); 134.5 - Giovanni Gozzi (Italy); 145.5 - Erik Malmberg (Sweden); 158.5 - Ivar Johansson (Sweden); 174 - Vano Kokkinen (Finland); 192 - Rudolf Svensson (Sweden); Hwt - Carl Westergren (Sweden)
1936 - Berlin, Germany
Freestyle champions
123.5 - Odon Zombori (Hungary); 134.5 - Kustaa Pihlajamaki (Finland); 145.5 - Karoly Karpati (Hungary); 158.5 - Frank Lewis (USA); 174 - Emile Poilve (France); 192 - Krut Fridell (Sweden); Hwt - Kristjan Palusalu (Estonia)
Greco-Roman champions
123.5 - Marton Lorincz (Hungary); 134.5 - Yasar Erkan (Turkey); 145.5 - Lauri Koskela (Finland); 158.5 - Rudolf Svedberg (Sweden); 174 - Ivar Johansson (Sweden); 192 - Axel Cardier (Sweden); Hwt - Kristjan Palusalu (Estonia)
1948 - London, England
Freestyle champions
114.5 - Lennart Viitala (Finland); 125.5 - Nasuh Akar (Turkey); 139 - Gazanfer Blige (Turkey); 147.5 - Celal Atik (Turkey); 161 - Yasar Dogu (Turkey); 174 - Glen Brand (USA); 192 - Henry Wittenberg (USA); Hwt - Gyula Bobis (Hungary)
Greco-Roman champions
114.5 - Pietro Lombardi (Italy); 125.5 - Kurt Pettersen (Sweden); 134.5 - Mehmet Oktav (Turkey); 147.5 - Gustav Freij (Sweden); 161 - Gosta Andersson (Sweden); 174 - Axel Gronberg (Sweden); 192 - Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden); Hwt - Ahmet Kirecci (Turkey)
1952 - Helsinki, Finland
Freestyle champions
114.5 - Hasan Gernici (Turkey); 125.5 - Shohachi Ishii (Japan); 139 - Bayram Sit (Turkey); 147.5 - Olle Anderberg (Sweden); 161 - William Smith (USA); 174 - David Tsimakuridze (Soviet Union); 192 - Wiking Palm (Sweden); Hwt - Arsen Mekokishvili (Soviet Union)
Greco-Roman champions
114.5 - Boris Gurevitch (Soviet Union); 125.5 - Imre Hodos (Hungary); 134.5 - Yakov Punkin (Soviet Union); 147.5 - Schazam Safin (Soviet Union); 161 - Miklos Szilvasi (Hungary); 174 - Axel Gronberg (Sweden); 192 - Kaeplo Grondahl (Finland); Hwt - Johannes Kotkas (Soviet Union)
1956 - Melbourne, Australia
Freestyle champions
114.5 - Mirian Tsalkalmanidze (Soviet Union); 125.5 - Mustafa Dagistanli (Turkey); 139 - Shozo Sasahara (Japan); 147.5 - Emamali Habibi (Iran); 161 - Mitsuo Ikeda (Japan); 174 - Nikola Stanchev (Bulgaria); 192 - Gholam Reza Takhti (Iran); Hwt - Hamit Kaplan (Turkey)
Greco-Roman champions
114.5 - Nikolai Solovyov (Soviet Union); 125.5 - Konstantin Vyrupayev (Soviet Union); 134.5 - Rauno Makinen (Finland); 147.5 - Kyosti Lehtonen (Finland); 161 - Mithat Bayrak (Turkey); 174 - Givy Katoziya (Soviet Union); 192 - Valentin Nikolayev (Soviet Union); Hwt - Anatoly Parfenov (Soviet Union)
1960 - Rome, Italy
Freestyle champions
114.5 - Ahmet Bilek (Turkey); 125.5 - Terry McCann (USA); 139 - Mustafa Dagistanli (Turkey); 147.5 - Shelby Wilson (USA); 161 - Doug Blubaugh (USA); 174 - Hasan Gungor (Turkey); 192 - Ismet Atli (Turkey); Hwt - Wilfried Dietrich (West Germany)
Greco-Roman champions
114.5 - Dumitru Pirvulescu (Romania); 125.5 - Oleg Karavayev (Soviet Union); 134.5 - Muzahir Sille (Turkey); 147.5 - Avtandil Koridze (Soviet Union); 161 - Mithat Byrak (Turkey); 174 - Dimiter Dobrev (Bulgaria); 192 - Tevfik Kis (Turkey); Hwt - Ivan Bogdan (Soviet Union)
1964 - Tokyo, Japan
Freestyle champions
114.5 - Yoshikatsu Yoshida (Japan); 125.5 - Yojiro Uetake (Japan); 139 - Osamu Watanabe (Japan); 154.5 - Enyu Dimov (Bulgaria); 172 - Ismail Ogan (Turkey); 192 - Prodan Gardzhev (Bulgaria); 214 - Alexander Medved (Soviet Union); Hwt - Alexander Ivanitsky (Soviet Union)
Greco-Roman champions
114.5 - Tsutomu Hanahara (Japan); 125.5 - Masamitsu Ichiguchi (Japan); 139 - Imre Polyak (Hungary); 154.5 - Kazim Ayva (Turkey); 172 - Anatoly Kolesov (Soviet Union); 192 - Branislav Simic (Yugoslavia); 214 - Boyan Radev (Bulgaria); Hwt - Istvan Kozma (Hungary)
1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
Freestyle champions
114.5 - Shigeo Nakata (Japan); 125.5 - Yojiro Uetake (Japan); 139 - Masaaki Kaneko (Japan); 154.5 - Abdollah Movahhed (Iran); 172 - Mahmut Ataly (Turkey); 192 - Boris Burevich (Soviet Union); 214 - Ahmet Ayik (Turkey); Hwt - Alexander Medved (Soviet Union)
Greco-Roman champions
114.4 - Peter Kirov (Bulgaria); 125.5 - Janos Varga (Hungary); 139 - Roman Rurua (Soviet Union); 154.5 - Munji Mumemura (Japan); 172 - Rudolf Vesper (East Germany); 192 - Lothar Metz (East Germany); 214 - Boyan Radev (Bulgaria); Hwt - Istvan Kozma (Hungary)
1972 - Munich, Germany
Freestyle champions
105.5 - Roman Dmitriev (Soviet Union); 114.5 - Kiyomi Kato (Japan); 125.5 - Hideaki Yanagida (Japan); 136.5 - Zagalav Abdulbekov (Soviet Union); 149.5 - Dan Gable (USA); 163 - Wayne Wells (USA); 180.5 - Levan Tediashvili (Soviet Union); 198 - Ben Peterson (USA); 220 - Ivan Yarygin (Soviet Union); Hwt - Alexander Medved (Soviet Union)
Greco-Roman champions
105.5 - Gheorghe Berceanu (Romania); 114.5 - Peter Korov (Bulgaria); 125.5 - Rustem Kazakov (Soviet Union); 136.5 - Georgi Markov (Bulgaria); 149.5 - Shamil Khisamutidnov (Soviet Union); 163 - Vitezslav Macha (Czechoslovakia); 180.5 - Csaba Hegedus (Hungary); 198 - Valery Rezantsev (Soviet Union); 220 - Nicolae Martinecu (Romania); Hwt - Anatoly Roshin (Soviet Union)
1976 - Montreal, Canada
Freestyle champions
105.5 - Hasan Isaev (Bulgaria); 114.5 - Yuji Takada (Japan); 125.5 Vladimir Umin (Soviet Union); 136.5 - Yang Jung-Mo (South Korea); 149.5 - Pavel Pinigin (Soviet Union); 163 - Jiichiro Date (Japan); 180.5 - John Peterson (USA); 198 - Levan Tediashvili (Soviet Union); 220 - Ivan Yarygin (Soviet Union); Hwt - Soslan Andiev (Soviet Union)
Greco-Roman champions
105.5 - Alexei Shumakov (Soviet Union); 114.5 - Vitaly Konstantinov (Soviet Union); 125.5 - Pettri Ukkola (Finland); 136.5 - Kazimierz Lipien (Poland); 149.5 - Suren Nalbandyan (Soviet Union); 163 - Anatoly Bykov (Soviet Union); 180.5 - Momir Petkovic (Yugoslavia); 198 - Valery Rezantsev (Soviet Union); 220 - Nikolai Balboshin (Soviet Union); Hwt - Alexander Kolchinsky (Soviet Union)
1980 - Moscow, Soviet Union
Freestyle champions**
105.5 - Claudio Pollio (Italy); 114.5 - Anatoli Beloglazov (Soviet Union); 125.5 - Sergei Beloglazov (Soviet Union); 136.5 Magomedgasan Abushev (Soviet Union); 149.5 - Saipulla Absaidov (Soviet Union); 163 - Valentin Angelov (Bulgaria); 180.5 - Ismail Abilov (Bulgaria); 198 - Sanasar Oganesyan (Soviet Union); 220 - Ilya Mate (Soviet Union); Hwt - Soslan Andiev (Soviet Union)
Greco-Roman champions**
105.5 - Zaksylik Ushkempirov (Soviet Union); 114.5 - Vakhtang Blagidze (Soviet Union); 125.5 - Shamil Serikov (Soviet Union); 136.5 - Sylianos Mygiakis (Greece); 149.5- Stefan Rusu (Romania); 163 - Ferenc Kocsis (Hungary); 180.5 - Gennady Korban (Soviet Union); 198 - Norbert Novenyi (Hungary); 220 - Georgi Raikov (Bulgaria); Hwt - Alexander Kolchinsky (Soviet Union)
**Note: The United States did not compete because of the government boycott.
1984 - Los Angeles, Calif., USA
Freestyle champions
105.5 - Bobby Weaver (USA); 114.5 - Saban Trstena (Yugoslavia); 125.5 - Hideaki Tomiyama (Japan); 136.5 - Randy Lewis (USA); 149.5 - You In-Tak (South Korea); 163 - Dave Schultz (USA); 180.5 - Mark Schultz (USA); 198 - Ed Banach (USA); 220 - Lou Banach (USA); Hwt - Bruce Baumgartner (USA)
Greco-Roman champions
105.5 - Vincenzo Maenza (Italy); 114.5 - Atsuji Miyahara (Japan); 125.5 - Pasquale Passarelli (West Germany); 136.5 - Kim Weon-Kee (South Korea); 149.5 - Vlado Lisjak (Yugoslavia); 163 - Juoko Salomaki (Finland); 180.5 - Ion Draica (Romania); 198 - Steve Fraser (USA); 220 - Vasile Andrei (Romania); Hwt - Jeff Blatnick (USA)
1988 - Seoul, South Korea
Freestyle champions
105.5 - Takashi Kobiashi (Japan); 114.5 - Mitsuru Sato (Japan); 125.5 - Sergei Beloglazov (Soviet Union); 136.5 - John Smith (USA); 149.5 - Arsen Fadzaev (Soviet Union); 163 - Kenny Monday (USA); 180.5 - Han Myung-Woo (South Korea); 198 - Makharbek Khadartsev (Soviet Union); 220 - Vasile Puscasu (Romania); 286 - David Gobedjishvili (Soviet Union)
Greco-Roman champions
105.5 - Vincenco Maenza (Italy); 114.5 - Jon Ronningen (Norway); 125.5 - Andras Sike (Hungary); 136.5 - Kamandar Madzidov (Soviet Union); 149.5 - Levon Djufalakian (Soviet Union); 163 - Kim Young-Nam (South Korea); 180.5 - Mikhail Mamiashvili (Soviet Union); 198 - Atanas Komchev (Bulgaria); 220 - Andrzej Wronski (Poland); 286 - Alexander Karelin (Soviet Union)
1992 - Barcelona, Spain
Freestyle champions
105.5 - Kim Il (North Korea); 114.5 - Li Hak-Son (North Korea); 125.5 - Alejandro Puerto (Cuba); 136.5 - John Smith (USA); 149.5 - Arsen Fadzaev (Unified Team); 163 - Park Jang-Soon (South Korea); 180.5 - Kevin Jackson (USA); 198 - Makharbek Khadartsev (Unified Team); 220 - Leri Khabelov (Unified Team); 286 - Bruce Baumgartner (USA)
Greco-Roman champions
105.5 - Oleg Koucherenko (Unified Team); 114.5 - Jon Ronningen (Norway); 125.5 - An Han-Bong (South Korea); 136.5 - Mehmet Akif Pirim (Turkey); 149.5 - Atilla Repka (Hungary); 163 - Mnatsakan Iskandarian (Unified Team); 180.5 - Peter Farkus (Hungary); 198 - Maik Bullman (Germany); 220 - Hector Millian (Cuba); 286 - Alexander Karelin (Unified Team)
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