| Wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Coventry Arena |
| Dates | 5–6 August 2022 |
| Competitors | 119 from 26 nations |
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| Wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 57 kg | 50 kg | |
| 65 kg | 53 kg | |
| 74 kg | 57 kg | |
| 86 kg | 62 kg | |
| 97 kg | 68 kg | |
| 125 kg | 76 kg | |
Wrestling competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, were held on 5 and 6 August 2022. The sport was one of six original sports at the Games and was all editions except 1998 and 2006 (the third time within England specifically), spread across twelve weight categories in the freestyle discipline.
Schedule
The competition schedule was as follows:
| Preliminaries, quarter-finals, semi-finals & repechages | Medal matches |
| DateEvent | Fri 5 | Sat 6 | ||
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| Session → | M | E | M | E |
| 57 kg | ||||
| 65 kg | ||||
| 74 kg | ||||
| 86 kg | ||||
| 97 kg | ||||
| 125 kg | ||||
| DateEvent | Fri 5 | Sat 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session → | M | E | M | E |
| 50 kg | ||||
| 53 kg | ||||
| 57 kg | ||||
| 62 kg | ||||
| 68 kg | ||||
| 76 kg | ||||
Venue
The wrestling competitions were held at the Coventry Arena in Coventry. The judo competitions also took place there, whilst the adjacent Coventry Stadium was host to rugby sevens.
Medal summary
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 |  Canada | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 |  Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Pakistan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  England* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 12 | 12 | 20 | 44 | |
Medalists
Men's freestyle
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg details |
Mercy Genesis Nigeria
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Madison Parks Canada
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Pooja Gehlot India
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| Not awarded (only six entries) | |||
| 53 kg details |
Vinesh Phogat India
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Samantha Stewart Canada
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Not awarded (only four entries) |
| Not awarded (only four entries) | |||
| 57 kg details |
Odunayo Adekuoroye Nigeria
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Anshu Malik India
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Hannah Taylor Canada
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Nethmi Poruthotage Sri Lanka
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| 62 kg details |
Sakshi Malik India
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Ana Godinez Canada
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Esther Kolawole Nigeria
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Berthe Etane Ngolle Cameroon
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| 68 kg details |
Blessing Oborududu Nigeria
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Linda Morais Canada
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Divya Kakran India
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Tayla Ford New Zealand
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| 76 kg details |
Justina Di Stasio Canada
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Hannah Rueben Nigeria
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Georgina Nelthorpe England
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| Pooja Sihag India
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Participating nations
There were 26 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA's) in wrestling with a total of 119 (73 men and 46 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
- Australia (6)
Bahamas (2)
Bangladesh (4)- Cameroon (4)
- Canada (12)
Cyprus (2)- England (8)
- India (12)
Jamaica (1)
Kenya (2)
Malta (2)
Mauritius (5)
Namibia (2)
Nauru (1)- New Zealand (6)
- Nigeria (10)
- Pakistan (6)
Samoa (2)
Scotland (6)
Singapore (3)
Sierra Leone (5)- South Africa (4)
- Sri Lanka (6)
Tonga (4)
Uganda (2)
Wales (2)
References
- ^ "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- "Wasps to host Rugby Sevens, Judo and Wrestling at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Wasps RFC. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- "Venues | COVENTRY ARENA". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- "Wrestling Men's Freestyle Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- "Wrestling Women's Freestyle Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
External links
| Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games | |||
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| Sports at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (Birmingham, England) | |
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