The 2024 Olympic wrestling events wrapped up this past weekend, and we saw history be made. Everyone from Mijain Lopez won his fifth gold medal, and Japan was dominating, with Amit Eloy making history.
Check out the full results and highlights of the 2024 Olympic wrestling events below.
Mijain Lopez Wins 5th Olympic Gold Medal
Cuban legend Mijain Lopez made history by winning his fifth consecutive gold medal in this category, defeating Yasmani Acosta of Chile 6-0 in the final. The bronze medals went to Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) and Meng Lingzhe (China)
No other amateur wrestling athlete has ever won five Olympic gold medals. At 41, Mijain Lopez made it look easy to achieve greatness and become a legend.
Japan Dominates Paris 2024
The Japanese wrestling team put together an incredible run at this year’s Olympic wrestling events. They dominated with a whopping 8 gold medals and 11 medals in total between the entire team.
This was one of the most outstanding performances by any Japanese wrestling team in history. They firmly established themselves as one of the world’s best wrestling nations.
Amit Eloy Becomes Youngest American Olympic Wrestling Champion
American wrestler Amit Eloy became the youngest American wrestling Olympic champion in history. The 20-year-old BJJ purple belt dominated the tournament with her sound fundamentals. Don’t be surprised to see Eloy become a BJJ world champion in the future.
Men’s Greco-Roman 2024 Olympic Wrestling Results
60 kg:
Gold: Sergey Emelin (Russia)
Silver: Kenichiro Fumita (Japan)
Bronze: Victor Ciobanu (Moldova), Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
67 kg:
Gold: Kenichiro Fumita(Japan)
Silver: Cao Liguo(China)
Bronze: Zholaman Sharshenbenkov(Kyrgyzstan), Ri Se-ung(North Korea)
77 kg:
Gold: Nao Kusaka(Japan)
Silver: Demeu Zhadrayez(Kazakhstan)
Bronze: Malkhas Amoyan(Armenia), Akzhol Makhmudov(Kyrgyzstan)
87 kg:
Gold: Semen Novikov(Bulgaria)
Silver: Alireza Mohmadi(Iran)
Bronze: Zhan Beleniuk(Ukraine), Turpal Bisultanov(Denmark)
97 kg:
Gold: Mohammad Hadi Saravi(Iran)
Silver: Artur Aleksanyan(Armenia)
Bronze: Gabriel Rosillo(Cuba), Uzur Dzhuzupbekov(Kyrgyzstan)
130 kg:
Gold: Mijain Lopez (Cuba)
Silver: Yasmani Acosta (Chile)
Bronze: Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran), Meng Lingzhe (China)
Men’s Freestyle 2024 Olympic Wrestling Results
57 kg:
Gold: Rei Higuchi(Japan)
Silver: Spencer Lee(United States)
Bronze: Aman Sehrawat(India), Gulomjon Abdullaev(Uzbekistan)
65 kg:
Gold: Kiyooka Kotaro (Japan)
Silver: Rahman Amouzadkhalili (Iran)
Bronze: Sebastian C. Rivera (Puerto Rico), Islam Dudaev (Albania)
74 kg:
Gold: Razambek Jamalov (Uzbekistan)
Silver: Daichi Takatani (Japan)
Bronze: Hetik Cabolov (Serbia), Viktor Rassadin (Tajikistan)
86 kg:
Gold: Magomed Ramazanov(Bulgaria)
Silver: Hassan Yadzani(Iran)
Bronze: Aaron Brooks(United States), Dauren Kurugliev(Greece)
97 kg:
Gold: Akhmed Tazhudinov (Bahrain)
Silver: Amirali Azarpira (Iran)
Bronze: Kyle Snyder (USA), Artur Naifonov (Russia)
125 kg:
Gold: Geno Petriashivili(Georgia)
Silver: Amir Hossein Zare(Iran)
Bronze: Taha Akgul(Turkey), Giorgi Meshvildshvli(Azerbaijan)
Women’s Freestyle 2024 Olympic Wrestling Results
50 kg:
Gold: Sarah Hildebrandt (USA)
Silver: Yusneylis Guzman (Cuba)
Bronze: Ziqi Feng (China), Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia)
53 kg:
Gold: Akari Fujinami(Japan)
Silver: Lucia Yepez(Ecuador)
Bronze: Choe Hyo-Jeong(North Korea),Pang Qianyu(China)
57 kg:
Gold: Tsugumi Sakurai(Japan)
Silver: Anastasia Nichita(Moldova)
Bronze: Helen Maroulis(United States), Hong Kexin(China)
62 kg:
Gold: Sakura Motoki(Japan)
Silver: Iryna Koliadenko(Ukraine)
Bronze: Aisuluu Tynybekova(Kyrgyzstan), Grace Bullen(Norway)
68 kg:
Gold: Amit Elor (USA)
Silver: Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze: Wiktoria Choluj (Poland), Sol Gum Pak (North Korea)
76 kg:
Gold: Yuka Kagami (Japan)
Silver: Kennedy Blades (USA)
Bronze: Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan), Milaimys Marin (Cuba)
Afterthoughts on the 2024 Olympic Wrestling Matches
The 2024 Olympic wrestling matches were filled with exciting and shocking moments nobody expected. Mijain Lopez reached legendary status, and while Japan dominated, Elit Amor made history.
However, one thing that was obviously apparent in this year’s event was the noticeable absence of Russia. All Russian athletes were banned from competing in the 2024 Olympics.
Many of the top-ranked wrestlers are from Russia, which left the door open for other wrestlers to win their medals. These results would have dramatically changed if Russian wrestlers were allowed to compete.
Despite this, the wrestling matches provided many exciting moments and definitely increased the number of eyes on the sport.
Bobby is martial artist for almost 20 years with a BJJ black belt under Professor Sergio Miranda. He is also a karate black and former combat sports athlete, who loves all things grappling.
