Wrestling started at the first Olympics and has been a part of every games except for 1900 since then. The first competition was greco-roman, but very quickly freestyle became a part as well. Women’s wrestling started in 2004 and only has freestyle events. The US has won the most medals all-time with 122 (including 49 golds). Only 14 of those came in greco-roman while 108 came from freestyle.

The Team:

This year’s team is made up of 13 men and four women, four of whom were part of the team in Beijing.

Links are to twitter accounts for the athletes.

USA Wrestling
Men:
Sam Hazewinkel – 55kg Freestyle
Coleman Scott – 60kg Freestyle
Jared Frayer – 66kg Freestyle
Jordan Burroughs – 74kg Freestyle
Jake Herbert – 84kg Freestyle
Jake Varner – 96kg Freestyle
Tervel Dlagnev – 120kg Freestyle
Spenser Mango* – 55kg Greco-Roman
Ellis Coleman – 60kg Greco-Roman
Justin Lester – 66kg Greco-Roman
Ben Provisor – 74kg Greco-Roman
Chas Betts – 84kg Greco-Roman
Dremiel Byers* – 120kg Greco-Roman

Women:
Clarissa Chun* – 48kg Freestyle
Kelsey Campbell – 55kg Freestyle
Elena Pirozhkova – 63kg Freestyle
Ali Bernard* – 72kg Freestyle

Schedule:

Greco-Roman wrestling is different from freestyle in the fact that you can’t hold your opponent below the waist.  This leads to a very different style of wrestling.

The competitions will start with qualification rounds to get the competition down to 16 and then follow your standard bracket. After the gold medal matchup has been set the competitors knocked out by those wrestlers will compete in a repechage to determine the bronze medalists. Yes, bronze medalists. There will be two in each weight class. These competitions will be completed in a single day.

All Times ET
Sunday August 5th
8 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Qualification
8 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Qualification
8:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Round of 16
8:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Round of 16
9:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Quarterfinals
9:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Quarterfinals
10 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Semifinals
10 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Bronze Finals
1:25 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 55kg – Gold Final
1:25 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 74kg – Gold Final

Monday August 6th
8 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Qualification
8 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Qualification
8 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Qualification
8:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Round of 16
8:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Round of 16
8:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Round of 16
9:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Quarterfinals
9:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Quarterfinals
9:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Quarterfinals
10 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Semifinals
10 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Semifinals
10 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Bronze Finals
1:25 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 60kg – Gold Final
1:25 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 84kg – Gold Final
1:25 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 120kg – Gold Final

Tuesday August 7th
8 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Qualification
8:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Round of 16
9:30 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Quarterfinals
10 AM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Bronze Finals
1:25 PM – Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling – 66kg – Gold Final

Wednesday August 8th
8 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 48kg – Qualification
8 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 63kg – Qualification
8:25 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 48kg – Round of 16
8:25 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 63kg – Round of 16
9:25 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 48kg – Quarterfinals
9:25 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 63kg – Quarterfinals
10 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 48kg – Semifinals
10 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 63kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 48kg – Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 63kg – Bronze Finals
1:15 PM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 48kg – Gold Final
1:15 PM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 63kg – Gold Final

Thursday August 9th
8 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Qualification
8 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 72kg – Qualification
8:25 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Round of 16
8:25 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 72kg – Round of 16
9:25 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Quarterfinals
9:25 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 72kg – Quarterfinals
10 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Semifinals
10 AM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 72kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 72kg – Bronze Finals
1:15 PM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Gold Final
1:15 PM – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling – 72kg – Gold Final

Friday August 10th
8 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Qualification
8 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 74kg – Qualification
8:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Round of 16
8:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 74kg – Round of 16
9:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Quarterfinals
9:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 74kg – Quarterfinals
10 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Semifinals
10 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 74kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 74kg – Bronze Finals
1:25 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 55kg – Gold Final
1:25 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 74kg – Gold Final

Saturday August 11th
8 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 60kg – Qualification
8 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 84kg – Qualification
8 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 120kg – Qualification
8:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 60kg – Round of 16
8:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 84kg – Round of 16
8:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 120kg – Round of 16
9:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 60kg – Quarterfinals
9:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 84kg – Quarterfinals
9:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 120kg – Quarterfinals
10 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 60kg – Semifinals
10 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 84kg – Semifinals
10 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 120kg – Semifinals
12:45 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 60kg – Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 84kg – Bronze Finals
12:45 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 120kg – Bronze Finals
1:25 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 60kg – Gold Final
1:25 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 84kg – Gold Final
1:25 PM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 120kg – Gold Final

Sunday August 12th
3:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 66kg – Qualification
3:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 96kg – Qualification
4 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 66kg – Round of 16
4 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 96kg – Round of 16
5 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 66kg – Quarterfinals
5 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 96kg – Quarterfinals
5:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 66kg – Semifinals
5:30 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 96kg – Semifinals
7:45 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 66kg – Bronze Finals
7:45 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 96kg – Bronze Finals
8:25 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 66kg – Gold Final
8:25 AM – Men’s Freestyle Wrestling – 96kg – Gold Final

Past Results:

In Beijing the US say Spenser Mango get knocked out in the quarterfinals, Dremiel Beyers knocked out in the quarterfinals, Ali Bernard get knocked out in the quarterfinals, and Clarissa Chun get knocked off in the semifinals, but lose her bronze medal match.  The US did win one gold and two bronzes in the Beijing Olympics following two bronze, three silver and a gold in Athens.

The US won four medals at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships including a gold by Jordan Burroughs. Other medalists included Jake Varner and Ali Bernard winning bronze in the events they will participate in the Olympics in.