Wrestling

Wrestling

Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...

 at the Friendship Games

Friendship Games

The Friendship Games or Friendship-84 was an international multi-sport event held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states which boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....

was contested in three disciplines: freestyle

Freestyle wrestling

Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...

, Greco-Roman

Greco-Roman wrestling

Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...

 and sambo wrestling

Sambo (martial art)

Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word "SAMBO" is an acronym for SAMooborona Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as "self-defense without weapons". Sambo is relatively modern since its development began in the early 1920s by the Soviet Red Army to improve their hand to hand...

. Freestyle events took place at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

, Bulgaria between 20 August and 22 August 1984 (with 80 competitors in 10 events). Greco-Roman events were contested at the Budapest Sportcsarnok

Budapest Sportcsarnok

Budapest Sportcsarnok was an indoor arena in Budapest, Hungary. It was primarily used for basketball, figure skating, volleyball and other indoor sporting events until it burned down on December 15, 1999. The arena had a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators and opened on 1982...

 in Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

People's Republic of Hungary

The People's Republic of Hungary or Hungarian People's Republic was the official state name of Hungary from 1949 to 1989 during its Communist period under the guidance of the Soviet Union. The state remained in existence until 1989 when opposition forces consolidated in forcing the regime to...

 between 13 and 15 August 1984 (with 61 competitors in 10 events). Sambo took part in Ulan Bator, Mongolia between 1 and 2 September 1984.

Freestyle

48 kg
52 kg
57 kg
62 kg
68 kg
74 kg
82 kg
90 kg
100 kg
+100 kg

Greco-Roman

48 kg
52 kg
57 kg
62 kg
68 kg
74 kg
82 kg
90 kg
100 kg
+100 kg

Medal table

Counting freestyle and Greco-Roman events only.

1	Soviet Union	14	3	2	19
2	Bulgaria	4	8	1	13
3	Hungary	1	2	2	5
4	North Korea	1	0	1	2
5	Poland	0	3	6	9
6	Cuba	0	2	1	3
7	Czechoslovakia	0	1	2	3
8	Mongolia	0	1	2	3
9	German Democratic Republic	0	0	3	3
Total		20	20	20	60