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Amateur boxing
2016 Summer Olympics (AIBA)
- August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro
- Men
- Men's Light Flyweight:
Hasanboy Dusmatov;
Yuberjén Martínez;
Joahnys Argilagos;
Nico Hernández
- Men's Flyweight:
Shakhobidin Zoirov;
Mikhail Aloyan;
Yoel Finol;
Hu Jianguan
- Men's Bantamweight:
Robeisy Ramírez;
Shakur Stevenson;
Vladimir Nikitin;
Murodjon Akhmadaliev
- Men's Lightweight:
Robson Conceição;
Sofiane Oumiha;
Lázaro Álvarez;
Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai
- Men's Light Welterweight:
Fazliddin Gaibnazarov;
Lorenzo Sotomayor;
Vitaly Dunaytsev;
Artem Harutyunyan
- Men's Welterweight:
Daniyar Yeleussinov;
Shakhram Giyasov;
Mohammed Rabii;
Souleymane Cissokho
- Men's Middleweight:
Arlen López;
Bektemir Melikuziev;
Misael Rodríguez;
Kamran Shakhsuvarly
- Men's Light Heavyweight:
Julio César La Cruz;
Adilbek Niyazymbetov;
Mathieu Bauderlique;
Joshua Buatsi
- Men's Heavyweight:
Evgeny Tishchenko;
Vassiliy Levit;
Rustam Tulaganov;
Erislandy Savón
- Men's Super Heavyweight:
Tony Yoka;
Joe Joyce;
Filip Hrgović;
Ivan Dychko
- Women
- Women's Flyweight:
Nicola Adams;
Sarah Ourahmoune;
Ren Cancan;
Ingrit Valencia
- Women's Lightweight:
Estelle Mossely;
Yin Junhua;
Mira Potkonen;
Anastasia Belyakova
- Women's Middleweight:
Claressa Shields;
Nouchka Fontijn;
Dariga Shakimova;
Li Qian
World and continental boxing championships
- March 11 – 19: 2016 AIBA American Continental Championships in
Buenos Aires[1]
- The
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- The
- March 11 – 19: 2016 AIBA African Continental Championships in
Yaoundé[2]
- March 25 – April 2: 2016 AIBA Asia/Oceania Continental Championships in
Qian'an, Hebei[3]
Uzbekistan won the gold medal tally.
China won the overall medal tally.
- April 9 – 17: 2016 AIBA European Continental Championships in
Samsun[4]
Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 19 – 27: 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in
Astana[5]
Kazakhstan won the gold medal tally. Kazakhstan and
China won 6 overall medals each.
- June 14 – 26: AIBA's Final World Olympic Qualification Event in
Baku[6]
Azerbaijan won the gold medal tally. The
United States and
India won 3 overall medals each.
- July 3 – 8: AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) / WSB Olympic Qualification Tournament 2016 in
Vargas[7]
- Men's 49 kg winner:
Joselito Velazquez Altamirano
- Men's 52 kg winner:
Yoel Segundo Finol Rivas
- Men's 56 kg winner:
- Men's 60 kg winner:
Lindolfo Delgado Garza
- Men's 64 kg winner:
Hovhannes Bachkov
- Men's 69 kg winner:
Juan Pablo Romero Marin
- Men's 75 kg winner:
Marlo Delgado
- Men's 81 kg winner:
Juan Carlos Carrillo Palacio
- Men's 91 kg winner:
Julio Castillo
- Men's +91 kg winner:
Edgar Muñoz
- Men's 49 kg winner:
- October 3 – 8: 2016 World University Boxing Championships in
Chiang Mai[8]
- November 14 – 26: 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in
Saint Petersburg
Cuba and the
United States won 2 gold medals each. Cuba, the United States,
Kazakhstan, and
Uzbekistan won 4 overall medals each.
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Fencing
- September 19, 2015 – August 14, 2016: 2015–16 FIE Events Calendar[10]
2016 Summer Olympics (FIE)
- August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men's individual épée:
Park Sang-young;
Géza Imre;
Gauthier Grumier
- Men's individual foil:
Daniele Garozzo;
Alexander Massialas;
Timur Safin
- Men's individual sabre:
Áron Szilágyi;
Daryl Homer;
Kim Jung-hwan
- Women's individual épée:
Emese Szász;
Rossella Fiamingo;
Sun Yiwen
- Women's individual foil:
Inna Deriglazova;
Elisa Di Francisca;
Inès Boubakri
- Women's individual sabre:
Yana Egorian;
Sofiya Velikaya;
Olha Kharlan
- Men's team épée:
France (FRA);
Italy (ITA);
Hungary (HUN)
- Men's team foil:
Russia (RUS);
France (FRA);
United States (USA)
- Women's team épée:
Romania (ROU);
China (CHN);
Russia (RUS)
- Women's team sabre:
Russia (RUS);
Ukraine (UKR);
United States (USA)
- Men's individual épée:
International fencing championships
- April 1 – 10: 2016 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships in
Bourges
- April 13 – 18: 2016 Asian Fencing Championships in
Wuxi
South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 15 – 19: 2016 African Fencing Championships in
Algiers
- April 25 – 27: 2016 World Fencing Championships in
Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
- June 20 – 25: 2016 European Fencing Championships in
Toruń[11][12]
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 20 – 26: 2016 Pan American Fencing Championships in
Panama City
- The
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- The
2015–16 Fencing Grand Prix
- Épée Grand Prix
- December 4 – 6, 2015: Qatari Grand Prix in
Doha
- Men's Individual winner:
Vadim Anokhin
- Women's Individual winner:
Mara Navarria
- Men's Individual winner:
- March 18 – 20: Hungarian Grand Prix in
Budapest
- Men's Individual winner:
Gauthier Grumier
- Women's Individual winner:
Xu Anqi
- Men's Individual winner:
- April 22 – 24: Brazilian Grand Prix in
Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
- Men's Individual winner:
Bohdan Nikishyn
- Women's Individual winner:
Tatiana Logunova
- Men's Individual winner:
- December 4 – 6, 2015: Qatari Grand Prix in
- Foil Grand Prix
- November 27 – 29, 2015: Italian Grand Prix in
Turin
- Men's Individual winner:
Ma Jianfei
- Women's Individual winner:
Alice Volpi
- Men's Individual winner:
- March 11 – 13: Cuban Grand Prix in
Havana
- Men's Individual winner:
Richard Kruse
- Women's Individual winner:
Arianna Errigo
- Men's Individual winner:
- June 3 – 5: Chinese Grand Prix in
Shanghai
- Men's Individual winner:
Alexander Massialas
- Women's Individual winner:
Arianna Errigo
- Men's Individual winner:
- November 27 – 29, 2015: Italian Grand Prix in
- Sabre Grand Prix
- December 12 & 13, 2015: American Grand Prix in
Boston
- Men's Individual winner:
Aldo Montano
- Women's Individual winner:
Shen Chen
- Men's Individual winner:
- March 25 & 26: Korean Grand Prix in
Seoul
- Men's Individual winner:
Eli Dershwitz
- Women's Individual winner:
Yana Egorian
- Men's Individual winner:
- May 27 – 29: Russian Grand Prix in
Moscow
- Men's Individual winner:
Kim Jung-hwan
- Women's Individual winner:
Olha Kharlan
- Men's Individual winner:
- December 12 & 13, 2015: American Grand Prix in
2015–16 Fencing World Cup
- Men's Épée World Cup
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Swiss World Cup in
Bern
- Individual:
Bas Verwijlen
- Team:
Russia
- Individual:
- November 13 – 15, 2015: Estonian World Cup in
Tallinn
- Individual:
Kazuyasu Minobe
- Team:
France
- Individual:
- January 21 – 23: German Épée World Cup in
Heidenheim an der Brenz
- Individual:
Gauthier Grumier
- Team:
Italy
- Individual:
- February 12 – 14: Canadian World Cup in
Vancouver
- Individual:
Enrico Garozzo
- Team:
Hungary
- Individual:
- May 20 – 22: French Épée World Cup in
Paris
- Individual:
Gauthier Grumier
- Team:
Ukraine
- Individual:
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Swiss World Cup in
- Women's Épée World Cup
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Italian Épée World Cup #1 in
Legnano
- Individual:
SUN Yiwen
- Team:
Russia
- Individual:
- November 13 – 15, 2015: Chinese Épée World Cup in
Nanjing
- Individual:
Ana Maria Brânză
- Team:
Russia
- Individual:
- January 22 – 24: Spanish Épée World Cup in
Barcelona
- Individual:
Mara Navarria
- Team:
Estonia
- Individual:
- February 12 – 14: Argentinian World Cup in
Buenos Aires
- Individual:
Violetta Kolobova
- Team:
Romania
- Individual:
- May 20 – 22: Italian Épée World Cup #2 in
Legnano
- Individual:
Erika Kirpu
- Team:
China
- Individual:
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Italian Épée World Cup #1 in
- Men's Foil World Cup
- October 16 – 18, 2015: American World Cup in
San Jose, California
- Individual:
Timur Safin
- Team:
France
- Individual:
- November 6 – 8, 2015: Japanese World Cup in
Tokyo
- Individual:
Alexander Massialas
- Team:
United States
- Individual:
- January 15 – 17: French Men's Foil World Cup in
Paris
- Individual:
Race Imboden
- Team:
United States
- Individual:
- February 5 – 7: German Men's Foil World Cup in
Bonn
- Individual:
James Davis
- Team:
Russia
- Individual:
- May 13 – 15: Russian World Cup in
Saint Petersburg
- Individual:
Dmitry Zherebchenko
- Team:
Italy
- Individual:
- October 16 – 18, 2015: American World Cup in
- Women's Foil World Cup
- October 16 – 18, 2015: Mexican World Cup in
Cancún
- Individual:
Ysaora Thibus
- Team:
Italy
- Individual:
- November 6 – 8, 2015: French Women's Foil World Cup in
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
- Individual:
Arianna Errigo
- Team:
Italy
- Individual:
- January 15 – 17: Polish Foil World Cup in
Gdańsk
- Individual:
Arianna Errigo
- Team:
Italy
- Individual:
- February 5 – 7: Algerian World Cup in
Algiers
- Individual:
Elisa Di Francisca
- Team:
Russia
- Individual:
- May 20 – 22: German Women's Foil World Cup in
Tauberbischofsheim
- Individual:
Inna Deriglazova
- Team:
Russia
- Individual:
- October 16 – 18, 2015: Mexican World Cup in
- Men's Sabre World Cup
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Georgian World Cup in
Tbilisi
- Individual:
Aleksey Yakimenko
- Team:
United States
- Individual:
- October 30 – November 1, 2015: Hungarian World Cup in
Budapest
- Individual:
Aleksey Yakimenko
- Team:
Russia
- Individual:
- January 29 – 31: Italian Sabre World Cup in
Padua
- Individual:
Aldo Montano
- Team:
Hungary
- Individual:
- February 19 – 21: Polish Sabre World Cup in
Warsaw
- Individual:
Gu Bon-gil
- Team:
United States
- Individual:
- May 13 – 15: Spanish Sabre World Cup in
Madrid
- Individual:
Vincent Anstett
- Team:
Germany
- Individual:
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Georgian World Cup in
- Women's Sabre World Cup
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Venezuelan World Cup in
Caracas
- Individual:
Mariel Zagunis
- Team:
Russia
- Individual:
- October 30 – November 1, 2015: French Sabre World Cup in
Orléans
- Individual:
Yana Egorian
- Team:
Ukraine
- Individual:
- January 29 – 31: Greek World Cup in
Athens
- Individual:
Mariel Zagunis
- Team:
Ukraine
- Individual:
- February 19 – 21: Belgian World Cup in
Ghent
- Individual:
Olha Kharlan
- Team:
Russia
- Individual:
- May 13 – 15: Chinese Sabre World Cup in
Foshan
- Individual:
Olha Kharlan
- Team:
France
- Individual:
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Venezuelan World Cup in
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Judo
2016 Summer Olympics (IJF)
- March 8 & 9: Aquece Rio International Judo Tournament 2016 in
Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[13]
- August 6 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men
- Men's 60 kg:
Beslan Mudranov;
Yeldos Smetov;
Naohisa Takato;
Diyorbek Urozboev
- Men's 66 kg:
Fabio Basile;
An Baul;
Rishod Sobirov;
Masashi Ebinuma
- Men's 73 kg:
Shohei Ono;
Rustam Orujov;
Lasha Shavdatuashvili;
Dirk Van Tichelt
- Men's 81 kg:
Khasan Khalmurzaev;
Travis Stevens;
Sergiu Toma;
Takanori Nagase
- Men's 90 kg:
Mashu Baker;
Varlam Liparteliani;
Gwak Dong-han;
Cheng Xunzhao
- Men's 100 kg:
Lukáš Krpálek;
Elmar Gasimov;
Cyrille Maret;
Ryunosuke Haga
- Men's +100 kg:
Teddy Riner;
Hisayoshi Harasawa;
Rafael Silva;
Or Sasson
- Women
- Women's 48 kg:
Paula Pareto;
Jeong Bo-kyeong;
Ami Kondo;
Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg
- Women's 52 kg:
Majlinda Kelmendi;
Odette Giuffrida;
Misato Nakamura;
Natalia Kuziutina
- Women's 57 kg:
Rafaela Silva;
Dorjsürengiin Sumiyaa;
Telma Monteiro;
Kaori Matsumoto
- Women's 63 kg:
Tina Trstenjak;
Clarisse Agbegnenou;
Yarden Gerbi;
Anicka van Emden
- Women's 70 kg:
Haruka Tachimoto;
Yuri Alvear;
Sally Conway;
Laura Vargas Koch
- Women's 78 kg:
Kayla Harrison;
Audrey Tcheuméo;
Mayra Aguiar;
Anamari Velenšek
- Women's +78 kg:
Émilie Andéol;
Idalys Ortiz;
Kanae Yamabe;
Yu Song
International judo events
- April 8 – 10: 2016 African Judo Championships in
Tunis[14]
- April 8 – 10: 2016 Oceania Judo Championships in
Canberra[15]
- April 15 – 17: 2016 Asian Judo Championships in
Tashkent[16]
- April 21 – 24: 2016 European Judo Championships in
Kazan[17]
- April 29 & 30: 2016 Pan American Judo Championships in
Havana[18]
Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 27 – 29: 2016 Judo World Masters in
Guadalajara[19]
Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 3 & 4: 2016 Asian Open in
Taipei[20]
Japan won the gold medal tally.
South Korea won the overall medal tally.
Judo Grand Slam
- February 6 & 7: Grand Slam #1 in
Paris[21]
- May 6 – 8: Grand Slam #2 in
Baku[22]
Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 16 & 17: Grand Slam #3 in
Tyumen[23]
- October 28 – 30: Grand Slam #4 in
Abu Dhabi[24]
- December 2 – 4: Grand Slam #5 (final) in
Tokyo[25]
Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Judo Grand Prix
- January 22 – 24: Grand Prix #1 in
Havana[26]
- February 19 & 20: Grand Prix #2 in
Düsseldorf[27]
Japan and
South Korea won 3 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
- March 25 – 27: Grand Prix #3 in
Tbilisi[28]
- The
Netherlands won the gold medal tally.
Georgia won the overall medal tally.
- The
- April 1 – 4: Grand Prix #4 in
Samsun[29]
France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 13 – 15: Grand Prix #5 in
Almaty[30]
France won the gold medal tally.
Kazakhstan won the overall medal tally.
- June 25 & 26: Grand Prix #6 in
Budapest[31]
Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 1 – 3: Grand Prix #7 in
Ulaanbaatar[32]
Mongolia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 23 – 25: Grand Prix #8 in
Zagreb[33]
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 6 – 8: Grand Prix #9 in
Tashkent[34]
Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 18 – 20: Grand Prix #10 (final) in
Qingdao[35]
European Judo Union (EJU)
- January 30 – October 30: 2016 EJU Open and Cup events[36]
EJU Open
- January 30 & 31: EJU Open #1 in
Sofia[37]
- February 13 & 14: EJU Open #2 in
Oberwart (men only)[38]
- February 13 & 14: EJU Open #3 in
Rome (women only)[39]
- Seven different nations won a gold medal each.
China won the overall medal tally.
- Seven different nations won a gold medal each.
- February 27 & 28: EJU Open #4 in
Prague (men only)[40]
- The
Czech Republic won the gold medal tally.
Russia won the overall medal tally.
- The
- February 27 & 28: EJU Open #5 in
Warsaw (women only)[41]
- June 4 & 5: EJU Open #6 in
Madrid[42]
- September 10 & 11: EJU Open #7 in
Tallinn[43]
- October 15 & 16: EJU Open #8 (final) in
Glasgow[44]
Great Britain won the gold medal tally.
France won the overall medal tally.
EJU Cup
- March 5 & 6: EJU Cup #1 in
Uster[45]
Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 19 & 20: EJU Cup #2 in
Sarajevo[46]
- Five different nations won 2 gold medals each.
Turkey won the overall medal tally.
- Five different nations won 2 gold medals each.
- April 2 & 3: EJU Cup #3 in
Dubrovnik[47]
- May 14 & 15: EJU Cup #4 in
Orenburg[48]
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 11 & 12: EJU Cup #5 in
Celje-Podčetrtek
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 9 & 10: EJU Cup #6 in
Bratislava[49]
Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 27 & 28: EJU Cup #7 in
Saarbrücken[50]
Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 1 & 2: EJU Cup #8 in
Tampere[51]
France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 8 & 9: EJU Cup #9 in
Belgrade[52]
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 29 & 30: EJU Cup #10 (final) in
Málaga[53]
France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Pan American Judo Confederation (CPJ)
- March 5 & 6: CPJ Open #1 in
Lima[54]
- March 12 & 13: CPJ Open #2 in
Buenos Aires[55]
- March 19 & 20: CPJ Open #3 in
Santiago[56]
- July 2 & 3: CPJ Open #4 (final) in
San Salvador[57]
- The
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- The
African Judo Union (AJU)
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Taekwondo
- January 16 – TBD: 2016 WTF Calendar of Events[60]
2016 Summer Olympics (WTF)
- February 20 & 21: Aquece Rio International Taekwondo Tournament 2016 in
Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[61]
- Four different nations won a gold medal each.
Chinese Taipei won the overall medal tally.
- Four different nations won a gold medal each.
- August 17 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men
- Men's 58 kg:
Zhao Shuai;
Tawin Hanprab;
Luisito Pie;
Kim Tae-hun
- Men's 68 kg:
Ahmad Abughaush;
Alexey Denisenko;
Lee Dae-hoon;
Joel González
- Men's 80 kg:
Cheick Sallah Cisse;
Lutalo Muhammad;
Milad Beigi;
Oussama Oueslati
- Men's +80 kg:
Radik Isayev;
Abdoul Razak Issoufou;
Maicon de Andrade;
Cha Dong-min
- Women
- Women's 49 kg:
Kim So-hui;
Tijana Bogdanović;
Patimat Abakarova;
Panipak Wongpattanakit
- Women's 57 kg:
Jade Jones;
Eva Calvo;
Kimia Alizadeh;
Hedaya Malak
- Women's 67 kg:
Oh Hye-ri;
Haby Niaré;
Ruth Gbagbi;
Nur Tatar
- Women's +67 kg:
Zheng Shuyin;
María Espinoza;
Bianca Walkden;
Jackie Galloway
International taekwondo championships
- January 16 & 17: 2016 WTF European Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Istanbul[62]
Azerbaijan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 6 & 7: 2016 WTF African Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Agadir[63]
Ivory Coast,
Morocco, and
Tunisia won 2 gold medals each. Morocco and Tunisia won 3 overall medals each.
- February 18 – 20: 2016 Asian Club Taekwondo Championships in
Dubai[64]
- February 27: 2016 WTF Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Port Moresby[65]
- Men's 58 kg winner:
Safwan Khalil
- Men's 68 kg winner:
Maxemillion Kassman
- Men's 80 kg winner:
Hayder Shkara
- Men's +80 kg winner:
Pita Taufatofua
- Women's 49 kg winner:
Andrea Kilday
- Women's 57 kg winner:
Caroline Marton
- Women's 67 kg winner:
Carmen Marton
- Women's +67 kg winner:
Samantha Kassman
- Men's 58 kg winner:
- March 10 & 11: 2016 WTF Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Aguascalientes City[66]
- The
Dominican Republic and the
United States won 2 gold medals each. The Dominican Republic,
Colombia, and
Cuba won 4 overall medals each.
- The
- April 7 – 9: 2016 World Taekwondo President's Cup (European Region) in
Bonn (debut event)[67]
- April 16 & 17: 2016 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in
Pasay[68]
China won the gold medal tally.
Jordan,
Thailand, and
Chinese Taipei won 3 overall medals each.
- April 19 & 20: 2016 Asian Taekwondo Championships in
Pasay
- Men:
Iran and
South Korea won 3 gold medals each. Iran won the overall medal tally.[69]
- Women:
South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[70]
- Men:
- May 19 – 22: 2016 European Taekwondo Championships in
Montreux[71]
Great Britain won the gold medal tally.
Russia won the overall medal tally.
- May 20 & 21: 2016 African Taekwondo Championships in
Port Said[72][73]
- Men's 58 kg winner:
Yousef Shriha
- Men's 68 kg winner:
Ghofran Zaki
- Men's 87 kg winner:
Yassine Trabelsi
- Men's +87 kg winner:
Abdoul Issoufou
- Women's 49 kg winner:
Nour Abdelsalam
- Women's 57 kg winner:
Hedaya Malak
- Women's 67 kg winner:
Seham El-Sawalhy
- Women's 73 kg winner:
Maisoun Farouk
- Men's 58 kg winner:
- June 10 – 11: 2016 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in
Querétaro City[74]
Mexico won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 16 & 17: 2016 WTF President's Cup (Oceania Region) in
Canberra[75]
South Korea won all the gold medals here. South Korea also won the overall medal tally.
- July 23 & 24: 2016 WTF World Beach Taekwondo Championships in
Bali (debut event)
- Event cancelled, due to financial problems.[76]
- September 29 – October 2: 2016 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships
Lima[77]
South Korea won the gold medal tally. The
United States won the overall medal tally.
- October 28 – 30: 2016 WTF President's Cup (Pan American) in
Portland, Oregon[78]
Canada won the gold medal tally. The
United States won the overall medal tally.
- November 16 – 20: 2016 WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships in
Burnaby[79]
South Korea won the gold medal tally.
Russia won the overall medal tally.
- November 26 – 28: 2016 WTF Oceania Taekwondo Championships in
Suva[80]
Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- December 9 & 10: 2016 WTF Grand Prix Final in
Baku[81]
Great Britain won the gold medal tally.
South Korea and
Russia won 5 overall medals each.
- December 12 & 13: 2016 WTF World Taekwondo Team Championships in
Baku[82]
- Men:
Azerbaijan; Women:
China; Mixed:
South Korea
- Men:
WTF Open
- February 2 – 7: 2016 United States Open in
Reno, Nevada[83]
China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 11 – 14: 2016 Canada Open in
Montreal[84]
Chinese Taipei won the gold medal tally.
Canada won the overall medal tally.
- February 12 – 14: 2016 Turkish Open in
Belek[85]
Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 23 – 25: 2016 Fujairah Open in the
United Arab Emirates[86]
Egypt,
Iran,
Norway, and
Thailand won 2 gold medals each.
Kazakhstan won the overall medal tally.
- March 4 – 6: 2016 Luxor Open in
Egypt[87]
- March 11 – 13: 2016 Dutch Open in
Eindhoven[88]
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 12 & 13: 2016 Mexican Open in
Aguascalientes City[89]
- March 12 – 15: 2016 Qatar Open in
Doha[90]
- March 18 – 20: 2016 Belgian Open in
Lommel[91]
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 25 – 27: 2016 Ukraine Open in
Lviv[92]
- April 15 – 17: 2016 Spanish Open in
Benicàssim[93]
- April 23 & 24: 2016 German Open in
Hamburg[94]
South Korea won the gold medal tally.
Canada won the overall medal tally.
- May 6 – 8: 2016 Fajr Open in
Tehran[95]
- June 4 & 5: 2016 Austrian Open in
Innsbruck[96]
- June 10 – 12: 2016 Greek Open in
Thessaloniki[97]
- June 30 – July 5: 2016 Korean Open in
Gyeongju[98]
- July 9 & 10: 2016 Luxembourg Open in
Kirchberg, Luxembourg[99]
Azerbaijan and
Turkey won 3 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
- July 15 – 17: 2016 Australian Open
- Event cancelled.
- July 18 – 20: 2016 Palestinian Open in
Ramallah
- August 26 – 28: 2016 Costa Rica Open in
San José, Costa Rica
- The
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- The
- September 17 & 18: 2016 Polish Open in
Warsaw[102]
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 22 – 25: 2016 Russian Open in
Moscow[103]
South Korea won the gold medal tally.
Russia won the overall medal tally.
- October 8 & 9: 2016 Riga Open in
Latvia
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 29 & 30: 2016 Serbia Open in
Belgrade[104]
Croatia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 12 & 13: 2016 Croatia Open in
Zagreb[105]
- November 26 & 27: 2016 French Open in
Paris[106]
- November 27 & 28: 2016 Israeli Open in
Ramla[107]
Spain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
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Wrestling
- January 9 – December 9: 2016 UWW Events Calendar[108]
2016 Summer Olympics (UWW)
- January 30 & 31: Aquece Rio International Women's Wrestling Tournament in
Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[109]
- Women's Freestyle:
China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle:
- March 4 – 6: 2016 Pan-American Olympic Qualifying Event in
Frisco, Texas[110]
- March 18 – 20: 2016 Asian Olympic Qualifying Event in
Astana[111]
- Men's Freestyle: Six nations won a gold medal each.
Japan won the overall medal tally.
- Women's Freestyle:
Kazakhstan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman:
China won the gold medal tally. China and
Uzbekistan won 4 overall medals each.
- Men's Freestyle: Six nations won a gold medal each.
- April 1 – 3: 2016 African and Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event in
Algiers[112]
- April 15 – 17: 2016 European Olympic Qualifying Event in
Zrenjanin[113]
- April 21 – 23: First Olympic Games World Qualifying Event in
Ulaanbaatar[114]
- Men's Freestyle: Six nations won one gold medal each.
Moldova,
Poland, and
Turkey won 2 overall medals each.
- Women's Freestyle: Six nations won one gold medal each.
Russia and the
United States won 3 overall medals each.
- Greco-Roman:
Belarus won the gold medal tally. Belarus,
Armenia,
China,
Sweden, and
Uzbekistan all won 2 overall medals each.
- Men's Freestyle: Six nations won one gold medal each.
- May 6 – 8: Second and Final Olympic Games World Qualifying Event in
Istanbul[115]
- August 14 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men's Freestyle
- Men's 57 kg:
Vladimer Khinchegashvili;
Rei Higuchi;
Haji Aliyev;
Hassan Rahimi
- Men's 65 kg:
Soslan Ramonov;
Toghrul Asgarov;
Frank Chamizo;
Ikhtiyor Navruzov
- Men's 74 kg:
Hassan Yazdani;
Aniuar Geduev;
Jabrayil Hasanov;
Soner Demirtaş
- Men's 86 kg:
Abdulrashid Sadulaev;
Selim Yaşar;
Sharif Sharifov;
J'den Cox
- Men's 97 kg:
Kyle Snyder;
Khetag Gazyumov;
Albert Saritov;
Magomed Abdulmuminovich Ibragimov
- Men's 125 kg:
Taha Akgül;
Komeil Ghasemi;
Ibrahim Saidau;
Geno Petriashvili
- Women's Freestyle
- Women's 48 kg:
Eri Tosaka;
Mariya Stadnik;
Sun Yanan;
Elitsa Yankova
- Women's 53 kg:
Helen Maroulis;
Saori Yoshida;
Nataliya Synyshyn;
Sofia Mattsson
- Women's 58 kg:
Kaori Icho;
Valeria Koblova;
Marwa Amri;
Sakshi Malik
- Women's 63 kg:
Risako Kawai;
Maryia Mamashuk;
Yekaterina Larionova;
Monika Michalik
- Women's 69 kg:
Sara Dosho;
Nataliya Vorobyova;
Elmira Syzdykova;
Jenny Fransson
- Women's 75 kg:
Erica Wiebe;
Guzel Manyurova;
Zhang Fengliu;
Ekaterina Bukina
- Greco-Roman
- Men's 59 kg:
Ismael Borrero;
Shinobu Ota;
Elmurat Tasmuradov;
Stig André Berge
- Men's 66 kg:
Davor Štefanek;
Migran Arutyunyan;
Shmagi Bolkvadze;
Rasul Chunayev
- Men's 75 kg:
Roman Vlasov;
Mark Madsen;
Kim Hyeon-woo;
Saeid Abdevali
- Men's 85 kg:
Davit Chakvetadze;
Zhan Beleniuk;
Javid Hamzatau;
Denis Kudla
- Men's 98 kg:
Artur Aleksanyan;
Yasmany Lugo;
Cenk İldem;
Ghasem Rezaei
- Men's 130 kg:
Mijaín López;
Rıza Kayaalp;
Sabah Shariati;
Sergey Semenov
World wrestling championships
- August 30 – September 4: 2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships in
Mâcon[116]
- Junior Men's Freestyle:
Russia,
Iran, and the
United States won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Women's Freestyle:
Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Greco-Roman:
Georgia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Men's Freestyle:
- September 13 – 18: 2016 World Cadet Wrestling Championships in
Tbilisi[117]
- September 23 – 25: 2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman) in
Seinäjoki
- For results, click here and click at the Results & Videos tab.
- October 7 – 9: 2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Men's & Women's Freestyle) in
Wałbrzych
- For results, click here and click at the Results & Videos tab.
- October 25 – 30: 2016 World University Wrestling Championships in
Çorum[118]
- December 10 & 11: 2016 Non-Olympic Weight Categories World Championships in
Budapest[119]
- Men's Freestyle (61 kg) winner:
Logan Stieber
- Men's Freestyle (70 kg) winner:
Magomed Kurbanaliev
- Women's Freestyle (55 kg) winner:
Mayu Mukaida
- Women's Freestyle (60 kg) winner:
PEI Xingru
- Greco-Roman (71 kg) winner:
Bálint Korpasi
- Greco-Roman (80 kg) winner:
Ramazan Abacharaev
- Men's Freestyle (61 kg) winner:
World cup of wrestling
- May 19 & 20: 2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Greco-Roman in
Shiraz[120]
- June 11 & 12: 2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Freestyle in
Los Angeles[121]
- November 30 – December 1: 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup for Men's Freestyle in
Kharkiv[122]
- The
United States won the gold medal tally.
Ukraine won all the bronze medals; therefore, this country won the overall medal tally.
- The
- December 8 & 9: 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup for Men's Greco-Roman in
Budapest[123]
Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Grand Prix of wrestling
- January 23: Grand Prix Zagreb Open in
Croatia[124]
- February 5 – 7: Hungarian Grand Prix in
Szombathely[125]
- May 14 & 15: Grand Prix of Germany #1 in
Dormagen[126]
- July 2 & 3: Grand Prix of Germany #2 in
Dortmund[127]
- Men's Freestyle:
Azerbaijan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman:
Russia,
Germany, and
Turkey won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- Men's Freestyle:
- July 9 & 10: Grand Prix of Spain in
Madrid[128]
- Men's Freestyle:
Mongolia,
Cuba, and the
United States won 2 gold medals each. Mongolia won the overall medal tally.
- Women's Freestyle:
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman:
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Men's Freestyle:
- November 24 – 26: 2016 Golden Grand Prix Final in
Baku[129]
- Men's Freestyle:
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle:
China,
Japan, and
Ukraine won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman:
Azerbaijan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Men's Freestyle:
Continental wrestling championships
- February 12 – 16: 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships in
Bangkok[130]
- February 26 – 28: 2016 Pan-American Wrestling Championships in
Frisco, Texas[131]
- Men's Freestyle: The
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle:
Canada and the
United States won 3 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman:
Cuba won the gold medal tally. The
United States won the overall medal tally.
- Men's Freestyle: The
- March 4 – 6: 2016 African Wrestling Championships in
Alexandria[132]
- March 8 – 13: 2016 European Wrestling Championships in
Riga[133]
- March 11 & 12: 2016 Oceania Wrestling Championships in
Hamilton, New Zealand[134]
- Men's Freestyle:
New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle:
Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Greco-Roman: New Zealand won the gold medal tally. New Zealand and
American Samoa won 7 overall medals each.
- Beach Wrestling: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Men's Freestyle: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Women's Freestyle:
Guam, Australia,
Marshall Islands, and
Tonga won a gold medal each. Guam won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Greco-Roman: American Samoa won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Men's Freestyle: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle winners:
- Cadet Greco-Roman: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Beach Wrestling winner:
Ronin Ainsley
- Men's Freestyle:
- March 29 – April 3: 2016 European U23 Championship in
Ruse, Bulgaria[135]
- May 28 & 29: 2016 Nordic Wrestling Championship in
Tallinn[136]
- Women's Freestyle:
Sweden won the gold medal tally.
Finland won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman:
Sweden won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Greco-Roman:
Finland won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle:
Sweden won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Greco-Roman:
Norway won the gold medal tally. Norway and
Sweden won 6 overall medals each.
- Women's Freestyle:
- May 31 – June 5: 2016 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships in
Manila[137]
- June 10 – 12: 2016 Pan-American Junior Wrestling Championships in
Barinas[138]
- June 21 – 26: 2016 European Junior Wrestling Championships in
Bucharest[139]
- Junior Men's Freestyle:
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Women's Freestyle:
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Greco-Roman:
Georgia and
Azerbaijan won 3 gold medals each. Georgia won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Men's Freestyle:
- July 1 – 3: 2016 Pan-American Cadet Wrestling Championships in
Lima[140]
- Cadet Men's Freestyle: The
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle: The
United States won the gold medal tally.
Canada won the overall medal tally.
- Cadet Greco-Roman: The
United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Men's Freestyle: The
- July 7 – 10: 2016 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships in
Taichung[141]
- July 19 – 24: 2016 European Cadet Wrestling Championships in
Stockholm[142]
- Cadet Men's Freestyle:
Russia won the gold medal tally.
Azerbaijan won the overall medal tally.
- Cadet Women's Freestyle:
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Greco-Roman:
Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Cadet Men's Freestyle:
- October 7 – 9: 2016 Balkan Junior Wrestling Championships in
Craiova[143]
- November 5 & 6: 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in
Singapore[144]
- November 19 & 20: 2016 Mediterranean Wrestling Championships in
Madrid[145]
- Men's Freestyle:
Spain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Women's Freestyle:
Spain and
Tunisia won 3 gold medals each. Spain won the overall medal tally.
- Greco-Roman:
Spain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Junior Men's Freestyle:
Spain and
Algeria won 3 gold medals each. Spain won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Women's Freestyle:
Algeria won the gold medal tally.
Tunisia won the overall medal tally.
- Junior Greco-Roman:
Spain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- Men's Freestyle:
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