United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
List of Results by the United States in Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the Olympics and World Championships
Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the Olympics in 1904. FILA began holding World Championships in men's freestyle in 1951.
During Olympic years, FILA suspends the World Championships.
The United States did not send wrestlers to the championships in 1951, 1957, 1959, 1980, and 2002.
No official team standings are kept for the Olympics. Some team finishes are approximate.
1904
| Year | Team Finish | 47.6 kg | 52.2 kg | 56.7 kg | 61.2 kg | 65.8 kg | 71.7 kg | 71.7+ kg |
| 1904 | 1st | Curry, Robert (1st) | Mehnert, George (1st) | Niflot, Isidor (1st) | Bradshaw, Benjamin (1st) | Roehm, Otto (1st) | Ericksen, Charles (1st) | Hansen, Bernhoff (1st) |
| | | Hein, John (2nd) | Bauer, Gustave (2nd) | Wester, August (2nd) | McLear, Theodore (2nd) | Tesing, Rudolph (2nd) | Beckmann, William (2nd) | Kugler, Frank (2nd) |
| | | Thiefenthaler, Gustav (3rd) | Nelson, William (3rd) | Strebler, Louis (3rd) | Clapper, Charles (3rd) | Zirkel, Albert (3rd) | Jerry Winholtz (3rd) | Warmbold, Fred (3rd) |
| | | Holgate, Claude (4th) | N/A | Four Other Competitors | Six Other Competitors | Seven Other Competitors | Seven Other Competitors | Two Other Competitors |
1908
| Year | Team Finish | 54 kg | 60.3 kg | 66.6 kg | 73 kg | 73+ kg |
| 1908 | 2nd | Mehnert, George (1st) | Dole, George (1st) | Krug, John (5th) | Craige, John (DNP) | Talbot, Lee (DNP) |
| | | N/A | N/A | N/A | Narganes, Frank (DNP) | N/A |
1920
| Year | Team Finish | 60 kg | 67.5 kg | 75 kg | 82.5 kg | 82.5+ kg |
| 1920 | 2nd | Ackerly, Charles (1st) | Metropoulos, George (DNP) | Johnson, Charley (3rd) | Maurer, Walter (3rd) | Pendleton, Nat (2nd) |
| | | Gerson, Samuel (2nd) | Shimmon, Joseph (DNP) | Frantz, Angus (4th) | Redman, John (4th) | Meyer, Fred (3rd) |
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1924-1936
| Year | Team Finish | 56 kg | 61 kg | 66 kg | 72 kg | 79 kg | 87 kg | 87+ kg |
| 1924 | 1st | Hines, Bryan (3rd) | Reed, Robin (1st) | Vis, Russell (1st) | Lookabaugh, Guy (4th) | Smith, Herschel (DNP) | Spellman, John (1st) | Steel, Harry (1st) |
| | | MacWilliam, Milton (DNP) | Newton, Chester (2nd) | Martter, Perry (DNP) | Johnson, William (5th) | Wright, Walter (DNP) | Strack, Charles (DNP) | Flanders, Roger (DNP) |
| 1928 | 4th | Hewitt, Robert (5th) | Morrison, Allie (1st) | Berryman, Clarence (6th) | Appleton, Lloyd (2nd) | Hammond, Ralph (4th) | Edwards, Heywood (4th) | George, Ed (4th) |
| 1932 | 1st | Pearce, Robert (1st) | Nemir, Edgar (2nd) | Clodfelter, Melvin (4th) | van Bebber, Jack (1st) | Hess, Robert (4th) | Mehringer, Peter (1st) | Riley, Jack (2nd) |
| 1936 | 2nd | Flood, Ross (2nd) | Millard, Francis (2nd) | Strong, Harley (5th) | Lewis, Frank (1st) | Voliva, Richard (2nd) | Clemons, Ray (5th) | Dunn, Roy (DNP) |
1948-1968
| Year | Team Finish | 52 kg | 57 kg | 62 kg (-1961), 63 kg (1962-1968) | 67 kg (-1961), 70 kg (1962-1968) | 73 kg (-1961), 78 kg (1962-1968) | 79 kg (-1961), 87 kg (1962-1968) | 87 kg (-1961), 97 kg (1962-1968) | 87+ kg (-1961), 97+ kg (1962-1968) |
| 1948 | 2nd | Jernigan, William (7th) | Leeman, Gerald (2nd) | Moore, Hal (6th) | Koll, Bill (5th) | Merrill, Leland (3rd) | Brand, Glen (1st) | Wittenberg, Henry (1st) | Hutton, Richard (7th) |
| 1949 | N/A | Event Not Held | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | N/A | Event Not Held | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | DNC | Team Did Not Compete | | | | | | | |
| 1952 | 4th | Peery, Robert (7th) | Borders, Bill (DNP) | Henson, Josiah (3rd) | Evans, Jay (2nd) | Smith, William (1st) | Hodge, Dan (DNP) | Wittenberg, Henry (2nd) | Kerslake, William (5th) |
| 1953 | N/A | Event Not Held | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | 8th | Delgado, Richard (5th) | Rose, James (5th) | Rice, Alan (5th) | No Recorded Competitor | Holt, James (6th) | Hubel, Wenzel (4th) | Thomas, Dale (6th) | No Recorded Competitor |
| 1955 | N/A | Event Not Held | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | 6th | Delgado, Richard (5th) | Allen, Lee (DNP) | Roderick, Myron (4th) | Evans, Jay (5th) | Fischer, Ernest (8th) | Hodge, Dan (2nd) | Blair, Peter (3rd) | Kerslake, William (7th) |
| 1957 | DNC | Team Did Not Compete | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | N/A | Event Not Held | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | DNC | Team Did Not Compete | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | 2nd | Simons, Gray (5th) | McCann, Terry (1st) | Giani, Louis (DNP) | Wilson, Shelby (1st) | Blubaugh, Douglas (1st) | DeWitt, Ed (4th) | Brand, Daniel (5th) | Kerslake, William (8th) |
| 1961 | 9th | Wilson, Richard (5th) | Molino, Carmen (5th) | Allen, Lee (6th) | Rodriguez, Michael (5th) | Perillo, Earl (6th) | Camilleri, Russ (6th) | Brand, Daniel (4th) | Lewis, Dale (DNP) |
| 1962 | 6th | Wilson, Richard (DNP) | Aubel, Dave (4th) | Finley, Ron (4th) | Ruth, Gregory (5th) | Ferguson, James (3rd) | Farrell, Bill (DNP) | Brand, Daniel (3rd) | Solowin, Merrell (DNP) |
| 1963 | 6th | Fitch, Andrew (6th) | Aubel, Dave (DNP) | Finley, Ron (4th) | Ruth, Gregory (3rd) | Lahr, Dean (4th) | Camilleri, Russ (6th) | Winer, Russell (DNP) | Solowin, Merrell (DNP) |
| 1964 | 8th | Simons, Gray (7th) | Aubel, Dave (4th) | Douglas, Bobby (4th) | Ruth, Gregory (5th) | Tribble, Charles (DNP) | Brand, Daniel (3rd) | Conine, Gerald (6th) | Kristoff, Larry (7th) |
| 1965 | 8th | Sanders, Rick (DNP) | No Recorded Competitor | Douglas, Bobby (DNP) | Burke, James (DNP) | Camilleri, Russ (DNP) | Baughman, Wayne (5th) | Conine, Gerald (DNP) | Kristoff, Larry (3rd) | |
| 1966 | 7th | Sanders, Rick (3rd) | Powell, Fred (5th) | Douglas, Bobby (2nd) | Holzer, Werner (4th) | Kauffman, Len (4th) | Lahr, Dean (5th) | Lewis, Jess (5th) | Kristoff, Larry (2nd) |
| 1967 | 6th | Sanders, Rick (2nd) | Sofman, Richard (DNP) | Young, Michael (3rd) | Holzer, Werner (DNP) | Kelly, Patrick (DNP) | Baughman, Wayne (6th) | Houska, Harry (4th) | Kristoff, Larry (3rd) |
| 1968 | 6th | Sanders, Rick (2nd) | Behm, Don (2nd) | Douglas, Bobby (DNP) | Wells, Wayne (4th) | Combs, Steve (7th) | Peckham, Thomas (4th) | Lewis, Jess (6th) | Kristoff, Larry (5th) |
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1969-1996
| Year | Team Finish | 48 kg | 52 kg | 57 kg | 62 kg | 68 kg | 74 kg | 82 kg | 90 kg | 100 kg | 100+ kg (-1984), 130 kg (1985-1996) |
| 1969 | 2nd | Kestel, Dale (5th) | Sanders, Rick (1st) | Behm, Don (2nd) | Young, Michael (5th) | Douglas, Bobby (4th) | Wells, Wayne (2nd) | Fozzard, Fred (1st) | Schenk, Henk (3rd) | Kristoff, Larry (2nd) | Rasley, Rocky (5th) |
| 1970 | 4th | Orta, Joe (DNP) | Morley, John (5th) | Behm, Don (5th) | Young, Michael (3rd) | Douglas, Bobby (3rd) | Wells, Wayne (1st) | Fozzard, Fred (5th) | Harlow, Bill (2nd) | Kristoff, Larry (2nd) | Wojciechowski, Greg (4th) |
| 1971 | 4th | Gonzales, Sergio (6th) | Carr, Jimmy (DNP) | Behm, Don (2nd) | Davis, Gene (4th) | Gable, Dan (1st) | Gallego, Mike (DNP) | Peterson, John (DNP) | Hellickson, Russ (3rd) | Kristoff, Larry (DNP) | Deadrich, Buck (DNP) |
| 1972 | 2nd | Gonzales, Sergio (7th) | Carr, Jimmy (DNP) | Sanders, Rick (2nd) | Davis, Gene (DNP) | Gable, Dan (1st) | Wells, Wayne (1st) | Peterson, John (2nd) | Peterson, Ben (1st) | Schenk, Henk (DNP) | Taylor, Chris (3rd) |
| 1973 | 3rd | Range, David (DNP) | Geller, Henry (DNP) | Behm, Don (4th) | Morgan, Larry (4th) | Keaser, Lloyd (1st) | Dziedzic, Stan (DNP) | Peterson, John (DNP) | Peterson, Ben (3rd) | Duschen, James (DNP) | McCready, Mike (DNP) |
| 1974 | 15th | Rosado, William (DNP) | Breece, Gary (DNP) | Gitcho, Jan (DNP) | Humphrey, Jim (DNP) | Davis, Gene (6th) | Dziedzic, Stan (5th) | Hicks, Greg (DNP) | Paolano, Vincent (DNP) | Bowlsby, John (DNP) | McCready, Mike (6th) |
| 1975 | 11th | Baltezore, Larry (DNP) | Haines, Jim (DNP) | Massery, Mark (4th) | Humphrey, Jim (4th) | Keaser, Lloyd (DNP) | Adams, Carl (5th) | Hicks, Greg (5th) | Hellickson, Russ (4th) | Peterson, Ben (4th) | McCready, Mike (5th) |
| 1976 | 3rd | Rosado, William (DNP) | Haines, Jim (DNP) | Corso, Joe (DNP) | Davis, Gene (3rd) | Keaser, Lloyd (2nd) | Dziedzic, Stan (3rd) | Peterson, John (1st) | Peterson, Ben (2nd) | Hellickson, Russ (2nd) | Jackson, Jimmy (DNP) |
| 1977 | 3rd | No Recorded Competitor | Miller, Randal (DNP) | Reinwand, Jack (3rd) | Humphrey, Jim (2nd) | Yagla, Chuck (DNP) | Dziedzic, Stan (1st) | Campbell, Chris (5th) | Soucie, Laurent (DNP) | McCready, Mike (DNP) | Bowlsby, John (6th) |
| 1978 | 4th | Rosado, William (DNP) | Haines, Jim (4th) | Lewis, Randy (DNP) | Cysewski, Tim (DNP) | Humphrey, Jim (DNP) | Kemp, Lee (1st) | Peterson, John (3rd) | Peterson, Ben (5th) | Bielenberg, Larry (6th) | Wojciechowski, Greg (5th) |
| 1979 | 3rd | Weaver, Bobby (2nd) | Haines, Jim (2nd) | Corso, Joe (3rd) | Metzger, Andre (3rd) | Yagla, Chuck (DNP) | Kemp, Lee (1st) | Peterson, John (2nd) | Soucie, Laurent (6th) | Hellickson, Russ (2nd) | Klemm, David (DNP) |
| 1980 | DNC | Weaver, Bobby (DNC) | Mills, Gene (DNC) | Azevedo, John (DNC) | Lewis, Randy (DNC) | Yagla, Chuck (DNC) | Kemp, Lee (DNC) | Campbell, Chris (DNC) | Peterson, Ben (DNC) | Hellickson, Russ (DNC) | Wojciechowski, Greg (DNC) |
| 1981 | 3rd | Rosado, William (3rd) | Gonzales, Joe (5th) | Corso, Joe (DNP) | Land, Mike (5th) | Rein, Andy (4th) | Kemp, Lee (3rd) | Campbell, Chris (1st) | Lewis, Dan (DNP) | Gibson, Greg (2nd) | Smith, Harold (5th) |
| 1982 | 3rd | Vanni, Tim (6th) | Gonzales, Joe (3rd) | Azevedo, John (4th) | Lewis, Randy (4th) | Metzger, Andre (4th) | Kemp, Lee (1st) | Schultz, Dave (3rd) | Hull, Mitch (9th) | Gibson, Greg (3rd) | Baumgartner, Bruce (7th) |
| 1983 | 2nd | Weaver, Bobby (5th) | Gonzales, Joe (9th) | Davis, Barry (12th) | Smith, Lee Roy (2nd) | Carr, Nate (8th) | Schultz, Dave (1st) | Schultz, Mark (7th) | Banach, Ed (7th) | Gibson, Greg (2nd) | Baumgartner, Bruce (3rd) |
| 1984 | 1st | Weaver, Bobby (1st) | Gonzales, Joe (DNP) | Davis, Barry (2nd) | Lewis, Randy (1st) | Rein, Andy (2nd) | Schultz, Dave (1st) | Schultz, Mark (1st) | Banach, Ed (1st) | Banach, Lou (1st) | Baumgartner, Bruce (1st) |
| 1985 | 2nd | Vanni, Tim (10th) | Gonzales, Joe (4th) | Darkus, Kevin (2nd) | Mills, Gene (DNP) | Metzger, Andre (DNP) | Schultz, Dave (2nd) | Schultz, Mark (1st) | Scherr, Bill (1st) | Severn, Dan (6th) | Baumgartner, Bruce (3rd) |
| 1986 | 3rd | Vanni, Tim (6th) | Erb, Mike (9th) | Davis, Barry (2nd) | McFarland, Joe (2nd) | Metzger, Andre (2nd) | Schultz, Dave (3rd) | Schultz, Mark (7th) | Scherr, Jim (3rd) | Scherr, Bill (2nd) | Baumgartner, Bruce (1st) |
| 1987 | 2nd | Vanni, Tim (5th) | Robbins, Greg (12th) | Davis, Barry (2nd) | Smith, John (1st) | Metzger, Andre (3rd) | Schultz, Dave (2nd) | Schultz, Mark (1st) | Scherr, Jim (2nd) | Scherr, Bill (3rd) | Baumgartner, Bruce (3rd) |
| 1988 | 2nd | Vanni, Tim (4th) | Chertow, Ken (DNP) | Davis, Barry (DNP) | Smith, John (1st) | Carr, Nate (3rd) | Monday, Kenny (1st) | Schultz, Mark (6th) | Scherr, Jim (5th) | Scherr, Bill (3rd) | Baumgartner, Bruce (2nd) |
| 1989 | 2nd | Vanni, Tim (5th) | Jones, Zeke (7th) | Penrith, Brad (DNP) | Smith, John (1st) | Giura, John (7th) | Monday, Kenny (1st) | Douglas, Melvin (2nd) | Scherr, Jim (2nd) | Scherr, Bill (2nd) | Baumgartner, Bruce (2nd) |
| 1990 | 4th | Baze, Cory (6th) | Jones, Zeke (4th) | Melchiore, Joe (7th) | Smith, John (1st) | Carr, Nate (5th) | Koll, Rob (5th) | Alger, Royce (2nd) | Campbell, Chris (2nd) | Trost, Kirk (3rd) | Baumgartner, Bruce (2nd) |
| 1991 | 2nd | Vanni, Tim (11th) | Jones, Zeke (1st) | Penrith, Brad (2nd) | Smith, John (1st) | Saunders, Townsend (15th) | Monday, Kenny (2nd) | Jackson, Kevin (1st) | Campbell, Chris (5th) | Coleman, Mark (2nd) | Baumgartner, Bruce (7th) |
| 1992 | 2nd | Vanni, Tim (5th) | Jones, Zeke (2nd) | Cross, Kendall (6th) | Smith, John (1st) | Saunders, Townsend (7th) | Monday, Kenny (2nd) | Jackson, Kevin (1st) | Campbell, Chris (3rd) | Coleman, Mark (7th) | Baumgartner, Bruce (1st) |
| 1993 | 1st | Eiter, Rob (9th) | Jones, Zeke (4th) | Brands, Terry (1st) | Brands, Tom (1st) | Saunders, Townsend (4th) | Schultz, Dave (2nd) | Jackson, Kevin (4th) | Douglas, Melvin (1st) | Kerr, Mark (7th) | Baumgartner, Bruce (1st) |
| 1994 | 10th | Vanni, Tim (9th) | Jones, Zeke (11th) | Brands, Terry (11th) | Brands, Tom (11th) | Saunders, Townsend (11th) | Schultz, Dave (7th) | Jackson, Kevin (11th) | Douglas, Melvin (3rd) | Kerr, Mark (11th) | Baumgartner, Bruce (2nd) |
| 1995 | 1st | Eiter, Rob (7th) | Jones, Zeke (3rd) | Brands, Terry (1st) | Brands, Tom (9th) | Saunders, Townsend (8th) | Schultz, Dave (5th) | Jackson, Kevin (1st) | Douglas, Melvin (3rd) | Angle, Kurt (1st) | Baumgartner, Bruce (1st) |
| 1996 | 1st | Eiter, Rob (8th) | Rosselli, Lou (11th) | Cross, Kendall (1st) | Brands, Tom (1st) | Saunders, Townsend (2nd) | Monday, Kenny (6th) | Gutches, Les (7th) | Douglas, Melvin (7th) | Angle, Kurt (1st) | Baumgartner, Bruce (3rd) |
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1997-2001
| Year | Team Finish | 54 kg | 58 kg | 63 kg | 69 kg | 76 kg | 85 kg | 97 kg | 130 kg |
| 1997 | 3rd | Jones, Zeke (11th) | Purler, Tony (10th) | Kolat, Cary (2nd) | McIlravy, Lincoln (12th) | St. John, Dan (16th) | Gutches, Les (1st) | Douglas, Melvin (9th) | Erikson, Tom (4th) |
| 1998 | 3rd | Henson, Sammie (1st) | Purler, Tony (11th) | Kolat, Cary (3rd) | McIlravy, Lincoln (3rd) | Marianetti, Steve (11th) | Gutches, Les (7th) | Douglas, Melvin (5th) | McCoy, Kerry (4th) |
| 1999 | 2nd | Akin, Eric (16th) | Guerrero, Eric (7th) | Kolat, Cary (4th) | McIlravy, Lincoln (2nd) | Williams, Joe (4th) | Gutches, Les (3rd) | Black, Dominic (17th) | Neal, Stephen (1st) |
| 2000 | 2nd | Henson, Sammie (2nd) | Brands, Terry (3rd) | Kolat, Cary (9th) | McIlravy, Lincoln (3rd) | Slay, Brandon (1st) | Burton, Charles (5th) | Douglas, Melvin (18th) | McCoy, Kerry (5th) |
| 2001 | 6th | Abas, Stephen (16th) | Guerrero, Eric (13th) | Zadick, Bill (7th) | Bono, Chris (13th) | Williams, Joe (3rd) | Eggum, Brandon (2nd) | Black, Dominic (13th) | McCoy, Kerry (4th) |
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2002-2013
| Year | Team Finish | 55 kg | 60 kg | 66 kg | 74 kg | 84 kg | 96 kg | 120 kg |
| 2002 | DNC | Abas, Stephen (DNC) | Guerrero, Eric (DNC) | Bono, Chris (DNC) | Williams, Joe (DNC) | Sanderson, Cael (DNC) | Hartung, Tim (DNC) | McCoy, Kerry (DNC) |
| 2003 | 2nd | Abas, Stephen (5th) | Guerrero, Eric (10th) | Kelly, Jamill (28th) | Williams, Joe (13th) | Sanderson, Cael (2nd) | Cormier, Daniel (5th) | McCoy, Kerry (2nd) |
| 2004 | 2nd | Abas, Stephen (2nd) | Guerrero, Eric (16th) | Kelly, Jamill (2nd) | Williams, Joe (5th) | Sanderson, Cael (1st) | Cormier, Daniel (4th) | McCoy, Kerry (7th) |
| 2005 | 9th | Henson, Sammie (14th) | Lightner, Michael (22nd) | Bono, Chris (22nd) | Williams, Joe (3rd) | Lawal, Mo (7th) | Cormier, Daniel (11th) | Thompson, Tolly (3rd) |
| 2006 | 3rd | Henson, Sammie (3rd) | Zadick, Mike (2nd) | Zadick, Bill (1st) | Pritzlaff, Donny (3rd) | Hrovat, Andy (18th) | Cormier, Daniel (21st) | Thompson, Tolly (14th) |
| 2007 | 4th | Cejudo, Henry (31st) | Zadick, Mike (27th) | Schwab, Doug (5th) | Heskett, Joe (5th) | Williams, Joe (5th) | Cormier, Daniel (3rd) | Rowlands, Tommy (5th) |
| 2008 | 9th | Cejudo, Henry (1st) | Zadick, Mike (19th) | Schwab, Doug (14th) | Askren, Ben (7th) | Hrovat, Andy (12th) | Cormier, Daniel (19th) | Mocco, Steve (7th) |
| 2009 | 7th | Felix, Danny (24th) | Bunch, Shawn (28th) | Paulson, Trent (24th) | Schlatter, Dustin (23rd) | Herbert, Jake (2nd) | Varner, Jake (9th) | Dlagnev, Tervel (3rd) |
| 2010 | 22nd | Blanc, Obe (9th) | Zadick, Mike (25th) | Metcalf, Brent (20th) | Paulson, Travis (29th) | Herbert, Jake (25th) | Bergman, J.D. (10th) | Sigman, Les (9th) |
| 2011 | 3rd | Simmons, Nick (5th) | Humphrey, Reece (9th) | Ware, Teyon (30th) | Burroughs, Jordan (1st) | Sanderson, Cael (5th) | Varner, Jake (3rd) | Dlagnev, Tervel (5th) |
| 2012 | 2nd | Hazewinkel, Sam (17th) | Scott, Coleman (3rd) | Frayer, Jared (17th) | Burroughs, Jordan (1st) | Herbert, Jake (7th) | Varner, Jake (1st) | Dlagnev, Tervel (5th) |
| 2013 | 5th | Escobedo, Angel (5th) | Humphrey, Reece (8th) | Metcalf, Brent (27th) | Burroughs, Jordan (1st) | Gavin, Keith (14th) | Bergman, J.D. (25th) | Dlagnev, Tervel (5th) |
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2014-2016
| Year | Team Finish | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 74 kg | 86 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
| 2014 | 9th | Ramos, Tony (16th) | Kennedy, Jimmy (10th) | Metcalf, Brent (12th) | Marable, Nick (8th) | Burroughs, Jordan (3rd) | Ruth, Edward (15th) | Varner, Jake (13th) | Dlagnev, Tervel (3rd) |
| 2015 | 7th | Ramos, Tony (11th) | Humphrey, Reece (12th) | Metcalf, Brent (10th) | Green, James (3rd) | Burroughs, Jordan (1st) | Herbert, Jake (33rd) | Snyder, Kyle (1st) | Rey, Zach (23rd) |
| 2016 | 3rd | Dennis, Daniel (19th) | Stieber, Logan | Molinaro, Frank (5th) | Green, James | Burroughs, Jordan (9th) | Cox, J'Den (3rd) | Snyder, Kyle (1st) | Dlagnev, Tervel (5th) |
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Statistics
Medalists by weight, 1904-2015
| Category | 60 kg and below | 61–70 kg | 71–87 kg | more than 87 kg |
| Total weight classes contested at international championships | 161 | 137 | 154 | 149 |
| Weights in which the United States medaled | 45 | 47 | 76 | 55 |
| Weights in which the United States won championships | 16 | 20 | 34 | 16 |
| Percentage of possible medals won by the United States | 28.0 | 35.4 | 49.4 | 36.9 |
| Percentage of championship titles won by the United States | 9.9 | 14.6 | 22.1 | 10.7 |
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Medalists by era
| Category | 1904-1936 | 1948-1968 | 1969-1996 | 1997-2010 |
| Total weight classes contested at international championships | 45 | 128 | 280 | 103 |
| Weight classes in which the United States medaled | 30 | 26 | 127 | 29 |
| Weight classes in which the United States won championships | 20 | 6 | 49 | 7 |
| Percentage of medals won by the United States | 66.7 | 20.3 | 45.4 | 28.2 |
| Percentage of championship titles won by the United States | 44.4 | 4.7 | 17.5 | 6.8 |
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Average performances by era
| Category | 1904-1936 | 1948-1968 | 1969-1996 | 1997-2010 |
| Weight classes contested by United States wrestlers | 45 | 101 | 269 | 96 |
| Number of United States wrestlers | N/A | 66 | 107 | 50 |
| Average number of international championship appearances per wrestler | N/A | 1.53 | 2.51 | 1.92 |
| Medalists' average number of international championship appearances until first medal | 1.00 | 1.40 | 1.60 | 1.71 |
| Champions' average number of international championship appearances until first title | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.85 | 1.57 |
| Average number of medals ultimately won by United States medalists | 1.02 | 1.67 | 2.23 | 1.38 |
| Average number of championships ultimately won by United States champions | 1.05 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 1.00 |
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See also
References