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2016 in combat sports
Overview of the events of 2016 in combat sports
This article is about the 2016 combat sports season and results. For other sports' results, see 2016 in sports.
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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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)
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.
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
- March 18 – 20: Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest
- Men's Individual winner: Gauthier Grumier
- Women's Individual winner: Xu Anqi
- 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
- December 4 – 6, 2015: Qatari Grand Prix in Doha
- Foil Grand Prix
- November 27 – 29, 2015: Italian Grand Prix in Turin
- Men's Individual winner: Ma Jianfei
- Women's Individual winner: Alice Volpi
- March 11 – 13: Cuban Grand Prix in Havana
- Men's Individual winner: Richard Kruse
- Women's Individual winner: Arianna Errigo
- June 3 – 5: Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai
- Men's Individual winner: Alexander Massialas
- Women's Individual winner: Arianna Errigo
- November 27 – 29, 2015: Italian Grand Prix in Turin
- Sabre Grand Prix
- December 12 & 13, 2015: American Grand Prix in Boston
- Men's Individual winner: Aldo Montano
- Women's Individual winner: Shen Chen
- March 25 & 26: Korean Grand Prix in Seoul
- Men's Individual winner: Eli Dershwitz
- Women's Individual winner: Yana Egorian
- May 27 – 29: Russian Grand Prix in Moscow
- Men's Individual winner: Kim Jung-hwan
- Women's Individual winner: Olha Kharlan
- December 12 & 13, 2015: American Grand Prix in Boston
2015–16 Fencing World Cup
- Men's Épée World Cup
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Swiss World Cup in Bern
- Individual: Bas Verwijlen
- Team: Russia
- November 13 – 15, 2015: Estonian World Cup in Tallinn
- Individual: Kazuyasu Minobe
- Team: France
- January 21 – 23: German Épée World Cup in Heidenheim an der Brenz
- Individual: Gauthier Grumier
- Team: Italy
- February 12 – 14: Canadian World Cup in Vancouver
- Individual: Enrico Garozzo
- Team: Hungary
- May 20 – 22: French Épée World Cup in Paris
- Individual: Gauthier Grumier
- Team: Ukraine
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Swiss World Cup in Bern
- Women's Épée World Cup
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Italian Épée World Cup #1 in Legnano
- Individual: SUN Yiwen
- Team: Russia
- November 13 – 15, 2015: Chinese Épée World Cup in Nanjing
- Individual: Ana Maria Brânză
- Team: Russia
- January 22 – 24: Spanish Épée World Cup in Barcelona
- Individual: Mara Navarria
- Team: Estonia
- February 12 – 14: Argentinian World Cup in Buenos Aires
- Individual: Violetta Kolobova
- Team: Romania
- May 20 – 22: Italian Épée World Cup #2 in Legnano
- Individual: Erika Kirpu
- Team: China
- October 23 – 25, 2015: Italian Épée World Cup #1 in Legnano
- Men's Foil World Cup
- October 16 – 18, 2015: American World Cup in San Jose, California
- Individual: Timur Safin
- Team: France
- November 6 – 8, 2015: Japanese World Cup in Tokyo
- Individual: Alexander Massialas
- Team: United States
- January 15 – 17: French Men's Foil World Cup in Paris
- Individual: Race Imboden
- Team: United States
- February 5 – 7: German Men's Foil World Cup in Bonn
- Individual: James Davis
- Team: Russia
- May 13 – 15: Russian World Cup in Saint Petersburg
- Individual: Dmitry Zherebchenko
- Team: Italy
- October 16 – 18, 2015: American World Cup in San Jose, California
- Women's Foil World Cup
- October 16 – 18, 2015: Mexican World Cup in Cancún
- Individual: Ysaora Thibus
- Team: Italy
- November 6 – 8, 2015: French Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
- Individual: Arianna Errigo
- Team: Italy
- January 15 – 17: Polish Foil World Cup in Gdańsk
- Individual: Arianna Errigo
- Team: Italy
- February 5 – 7: Algerian World Cup in Algiers
- Individual: Elisa Di Francisca
- Team: Russia
- May 20 – 22: German Women's Foil World Cup in Tauberbischofsheim
- Individual: Inna Deriglazova
- Team: Russia
- October 16 – 18, 2015: Mexican World Cup in Cancún
- Men's Sabre World Cup
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Georgian World Cup in Tbilisi
- Individual: Aleksey Yakimenko
- Team: United States
- October 30 – November 1, 2015: Hungarian World Cup in Budapest
- Individual: Aleksey Yakimenko
- Team: Russia
- January 29 – 31: Italian Sabre World Cup in Padua
- Individual: Aldo Montano
- Team: Hungary
- February 19 – 21: Polish Sabre World Cup in Warsaw
- Individual: Gu Bon-gil
- Team: United States
- May 13 – 15: Spanish Sabre World Cup in Madrid
- Individual: Vincent Anstett
- Team: Germany
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Georgian World Cup in Tbilisi
- Women's Sabre World Cup
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Venezuelan World Cup in Caracas
- Individual: Mariel Zagunis
- Team: Russia
- October 30 – November 1, 2015: French Sabre World Cup in Orléans
- Individual: Yana Egorian
- Team: Ukraine
- January 29 – 31: Greek World Cup in Athens
- Individual: Mariel Zagunis
- Team: Ukraine
- February 19 – 21: Belgian World Cup in Ghent
- Individual: Olha Kharlan
- Team: Russia
- May 13 – 15: Chinese Sabre World Cup in Foshan
- Individual: Olha Kharlan
- Team: France
- October 9 – 11, 2015: Venezuelan World Cup in Caracas
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 Masters Judo Championships 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
African Judo Union (AJU)
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- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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]
- 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
- 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
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- July 1 – 3: 2016 Pan-American Cadet Wrestling Championships in Lima[140]
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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