Wrestling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 15 to 18 at the Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre) in Mississauga.[1] Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2][3] The competition was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling has been contested at every Pan American Games.
The following is the competition schedule for the wrestling competitions:[4]
* Host nation (Canada)
A total of 22 countries had qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (6)
Bolivia (1)
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Canada (16)
Chile (3)
Colombia (14)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (18)
Dominican Republic (3)
Ecuador (8)
El Salvador (1)
Guatemala (1)
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Honduras (4)
Mexico (10)
Nicaragua (3)
Panama (2)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (7)
Puerto Rico (7)
United States (16)
Venezuela (17)A total of 150 wrestlers could qualify to compete at the games. The winner of each weight category 2014 South American Games, 2014 Pan American Championships and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games qualified, as well as the top five in the 2015 Pan American Championship. The host country (Canada) was guaranteed a spot in each event, but its athletes had to have competed in both the 2014 and 2015 Pan American Championship. A further six wildcards (four men and two women) were awarded to nations without qualified athletes but who took part in the qualification tournaments.[5]