Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by twenty events (all — men's individual). They were split into two disciplines (ten events each): Freestyle and Greco-Roman. All events were held in the Wrestling hall of the Sports Complex of the Central Sports Club of the Army (north-western part of Moscow) between 20 and 31 July.
Medal summary
Freestyle
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| 90 kg <br>
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Greco-Roman
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| 57 kg <br>
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| 68 kg <br>
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| 74 kg <br>
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| 82 kg <br>
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| 90 kg <br>
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thumb|200px|right|Illya Mate (USSR, in red) and Július Strnisko (Czechoslovakia, in blue) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [[RIAN photo.]]
thumb|200px|right|Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (USSR, in red) and Pavel Hristov (Bulgaria, in blue) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [[RIAN photo.]]
Medals
Participating nations
A total of 266 wrestlers from 35 nations competed at the Moscow Games: