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