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 July 20 and July 31.
A total of 266 wrestlers from 35 nations competed at the Moscow Games:
"Wrestling" (pdf). Olympic Review. Lausanne: International Olympic Committee (154): 436–438. August 1980.