Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying phase.
The Wrestling competition at the 2012 Games included 344 athletes. Each competing nation was allowed to enter a maximum of 18 competitors.
3 places were reserved for Great Britain as host nation, but Great Britain decided to use only one of them and a further 3 invitational places were decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 338 places were allocated through the qualification process, in which athletes won quota places for their respective nation.
Summary
Timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
| 2011 World Championships | September 12–18, 2011 |  Istanbul, Turkey |
| African & Oceania Qualification Tournament | March 16–18, 2012 |  Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Pan American Qualification Tournament | March 23–25, 2012 |  Kissimmee, United States |
| Asian Qualification Tournament | March 30 – April 1, 2012 |  Astana, Kazakhstan |
| European Qualification Tournament | April 20–22, 2012 |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1st World Qualification Tournament | April 27–29, 2012 |  Taiyuan, China |
| 2nd World Qualification Tournament | May 4–6, 2012 |  Helsinki, Finland |