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World Wrestling Championships

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This article is about the amateur wrestling event. For the defunct professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling.
World Wrestling Championships
StatusActive
GenreWrestling World Championship
Date(s)September to October
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Various
Years active1904–present
Inaugurated1904 (1904)
Most recent2024 Tirana
Previous event2023 Belgrade
Next event2025 Zagreb
Organised byUnited World Wrestling

The World Wrestling Championships are the Greco-Roman Wrestling (men's, since 1904) and Freestyle Wrestling (men's since 1951 and women's since 1987) World Championships organized by United World Wrestling (UWW).[1]

Editions

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Men's freestyle

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Year Dates City and host country Team champion
1951 26–29 April Finland Helsinki, Finland  Turkey
1954 22–25 May Japan Tokyo, Japan  Turkey
1957 1–2 June Turkey Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey
1959 1–5 October Iran Tehran, Iran  Soviet Union
1961 2–4 June Japan Yokohama, Japan  Iran
1962 21–23 June United States Toledo, United States  Soviet Union
1963 31 May – 2 June Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria  Soviet Union
1965 1–3 June United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom  Iran
1966 16–18 June United States Toledo, United States  Turkey
1967 12–14 November India New Delhi, India  Soviet Union
1969 8–10 March Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina  Soviet Union
1970 9–11 July Canada Edmonton, Canada  Soviet Union
1971 27–30 August Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria  Soviet Union
1973 6–9 September Iran Tehran, Iran  Soviet Union
1974 29 August – 1 September Turkey Istanbul, Turkey  Soviet Union
1975 15–18 September Soviet Union Minsk, Soviet Union  Soviet Union
1977 21–23 October Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland  Soviet Union
1978 24–27 August Mexico Mexico City, Mexico  Soviet Union
1979 25–28 August United States San Diego, United States  Soviet Union
1981 11–14 September Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Skopje, Yugoslavia  Soviet Union
1982 11–14 August Canada Edmonton, Canada  Soviet Union
1983 26–29 September Soviet Union Kyiv, Soviet Union  Soviet Union
1985 10–13 October Hungary Budapest, Hungary  Soviet Union
1986 19–22 October Hungary Budapest, Hungary  Soviet Union
1987 26–29 August France Clermont-Ferrand, France  Soviet Union
1989 31 August – 3 September Switzerland Martigny, Switzerland  Soviet Union
1990 6–9 September Japan Tokyo, Japan  Soviet Union
1991 3–6 October Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria  Soviet Union
1993 25–28 August Canada Toronto, Canada  United States
1994 25–28 August Turkey Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey
1995 10–13 August United States Atlanta, United States  United States
1997 28–31 August Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia  Russia
1998 8–11 September Iran Tehran, Iran  Iran
1999 7–10 October Turkey Ankara, Turkey  Russia
2001 22–25 November Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria  Russia
2002 5–7 September Iran Tehran, Iran  Iran
2003 12–14 September United States New York City, United States  Georgia

Men's Greco-Roman

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Year Dates City and host country Team champion
1904 23–26 May Austria Vienna, Austria —
1905 8–10 May Germany Berlin, Germany —
1907 20 May Germany Frankfurt, Germany —
1908 8–9 December Austria Vienna, Austria —
1909 3 October Austria Vienna, Austria —
1910 6 June Germany Düsseldorf, Germany —
1911 25–28 March Finland Helsinki, Finland —
1913 27–28 July Germany Breslau, Germany —
1920 4–8 September Austria Vienna, Austria —
1921 5–8 November Finland Helsinki, Finland —
1922 8–11 March Sweden Stockholm, Sweden —
1950 20–23 March Sweden Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden
1953 17–19 April Italy Naples, Italy  Soviet Union
1955 21–25 April West Germany Karlsruhe, West Germany  Soviet Union
1958 21–24 July Hungary Budapest, Hungary  Soviet Union
1961 5–7 June Japan Yokohama, Japan  Soviet Union
1962 25–27 June United States Toledo, United States  Soviet Union
1963 1–3 July Sweden Helsingborg, Sweden  Soviet Union
1965 6–8 June Finland Tampere, Finland  Soviet Union
1966 20–22 June United States Toledo, United States  Soviet Union
1967 1–3 September Romania Bucharest, Romania  Soviet Union
1969 3–5 March Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina  Soviet Union
1970 4–6 July Canada Edmonton, Canada  Soviet Union
1971 2–5 September Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria
1973 11–14 September Iran Tehran, Iran  Soviet Union
1974 10–13 October Poland Katowice, Poland  Soviet Union
1975 11–14 September Soviet Union Minsk, Soviet Union  Soviet Union
1977 14–17 October Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden  Soviet Union
1978 20–23 August Mexico Mexico City, Mexico  Soviet Union
1979 21–24 August United States San Diego, United States  Soviet Union
1981 28–30 August Norway Oslo, Norway  Soviet Union
1982 9–12 September Poland Katowice, Poland  Soviet Union
1983 22–25 September Soviet Union Kyiv, Soviet Union  Soviet Union
1985 8–11 August Norway Kolbotn, Norway  Soviet Union
1986 23–26 October Hungary Budapest, Hungary  Soviet Union
1987 19–22 August France Clermont-Ferrand, France  Soviet Union
1989 24–27 August Switzerland Martigny, Switzerland  Soviet Union
1990 19–21 November Italy Rome, Italy  Soviet Union
1991 27–30 September Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria  Soviet Union
1993 16–19 September Sweden Stockholm, Sweden  Russia
1994 8–11 September Finland Tampere, Finland  Russia
1995 12–15 October Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic  Russia
1997 10–13 September Poland Wrocław, Poland  Russia
1998 27–30 August Sweden Gävle, Sweden  Russia
1999 23–26 September Greece Piraeus, Greece  Russia
2001 6–9 December Greece Patras, Greece  Cuba
2002 20–22 September Russia Moscow, Russia  Russia
2003 2–5 October France Créteil, France  Georgia

Women's freestyle

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Year Dates City and host country Team champion
1987 24–25 October Norway Lørenskog, Norway  Norway
1989 24–25 August Switzerland Martigny, Switzerland  Japan
1990 29 June – 1 July Sweden Luleå, Sweden  Japan
1991 24–25 August Japan Tokyo, Japan  Japan
1992 4–5 September France Villeurbanne, France  Japan
1993 7–8 August Norway Stavern, Norway  Japan
1994 6–7 August Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria  Japan
1995 9–10 September Russia Moscow, Russia  Russia
1996 29–31 August Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria  Japan
1997 10–12 July France Clermont-Ferrand, France  Japan
1998 8–10 October Poland Poznań, Poland  Russia
1999 10–12 September Sweden Boden, Sweden  United States
2000 1–3 September Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria  Japan
2001 22–25 November Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria  China
2002 2–3 November Greece Chalcis, Greece  Japan
2003 12–14 September United States New York City, United States  Japan

Combined

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Year Dates City and host country Team champion
Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle
2005 26 September – 2 October Hungary Budapest, Hungary  Russia  Hungary  Japan
2006 25 September – 1 October China Guangzhou, China  Russia  Turkey  Japan
2007 17–23 September Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan  Russia  United States  Japan
2008 11–13 October Japan Tokyo, Japan — —  Japan
2009 21–27 September Denmark Herning, Denmark  Russia  Turkey  Azerbaijan
2010 6–12 September Russia Moscow, Russia  Russia  Russia  Japan
2011 12–18 September Turkey Istanbul, Turkey  Russia  Russia  Japan
2012 27–29 September Canada Strathcona County, Canada — —  China
2013 16–22 September Hungary Budapest, Hungary  Iran  Russia  Japan
2014 8–14 September Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Russia  Iran  Japan
2015 7–15 September United States Las Vegas, United States  Russia  Russia  Japan
2016 10–11 December Hungary Budapest, Hungary — — —
2017 21–26 August France Paris, France  United States  Russia  Japan
2018 20–28 October Hungary Budapest, Hungary  Russia  Russia  Japan
2019 14–22 September Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan  Russia  Russia  Japan
2021 2–10 October Norway Oslo, Norway  Russian Wrestling Federation  Russian Wrestling Federation  Japan
2022 10–18 September Serbia Belgrade, Serbia  United States  Turkey  Japan
2023 16–24 September Serbia Belgrade, Serbia  United States  Azerbaijan  Japan
2024 28–31 October Albania Tirana, Albania  Georgia  Azerbaijan  Japan
2025 13–21 September Croatia Zagreb, Croatia

All-time medal table

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Updated after the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union2539369415
2 Japan1397588302
3 Russia1116796274
4 United States86105113304
5 Iran716780218
6 Bulgaria6395103261
7 Turkey606384207
8 Hungary335453140
9 Cuba322849109
10 Sweden314048119
11 China29223990
12 France27232575
13 Azerbaijan22343995
14 Germany22284898
15 Finland22262573
16 Ukraine192161101
17 Georgia17214482
18 Poland15383992
19 Romania15333886
20 South Korea14232562
21 Canada14183264
22 Armenia14102246
23 Norway12172958
24 Austria119828
25 North Korea1051025
26 West Germany9131941
27 East Germany8232354
28 Kyrgyzstan851326
29 Serbia811221
30 Mongolia7284479
31 Kazakhstan7213563
32 Belarus6172750
33 Uzbekistan6112239
34 Yugoslavia5191741
35 Denmark581023
36 Moldova48416
37 Russian Wrestling Federation[a]45918
38 Italy381223
39 Czechoslovakia361120
40 Venezuela34512
41 Egypt33612
– Individual Neutral Athletes[b]33612
42 Estonia23510
43 India151723
44 Chinese Taipei15612
45 Greece131216
46 Israel1146
47 Bahrain1102
48 Albania1023
49 Belgium1012
50 Slovakia0459
51 Czech Republic0257
52 Puerto Rico0213
53 Nigeria0156
54 Lithuania0145
55 Latvia0134
 Netherlands0134
57 Croatia0123
58 Lebanon0112
 North Macedonia0112
 Tajikistan0112
61 Brazil0101
 Tunisia0101
 Turkmenistan0101
64 Spain0033
 Switzerland0033
66 Bohemia0022
 Colombia0022
 Pakistan0022
69 Argentina0011
 Chile0011
 Ecuador0011
 Great Britain0011
 San Marino0011
 Syria0011
United World Wrestling[c]0011
Totals (75 entries)1,2431,2351,6394,117
  • Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.

Team titles

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Country FS GR FW Total
 Soviet Union 22 26 0 48
 Russia 13 14 2 29
 Japan 0 0 27 27
 Turkey 5 3 0 8
 United States 5 1 1 7
 Iran 5 1 0 6
 Azerbaijan 0 2 1 3
 Georgia 2 1 0 3
 China 0 0 2 2
 Russian Wrestling Federation [a] 1 1 0 2
 Bulgaria 0 1 0 1
 Cuba 0 1 0 1
 Hungary 0 1 0 1
 Norway 0 0 1 1
 Sweden 0 1 0 1

Multiple gold medalists

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The tables shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals at the World Championships. Boldface denotes active wrestlers and highest medal count among all wrestlers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Men's freestyle

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Rank Wrestler Country Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Valentin Yordanov  Bulgaria 52 kg 1983 1995 7 2 1 10
2 Aleksandr Medved  Soviet Union +87 kg / 97 kg / +97 kg / +100 kg 1961 1971 7 1 1 9
3 Sergei Beloglazov  Soviet Union 57 kg / 62 kg 1979 1987 6 1 – 7
Arsen Fadzaev  Soviet Union 68 kg / 74 kg 1983 1991 6 1 – 7
Abdulrashid Sadulaev  Russia
 Russian Wrestling Federation
Individual Neutral Athletes		 86 kg / 97 kg / 92 kg 2014 2024 6 1 – 7
6 Jordan Burroughs  United States 74 kg / 79 kg 2011 2022 6 – 3 9
7 Buvaisar Saitiev  Russia 74 kg / 76 kg 1995 2005 6 – – 6
8 Makharbek Khadartsev  Soviet Union
 Russia		 90 kg 1986 1995 5 2 1 8
9 Khadzhimurat Gatsalov  Russia 96 kg / 120 kg / 125 kg 2005 2014 5 1 1 7
10 Ali Aliyev  Soviet Union 52 kg / 57 kg 1959 1967 5 1 – 6
11 Leri Khabelov  Soviet Union
 Russia		 100 kg / 130 kg 1985 1995 5 – 1 6
12 Abdollah Movahed  Iran 70 kg / 68 kg 1965 1970 5 – – 5

Men's Greco-Roman

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Rank Wrestler Country Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Aleksandr Karelin  Soviet Union
 Russia		 130 kg 1989 1999 9 – – 9
2 Hamid Sourian  Iran 55 kg / 59 kg 2005 2014 6 – – 6
3 Rıza Kayaalp  Turkey 120 kg / 130 kg 2009 2023 5 3 2 10
4 Mijaín López  Cuba 120 kg / 130 kg 2005 2015 5 3 – 8
5 Gogi Koguashvili  Russia 90 kg / 97 kg 1993 1999 5 – 1 6
6 Nikolay Balboshin  Soviet Union 100 kg 1973 1979 5 – – 5
Viktor Igumenov  Soviet Union 78 kg / 74 kg 1966 1971 5 – – 5
Valery Rezantsev  Soviet Union 90 kg 1970 1975 5 – – 5
Aleksandar Tomov  Bulgaria +100 kg 1971 1979 5 – – 5

Women's freestyle

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Rank Wrestler Country Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Saori Yoshida  Japan 55 kg / 53 kg 2002 2015 13 – – 13
2 Kaori Ichō  Japan 63 kg / 58 kg 2002 2015 10 – – 10
3 Hitomi Obara (Sakamoto)  Japan 51 kg / 48 kg 2000 2011 8 – – 8
4 Christine Nordhagen  Canada 70 kg / 68 kg / 75 kg 1993 2001 6 1 1 8
5 Yayoi Urano  Japan 75 kg / 70 kg / 65 kg 1990 1996 6 1 – 7
6 Adeline Gray  United States 67 kg / 72 kg / 75 kg / 76 kg 2011 2023 6 – 3 9
7 Kyōko Hamaguchi  Japan 75 kg / 72 kg 1997 2010 5 2 3 10
8 Zhong Xiue  China 44 kg / 47 kg / 46 kg 1991 1999 5 2 – 7
9 Shoko Yoshimura  Japan 44 kg 1987 1996 5 1 3 9
10 Liu Dongfeng  China 75 kg 1991 1997 5 – 1 6
Stanka Zlateva  Bulgaria 72 kg 2006 2011 5 – 1 6
12 Nikola Hartmann  Austria 61 kg / 62 kg 1993 2000 5 – – 5

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b At the 2021 World Championships, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), wrestlers from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and the modified flag of the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF).
  2. ^ At the 2023 and 2024 World Wrestling Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.
  3. ^ At the 2023 World Championships, as a result of sanctions by the UWW imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India for not conducting its elections on time, wrestlers from India were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of India. They instead participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW).

References

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  1. ^ "Sushil's Moscow gold and a Budapest triple: India at Wrestling Worlds". ESPN. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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