1997 World Wrestling Championships
The following is the final results of the 1997 World Wrestling Championships. Men's Freestyle competition were held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Men's Greco-Roman competition were held in Wrocław, Poland and Women's competition were held in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
| 1997 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Freestyle | |
| Host city |  Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Dates | 28–31 August 1997 |
| Stadium | Yenisey Sports Palace |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Host city |  Wrocław, Poland |
| Dates | 10–13 September 1997 |
| Stadium | Hala Ludowa |
| Women | |
| Host city |  Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Dates | 10–12 July 1997 |
| Stadium | Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Russia |
| Greco-Roman | Russia |
| Women | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 |  Cuba | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Russia | 61 | Russia | 60 | Japan | 44 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 45 | Turkey | 38 | France | 41 |
| 3 | Iran | 40 | Germany | 31 | United States | 33 |
| 4 | Turkey | 30 | Bulgaria | 28 | China | 25 |
| 5 | Cuba | 30 | Cuba | 25 | Germany | 25 |
| 6 | United States | 29 | Ukraine | 25 | Russia | 24 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 25 | Hungary | 24 | Norway | 22 |
| 8 | South Korea | 20 | Kazakhstan | 22 | Canada | 21 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 19 | Poland | 21 | Ukraine | 21 |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 18 | South Korea | 18 | Poland | 18 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 kg |
Ercan Yıldız Turkey |
Vahan Juharyan Armenia |
Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan Germany |
| 58 kg |
Yuriy Melnichenko Kazakhstan |
Rafik Simonyan Russia |
Armen Nazaryan Bulgaria |
| 63 kg |
Şeref Eroğlu Turkey |
Nikolay Monov Russia |
Włodzimierz Zawadzki Poland |
| 69 kg |
Son Sang-pil South Korea |
Aleksandr Tretyakov Russia |
Ender Memet Romania |
| 76 kg |
Marko Yli-Hannuksela Finland |
Tamás Berzicza Hungary |
Filiberto Azcuy Cuba |
| 85 kg |
Sergey Tsvir Russia |
Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey |
Thomas Zander Germany |
| 97 kg |
Gogi Koguashvili Russia |
Anatoly Fedorenko Belarus |
Andrzej Wroński Poland |
| 130 kg |
Aleksandr Karelin Russia |
Mihály Deák-Bárdos Hungary |
Héctor Milián Cuba |
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 kg |
Zhong Xiue China |
Mette Barlie Norway |
Farah Touchi France |
| 51 kg |
Joanna Piasecka Poland |
Shannon Williams United States |
Miho Adachi Japan |
| 56 kg |
Anna Gomis France |
Mariko Shimizu Japan |
Sara Eriksson Sweden |
| 62 kg |
Lise Golliot France |
Stéphanie Groß Germany |
Małgorzata Bassa Poland |
| 68 kg |
Christine Nordhagen Canada |
Sandra Bacher United States |
Nina Englich Germany |
| 75 kg |
Kyoko Hamaguchi Japan |
Kristie Stenglein United States |
Liu Dongfeng China |
Participating nations
Men's freestyle
220 competitors from 45 nations participated.
- Armenia (5)
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Australia (5)
Azerbaijan (6)- Belarus (8)
Brazil (2)- Bulgaria (6)
- Canada (8)
- China (7)
Colombia (2)- Cuba (8)
Estonia (1)- Finland (3)
- France (2)
- Georgia (7)
- Germany (7)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (5)- Hungary (5)
- Iran (8)
Israel (1)
Italy (3)- Japan (8)
- Kazakhstan (8)
Kyrgyzstan (7)
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Lithuania (1)
Macedonia (5)
Mexico (2)
Moldova (1)
Mongolia (8)
Netherlands (1)- North Korea (2)
- Poland (6)
- Romania (3)
- Russia (8)
Slovakia (4)
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Switzerland (3)
Tajikistan (1)- Turkey (8)
- Ukraine (8)
- United States (8)
- Uzbekistan (7)
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Venezuela (8)
Men's Greco-Roman
227 competitors from 47 nations participated.
- Armenia (5)
Austria (2)- Azerbaijan (4)
- Belarus (7)
- Bulgaria (6)
- China (6)
- Colombia (2)
Croatia (2)- Cuba (6)
Czech Republic (8)
Denmark (1)- Estonia (6)
- Finland (7)
- France (6)
- Georgia (8)
- Germany (8)
- Greece (8)
- Hungary (7)
- Israel (3)
- Italy (3)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (8)- Kazakhstan (5)
- Kyrgyzstan (3)
- Latvia (3)
- Lithuania (1)
- Mexico (4)
- Moldova (2)
- Netherlands (2)
- North Korea (1)
- Norway (2)
- Poland (8)
Portugal (2)- Romania (6)
- Russia (8)
- Slovakia (4)
- South Korea (8)
Spain (2)- Sweden (8)
- Switzerland (2)
- Tajikistan (1)
- Turkey (8)
- Ukraine (8)
- United States (8)
- Uzbekistan (4)
- Venezuela (8)
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Yugoslavia (5)
Women's freestyle
92 competitors from 21 nations participated.[1]
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References
- "The Participants of World Championships". All Japan Female Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2001. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
External links
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