World Wrestling Championships

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]

World Wrestling Championships
StatusActive
GenreSports event
Date(s)September–October
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Various
Inaugurated1904 (1904)
Organised byUnited World Wrestling

Competitions

Men's freestyle

YearDatesCity and host countryTeam 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

YearDatesCity and host countryTeam 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

YearDatesCity and host countryTeam 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

YearDatesCity and host countryTeam champion
Men's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen'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

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union2539369415
2 Japan1357487296
3 Russia1116896275
4 United States86105109300
5 Iran706679215
6 Bulgaria6395103261
7 Turkey606283205
8 Hungary325453139
9 Cuba322849109
10 Sweden314048119
11 China28213988
12 France27222473
13 Germany22284797
14 Finland22262573
15 Azerbaijan19343992
16 Ukraine192161101
17 Georgia16204278
18 Poland15383992
19 Romania15323784
20 South Korea14232562
21 Canada14183264
22 Armenia14102145
23 Norway12172958
24 Austria119828
25 North Korea1051025
26 West Germany9131941
27 East Germany8232354
28 Kyrgyzstan851326
29 Serbia811120
30 Mongolia7274377
31 Kazakhstan6193560
32 Belarus6172750
33 Uzbekistan6112239
34 Yugoslavia5191741
35 Denmark581023
36 Moldova48416
37 Russian Wrestling Federation [lower-alpha 1]45918
38 Italy381223
39 Czechoslovakia361120
40 Venezuela34512
41 Egypt33612
42 Estonia23510
Individual Neutral Athletes [lower-alpha 2]2226
43 India151622
44 Chinese Taipei15612
45 Greece131216
46 Israel1146
47 Bahrain1102
48 Albania1023
49 Belgium1012
50 Slovakia0437
51 Czech Republic0246
52 Puerto Rico0213
53 Nigeria0156
54 Lithuania0145
55 Latvia0134
 Netherlands0134
57 Croatia0123
58 Lebanon0112
 North Macedonia0112
60 Brazil0101
 Tajikistan0101
 Tunisia0101
 Turkmenistan0101
64 Spain0033
  Switzerland0033
66 Bohemia0022
 Colombia0022
 Pakistan0022
69 Argentina0011
 Chile0011
 Ecuador0011
 Great Britain0011
 San Marino0011
 Syria0011
United World Wrestling [lower-alpha 3]0011
Totals (75 entries)1230122516154070
  • Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.

Team titles

CountryFSGRFWTotal
 Soviet Union2226048
 Russia1314229
 Japan002626
 Turkey5308
 United States5117
 Iran5106
 Azerbaijan0112
 China0022
 Georgia1102
 Russian Wrestling Federation [lower-alpha 1]1102
 Bulgaria0101
 Cuba0101
 Hungary0101
 Norway0011
 Sweden0101

Multiple gold medalists

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

Rank Wrestler Country Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Valentin Yordanov Bulgaria52 kg1983199572110
2Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union+87 kg / 97 kg / +97 kg / +100 kg196119717119
3Sergey Beloglazov Soviet Union57 kg / 62 kg19791987617
Arsen Fadzaev Soviet Union68 kg / 74 kg19831991617
5Jordan Burroughs United States74 kg / 79 kg20112022639
6Buvaisar Saitiev Russia74 kg / 76 kg1995200566
7Makharbek Khadartsev Soviet Union
 Russia
90 kg198619955218
8Khadzhimurat Gatsalov Russia96 kg / 120 kg / 125 kg200520145117
9Ali Aliyev Soviet Union52 kg / 57 kg19591967516
Abdulrashid Sadulaev Russia
 Russian Wrestling Federation
86 kg / 97 kg20142021516
11Leri Khabelov Soviet Union
 Russia
100 kg / 130 kg19851995516
12Abdollah Movahed Iran70 kg / 68 kg1965197055

Men's Greco-Roman

Rank Wrestler Country Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Aleksandr Karelin Soviet Union
 Russia
130 kg1989199999
2Hamid Sourian Iran55 kg / 59 kg2005201466
3Rıza Kayaalp Turkey120 kg / 130 kg2009202353210
4Mijaín López Cuba120 kg / 130 kg20052015538
5Gogi Koguashvili Russia90 kg / 97 kg19931999516
6Nikolay Balboshin Soviet Union100 kg1973197955
Viktor Igumenov Soviet Union78 kg / 74 kg1966197155
Valery Rezantsev Soviet Union90 kg1970197555
Aleksandar Tomov Bulgaria+100 kg1971197955

Women's freestyle

Rank Wrestler Country Weights From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Saori Yoshida Japan55 kg / 53 kg200220151313
2Kaori Ichō Japan63 kg / 58 kg200220151010
3Hitomi Obara (Sakamoto) Japan51 kg / 48 kg2000201188
4Christine Nordhagen Canada70 kg / 68 kg / 75 kg199320016118
5Yayoi Urano Japan75 kg / 70 kg / 65 kg19901996617
6Adeline Gray United States67 kg / 72 kg / 75 kg / 76 kg20112023639
7Kyōko Hamaguchi Japan75 kg / 72 kg1997201052310
8Zhong Xiue China44 kg / 47 kg / 46 kg19911999527
9Shoko Yoshimura Japan44 kg198719965139
10Liu Dongfeng China75 kg19911997516
Stanka Zlateva Bulgaria72 kg20062011516
12Nikola Hartmann Austria61 kg / 62 kg1993200055

See also

Notes

  1. 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 World 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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