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 | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sports event |
| Date(s) | September–October |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Various |
| Inaugurated | 1904 |
| Organised by | United World Wrestling |
Competitions
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
| Year | Dates | City and host country | Team champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 24–25 October | Lørenskog, Norway | Norway |
| 1989 | 24–25 August | Martigny, Switzerland | Japan |
| 1990 | 29 June – 1 July | Luleå, Sweden | Japan |
| 1991 | 24–25 August | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
| 1992 | 4–5 September | Villeurbanne, France | Japan |
| 1993 | 7–8 August | Stavern, Norway | Japan |
| 1994 | 6–7 August | Sofia, Bulgaria | Japan |
| 1995 | 9–10 September | Moscow, Russia | Russia |
| 1996 | 29–31 August | Sofia, Bulgaria | Japan |
| 1997 | 10–12 July | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Japan |
| 1998 | 8–10 October | Poznań, Poland | Russia |
| 1999 | 10–12 September | Boden, Sweden | United States |
| 2000 | 1–3 September | Sofia, Bulgaria | Japan |
| 2001 | 22–25 November | Sofia, Bulgaria | China |
| 2002 | 2–3 November | Chalcis, Greece | Japan |
| 2003 | 12–14 September | New York City, United States | Japan |
Combined
All-time medal table
Updated after the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 253 | 93 | 69 | 415 |
| 2 | Japan | 135 | 74 | 87 | 296 |
| 3 | Russia | 111 | 68 | 96 | 275 |
| 4 | United States | 86 | 105 | 109 | 300 |
| 5 | Iran | 70 | 66 | 79 | 215 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 63 | 95 | 103 | 261 |
| 7 | Turkey | 60 | 62 | 83 | 205 |
| 8 | Hungary | 33 | 53 | 53 | 139 |
| 9 | Cuba | 32 | 28 | 49 | 109 |
| 10 | Sweden | 31 | 40 | 48 | 119 |
| 11 | China | 28 | 21 | 39 | 88 |
| 12 | France | 27 | 22 | 24 | 73 |
| 13 | Germany | 22 | 28 | 47 | 97 |
| 14 | Finland | 22 | 26 | 25 | 73 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 19 | 34 | 39 | 92 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 19 | 21 | 61 | 101 |
| 17 | Georgia | 16 | 20 | 42 | 78 |
| 18 | Poland | 15 | 38 | 39 | 92 |
| 19 | Romania | 15 | 32 | 37 | 84 |
| 20 | South Korea | 14 | 23 | 25 | 62 |
| 21 | Canada | 14 | 18 | 32 | 64 |
| 22 | Armenia | 14 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
| 23 | Norway | 12 | 17 | 29 | 58 |
| 24 | Austria | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 25 | North Korea | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 26 | West Germany | 9 | 13 | 19 | 41 |
| 27 | East Germany | 8 | 23 | 23 | 54 |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 29 | Serbia | 8 | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 30 | Mongolia | 7 | 27 | 43 | 77 |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 19 | 35 | 60 |
| 32 | Belarus | 6 | 17 | 27 | 50 |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 11 | 22 | 39 |
| 34 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 19 | 17 | 41 |
| 35 | Denmark | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 36 | Moldova | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 37 | Russian Wrestling Federation[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 38 | Italy | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| 39 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 40 | Venezuela | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 41 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 42 | Estonia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 43 | India | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 |
| 44 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 45 | Greece | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 46 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 47 | Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Albania | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 49 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | Slovakia | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 51 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 53 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 54 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 55 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 57 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 58 | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 60 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 64 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 66 | Bohemia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 69 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| San Marino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United World Wrestling[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (75 entries) | 1231 | 1224 | 1615 | 4070 | |
- Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.
Team titles
| Country | FS | GR | FW | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 22 | 26 | 0 | 48 |
| Russia | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Turkey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Iran | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Russian Wrestling Federation [lower-alpha 1] | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sergey 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 | |
| 5 | Jordan Burroughs | United States | 74 kg / 79 kg | 2011 | 2022 | 6 | – | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Buvaisar Saitiev | Russia | 74 kg / 76 kg | 1995 | 2005 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 7 | Makharbek Khadartsev | Soviet Union Russia | 90 kg | 1986 | 1995 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov | Russia | 96 kg / 120 kg / 125 kg | 2005 | 2014 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 52 kg / 57 kg | 1959 | 1967 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Abdulrashid Sadulaev | Russia Russian Wrestling Federation | 86 kg / 97 kg | 2014 | 2021 | 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
| 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
| 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
- Wrestling World Cup
- World Wrestling Clubs Cup
- List of World Championships medalists in wrestling (freestyle)
- List of World Championships medalists in wrestling (Greco-Roman)
- List of World Championships medalists in wrestling (women)
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestling
- World Beach Wrestling Championships
Notes
- 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).
- 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.
- 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
- "Sushil's Moscow gold and a Budapest triple: India at Wrestling Worlds". ESPN. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
External links
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