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Script error: No such module "about". Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The World Wrestling Championships for Greco-Roman wrestling (men, since 1904) and freestyle wrestling (men since 1951, women since 1987) are organized by United World Wrestling (UWW).[1]
Unofficial editions
Several World Greco-Roman Championships had been held prior to creation of the creation of the International Amateur Wrestling Federation in 1921, the UWW considers those competitions as unofficial.[2]
| Year | Dates | City and host country |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 23–26 May | Template:Flagicon Vienna, Austria |
| 1905 (1) | 8–10 April | Template:Flagicon Berlin, Germany |
| 1905 (2) | 11–13 June | Template:Flagicon Duisburg, Germany |
| 1907 | 20 May | Template:Flagicon Frankfurt, Germany |
| 1908 | 8–9 December | Template:Flagicon Vienna, Austria |
| 1909 | 3 October | Template:Flagicon Vienna, Austria |
| 1910 (1) | 6 June | Template:Flagicon Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 1910 (2) | 9 October | Template:Flagicon Vienna, Austria |
| 1911 (1) | 25–28 March | Template:Flagicon Helsinki, Finland |
| 1911 (2) | 29–30 April | Template:Flagicon Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1911 (3) | 13–14 May | Template:Flagicon Berlin, Germany |
| 1911 (4) | 24–27 June | Template:Flagicon Dresden, Germany |
| 1911 (5) | 29 June – 2 July | Template:Flagicon Vienna, Austria |
| 1913 | 27–28 July | Template:Flagicon Breslau, Germany |
| 1920 | 4–8 September | Template:Flagicon Vienna, Austria |
Editions
Men's freestyle
| Year | Dates | City and host country | Team champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 26–29 April | Template:Flagicon Helsinki, Finland | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1954 | 22–25 May | Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1957 | 1–2 June | Template:Flagicon Istanbul, Turkey | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1959 | 1–5 October | Template:Flagicon Tehran, Iran | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1961 | 2–4 June | Template:Flagicon Yokohama, Japan | Template:Flagcountry |
| 1962 | 21–23 June | Template:Flagicon Toledo, United States | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1963 | 31 May – 2 June | Template:Flagicon Sofia, Bulgaria | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1965 | 1–3 June | Template:Flagicon Manchester, United Kingdom | Template:Flagcountry |
| 1966 | 16–18 June | Template:Flagicon Toledo, United States | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1967 | 12–14 November | Template:Flagicon New Delhi, India | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1969 | 8–10 March | Template:Flagicon Mar del Plata, Argentina | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1970 | 9–11 July | Template:Flagicon Edmonton, Canada | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1971 | 27–30 August | Template:Flagicon Sofia, Bulgaria | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1973 | 6–9 September | Template:Flagicon Tehran, Iran | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1974 | 29 August – 1 September | Template:Flagicon Istanbul, Turkey | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1975 | 15–18 September | Template:Flagicon Minsk, Soviet Union | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1977 | 21–23 October | Template:Flagicon Lausanne, Switzerland | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1978 | 24–27 August | Template:Flagicon Mexico City, Mexico | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1979 | 25–28 August | Template:Flagicon San Diego, United States | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1981 | 11–14 September | Template:Flagicon Skopje, Yugoslavia | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1982 | 11–14 August | Template:Flagicon Edmonton, Canada | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1983 | 26–29 September | Template:Flagicon Kyiv, Soviet Union | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1985 | 10–13 October | Template:Flagicon Budapest, Hungary | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1986 | 19–22 October | Template:Flagicon Budapest, Hungary | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1987 | 26–29 August | Template:Flagicon Clermont-Ferrand, France | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1989 | 31 August – 3 September | Template:Flagicon Martigny, Switzerland | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1990 | 6–9 September | Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1991 | 3–6 October | Template:Flagicon Varna, Bulgaria | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1993 | 25–28 August | Template:Flagicon Toronto, Canada | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1994 | 25–28 August | Template:Flagicon Istanbul, Turkey | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1995 | 10–13 August | Template:Flagicon Atlanta, United States | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1997 | 28–31 August | Template:Flagicon Krasnoyarsk, Russia | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1998 | 8–11 September | Template:Flagicon Tehran, Iran | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1999 | 7–10 October | Template:Flagicon Ankara, Turkey | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2001 | 22–25 November | Template:Flagicon Sofia, Bulgaria | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2002 | 5–7 September | Template:Flagicon Tehran, Iran | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2003 | 12–14 September | Template:Flagicon New York City, United States | Template:Flagcountry |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Year | Dates | City and host country | Team champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 5–8 November | Template:Flagicon Helsinki, Finland | not awarded |
| 1922 | 8–11 March | Template:Flagicon Stockholm, Sweden | not awarded |
| 1950 | 20–23 March | Template:Flagicon Stockholm, Sweden | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1953 | 17–19 April | Template:Flagicon Naples, Italy | Template:Flagcountry |
| 1955 | 21–25 April | Template:Flagicon Karlsruhe, West Germany | Template:Flagcountry |
| 1958 | 21–24 July | Template:Flagicon Budapest, Hungary | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1961 | 5–7 June | Template:Flagicon Yokohama, Japan | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1962 | 25–27 June | Template:Flagicon Toledo, United States | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1963 | 1–3 July | Template:Flagicon Helsingborg, Sweden | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1965 | 6–8 June | Template:Flagicon Tampere, Finland | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1966 | 20–22 June | Template:Flagicon Toledo, United States | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1967 | 1–3 September | Template:Flagicon Bucharest, Romania | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1969 | 3–5 March | Template:Flagicon Mar del Plata, Argentina | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1970 | 4–6 July | Template:Flagicon Edmonton, Canada | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1971 | 2–5 September | Template:Flagicon Sofia, Bulgaria | Template:Flagcountry |
| 1973 | 11–14 September | Template:Flagicon Tehran, Iran | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1974 | 10–13 October | Template:Flagicon Katowice, Poland | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1975 | 11–14 September | Template:Flagicon Minsk, Soviet Union | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1977 | 14–17 October | Template:Flagicon Gothenburg, Sweden | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1978 | 20–23 August | Template:Flagicon Mexico City, Mexico | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1979 | 21–24 August | Template:Flagicon San Diego, United States | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1981 | 28–30 August | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1982 | 9–12 September | Template:Flagicon Katowice, Poland | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1983 | 22–25 September | Template:Flagicon Kyiv, Soviet Union | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1985 | 8–11 August | Template:Flagicon Kolbotn, Norway | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1986 | 23–26 October | Template:Flagicon Budapest, Hungary | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1987 | 19–22 August | Template:Flagicon Clermont-Ferrand, France | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1989 | 24–27 August | Template:Flagicon Martigny, Switzerland | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1990 | 19–21 November | Template:Flagicon Rome, Italy | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1991 | 27–30 September | Template:Flagicon Varna, Bulgaria | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1993 | 16–19 September | Template:Flagicon Stockholm, Sweden | Template:Flagcountry |
| 1994 | 8–11 September | Template:Flagicon Tampere, Finland | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1995 | 12–15 October | Template:Flagicon Prague, Czech Republic | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1997 | 10–13 September | Template:Flagicon Wrocław, Poland | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1998 | 27–30 August | Template:Flagicon Gävle, Sweden | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1999 | 23–26 September | Template:Flagicon Piraeus, Greece | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2001 | 6–9 December | Template:Flagicon Patras, Greece | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2002 | 20–22 September | Template:Flagicon Moscow, Russia | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2003 | 2–5 October | Template:Flagicon Créteil, France | Template:Flagcountry |
Women's freestyle
Combined
| Year | Dates | City and host country | Team champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
| 2005 | 26 September – 2 October | Template:Flagicon Budapest, Hungary | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2006 | 25 September – 1 October | Template:Flagicon Guangzhou, China | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2007 | 17–23 September | Template:Flagicon Baku, Azerbaijan | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2008 | 11–13 October | Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan | not held | not held | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2009 | 21–27 September | Template:Flagicon Herning, Denmark | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Template:Flagcountry |
| 2010 | 6–12 September | Template:Flagicon Moscow, Russia | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2011 | 12–18 September | Template:Flagicon Istanbul, Turkey | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2012 | 27–29 September | Template:Flagicon Strathcona County, Canada | not held | not held | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2013 | 16–22 September | Template:Flagicon Budapest, Hungary | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2014 | 8–14 September | Template:Flagicon Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2015 | 7–15 September | Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, United States | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2016 | 10–11 December | Template:Flagicon Budapest, Hungary | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2017 | 21–26 August | Template:Flagicon Paris, France | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2018 | 20–28 October | Template:Flagicon Budapest, Hungary | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2019 | 14–22 September | Template:Flagicon Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2021 | 2–10 October | Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway | File:RWF logo.svg Russian Wrestling Federation | File:RWF logo.svg Russian Wrestling Federation | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2022 | 10–18 September | Template:Flagicon Belgrade, Serbia | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2023 | 16–24 September | Template:Flagicon Belgrade, Serbia | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2024 | 28–31 October | Template:Flagicon Tirana, Albania | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2025 | 13–21 September | Template:Flagicon Zagreb, Croatia | |||
All-time medal table
Updated after the 2024 World Wrestling Championships. Template:Medals table
- Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist. The medals won at the unofficial World Championships (1904–1920) are also included into this table.
Team titles
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 22 | 26 | 0 | 48 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| File:RWF logo.svg Russian Wrestling FederationTemplate:Efn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 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 | Script error: No such module "flag". | 52 kg | 1983 | 1995 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Medved | Script error: No such module "flag". | +87 kg / 97 kg / +97 kg / +100 kg | 1961 | 1971 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Sergei Beloglazov | Script error: No such module "flag". | 57 kg / 62 kg | 1979 | 1987 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| Arsen Fadzaev | Script error: No such module "flag". | 68 kg / 74 kg | 1983 | 1991 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | |
| Abdulrashid Sadulaev | Script error: No such module "flag". File:RWF logo.svg Russian Wrestling Federation File:White flag of surrender.svg Individual Neutral Athletes |
86 kg / 97 kg / 92 kg | 2014 | 2024 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | |
| 6 | Jordan Burroughs | Script error: No such module "flag". | 74 kg / 79 kg | 2011 | 2022 | 6 | – | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Buvaisar Saitiev | Script error: No such module "flag". | 74 kg / 76 kg | 1995 | 2005 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 8 | Makharbek Khadartsev | Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "flag". |
90 kg | 1986 | 1995 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov | Script error: No such module "flag". | 96 kg / 120 kg / 125 kg | 2005 | 2014 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Ali Aliev | Script error: No such module "flag". | 52 kg / 57 kg | 1959 | 1967 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 11 | Leri Khabelov | Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "flag". |
100 kg / 130 kg | 1985 | 1995 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Abdollah Movahed | Template:Flagcountry | 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 | Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "flag". |
130 kg | 1989 | 1999 | 9 | – | – | 9 |
| 2 | Hamid Sourian | Script error: No such module "flag". | 55 kg / 59 kg | 2005 | 2014 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 3 | Rıza Kayaalp | Script error: No such module "flag". | 120 kg / 130 kg | 2009 | 2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Mijaín López | Script error: No such module "flag". | 120 kg / 130 kg | 2005 | 2015 | 5 | 3 | – | 8 |
| 5 | Gogi Koguashvili | Script error: No such module "flag". | 90 kg / 97 kg | 1993 | 1999 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Nikolay Balboshin | Script error: No such module "flag". | 100 kg | 1973 | 1979 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Viktor Igumenov | Script error: No such module "flag". | 78 kg / 74 kg | 1966 | 1971 | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Valery Rezantsev | Script error: No such module "flag". | 90 kg | 1970 | 1975 | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
| Aleksandar Tomov | Template:Flagcountry | +100 kg | 1971 | 1979 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
Women's freestyle
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saori Yoshida | Script error: No such module "flag". | 55 kg / 53 kg | 2002 | 2015 | 13 | – | – | 13 |
| 2 | Kaori Ichō | Script error: No such module "flag". | 63 kg / 58 kg | 2002 | 2015 | 10 | – | – | 10 |
| 3 | Hitomi Obara (Sakamoto) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 51 kg / 48 kg | 2000 | 2011 | 8 | – | – | 8 |
| 4 | Christine Nordhagen | Script error: No such module "flag". | 70 kg / 68 kg / 75 kg | 1993 | 2001 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Yayoi Urano | Script error: No such module "flag". | 75 kg / 70 kg / 65 kg | 1990 | 1996 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 6 | Adeline Gray | Script error: No such module "flag". | 67 kg / 72 kg / 75 kg / 76 kg | 2011 | 2023 | 6 | – | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Kyōko Hamaguchi | Script error: No such module "flag". | 75 kg / 72 kg | 1997 | 2010 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Zhong Xiue | Script error: No such module "flag". | 44 kg / 47 kg / 46 kg | 1991 | 1999 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
| 9 | Shoko Yoshimura | Script error: No such module "flag". | 44 kg | 1987 | 1996 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Liu Dongfeng | Script error: No such module "flag". | 75 kg | 1991 | 1997 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| Stanka Zlateva | Script error: No such module "flag". | 72 kg | 2006 | 2011 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | |
| 12 | Nikola Hartmann | Script error: No such module "flag". | 61 kg / 62 kg | 1993 | 2000 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
See also
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- Wrestling World Cup
- U17 World Wrestling Championships
- U23 World Wrestling Championships
- World Wrestling Clubs Cup
- World Beach Wrestling Championships
- 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
Notes
References
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External links
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