| 1951 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Dates | 26–29 April 1951 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Turkey |
The 1951 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Helsinki, Finland from 26 to 29 April 1951. That was the first ever World Championships in freestyle wrestling. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Finland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Iran | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey | 41 |
| 2 | Sweden | 35 |
| 3 | Finland | 27 |
| 4 | Iran | 25 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Ali Yücel Turkey | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi Iran | Bengt Johansson Sweden |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Nasuh Akar Turkey | Niilo Turkkila Finland | Mehdi Yaghoubi Iran |
| Featherweight 62 kg | Nurettin Zafer Turkey | Ilmari Ruikka Finland | Henry Holmberg Sweden |
| Lightweight 67 kg | Olle Anderberg Sweden | Garibaldo Nizzola Italy | İbrahim Zengin Turkey |
| Welterweight 73 kg | Celal Atik Turkey | Aleksanteri Keisala Finland | Abdollah Mojtabavi Iran |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Haydar Zafer Turkey | Gholamreza Takhti Iran | Göte Ekström Sweden |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg | Yaşar Doğu Turkey | Viking Palm Sweden | Max Leichter West Germany |
| Heavyweight +87 kg | Bertil Antonsson Sweden | Pauli Riihimäki Finland | Natale Vecchi Italy |