1951 World Wrestling Championships

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1951 World Wrestling Championships
Host city Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland
Dates26–29 April 1951
Champions
FreestyleFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
  1950
1953  

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]

Contents

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6017
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2136
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0404
4State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran 0224
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0112
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0011
Totals (6 entries)88824

Team ranking

RankMen's freestyle
TeamPoints
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 41
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 35
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 27
4State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran 25

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
52 kg
Ali Yücel
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi
State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran
Bengt Johansson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bantamweight
57 kg
Nasuh Akar
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Niilo Turkkila
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Mehdi Yaghoubi
State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran
Featherweight
62 kg
Nurettin Zafer
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Ilmari Ruikka
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Henry Holmberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lightweight
67 kg
Olle Anderberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Garibaldo Nizzola
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
İbrahim Zengin
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Welterweight
73 kg
Celal Atik
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Aleksanteri Keisala
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Abdollah Mojtabavi
State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran
Middleweight
79 kg
Haydar Zafer
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Gholamreza Takhti
State Flag of Iran (1925).svg  Iran
Göte Ekström
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Light heavyweight
87 kg
Yaşar Doğu
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Viking Palm
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Max Leichter
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Heavyweight
+87 kg
Bertil Antonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Pauli Riihimäki
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Natale Vecchi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

References

  1. "75 Years FILA" (PDF). FILA. p. 56. Retrieved 15 April 2025.