| 1953 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Naples, Italy |
| Dates | 17–19 April |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman |  Soviet Union |
The 1953 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Naples, Italy.
| 1953 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Naples, Italy |
| Dates | 17–19 April |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The 1953 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Naples, Italy.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Rank | Men's Greco-Roman | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 41 |
| 2 | Sweden | 24.5 |
| 3 | Finland | 20 |
| 4 | Italy | 17 |
| 5 | Hungary | 15 |
| 6 | Turkey | 14.5 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Boris Gurevich Soviet Union | Ahmet Bilek Turkey | Maurice Mewis Belgium |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Artem Teryan Soviet Union | Imre Hódos Hungary | Giovanni Cocco Italy |
| Featherweight 62 kg | Olle Anderberg Sweden | Umberto Trippa Italy | Elie Naasan Lebanon |
| Lightweight 67 kg | Gustav Freij Sweden | Kyösti Lehtonen Finland | Shazam Safin Soviet Union |
| Welterweight 73 kg | Georgy Khatvoryan Soviet Union | Miklós Szilvási Hungary | Franco Benedetti Italy |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Givi Kartozia Soviet Union | Axel Grönberg Sweden | Kalervo Rauhala Finland |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg | August Englas Soviet Union | Kelpo Gröndahl Finland | Kurt Rusterholz  Switzerland |
| Heavyweight +87 kg | Bertil Antonsson Sweden | Johannes Kotkas Soviet Union | Guido Fantoni Italy |