| 1957 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Istanbul, Turkey |
| Dates | 1–2 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Turkey |
The 1957 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Istanbul, Turkey.
| 1957 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Dates | 1–2 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Turkey |
The 1957 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Istanbul, Turkey.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey | 42 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 35 |
| 3 | Iran | 20 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 18 |
| 5 | Japan | 15 |
| 6 | West Germany | 9 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Mehmet Kartal Turkey | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union | Luigi Chinazzo Italy |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey | Tauno Jaskari Finland | Yasuyuki Shimamura Japan |
| Featherweight 62 kg | Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey | Hossein Mollaghasemi Iran | Norayr Musheghyan Soviet Union |
| Lightweight 67 kg | Alimbeg Bestayev Soviet Union | Hayrullah Şahin Turkey | Kazuo Abe Japan |
| Welterweight 73 kg | Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union | İsmail Ogan Turkey | Murtaza Murtazov Bulgaria |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Nabi Sorouri Iran | Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union | Hasan Güngör Turkey |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg | Petko Sirakov Bulgaria | Boris Kulayev Soviet Union | İsmet Atlı Turkey |
| Heavyweight +87 kg | Hamit Kaplan Turkey | Wilfried Dietrich West Germany | Husein Mehmedov Bulgaria |