| 1959 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tehran, Iran |
| Dates | 1–5 October |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
The 1959 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tehran, Iran.
| 1959 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Tehran, Iran |
| Dates | 1–5 October |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Soviet Union |
The 1959 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tehran, Iran.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 36 |
| 2 | Turkey | 33 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 22 |
| 4 | Iran | 20 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Ali Aliyev Soviet Union | Ahmet Bilek Turkey | Muhammad Niaz Din Pakistan |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey | Tauno Jaskari Finland | Vladimir Arsenyan Soviet Union |
| Featherweight 62 kg | Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey | Stancho Kolev Bulgaria | Muhammad Akhtar Pakistan |
| Lightweight 67 kg | Vladimir Sinyavsky Soviet Union | Enyu Valchev Bulgaria | Hayrullah Şahin Turkey |
| Welterweight 73 kg | Emam-Ali Habibi Iran | Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union | İsmail Ogan Turkey |
| Middleweight 79 kg | Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union | Géza Hollósi Hungary | Lothar Lippa East Germany |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg | Gholamreza Takhti Iran | Petko Sirakov Bulgaria | Maurice Jacquel France |
| Heavyweight +87 kg | Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria | Hamit Kaplan Turkey | Savkuds Dzarasov Soviet Union |