| 1962 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Toledo, United States |
| Dates | 21–27 June 1962 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The 1962 World Wrestling Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio from 21 to 27 June 1962. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 West Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 |  United Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 16 | 16 | 26 | 58 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 29 | Soviet Union | 40 |
| 2 | Japan | 26.5 | Turkey | 31 |
| 3 | Iran | 25 | Bulgaria | 20.5 |
| 4 | Turkey | 21.5 | Hungary | 16 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 19 | West Germany | 8.5 |
| 6 | United States | 15 | Japan | 8 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Ali Aliev Soviet Union | Noriyuki Harada Japan | Satılmış Tektaş Turkey |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey | Masaaki Hatta Japan | János Varga Hungary |
| Featherweight 63 kg | Osamu Watanabe Japan | Mohammad Khadem Iran | Ewald Tauer West Germany |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Enyu Valchev Bulgaria | Robert Dzhgamadze Soviet Union | Osvaldo Ferrari Italy |
| Welterweight 78 kg | Emam-Ali Habibi Iran | Petko Dermendzhiev Bulgaria | James Ferguson United States |
| Middleweight 87 kg | Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran | Hasan Güngör Turkey | Shunichi Kawano Japan |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union | Gholamreza Takhti Iran | Daniel Brand United States |
| Heavyweight +97 kg | Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union | Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria | Wilfried Dietrich West Germany |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union | Ignazio Fabra Italy | Burhan Bozkurt Turkey |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan | Omari Egadze Soviet Union | Kamal El-Sayed Ali United Arab Republic |
| Featherweight 63 kg | Imre Polyák Hungary | Konstantin Vyrupaev Soviet Union | Rıza Doğan Turkey |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kazım Ayvaz Turkey | Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia | James Burke United States |
| Welterweight 78 kg | Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union | Bjarne Ansbøl Denmark | Yavuz Selekman Turkey |
| Middleweight 87 kg | Tevfik Kış Turkey | Krali Bimbalov Bulgaria | Anatoly Kirov Soviet Union |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg | Rostom Abashidze Soviet Union | Boyan Radev Bulgaria | İsmet Atlı Turkey |
| Heavyweight +97 kg | István Kozma Hungary | Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union | Wilfried Dietrich West Germany |