| 1963 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Freestyle | |
| Host city |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Dates | 31 May – 2 June 1963 |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Host city |  Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Dates | 1–3 July 1963 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The following is the final results of the 1963 World Wrestling Championships . Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Helsingborg, Sweden. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 39 | Soviet Union | 37.5 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 33.5 | Hungary | 18.5 |
| 3 | Turkey | 24 | Yugoslavia | 17 |
| 4 | Japan | 23 | Sweden | 16.5 |
| 5 | Iran | 13.5 | Bulgaria | 14.5 |
| 6 | United States | 11.5 | Turkey | 13 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey | Ali Aliev Soviet Union | Stoyko Malov Bulgaria |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Aydin Ibrahimov Soviet Union | Hiroshi Ikeda Japan | Mladen Georgiev Bulgaria |
| Featherweight 63 kg | Osamu Watanabe Japan | Ebrahim Seifpour Iran | Stancho Kolev Bulgaria |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Iwao Horiuchi Japan | Zarbeg Beriashvili Soviet Union | Gregory Ruth  United States |
| Welterweight 78 kg | Guram Sagaradze Soviet Union | Petko Dermendzhiev Bulgaria | İsmail Ogan Turkey |
| Middleweight 87 kg | Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria | Anatoly Albul Soviet Union | Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union | Valko Kostov Bulgaria | Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
| Heavyweight +97 kg | Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union | Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria | János Reznák Hungary |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Borivoj Vukov Yugoslavia | Ignazio Fabra Italy | Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | János Varga Hungary | Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia | Dinko Petrov Bulgaria |
| Featherweight 63 kg | Gennady Sapunov Soviet Union | Imre Polyák Hungary | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia | David Gvantseladze Soviet Union | Klaus Rost West Germany |
| Welterweight 78 kg | Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union | Rudolf Vesper East Germany | Bertil Nyström Sweden |
| Middleweight 87 kg | Tevfik Kış Turkey | Branislav Simić Yugoslavia | György Gurics Hungary |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg | Rostom Abashidze Soviet Union | Nicolae Martinescu Romania | Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
| Heavyweight +97 kg | Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union | Ragnar Svensson Sweden | James Raschke United States |