| 1965 World Freestyle Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Dates | 1–3 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| 1965 World Greco-Roman Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tampere, Finland |
| Dates | 6–8 June |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman |  Soviet Union |
The following is the final results of the 1965 World Wrestling Championships . Freestyle competition were held in Manchester, Great Britain and Greco-Roman competition were held in Tampere, Finland.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 West Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 |  Iran | 30.5 | Soviet Union | 42 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 26.5 | Poland | 18 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 24.5 | Bulgaria | 16.83 |
| 4 | Turkey | 22 | Hungary | 11.33 |
| 5 | Japan | 20.5 | Romania | 10 |
| 6 | Hungary | 6.5 | West Germany | 10 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Yoshihisa Yoshida Japan | Bayu Baev Bulgaria | László Ölveti Hungary |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Tomiaki Fukuda Japan | Mohammad Ali Farrokhian Iran | Karl Dodrimont West Germany |
| Featherweight 63 kg | Ebrahim Seifpour Iran | Stancho Kolev Bulgaria | Takeo Morita Japan |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Abdollah Movahed Iran | Mahmut Atalay Turkey | Zarbeg Beriashvili Soviet Union |
| Welterweight 78 kg | Guram Sagaradze Soviet Union | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran Iran | Yasuo Watanabe Japan |
| Middleweight 87 kg | Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran | Francisc Balla Romania | Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg | Ahmet Ayık Turkey | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union | Said Mustafov Bulgaria |
| Heavyweight +97 kg | Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union | Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria | Larry Kristoff United States |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union | Rolf Lacour West Germany | Angel Kerezov Bulgaria |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Ion Cernea Romania | Fritz Stange West Germany | Bernard Knitter Poland |
| Featherweight 63 kg | Yury Grigoriev Soviet Union | Martti Laakso Finland | Lothar Schneider East Germany |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Gennady Sapunov Soviet Union | Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia | Eero Tapio Finland |
| Welterweight 78 kg | Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union | Kiril Petkov Bulgaria | Sırrı Acar Turkey |
| Middleweight 87 kg | Rimantas Bagdonas Soviet Union | Bolesław Mackiewicz Poland | Jiří Kormaník Czechoslovakia |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg | Valery Anisimov Soviet Union | Ferenc Kiss Hungary | Czesław Kwieciński Poland |
| Heavyweight +97 kg | Nikolay Shmakov Soviet Union | István Kozma Hungary | Petr Kment Czechoslovakia |
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