| 1966 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Toledo, United States |
| Dates | 16–22 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Turkey |
| Greco-Roman |  Soviet Union |
The 1966 World Wrestling Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio, United States.
| 1966 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Toledo, United States |
| Dates | 16–22 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Turkey |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The 1966 World Wrestling Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio, United States.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Turkey | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Japan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Iran | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |  West Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey | 34 | Soviet Union | 39.5 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 28.5 | Bulgaria | 19.33 |
| 3 | United States | 23 | Romania | 14.5 |
| 4 |  Iran | 19 | West Germany | 14 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 18.5 | Finland | 12.5 |
| 6 | Japan | 17 | Turkey | 12.33 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Chang Chang-sun South Korea | Yasuo Katsumura Japan | Rick Sanders United States |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Ali Aliyev Soviet Union | Hasan Sevinç Turkey | Aboutaleb Talebi Iran |
| Featherweight 63 kg | Masaaki Kaneko Japan | Bobby Douglas United States | Nihat Kabanlı Turkey |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Abdollah Movahed Iran | Iwao Horiuchi Japan | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı Turkey |
| Welterweight 78 kg | Mahmut Atalay Turkey | Guram Sagaradze Soviet Union | Hossein Tahami Iran |
| Middleweight 87 kg | Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria | Hasan Güngör Turkey | Josef Urban Czechoslovakia |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union | Ahmet Ayık Turkey | Said Mustafov Bulgaria |
| Heavyweight +97 kg | Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union | Larry Kristoff United States | Abolfazl Anvari Iran |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg | Angel Kerezov Bulgaria | Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union | Rolf Lacour West Germany |
| Bantamweight 57 kg | Fritz Stange West Germany | Koji Sakurama Japan | Ünver Beşergil Turkey |
| Featherweight 63 kg | Roman Rurua Soviet Union | Leif Freij Sweden | Iraj Khorshidfar Iran |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia | Gennady Sapunov Soviet Union | Eero Tapio Finland |
| Welterweight 78 kg | Viktor Igumenov Soviet Union | Florea Ciorcilă Romania | Peter Nettekoven West Germany |
| Middleweight 87 kg | Valentin Olenik Soviet Union | Tevfik Kış Turkey | Franz Pötsch Austria |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg | Boyan Radev Bulgaria | Valery Anisimov Soviet Union | Nicolae Martinescu Romania |
| Heavyweight +97 kg | István Kozma Hungary | Nikolay Shmakov Soviet Union | Petr Kment Czechoslovakia |