| 1969 World Junior Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Boulder, Colorado, United States |
| Dates | July, 1969 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | United States |
| Greco-Roman |  Soviet Union |
The 1969 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the first edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Boulder, Colorado, United States 1969. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 |  Japan | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  West Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Liben Chosupov Bulgaria | Felix Grigorian Soviet Union | Bill Davids United States |
| 52 kg | Aleksander Kustov Soviet Union | Yoshiyuki Usui Japan | Dmitry Avramov Bulgaria |
| 57 kg | Krasimir Stefanov Bulgaria | Lars-Erik Skiöld Sweden | Radik Ibragimov Soviet Union |
| 62 kg | Mansur Bairamov Soviet Union | Stoyan Lazarov Bulgaria | Doug Willer United States |
| 68 kg | Stefan Laudenov Bulgaria | Torbjörn Hillberg Sweden | Bill Eisenheimer United States |
| 74 kg | Ruben Karapetyan Soviet Union | Peter Slavtchev Bulgaria | Date Japan |
| 82 kg | Aleksey Stativka Soviet Union | Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria | Richard Rotter West Germany |
| 90 kg | Petr Tichtchenko Soviet Union | Dimitar Ivanov Bulgaria | Helmut Gerlach West Germany |
| 100 kg | Akaki Meladze Soviet Union | Vassil Koichov Bulgaria | Steve Clark United States |
| +100 kg | Shota Morshiladse Soviet Union | Alan Thompson United States | Petar Stantchev Bulgaria |
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