| 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Bucharest, Romania |
| Dates | November 12–18 |
| Stadium | Polyvalent Hall (Bucharest) |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Russia |
| Greco-Roman |  Georgia |
| Women |  Japan |
The 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships were the second edition of U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events, held from November 12 to 18 in Bucharest, Romania. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Georgia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  China | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 |  Moldova | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Iran | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Romania | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 |  United States | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 |  Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Russia | 181 | Georgia | 126 | Japan | 188 |
| 2 | Georgia | 108 | Russia | 101 | Russia | 113 |
| 3 | Iran | 105 | Turkey | 87 | China | 106 |
| 4 | Japan | 93 | Japan | 80 | Ukraine | 81 |
| 5 | United States | 92 | Azerbaijan | 71 | United States | 76 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 70 | Iran | 70 | Mongolia | 75 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 62 | Egypt | 62 | Romania | 70 |
| 8 | Romania | 52 | Hungary | 62 | Kazakhstan | 65 |
| 9 | Turkey | 43 | Ukraine | 56 | Canada | 55 |
| 10 | India | 42 | Moldova | 45 | Germany | 52 |
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