2018 World Wrestling Championships

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2018 World Wrestling Championships
2018 World Wrestling Championships logo.png
Host city Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary
Dates20–28 October 2018
Stadium László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Champions
FreestyleFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Greco-RomanFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
WomenFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
  2017
2019  

The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were the 15th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from 20 to 28 October in Budapest, Hungary. [1]

Contents

Russia claimed 10 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, its best ever overall result in the post-Soviet era. [2] In Greco-Roman Wrestling Russian athletes showed the best ever result since 1990. [3]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 101213
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 51410
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 43512
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1449
5Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1225
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1214
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1214
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1157
9Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1146
10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1135
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1124
12Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1045
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1001
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1001
15Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0224
16Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0123
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0123
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0123
19Flag of India.svg  India 0112
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0112
21Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 0101
Flag of France.svg  France 0101
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 0101
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0101
25Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0044
26Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0022
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0022
28Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0011
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0011
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0011
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0011
Totals (32 entries)303060120

Team ranking

RankMen's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen's freestyle
TeamPointsTeamPointsTeamPoints
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 178Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 178Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 156
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 150Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 83Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 119
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 105Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 75Flag of the United States.svg  United States 103
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 67Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 60Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 89
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 67Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 60Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 71
6Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 65Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 56Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 59
7Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 57Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 49Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 55
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 53Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 49Flag of India.svg  India 51
9Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 44Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 42Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 47
10Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 41Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 39Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 41

Medal summary

Men's freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
57 kg
details
Zaur Uguev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Nurislam Sanayev
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Yuki Takahashi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Süleyman Atlı
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
61 kg
details
Yowlys Bonne
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Gadzhimurad Rashidov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Joe Colon
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
65 kg
details
Takuto Otoguro
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bajrang Punia
Flag of India.svg  India
Akhmed Chakaev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Alejandro Valdés
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
70 kg
details
Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Adam Batirov
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Franklin Marén
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Zurabi Iakobishvili
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
74 kg
details
Zaurbek Sidakov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Avtandil Kentchadze
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Jordan Burroughs
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
79 kg
details
Kyle Dake
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jabrayil Hasanov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Ali Shabanau
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
86 kg
details
David Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Fatih Erdin
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Taimuraz Friev
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Hassan Yazdani
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
92 kg
details
J'den Cox
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ivan Yankouski
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Atsushi Matsumoto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Alireza Karimi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
97 kg
details
Abdulrashid Sadulaev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Kyle Snyder
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Abraham Conyedo
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Elizbar Odikadze
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
125 kg
details
Geno Petriashvili
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Deng Zhiwei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Nick Gwiazdowski
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Parviz Hadi
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran

Men's Greco-Roman

EventGoldSilverBronze
55 kg
details
Eldaniz Azizli
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Zholaman Sharshenbekov
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Ekrem Öztürk
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Nugzari Tsurtsumia
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
60 kg
details
Sergey Emelin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Victor Ciobanu
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Walihan Sailike
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Aidos Sultangali
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
63 kg
details
Stepan Maryanyan
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Elmurat Tasmuradov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Lenur Temirov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Rahman Bilici
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
67 kg
details
Artem Surkov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Davor Štefanek
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Meirzhan Shermakhanbet
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Gevorg Sahakyan
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
72 kg
details
Frank Stäbler
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bálint Korpási
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Aik Mnatsakanian
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Rasul Chunayev
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
77 kg
details
Aleksandr Chekhirkin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tamás Lőrincz
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Kim Hyeon-woo
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Viktor Nemeš
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
82 kg
details
Péter Bácsi
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Emrah Kuş
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Maksim Manukyan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Viktar Sasunouski
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
87 kg
details
Metehan Başar
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Zhan Beleniuk
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Artur Shahinyan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Robert Kobliashvili
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
97 kg
details
Musa Evloev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Kiril Milov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Mikheil Kajaia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Mehdi Aliyari
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
130 kg
details
Sergey Semenov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Adam Coon
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Óscar Pino
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Kim Min-seok
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Women's freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 kg
details
Yui Susaki
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Mariya Stadnik
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Oksana Livach
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Sun Yanan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
53 kg
details
Haruna Okuno
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sarah Hildebrandt
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Diana Weicker
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pang Qianyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
55 kg
details
Mayu Mukaida
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Zalina Sidakova
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Lianna Montero
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Jong Myong-suk
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
57 kg
details
Rong Ningning
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bilyana Dudova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Emese Barka
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Pooja Dhanda
Flag of India.svg  India
59 kg
details
Risako Kawai
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Elif Jale Yeşilırmak
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Pei Xingru
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Baatarjavyn Shoovdor
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
62 kg
details
Taybe Yusein
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Yukako Kawai
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Yuliya Tkach
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Mallory Velte
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
65 kg
details
Petra Olli
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Danielle Lappage
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ayana Gempei
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Irina Netreba
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
68 kg
details
Alla Cherkasova
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Koumba Larroque
Flag of France.svg  France
Zhou Feng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tamyra Mensah-Stock
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
72 kg
details
Justina Di Stasio
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Martina Kuenz
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Buse Tosun
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
76 kg
details
Adeline Gray
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Yasemin Adar
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Hiroe Minagawa
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Erica Wiebe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Participating nations

785 competitors from 88 nations participated.

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