| 2023 U17 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Istanbul, Turkey |
| Dates | 31 July–6 August 2023 |
| Stadium | Başakşehir Youth and Sports Facility |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| Greco-Roman | Iran |
| Women |  Japan |
The 2023 U17 World Wrestling Championships (28th) took place from July 31 to 6 August in Istanbul, Turkey. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
All times are (UTC+3)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July | 11.00-15.00 | Qualification rounds GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 18.00-19.30 | Semi-finals GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg | |
| 1 August | 11.00-14.30 | Qualification rounds GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg; Repechage GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals: GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg | |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg | |
| 2 August | 11.00-14.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg; Repechage GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg | |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg | |
| 3 August | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg; Repechage WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg | |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg | |
| 4 August | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg; Repechage WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals: FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg | |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg | |
| 5 August | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg; Repechage FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg | |
| 6 August | 16.30-17.45 | Repechage : FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
| 18.00-20.00 | Finals : FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  United States | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes a | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 |  Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Georgia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  India | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Turkey* | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 |  Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Armenia | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 |  Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran | 156 | Iran | 113 | Japan | 200 |
| 2 | United States | 126 | Azerbaijan | 108 | United States | 122 |
| 3 | Japan | 106 | Georgia | 96 | India | 118 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 84 | India | 88 | Turkey | 104 |
| 5 | Armenia | 79 | Armenia | 77 | Uzbekistan | 79 |
| 6 | India | 74 | Uzbekistan | 72 | Germany | 40 |
| 7 | Georgia | 72 | Kazakhstan | 64 | Kazakhstan | 36 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 64 | Turkey | 52 |  Poland | 28 |
| 9 |  Turkmenistan | 38 | United States | 43 | Norway | 27 |
| 10 | Turkey | 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 39 | Croatia | 25 |
589 wrestlers from 55 nations:
Individual Neutral Athletes (56)
Algeria (5) Armenia (19)
Austria (4) Azerbaijan (24)
Burundi (1)
Brazil (1) Bulgaria (10)
Colombia (1) Croatia (6)
Czech Republic (3)
Ecuador (3) Egypt (15)
Spain (4)
Estonia (9)
Finland (4)
France (8)
United Kingdom (1) Georgia (23) Germany (11) Greece (13)
Hungary (18) India (30) Iran (20)
Iraq (3)
Israel (8) Italy (3) Japan (30) Kazakhstan (30) Kyrgyzstan (25)
South Korea (6)
Kosovo (1)
Latvia (1)
Lithuania (3)
Madagascar (1) Moldova (13)
Mexico (3)
Mongolia (16)
North Macedonia (3)
Namibia (3) Norway (4)
New Zealand (1)
Palestine (1) Poland (20) Puerto Rico (7) Romania (11)
South Africa (4)
Slovenia (2)
Serbia (6)
Switzerland (3)
Slovakia (6)
Tajikistan (2) Turkmenistan (12)
Chinese Taipei (6) Turkey (35) (Host) United States (31)
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