2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships

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2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships
2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships.png
Host city Flag of Albania.svg Tirana, Albania
Dates23–29 October
Stadium Tirana Olympic Park
Champions
Men's freestyleFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Women's freestyleFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Greco-RomanFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
  2022
2024  

The 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships was the sixth edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from 23 to 29 October 2023 in Tirana, Albania. [1] United World Wrestling (UWW) authorized some Russian wrestlers to participate in the World Championships though they had participated in the pro-war rally and expressed their support for the Russo-Ukrainian war. [2] UWW explained its decision to clear them for the World Championships by stating that their participation in certain events was not of their own will and their support for the war and the policy of their government could not be certainly concluded. [3] After Albania was specified as the host, the Albanian government announced that the Iranian wrestling team will not receive visas due to the IRGC's cyber attacks [4] on the Albanian government and Iran-Albania relations. [5]

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Iranian visa problems

After Albania was specified as the host, the Albanian government announced that the Iranian wrestling team will not receive visas due to the IRGC's cyber attacks [6] on the Albanian government and Iran-Albania relations. [7]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Albania)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Individual Neutral Athletes [lower-alpha 1] 114823
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 53412
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 5229
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 34512
4Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2316
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1359
6 United World Wrestling [lower-alpha 2] 1269
7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1225
8Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1135
9Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 04711
10Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0123
11Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 0112
12Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 0033
13Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0022
14Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0011
Flag of France.svg  France 0011
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0011
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 0011
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0011
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0011
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0011
Totals (22 entries)303060120

Team ranking

RankMen's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen's freestyle
TeamPointsTeamPointsTeamPoints
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 148Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 121Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 159
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 113Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 93Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 146
3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 87Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 78 United World Wrestling 134
4 United World Wrestling 86Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 77Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 95
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 71Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 63Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 80
6Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 66Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 62Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 58
7Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 64Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 47Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 56
8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 60Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 44Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 51
9Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 51 United World Wrestling 43Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 35
10Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 36Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 41Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 31

Medal summary

Men's freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
57 kg
details
Nachyn Mongush
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Manvel Khndzrtsyan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Bekzat Almaz Uulu
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Batkhuyagiin Mönkh-Erdene
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
61 kg
details
Bashir Magomedov
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Assylzhan Yessengeldi
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Mezhlum Mezhlumyan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
65 kg
details
Ibragim Ibragimov
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Ziraddin Bayramov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Brock Hardy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Abdullah Toprak
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
70 kg
details
Inalbek Sheriev
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Yoshinosuke Aoyagi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Giorgi Elbakidze
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Kanan Heybatov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
74 kg
details
Keegan O'Toole
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Imam Ganishov
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Hikaru Takata
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Naveen Malik
United World Wrestling
79 kg
details
Magomed Magomaev
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Ashraf Ashirov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Vladimeri Gamkrelidze
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Sagar Jaglan
United World Wrestling
86 kg
details
Aaron Brooks
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tatsuya Shirai
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Arslan Bagaev
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Joshua Morodion
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
92 kg
details
Muhammed Gimri
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Ion Demian
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Jacob Cardenas
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Abduljalil Shabanov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
97 kg
details
Isaac Trumble
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Radu Lefter
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Sergey Kozyrev
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Oktay Çiftçi
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
125 kg
details
Wyatt Hendrickson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Adil Mısırcı
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Azamat Khosonov
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Vakhit Galayev
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan

Men's Greco-Roman

EventGoldSilverBronze
55 kg
details
Giorgi Tokhadze
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Iskhar Kurbayev
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Farid Sadikhli
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Adem Uzun
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
60 kg
details
Anvar Allakhiarov
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Romeo Beridze
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Mert İlbars
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Sumit Dalal
United World Wrestling
63 kg
details
Rakhman Tavmurzaev
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Hleb Makaranka
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Vitalie Eriomenco
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Chiezo Maruyama
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
67 kg
details
Sultan Assetuly
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Mustafa Safa Yıldırım
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Haruto Yabe
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Muslim Imadaev
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
72 kg
details
Dmitrii Adamov
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Irfan Mirzoiev
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Shant Khachatryan
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Ruslan Nurullayev
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
77 kg
details
Alexandrin Guţu
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Khasay Hasanli
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Khvicha Ananidze
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Yryskeldi Maksatbek Uulu
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
82 kg
details
Aues Gonibov
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Alperen Berber
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Emad Abouelatta
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Karlo Kodrič
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
87 kg
details
Magomed Murtazaliev
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Matej Mandić
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Szymon Szymonowicz
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
István Takács
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
97 kg
details
Pavel Hlinchuk
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Mustafa Olgun
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Yuri Nakazato
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Lucas Lazogianis
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
130 kg
details
Hamza Bakır
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Mikhail Laptev
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Sarkhan Mammadov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan

Women's freestyle

EventGoldSilverBronze
50 kg
details
Umi Ito
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Audrey Jimenez
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Emma Luttenauer
Flag of France.svg  France
Elnura Mammadova
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
53 kg
details
Mako Oono
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Mariana Drăguțan
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Altyn Shagayeva
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Liliia Malanchuk
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
55 kg
details
Umi Imai
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Neha Sharma
United World Wrestling
Aryna Martynava
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Andreea Ana
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
57 kg
details
Sara Natami
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Zhala Aliyeva
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Elvira Kamaloğlu
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Reena Sangwan
United World Wrestling
59 kg
details
Solomiia Vynnyk
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Sena Nagamoto
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Nitika Sansanwal
United World Wrestling
Anastasiia Sidelnikova
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
62 kg
details
Yuzuka Inagaki
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Iryna Bondar
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Irina Kuznetsova
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Alina Kasabieva
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
65 kg
details
Irina Rîngaci
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Amina Tandelova
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Yulia Leskovets
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Monika
United World Wrestling
68 kg
details
Nesrin Baş
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Alina Shauchuk
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
Manola Skobelska
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Tindra Sjöberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
72 kg
details
Amit Elor
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jyoti Berwal
United World Wrestling
Iryna Zablotska
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Viktoryia Radzkova
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes
76 kg
details
Reetika Hooda
United World Wrestling
Kennedy Blades
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Kamilė Gaučaitė
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Anastasiya Alpyeyeva
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Participating nations

564 wrestlers from 54 countries:

  1. Individual Neutral Athletes (57)
  2. Flag of Albania.svg  Albania (13) (Host)
  3. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia (20)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1)
  5. Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (2)
  6. Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan (25)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium (4)
  8. Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (7)
  9. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (19)
  10. Flag of Chile.svg  Chile (1)
  11. Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (6)
  12. Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus (1)
  13. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (2)
  14. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (6)
  15. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (4)
  16. Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (4)
  17. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (6)
  18. Flag of France.svg  France (10)
  19. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (1)
  20. Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau (1)
  21. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia (20)
  22. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (10)
  23. Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (10)
  24. Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (10)
  25. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (6)
  26. Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan (2)
  27. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (29)
  28. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (30)
  29. Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan (18)
  30. Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo (1)
  31. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (6)
  32. Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (3)
  33. Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (5)
  34. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (1)
  35. Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova (22)
  36. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (4)
  37. Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (1)
  38. Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia (3)
  39. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (1)
  40. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (2)
  41. Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (1)
  42. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (19)
  43. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (9)
  44. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (9)
  45. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (2)
  46. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (4)
  47. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (4)
  48. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (2)
  49. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (7)
  50. Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan (1)
  51. Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (6)
  52. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (30)
  53. Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (30)
  54. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (30)
  55. Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela (6)
  56. United World Wrestling (30)

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Notes

  1. As a result of sanctions imposed following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as Individual Neutral Athletes (Athlètes Individuels Neutres in French) according to an IOC decision implemented by the UWW. No flags at all were used for these delegations, not even the UWW flag. The UWW does not include the medals won by these wrestlers in the official medal table, they results were not counted in the team rankings.
  2. As a result of sanctions by the UWW imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India for not conducting its elections on time, wrestlers from India were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of India. They instead participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW).