List of World Sumo Championships medalists (men)

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This is a list of world championships medalists in amateur sumo .

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The International Sumo Federation (ISF) is the governing body of amateur sumo in the world. First World Championships under ISF was held in 1992.

Men Individual

Lightweight

MeetGoldSilverBronze
1992 Tokyo [1] Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Kiku Flag of Brazil.svg Tadashi Nagamine Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammad Nabil
Flag of Mongolia.svg Odvog Baljinnyam
1993 Tokyo [2] Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi Omura Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Matsubara Flag of Brazil.svg Kaneyoshi Ueno
Flag of Senegal.svg Ousmane Ndiaye
1994 Tokyo [3] Flag of Mongolia.svg Bayanmunkh Gantogtoh Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Lidberg Flag of the United States.svg Nobuo Tsuchiya
Flag of Japan.svg Shin Ogawa
1995 Tokyo [4] Flag of Mongolia.svg Agvaansamdan Suhbat Flag of Senegal.svg Moussa Sall Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Takeo Sato
Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Buchholtz
1996 Tokyo [5] Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi Omura Flag of Russia.svg Valeri Bakatov Flag of Mongolia.svg Agvaansamdan Suhbat
Flag of Senegal.svg Moussa Sall
1997 Tokyo [6] Flag of Mongolia.svg Agvaansamdan Suhbat Flag of Brazil.svg Márcio Tadashi Takakura Flag of Norway.svg Martin Dalsbotten
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Morgan Endicott-Davies
1998 Tokyo [7] Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetoslav Binev Flag of Japan.svg Atsuhiro Ibata Flag of Germany.svg Peer Schmidt-Düwiger
Flag of Brazil.svg Antenor Yuzo Sato
1999 Riesa [8] Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetoslav Binev Flag of Russia.svg Kandemir Kuular Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin Emslie
Flag of Japan.svg Hitoshi Omura
2000 São Paulo [9] Flag of Germany.svg Peer Schmidt-Düwiger Flag of Finland.svg Tomi Rajamäki Flag of Hungary.svg János Kismóni
Flag of Russia.svg Kandemir Kovoular
2001 Aomori [10] Flag of Japan.svg Chohei Kimura Flag of Finland.svg Tomi Rajamäki Flag of Estonia.svg Anti Peet
Flag of Hungary.svg János Kismóni
2002 Wrocław [11] Flag of Brazil.svg Claudio Ikemori Flag of Hungary.svg János Kismóni Flag of Russia.svg Igor Kurinnoy
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stilian Georgiev
2004 Riesa [11] Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaliy Tikhenko Flag of Brazil.svg Claudio Ikemori Flag of Poland.svg Artur Michalkiewicz
Flag of Russia.svg Igor Kurinnoy
2005 Osaka [11] Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaliy Tikhenko Flag of Thailand.svg Jakkarapong Choarungmetee Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stilian Georgiev
Flag of Finland.svg Sami Ylä-Kero
2006 Osaka [11] Flag of Japan.svg Takaharu Nagasawa Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Niyaz Gunyashev Flag of Russia.svg Igor Kurinnoy
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaliy Tikhenko
2007 Chiang Mai [11] Flag of Hungary.svg Sándor Bárdosi Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stilian Georgiev Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitalii Oliinyk
Flag of Russia.svg Nachyn Mongush
2008 Rakvere [11] Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Shimako Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stilian Georgiev Flag of the United States.svg Trent Sabo
Flag of Russia.svg Nachyn Mongush
2010 Warsaw [11] Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stilian Georgiev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Rashad Kazimov Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Shimako
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Olle Overbosch
2012 Hong Kong [11] Flag of Mongolia.svg Gantugs Rentsendorj Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stilian Georgiev Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Namig Sadigov
Flag of Poland.svg Aron Rozum
2014 Taoyuan [11] Flag of Japan.svg Yūya Nakamura Flag of Poland.svg Aron Rozum Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Mongush
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pencho Dochev
2015 Osaka [11] Flag of Japan.svg Yūya Nakamura Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stilian Georgiev Flag of Russia.svg Batyr Altyev
Flag of Poland.svg Aron Rozum
2016 Ulaanbaatar [12] Flag of Russia.svg Batyr Altyev Flag of Egypt.svg Fathy Mohamed Mail Abou El Rokb Flag of Japan.svg Isao Shibaoka
Flag of Mongolia.svg Badral Baasandorj
2018 Taoyuan [12] Flag of Ukraine.svg Sviatoslav Semykras Flag of Russia.svg Subudai Shoidun Flag of Egypt.svg Abdelrahman Elsefy
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pencho Dochev
2019 Osaka [12] Flag of Russia.svg Georgy Abdula-Zade Doping [a] [13] [14] Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pencho Dochev
Flag of Egypt.svg Abdelrahman Elsefy
2023 Tokyo [12] Flag of Ukraine.svg Sviatoslav Semykras Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Royal Aghamaliyev Flag of Japan.svg Tomohisa Oku
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pencho Dochev
2024 Krotoszyn [12] Flag of Ukraine.svg Demid Karachenko Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Swora Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Abdullah Sharif
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pencho Dochev
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Middleweight

MeetGoldSilverBronze
1993 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro Kiku Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Shigenobu Kosaihara Flag of Mongolia.svg Odvog Baljinnyam
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Milton Reedy
1994 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Ryōji Kumagai Flag of Germany.svg Eduard Grams Flag of Senegal.svg Moussa Sall
Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Charello
1995 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Ryoji Kumagai Flag of Russia.svg Evgueni Sleptsov Flag of Turkey.svg Ahmet Taşçı
Flag of Colombia.svg Arnulfo Hernandez
1996 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Tatsurō Takahama Flag of Mongolia.svg Odvog Baljinnyam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Pateman
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Kazuo Ikemori
1997 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Tatsurō Takahama Flag of Brazil.svg Roberval Yuji Hayashi Flag of Estonia.svg Aap Uspenski
Flag of Fiji.svg Nacanieli Qerewaqa
1998 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Tatsurō Takahama Flag of Germany.svg Eduard Grams Flag of Finland.svg Petri Särkijärvi
Flag of Mongolia.svg Bayanmunkh Gantogtoh
1999 Riesa Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Tsushima Flag of Estonia.svg Aap Uspenski Flag of Poland.svg Marek Paczków
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Borislav Beltchev
2000 São Paulo Flag of Russia.svg Aias Mongouch Flag of Mongolia.svg Altangadas Khuchitbaatar Flag of Japan.svg Hideto Tsushima
Flag of Estonia.svg Aap Uspenski
2001 Aomori Flag of Russia.svg Aias Mongouch Flag of Estonia.svg Aap Uspenski Flag of Mongolia.svg Agvaansamdan Suhbat
Flag of Cuba.svg Luis Felipe Rodriguez Valera
2002 Wrocław [11] Flag of Russia.svg David Tsallagov Flag of Poland.svg Marek Paczków Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Ikeura
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Todor Djurov
2004 Riesa [11] Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Yoshida Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Pryadun Flag of Russia.svg David Tsallagov
Flag of Poland.svg Marek Paczków
2005 Osaka [11] Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Yoshida Flag of Poland.svg Marek Paczków Flag of Mongolia.svg Agvaansamdan Suhbat
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Saber Hussein
2006 Osaka [11] Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Yoshida Flag of Mongolia.svg Gantugs Rentsendorj Flag of Ukraine.svg Kostyantyn Yermakov
Flag of Brazil.svg Alan de Souza Galvão
2007 Chiang Mai [11] Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Yoshida Flag of Bulgaria.svg Todor Dzurov Flag of Russia.svg Alan Bibilov
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kostyantyn Yermakov
2008 Rakvere [11] Flag of Japan.svg Katsuo Yoshida Flag of Ukraine.svg Kostyantyn Yermakov Flag of Russia.svg Atsamaz Kaziev
Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Zaragueta de Jesus Pastrello
2010 Warsaw [11] Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Itō Flag of Russia.svg Atsamaz Kaziev Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Poczta
Flag of Mongolia.svg Bat-Orshikh Ulziitogtokh
2012 Hong Kong [11] Flag of Ukraine.svg Kostyantyn Yermakov Flag of Russia.svg Atsamaz Kaziev Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Tadashi Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Itō
2014 Taoyuan [11] Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoyuki Noguchi Flag of Mongolia.svg Usukhbayar Ochirkhuu Flag of Russia.svg Eres Kara-Sal
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kostyantyn Yermakov
2015 Osaka [11] Flag of Russia.svg Atsamaz Kaziev Flag of Poland.svg Michał Luto Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Meshvildishvili
Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoyuki Noguchi
2016 Ulaanbaatar [12] Flag of Japan.svg Hayato Miwa Flag of Poland.svg Michał Luto Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Meshvildishvili
Flag of Russia.svg Atsamaz Kaziev
2018 Taoyuan [12] Flag of Mongolia.svg Badral Baasandorj Flag of Poland.svg Aron Rozum Flag of Finland.svg Oskari Riihioja
Flag of Russia.svg Saiyn-Belek Tiuliush
2019 Osaka [12] Flag of Mongolia.svg Badral Baasandorj Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Fukano Flag of Finland.svg Oskari Riihioja
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Luto
2023 Tokyo [12] Flag of Ukraine.svg Yehor Krupskyi Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiko Ryuyama Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Sulde Dongak
Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Kulmala
2024 Krotoszyn [12] Flag of Ukraine.svg Yehor Krupskyi Flag of Norway.svg Kim Erik Valentin Svensson Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Chingiz Samadov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Blagoev
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Light Heavyweight

MeetGoldSilverBronze
2019 Osaka [12] Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Abdula-Zade Flag of Japan.svg Koju Osanai Flag of Ukraine.svg Vazha Daiauri
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Aibek Kasmanbetov
2023 Tokyo [12] Flag of Ukraine.svg Vazha Daiauri Flag of Japan.svg Hayato Miwa Flag of Mongolia.svg Badral Baasandorj
Flag of Poland.svg Aron Rozum
2024 Krotoszyn [12] Flag of Mongolia.svg Badral Baasandorj Flag of Ukraine.svg Vazha Daiauri Flag of Japan.svg Hayato Miwa
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Sulde Dongak
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Heavyweight

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1992 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Takeharu Dejima Flag of the United States.svg Hideo Su'a Flag of Germany.svg Martin Vogt
Flag of Mongolia.svg Tsedendamba Bayarsaihan
1993 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Fumihito Tsuruga Flag of Mongolia.svg Tsedendamba Bayarsaihan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Borodow
Flag of Russia.svg Khabil Biktachev
1994 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Tamiya Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Kingi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Etherington
Flag of Brazil.svg Rene Da Silva Crespo
1995 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Naohito Saitō Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Brümmer Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Shigenobu Kozahira
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Borodow
1996 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Koichi Katō Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Borodow Flag of Nigeria.svg Emeka Baba Mutum Okeke
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yeh Kum-fang
1997 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Tamiya Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yeh Kum-fang Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Samat Romazanov
Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Vierra
1998 Tokyo Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Brümmer Flag of Fiji.svg Nacanieli Qerewaqa Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Santana
Flag of Japan.svg Seiken Katō
1999 Riesa Flag of Japan.svg Takahisa Osanai Flag of Mongolia.svg Tsedendamba Bayarsaikhan Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Brümmer
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Paczków
2000 São Paulo Flag of Japan.svg Takahisa Osanai Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Brümmer Flag of Norway.svg Hans Borg
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Santana
2001 Aomori Flag of Poland.svg Robert Paczków Flag of Russia.svg Iouri Mildzikhov Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Stoyanov
Flag of Cuba.svg Julio Cesar Diez Ochoa
2002 Wrocław [11] Flag of Poland.svg Robert Paczków Flag of Russia.svg Iouri Mildzikhov Flag of Norway.svg Hans Borg
Flag of Mongolia.svg Tsedev Myagmarsuren
2004 Riesa [11] Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Ichihara Flag of Poland.svg Robert Paczków Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Stoyanov
Flag of Ukraine.svg Konstantyn Stryzhak
2005 Osaka [11] Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Ichihara Flag of Hungary.svg Dezső Libor Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hrist Hristov
Flag of Russia.svg Alan Karaev
2006 Osaka [11] Flag of Mongolia.svg Byambajav Ulambayar Flag of Russia.svg Alan Karaev Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Mori
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Paczków
2007 Chiang Mai [11] Flag of Mongolia.svg Byambajav Ulambayar Flag of Japan.svg Hiroaki Tanaka Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Stoyanov
Flag of Russia.svg Artur Bagaev
2008 Rakvere [11] Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Himeno Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Stoyanov Flag of Mongolia.svg Byambajav Ulambayar
Doping
2010 Warsaw [11] Flag of Hungary.svg Dezső Libor Flag of Russia.svg Alan Karaev Flag of Mongolia.svg Byambajav Ulambayar
Flag of Japan.svg Hidemasa Meigetsuin
2012 Hong Kong [11] Flag of Russia.svg Alan Karaev Flag of Ukraine.svg Dmytro Slepchenko Flag of Japan.svg Endō Shōta
Flag of Mongolia.svg Byambajav Ulambayar
2014 Taoyuan [11] Flag of Russia.svg Alan Karaev Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevhenii Orlov Flag of Mongolia.svg Byambajav Ulambayar
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivan Kachakov
2015 Osaka [11] Flag of Japan.svg Ryōta Oyanagi Flag of Mongolia.svg Byambajav Ulambayar Flag of Brazil.svg Rui Aparecido de Sá Junior
Flag of Georgia.svg Avtandil Tsertsvadze
2016 Ulaanbaatar [12] Flag of Russia.svg Vasily Margiev Flag of Japan.svg Kojiro Kurokawa Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhii Sokolovskyi
Flag of Mongolia.svg Byambajav Ulambayar
2018 Taoyuan [12] Flag of Russia.svg Vasily Margiev Flag of Mongolia.svg Davaajamts Nanjidsuren Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Linka
Flag of Japan.svg Seira Shiroyama
2019 Osaka [12] Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi Igarashi Flag of Brazil.svg Rui Aparecido de Sá Junior Flag of Russia.svg Ruslan Bagaev
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Veresiuk
2023 Tokyo [12] Flag of Japan.svg Naoya Kusano Flag of Mongolia.svg Naranbayar Khangai Flag of Georgia.svg Lasha Jeladze
Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Piersiak
2024 Krotoszyn [12] Flag of Georgia.svg Lasha Jeladze Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Linka Flag of Japan.svg Kosei Takeuchi
Flag of Mongolia.svg Naranbayar Khangai
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Openweight

MeetGoldSilverBronze
1992 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Kazuo Saitō Flag of the United States.svg Emmanuel Yarbrough Flag of Brazil.svg Rene Da Silva Crespo
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Plate
1993 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Sunao Yasu Flag of Mongolia.svg Badmanyambuu Bat-Erdene Flag of the United States.svg Emmanuel Yarbrough
Flag of Brazil.svg Rene Da Silva Crespo
1994 Tokyo Flag of Mongolia.svg Badmanyambuu Bat-Erdene Flag of the United States.svg Emmanuel Yarbrough Flag of France.svg Fabrice Guenet
Flag of Russia.svg Khabil Biktachev
1995 Tokyo Flag of the United States.svg Emmanuel Yarbrough Flag of Japan.svg Taishi Goto Flag of Mongolia.svg Badmanyambuu Bat-Erdene
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Guenet
1996 Tokyo Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Robinson Flag of the United States.svg Emmanuel Yarbrough Flag of Tonga.svg Tevita Vaiola Falevai
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Guenet
1997 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Naohito Saitō Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Bally Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Robinson
Flag of Brazil.svg Flavio Tooru Kosaihara
1998 Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Tamiya Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Robinson Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Scheibler
Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Jaracz
1999 Riesa Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Ebanoidze Flag of Japan.svg Tōru Kakizoe Flag of Hungary.svg Dezső Libor
Flag of Russia.svg Iouri Goloubovski
2000 São Paulo Flag of Japan.svg Tōru Kakizoe Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Scheibler Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Ebanoidze
Flag of Finland.svg Jorma Korhonen
2001 Aomori Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Scheibler Flag of Mongolia.svg Tsedendamba Bayarsaikhan Flag of Russia.svg Iouri Goloubovski
Flag of Norway.svg Ronny Almann
2002 Wrocław [11] Flag of Russia.svg Alan Karaev Flag of Mongolia.svg Batjargal Ganbat Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Scheibler
Flag of Georgia.svg Levan Ebanoidze
2004 Riesa [11] Flag of Japan.svg Keisyo Shimoda Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Scheibler Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Jaracz
Flag of Brazil.svg Geraldo Katsushi Fujishiro
2005 Osaka [11] Flag of Germany.svg Thorsten Scheibler Flag of Japan.svg Keisyo Shimoda Flag of Mongolia.svg Batzorig Chogsom
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Stoyanov
2006 Osaka [11] Flag of Russia.svg Alan Gabaraev Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Poříz Flag of Mongolia.svg Myagmarsuren Tsedev
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Ichihara
2007 Chiang Mai [11] Flag of Russia.svg Alan Karaev Flag of Japan.svg Yasunari Miyamoto Flag of Egypt.svg Hany Hassanin
Flag of Mongolia.svg Myagmarsuren Tsedev
2008 Rakvere [11] Flag of Mongolia.svg Naranbat Gankhuyag Doping Flag of Poland.svg Robert Paczków
Flag of Russia.svg Alan Karaev
2010 Warsaw [11] Flag of Russia.svg Vasily Margiev Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Hristov Flag of Mongolia.svg Ganbat Batjargal
Flag of Japan.svg Masahiro Yamaguchi
2012 Hong Kong [11] Flag of Mongolia.svg Naranbat Gankhuyag Flag of Japan.svg Mutoshi Matsunaga Flag of the Netherlands.svg Haitham Alsadi
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Veresiuk
2014 Taoyuan [11] Flag of Mongolia.svg Turbold Baasansuren Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Veresiuk Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Nakamura
Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Fathi Omar Misbah
2015 Osaka [11] Flag of Japan.svg Sōichirō Kurokawa Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Fathi Omar Misbah Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Piersiak
Flag of Mongolia.svg Turbold Baasansuren
2016 Ulaanbaatar [12] Flag of Mongolia.svg Turbold Baasansuren Flag of Russia.svg Eduard Kudzoev Flag of the United States.svg Roy Sims
Flag of Japan.svg Sōichirō Kurokawa
2018 Taoyuan [12] Flag of Russia.svg Eduard Kudzoev Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Piersiak Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Veresiuk
Flag of Japan.svg Tomohiro Saigo
2019 Osaka [12] Flag of Mongolia.svg Batsuuri Namsraijav Flag of Japan.svg Kojiro Kurokawa Flag of Hungary.svg Robert Kerstner
Flag of Russia.svg Eduard Kudzoev
2023 Tokyo [12] Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Veresiuk Flag of Mongolia.svg Batsuuri Namsraijav Flag of Estonia.svg Alonso Gonzalez Margalef
Flag of Japan.svg Taisei Matsuzono
2024 Krotoszyn [12] Flag of Japan.svg Shun Ikeda Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Piersiak Flag of Georgia.svg Badri Khatiskatsi
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Veresiuk
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See also

Notes

  1. Gold medal in lightweight category was originally won by Sviatoslav Semykras of Ukraine, but in later years he was disqualified of his title because of doping violations.

References