U23 World Wrestling Championships

U23 World Wrestling Championships
U23 World Wrestling Championships
Status	Active
Genre	U23 Wrestling Championships
Date	October to November
Frequency	Annual
Location	Various
Years active	2017–present
Inaugurated	2017
Previous event	Novi Sad 2025
Next event	Las Vegas 2026
Organised by	United World Wrestling
	2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships

Last updated January 27, 2026

The U23 World Wrestling Championships are the Wrestling World Championship for athletes under 23 years old and is organized by United World Wrestling. The tournament began in 2017.

Editions

Edition	Year	Host City	Host Country	Dates	Events	Winners
Edition	Year	Host City	Host Country	Dates	Events	Men's freestyle	Men's Greco-Roman	Women's freestyle
1	2017	Bydgoszcz	Poland	21–26 November	24	Russia	Georgia	Japan
2	2018	Bucharest	Romania	12–18 November	30	Russia	Georgia	Japan
3	2019	Budapest	Hungary	28 October - 3 November	30	Russia	Iran	Japan
N/a	2020	Tampere	Finland	Did not happen due to COVID-19 pandemic
4	2021	Belgrade	Serbia	1–7 November	30	Russia	Russia	Russia
5	2022	Pontevedra	Spain	17–23 October	30	Georgia	Iran	Japan
6	2023	Tirana	Albania	23–29 October	30	United States	Turkey	Japan
7	2024	Tirana	Albania	21–27 October	30	Iran	Iran	United States
8	2025	Novi Sad	Serbia	20–26 October	30	United States	Iran	India
9	2026	Las Vegas	United States	12–18 October	30

Team rankings

Year	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3
Year	Men's Freestyle			Men's Greco-Roman			Women's Freestyle
2017	Russia	Kazakhstan	Georgia	Georgia	Russia	Turkey	Japan	Ukraine	Russia
2018	Russia	Georgia	Iran	Georgia	Russia	Turkey	Japan	Russia	China
2019	Russia	Iran	Azerbaijan	Iran	Georgia	Russia	Japan	China	Ukraine
2021	Russia	Iran	Armenia	Russia	Iran	Georgia	Russia	Ukraine	India
2022	Georgia	Iran	United States	Iran	Georgia	Turkey	Japan	United States	Ukraine
2023	United States	Turkey	Azerbaijan	Turkey	Azerbaijan	Georgia	Japan	Ukraine	United World Wrestling
2024	Iran	Japan	Azerbaijan	Iran	Georgia	Armenia	United States	Japan	Ukraine
2025	United States	Iran	Japan	Iran	Ukraine	Azerbaijan	India	Japan	United States

Team titles

Country	FS	GR	FW	Total
Russia	4	1	1	6
Iran	1	4	0	5
Japan	0	0	5	5
Georgia	1	2	0	3
United States	2	0	1	3
India	0	0	1	1
Turkey	0	1	0	1

All time medal table (2017-2025)

As of 2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	47	15	27	89
2	Iran	28	11	40	79
3	Russia	18	23	25	66
4	United States	18	16	18	52
5	Georgia	16	15	21	52
–	Individual Neutral Athletes ^[a]	16	9	19	44
6	Turkey	12	14	36	62
7	Azerbaijan	10	20	28	58
8	Ukraine	10	13	44	67
9	Moldova	8	10	13	31
10	Armenia	6	6	11	23
11	Kyrgyzstan	5	6	11	22
12	China	4	8	8	20
13	Hungary	4	3	9	16
14	Cuba	4	1	5	10
15	India	3	12	20	35
16	Kazakhstan	3	7	20	30
17	United World Wrestling ^[b]	3	7	13	23
18	Egypt	3	0	4	7
19	Canada	2	4	5	11
20	France	2	2	2	6
21	Norway	2	0	0	2
22	Romania	1	3	9	13
23	Poland	1	3	7	11
24	Uzbekistan	1	2	4	7
25	Germany	1	1	12	14
26	Finland	1	1	2	4
27	Greece	1	1	1	3
28	Colombia	1	1	0	2
	Ecuador	1	1	0	2
	Slovakia	1	1	0	2
31	Sweden	1	0	5	6
32	Croatia	0	5	2	7
33	Belarus	0	4	7	11
34	Mongolia	0	2	14	16
35	Bulgaria	0	2	1	3
36	Austria	0	1	1	2
36	Netherlands	0	1	1	2
38	Denmark	0	1	0	1
	Mexico	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
41	Nigeria	0	0	4	4
42	Italy	0	0	3	3
42	Lithuania	0	0	3	3
44	Israel	0	0	2	2
44	Latvia	0	0	2	2
46	Bahrain	0	0	1	1
	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
	Estonia	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
	Tunisia	0	0	1	1
	Turkmenistan	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Totals (54 entries)		234	234	468	936

Notes

↑ 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.
↑ 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).

References

United World Wrestling Database
2017 Results Book Archived 2022-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
2018 Results Book Archived 2022-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
2019 Results Book Archived 2022-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
2021 Results Book Archived 2021-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
2022 Results Book Archived 2022-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
2023 Results Book ^{[ dead link ]}
2024 Results Book
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[NoteA-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.

[NoteB-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).

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