World Wrestling Championships | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Wrestling World Championship |
Date(s) | September to October |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Various |
Years active | 1904–present |
Inaugurated | 1904 |
Most recent | 2024 Tirana |
Previous event | 2023 Belgrade |
Next event | 2025 Zagreb |
Organised by | United World Wrestling |
The World Wrestling Championships are the Greco-Roman Wrestling (men's, since 1904) and Freestyle Wrestling (men's since 1951 and women's since 1987) World Championships organized by United World Wrestling (UWW). [1]
Year | Dates | City and host country | Team champion |
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1987 | 24–25 October | Lørenskog, Norway | Norway |
1989 | 24–25 August | Martigny, Switzerland | Japan |
1990 | 29 June – 1 July | Luleå, Sweden | Japan |
1991 | 24–25 August | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
1992 | 4–5 September | Villeurbanne, France | Japan |
1993 | 7–8 August | Stavern, Norway | Japan |
1994 | 6–7 August | Sofia, Bulgaria | Japan |
1995 | 9–10 September | Moscow, Russia | Russia |
1996 | 29–31 August | Sofia, Bulgaria | Japan |
1997 | 10–12 July | Clermont-Ferrand, France | Japan |
1998 | 8–10 October | Poznań, Poland | Russia |
1999 | 10–12 September | Boden, Sweden | United States |
2000 | 1–3 September | Sofia, Bulgaria | Japan |
2001 | 22–25 November | Sofia, Bulgaria | China |
2002 | 2–3 November | Chalcis, Greece | Japan |
2003 | 12–14 September | New York City, United States | Japan |
Updated after the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 253 | 93 | 69 | 415 |
2 | Japan | 139 | 75 | 88 | 302 |
3 | Russia | 111 | 67 | 96 | 274 |
4 | United States | 86 | 105 | 113 | 304 |
5 | Iran | 71 | 67 | 80 | 218 |
6 | Bulgaria | 63 | 95 | 103 | 261 |
7 | Turkey | 60 | 63 | 84 | 207 |
8 | Hungary | 33 | 54 | 53 | 140 |
9 | Cuba | 32 | 28 | 49 | 109 |
10 | Sweden | 31 | 40 | 48 | 119 |
11 | China | 29 | 22 | 39 | 90 |
12 | France | 27 | 23 | 25 | 75 |
13 | Azerbaijan | 22 | 34 | 39 | 95 |
14 | Germany | 22 | 28 | 48 | 98 |
15 | Finland | 22 | 26 | 25 | 73 |
16 | Ukraine | 19 | 21 | 61 | 101 |
17 | Georgia | 17 | 21 | 44 | 82 |
18 | Poland | 15 | 38 | 39 | 92 |
19 | Romania | 15 | 33 | 38 | 86 |
20 | South Korea | 14 | 23 | 25 | 62 |
21 | Canada | 14 | 18 | 32 | 64 |
22 | Armenia | 14 | 10 | 22 | 46 |
23 | Norway | 12 | 17 | 29 | 58 |
24 | Austria | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
25 | North Korea | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
26 | West Germany | 9 | 13 | 19 | 41 |
27 | East Germany | 8 | 23 | 23 | 54 |
28 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
29 | Serbia | 8 | 1 | 12 | 21 |
30 | Mongolia | 7 | 28 | 44 | 79 |
31 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 21 | 35 | 63 |
32 | Belarus | 6 | 17 | 27 | 50 |
33 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 11 | 22 | 39 |
34 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 19 | 17 | 41 |
35 | Denmark | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
36 | Moldova | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
37 | Russian Wrestling Federation [a] | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
38 | Italy | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
39 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
40 | Venezuela | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
41 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
– | Individual Neutral Athletes [b] | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
42 | Estonia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
43 | India | 1 | 5 | 17 | 23 |
44 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
45 | Greece | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
46 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
47 | Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
48 | Albania | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
49 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
50 | Slovakia | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
51 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
52 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
53 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
54 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
55 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
57 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
58 | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
61 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
64 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
66 | Bohemia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
69 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
San Marino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United World Wrestling [c] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (75 entries) | 1,243 | 1,235 | 1,639 | 4,117 |
Country | FS | GR | FW | Total |
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Soviet Union | 22 | 26 | 0 | 48 |
Russia | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
Turkey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Iran | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Azerbaijan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Russian Wrestling Federation [a] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The tables shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals at the World Championships. Boldface denotes active wrestlers and highest medal count among all wrestlers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Valentin Yordanov | Bulgaria | 52 kg | 1983 | 1995 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
2 | Aleksandr Medved | Soviet Union | +87 kg / 97 kg / +97 kg / +100 kg | 1961 | 1971 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
3 | Sergei Beloglazov | Soviet Union | 57 kg / 62 kg | 1979 | 1987 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
Arsen Fadzaev | Soviet Union | 68 kg / 74 kg | 1983 | 1991 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | |
Abdulrashid Sadulaev | Russia Russian Wrestling Federation Individual Neutral Athletes | 86 kg / 97 kg / 92 kg | 2014 | 2024 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | |
6 | Jordan Burroughs | United States | 74 kg / 79 kg | 2011 | 2022 | 6 | – | 3 | 9 |
7 | Buvaisar Saitiev | Russia | 74 kg / 76 kg | 1995 | 2005 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
8 | Makharbek Khadartsev | Soviet Union Russia | 90 kg | 1986 | 1995 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
9 | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov | Russia | 96 kg / 120 kg / 125 kg | 2005 | 2014 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
10 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 52 kg / 57 kg | 1959 | 1967 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
11 | Leri Khabelov | Soviet Union Russia | 100 kg / 130 kg | 1985 | 1995 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
12 | Abdollah Movahed | Iran | 70 kg / 68 kg | 1965 | 1970 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Aleksandr Karelin | Soviet Union Russia | 130 kg | 1989 | 1999 | 9 | – | – | 9 |
2 | Hamid Sourian | Iran | 55 kg / 59 kg | 2005 | 2014 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
3 | Rıza Kayaalp | Turkey | 120 kg / 130 kg | 2009 | 2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
4 | Mijaín López | Cuba | 120 kg / 130 kg | 2005 | 2015 | 5 | 3 | – | 8 |
5 | Gogi Koguashvili | Russia | 90 kg / 97 kg | 1993 | 1999 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
6 | Nikolay Balboshin | Soviet Union | 100 kg | 1973 | 1979 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
Viktor Igumenov | Soviet Union | 78 kg / 74 kg | 1966 | 1971 | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
Valery Rezantsev | Soviet Union | 90 kg | 1970 | 1975 | 5 | – | – | 5 | |
Aleksandar Tomov | Bulgaria | +100 kg | 1971 | 1979 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Weights | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Saori Yoshida | Japan | 55 kg / 53 kg | 2002 | 2015 | 13 | – | – | 13 |
2 | Kaori Ichō | Japan | 63 kg / 58 kg | 2002 | 2015 | 10 | – | – | 10 |
3 | Hitomi Obara (Sakamoto) | Japan | 51 kg / 48 kg | 2000 | 2011 | 8 | – | – | 8 |
4 | Christine Nordhagen | Canada | 70 kg / 68 kg / 75 kg | 1993 | 2001 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
5 | Yayoi Urano | Japan | 75 kg / 70 kg / 65 kg | 1990 | 1996 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
6 | Adeline Gray | United States | 67 kg / 72 kg / 75 kg / 76 kg | 2011 | 2023 | 6 | – | 3 | 9 |
7 | Kyōko Hamaguchi | Japan | 75 kg / 72 kg | 1997 | 2010 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
8 | Zhong Xiue | China | 44 kg / 47 kg / 46 kg | 1991 | 1999 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
9 | Shoko Yoshimura | Japan | 44 kg | 1987 | 1996 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
10 | Liu Dongfeng | China | 75 kg | 1991 | 1997 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
Stanka Zlateva | Bulgaria | 72 kg | 2006 | 2011 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | |
12 | Nikola Hartmann | Austria | 61 kg / 62 kg | 1993 | 2000 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
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