| 2006 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Guangzhou, China |
| Dates | 25 September – 1 October 2006 |
| Stadium | Tianhe Gymnasium |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Russia |
| Greco-Roman |  Turkey |
| Women |  Japan |
The 2006 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China. The event took place from September 25 to October 1, 2006.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Georgia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Russia | 51 | Turkey | 39 | Japan | 67 |
| 2 | Iran | 44 | Russia | 34 | China | 41 |
| 3 | United States | 35 | United States | 34 | Canada | 30 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 33 | Georgia | 29 | Russia | 28 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 32 | Iran | 27 | Belarus | 24 |
| 6 | Georgia | 32 | Ukraine | 26 | Germany | 23 |
| 7 | Belarus | 23 | Bulgaria | 18 | United States | 22 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 22 |  Hungary | 16 | Ukraine | 22 |
| 9 | Cuba | 18 | Finland | 15 | Poland Sweden | 19 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 16 | Belarus | 15 | ||
596 competitors from 75 nations participated.
Albania (1) Armenia (12)
Australia (6)
Austria (2) Azerbaijan (9) Belarus (21)
Brazil (2) Bulgaria (11)
Cambodia (2) Canada (15)
Chile (1) China (21)
Chinese Taipei (7)
Colombia (7)
Croatia (2) Cuba (10) Czech Republic (5) Denmark (3)
Dominican Republic (2) Egypt (7) Estonia (4)
Micronesia (1) Finland (7)
France (9) Georgia (14) Germany (16)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (14)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (2) Hungary (14) India (17) Iran (14)
Ireland (1)
Israel (5) Italy (8)
Ivory Coast (3) Japan (21)
Kazakhstan (19) Kyrgyzstan (10)
Latvia (2)
Lithuania (6)
Macedonia (3)
Marshall Islands (3)
Mexico (2)
Moldova (4)
Mongolia (14)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (2)
Nigeria (2)
North Korea (7)
Norway (5)
Palau (2)
Philippines (9) Poland (12)
Portugal (1)
Romania (11) Russia (20)
Serbia and Montenegro (2)
Slovakia (4)
Slovenia (2)
South Africa (3) South Korea (21) Spain (16) Sweden (9)
Switzerland (5)
Thailand (3) Turkey (15)
Uganda (1) Ukraine (21)
United Arab Emirates (2) United States (21) Uzbekistan (13)
Venezuela (9)
Vietnam (13)
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