In this article, we will explore World Wrestling Championships from various angles and perspectives with the aim of thoroughly understanding its importance, impact and relevance in the current context. We will highlight the different facets and dimensions of World Wrestling Championships, examining its influence in various fields and its interaction with other elements that shape our reality. Through a detailed and exhaustive analysis, we will reveal the complexity and depth of World Wrestling Championships, offering a comprehensive vision that allows us to fully appreciate its meaning. Using a holistic approach, we will approach World Wrestling Championships from a multifaceted perspective, inviting the reader to immerse themselves in a journey of discovery and understanding that broadens their horizons and enriches their knowledge on this topic.
World Wrestling Championships | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Sports event |
Date(s) | September–October |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Various |
Inaugurated | 1904 |
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).
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 2023 World Wrestling Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 253 | 93 | 69 | 415 |
2 | Japan | 135 | 74 | 87 | 296 |
3 | Russia | 111 | 68 | 96 | 275 |
4 | United States | 86 | 105 | 109 | 300 |
5 | Iran | 70 | 66 | 79 | 215 |
6 | Bulgaria | 63 | 95 | 103 | 261 |
7 | Turkey | 60 | 62 | 83 | 205 |
8 | Hungary | 33 | 53 | 53 | 139 |
9 | Cuba | 32 | 28 | 49 | 109 |
10 | Sweden | 31 | 40 | 48 | 119 |
11 | China | 28 | 21 | 39 | 88 |
12 | France | 27 | 22 | 24 | 73 |
13 | Germany | 22 | 28 | 47 | 97 |
14 | Finland | 22 | 26 | 25 | 73 |
15 | Azerbaijan | 19 | 34 | 39 | 92 |
16 | Ukraine | 19 | 21 | 61 | 101 |
17 | Georgia | 16 | 20 | 42 | 78 |
18 | Poland | 15 | 38 | 39 | 92 |
19 | Romania | 15 | 32 | 37 | 84 |
20 | South Korea | 14 | 23 | 25 | 62 |
21 | Canada | 14 | 18 | 32 | 64 |
22 | Armenia | 14 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
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 | 11 | 20 |
30 | Mongolia | 7 | 27 | 43 | 77 |
31 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 19 | 35 | 60 |
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 | 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 |
42 | Estonia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
– | Individual Neutral Athletes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
43 | India | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 |
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 | 3 | 7 |
51 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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 | |
60 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tajikistan | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (75 entries) | 1231 | 1224 | 1615 | 4070 |
Country | FS | GR | FW | Total |
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Soviet Union | 22 | 26 | 0 | 48 |
Russia | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
Turkey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
United States | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Iran | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Russian Wrestling Federation | 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 | Sergey 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 | |
5 | Jordan Burroughs | United States | 74 kg / 79 kg | 2011 | 2022 | 6 | – | 3 | 9 |
6 | Buvaisar Saitiev | Russia | 74 kg / 76 kg | 1995 | 2005 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
7 | Makharbek Khadartsev | Soviet Union Russia |
90 kg | 1986 | 1995 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
8 | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov | Russia | 96 kg / 120 kg / 125 kg | 2005 | 2014 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
9 | Ali Aliyev | Soviet Union | 52 kg / 57 kg | 1959 | 1967 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
Abdulrashid Sadulaev | Russia Russian Wrestling Federation |
86 kg / 97 kg | 2014 | 2021 | 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 |