World Wrestling Championships

The World Wrestling Championships for Greco-Roman wrestling (men, since 1904) and freestyle wrestling (men since 1951, women since 1987) are organized by United World Wrestling (UWW).

Unofficial editions Several World Greco-Roman Championships had been held prior to the creation of the International Amateur Wrestling Federation in 1921, the UWW considers those competitions as unofficial.

YearDatesCity and host country 1904 23–26 May Vienna, Austria 1905 (1) 8–10 April Berlin, Germany 1905 (2) 11–13 June Duisburg, Germany 1907 20 May Frankfurt, Germany 1908 8–9 December Vienna, Austria 1909 3 October Vienna, Austria 1910 (1) 6 June Düsseldorf, Germany 1910 (2) 9 October Vienna, Austria 1911 (1) 25–28 March Helsinki, Finland 1911 (2) 29–30 April Stuttgart, Germany 1911 (3) 13–14 May Berlin, Germany 1911 (4) 24–27 June Dresden, Germany 1911 (5) 29 June – 2 July Vienna, Austria 1913 27–28 July Breslau, Germany 1920 4–8 September Vienna, Austria

Editions Men's freestyle YearDatesCity and host country Team champion 1951 26–29 April Helsinki, Finland 1954 22–25 May Tokyo, Japan 1957 1–2 June Istanbul, Turkey 1959 1–5 October Tehran, Iran 1961 2–4 June Yokohama, Japan 1962 21–23 June Toledo, United States 1963 31 May – 2 June Sofia, Bulgaria 1965 1–3 June Manchester, United Kingdom 1966 16–18 June Toledo, United States 1967 12–14 November New Delhi, India 1969 8–10 March Mar del Plata, Argentina 1970 9–11 July Edmonton, Canada 1971 27–30 August Sofia, Bulgaria 1973 6–9 September Tehran, Iran 1974 29 August – 1 September Istanbul, Turkey 1975 15–18 September Minsk, Soviet Union 1977 21–23 October Lausanne, Switzerland 1978 24–27 August Mexico City, Mexico 1979 25–28 August San Diego, United States 1981 11–14 September Skopje, Yugoslavia 1982 11–14 August Edmonton, Canada 1983 26–29 September Kyiv, Soviet Union 1985 10–13 October Budapest, Hungary 1986 19–22 October Budapest, Hungary 1987 26–29 August Clermont-Ferrand, France 1989 31 August – 3 September Martigny, Switzerland 1990 6–9 September Tokyo, Japan 1991 3–6 October Varna, Bulgaria 1993 25–28 August Toronto, Canada 1994 25–28 August Istanbul, Turkey 1995 10–13 August Atlanta, United States 1997 28–31 August Krasnoyarsk, Russia 1998 8–11 September Tehran, Iran 1999 7–10 October Ankara, Turkey 2001 22–25 November Sofia, Bulgaria 2002 5–7 September Tehran, Iran 2003 12–14 September New York City, United States

Men's Greco-Roman YearDatesCity and host countryTeam champion 1921 5–8 November Helsinki, Finland not awarded 1922 8–11 March Stockholm, Sweden not awarded 1950 20–23 March Stockholm, Sweden 1953 17–19 April Naples, Italy 1955 21–25 April Karlsruhe, West Germany 1958 21–24 July Budapest, Hungary 1961 5–7 June Yokohama, Japan 1962 25–27 June Toledo, United States 1963 1–3 July Helsingborg, Sweden 1965 6–8 June Tampere, Finland 1966 20–22 June Toledo, United States 1967 1–3 September Bucharest, Romania 1969 3–5 March Mar del Plata, Argentina 1970 4–6 July Edmonton, Canada 1971 2–5 September Sofia, Bulgaria 1973 11–14 September Tehran, Iran 1974 10–13 October Katowice, Poland 1975 11–14 September Minsk, Soviet Union 1977 14–17 October Gothenburg, Sweden 1978 20–23 August Mexico City, Mexico 1979 21–24 August San Diego, United States 1981 28–30 August Oslo, Norway 1982 9–12 September Katowice, Poland 1983 22–25 September Kyiv, Soviet Union 1985 8–11 August Kolbotn, Norway 1986 23–26 October Budapest, Hungary 1987 19–22 August Clermont-Ferrand, France 1989 24–27 August Martigny, Switzerland 1990 19–21 November Rome, Italy 1991 27–30 September Varna, Bulgaria 1993 16–19 September Stockholm, Sweden 1994 8–11 September Tampere, Finland 1995 12–15 October Prague, Czech Republic 1997 10–13 September Wrocław, Poland 1998 27–30 August Gävle, Sweden 1999 23–26 September Piraeus, Greece 2001 6–9 December Patras, Greece 2002 20–22 September Moscow, Russia 2003 2–5 October Créteil, France

Women's freestyle YearDatesCity and host countryTeam champion 1987 24–25 October Lørenskog, Norway 1989 24–25 August Martigny, Switzerland 1990 29 June – 1 July Luleå, Sweden 1991 24–25 August Tokyo, Japan 1992 4–5 September Villeurbanne, France 1993 7–8 August Stavern, Norway 1994 6–7 August Sofia, Bulgaria 1995 9–10 September Moscow, Russia 1996 29–31 August Sofia, Bulgaria 1997 10–12 July Clermont-Ferrand, France 1998 8–10 October Poznań, Poland 1999 10–12 September Boden, Sweden 2000 1–3 September Sofia, Bulgaria 2001 22–25 November Sofia, Bulgaria 2002 2–3 November Chalcis, Greece 2003 12–14 September New York City, United States

Combined YearDatesCity and host countryTeam championMen's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen's freestyle 2005 26 September – 2 October Budapest, Hungary 2006 25 September – 1 October Guangzhou, China 2007 17–23 September Baku, Azerbaijan 2008 11–13 October Tokyo, Japan not held not held 2009 21–27 September Herning, Denmark 2010 6–12 September Moscow, Russia 2011 12–18 September Istanbul, Turkey 2012 27–29 September Strathcona County, Canada not held not held 2013 16–22 September Budapest, Hungary 2014 8–14 September Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2015 7–15 September Las Vegas, United States 2016 10–11 December Budapest, Hungary not awarded not awarded not awarded 2017 21–26 August Paris, France 2018 20–28 October Budapest, Hungary 2019 14–22 September Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 2021 2–10 October Oslo, Norway 2022 10–18 September Belgrade, Serbia 2023 16–24 September Belgrade, Serbia 2024 28–31 October Tirana, Albania 2025 13–21 September Zagreb, Croatia 2026 24 October – 1 November Astana, Kazakhstan

All-time medal table Updated after the 2025 World Wrestling Championships.

Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.

Team titles

CountryTotal 22 26 0 48 1 0 28 29 12 13 2 27 7 2 0 9 5 3 0 8 5 1 1 7 0 3 1 4 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

Multiple gold medalists 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.

Men's freestyle Rank Wrestler Country Weights From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Valentin Yordanov 52 kg 1983 1995 7 2 1 10 2 Aleksandr Medved +87 kg / 97 kg / +97 kg / +100 kg 1961 1971 7 1 1 9 3 Sergei Beloglazov 57 kg / 62 kg 1979 1987 6 1 – 7 Arsen Fadzaev 68 kg / 74 kg 1983 1991 6 1 – 7 Abdulrashid Sadulaev Individual Neutral Athletes 86 kg / 97 kg / 92 kg 2014 2024 6 1 – 7 6 Jordan Burroughs 74 kg / 79 kg 2011 2022 6 – 3 9 7 Buvaisar Saitiev 74 kg / 76 kg 1995 2005 6 – – 6 8 Makharbek Khadartsev 90 kg 1986 1995 5 2 1 8 9 Khadzhimurat Gatsalov 96 kg / 120 kg / 125 kg 2005 2014 5 1 1 7 10 Ali Aliev 52 kg / 57 kg 1959 1967 5 1 – 6 11 Leri Khabelov 100 kg / 130 kg 1985 1995 5 – 1 6 12 Abdollah Movahed 70 kg / 68 kg 1965 1970 5 – – 5

Men's Greco-Roman Rank Wrestler Country Weights From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Aleksandr Karelin 130 kg 1989 1999 9 – – 9 2 Hamid Sourian 55 kg / 59 kg 2005 2014 6 – – 6 3 Rıza Kayaalp 120 kg / 130 kg 2009 2023 5 3 2 10 4 Mijaín López 120 kg / 130 kg 2005 2015 5 3 – 8 5 Gogi Koguashvili 90 kg / 97 kg 1993 1999 5 – 1 6 6 Nikolay Balboshin 100 kg 1973 1979 5 – – 5 Viktor Igumenov 78 kg / 74 kg 1966 1971 5 – – 5 Valery Rezantsev 90 kg 1970 1975 5 – – 5 Aleksandar Tomov +100 kg 1971 1979 5 – – 5

Women's freestyle Rank Wrestler Country Weights From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Saori Yoshida 55 kg / 53 kg 2002 2015 13 – – 13 2 Kaori Ichō 63 kg / 58 kg 2002 2015 10 – – 10 3 Hitomi Obara (Sakamoto) 51 kg / 48 kg 2000 2011 8 – – 8 4 Christine Nordhagen 70 kg / 68 kg / 75 kg 1993 2001 6 1 1 8 5 Yayoi Urano 75 kg / 70 kg / 65 kg 1990 1996 6 1 – 7 6 Adeline Gray 67 kg / 72 kg / 75 kg / 76 kg 2011 2023 6 – 3 9 7 Kyōko Hamaguchi 75 kg / 72 kg 1997 2010 5 2 3 10 8 Zhong Xiue 44 kg / 47 kg / 46 kg 1991 1999 5 2 – 7 9 Shoko Yoshimura 44 kg 1987 1996 5 1 3 9 10 Liu Dongfeng 75 kg 1991 1997 5 – 1 6 Stanka Zlateva 72 kg 2006 2011 5 – 1 6 12 Nikola Hartmann 61 kg / 62 kg 1993 2000 5 – – 5

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