List of World Championships medalists in wrestling (freestyle)

This is the List of World Championships medalists in men's freestyle wrestling.

Light flyweight 48 kg: 1969–1995

Flyweight 52 kg: 1951–1995 54 kg: 1997–2001

Bantamweight 57 kg: 1951–1995 58 kg: 1997–2001 55 kg: 2002–2013 57 kg: 2014–

1951 Helsinki1954 Tokyo1957 Istanbul1959 Tehran1961 Yokohama1962 Toledo1963 Sofia1965 Manchester1966 Toledo1967 New Delhi1969 Mar del Plata1970 Edmonton1971 Sofia1973 Tehran1974 Istanbul1975 Minsk1977 Lausanne1978 Mexico City1979 San Diego1981 Skopje1982 Edmonton1983 Kyiv1985 Budapest1986 Budapest1987 Clermont-Ferrand1989 Martigny1990 Tokyo1991 Varna1993 Toronto1994 Istanbul1995 Atlanta1997 Krasnoyarsk1998 Tehran1999 Ankara2001 Sofia2002 Tehran2003 New York City2005 Budapest2006 Guangzhou2007 Baku2009 Herning2010 Moscow2011 Istanbul2013 Budapest2014 Tashkent2015 Las Vegas2017 Paris2018 Budapest2019 Nur-Sultan2021 Oslo2022 Belgrade2023 Belgrade2025 Zagreb

Featherweight 62 kg: 1951–1961 63 kg: 1962–1967 62 kg: 1969–1995 63 kg: 1997–2001 60 kg: 2002–2013 61 kg: 2014–

1951 Helsinki1954 Tokyo1957 Istanbul1959 Tehran1961 Yokohama1962 Toledo1963 Sofia1965 Manchester1966 Toledo1967 New Delhi1969 Mar del Plata1970 Edmonton1971 Sofia1973 Tehran1974 Istanbul1975 Minsk1977 Lausanne1978 Mexico City1979 San Diego1981 Skopje1982 Edmonton1983 Kyiv1985 Budapest1986 Budapest1987 Clermont-Ferrand1989 Martigny1990 Tokyo1991 Varna1993 Toronto1994 Istanbul1995 Atlanta1997 Krasnoyarsk1998 Tehran1999 Ankara2001 Sofia2002 Tehran2003 New York City2005 Budapest2006 Guangzhou2007 Baku2009 Herning2010 Moscow2011 Istanbul2013 Budapest2014 Tashkent2015 Las Vegas2016 Budapest2017 Paris2018 Budapest2019 Nur-Sultan2021 Oslo2022 Belgrade2023 Belgrade Abasgadzhi Magomedov 2024 Tirana2025 Zagreb Zaur Uguev

Lightweight 67 kg: 1951–1961 70 kg: 1962–1967 68 kg: 1969–1995 69 kg: 1997–2001 66 kg: 2002–2013 65 kg: 2014–

Light welterweight 70 kg: 2014–

2014 Tashkent2015 Las Vegas2016 Budapest2017 Paris2018 Budapest2019 Nur-Sultan2021 Oslo2022 Belgrade2023 Belgrade2024 Tirana Inalbek Sheriev 2025 Zagreb

Welterweight 73 kg: 1951–1961 78 kg: 1962–1967 74 kg: 1969–1995 76 kg: 1997–2001 74 kg: 2002–

Light middleweight 79 kg: 2018–

2018 Budapest2019 Nur-Sultan2021 Oslo2022 Belgrade2023 Belgrade Akhmed Usmanov 2024 Tirana Magomed Magomaev 2025 Zagreb

Middleweight 79 kg: 1951–1961 87 kg: 1962–1967 82 kg: 1969–1995 85 kg: 1997–2001 84 kg: 2002–2013 86 kg: 2014–

1951 Helsinki1954 Tokyo1957 Istanbul1959 Tehran1961 Yokohama1962 Toledo1963 Sofia1965 Manchester1966 Toledo1967 New Delhi1969 Mar del PlataNone awardedNone awarded1970 Edmonton1971 Sofia1973 Tehran1974 Istanbul1975 Minsk1977 Lausanne1978 Mexico City1979 San Diego1981 Skopje1982 Edmonton1983 Kyiv1985 Budapest1986 Budapest1987 Clermont-Ferrand1989 Martigny1990 Tokyo1991 Varna1993 Toronto1994 Istanbul1995 Atlanta1997 Krasnoyarsk1998 Tehran1999 Ankara2001 Sofia2002 Tehran2003 New York City2005 Budapest2006 Guangzhou2007 Baku2009 Herning2010 Moscow2011 Istanbul2013 Budapest2014 Tashkent2015 Las Vegas2017 Paris2018 Budapest2019 Nur-Sultan2021 Oslo2022 Belgrade2023 Belgrade2025 Zagreb

Light heavyweight 87 kg: 1951–1961 97 kg: 1962–1967 90 kg: 1969–1995 92 kg: 2018–

1951 Helsinki1954 Tokyo1957 Istanbul1959 Tehran1961 Yokohama1962 Toledo1963 Sofia1965 Manchester1966 Toledo1967 New Delhi1969 Mar del Plata1970 Edmonton1971 Sofia1973 Tehran1974 Istanbul1975 Minsk1977 Lausanne1978 Mexico City1979 San Diego1981 Skopje1982 Edmonton1983 Kyiv1985 Budapest1986 Budapest1987 Clermont-Ferrand1989 Martigny1990 Tokyo1991 Varna1993 Toronto1994 Istanbul1995 Atlanta2018 Budapest2019 Nur-Sultan2021 Oslo2022 Belgrade2023 Belgrade2024 Tirana Abdulrashid Sadulaev 2025 Zagreb Amanula Gadzhimagomedov

Heavyweight +87 kg: 1951–1961 +97 kg: 1962–1967 100 kg: 1969–1995 97 kg: 1997–2001 96 kg: 2002–2013 97 kg: 2014–

Super heavyweight +100 kg: 1969–1983 130 kg: 1985–2001 120 kg: 2002–2013 125 kg: 2014–

1969 Mar del Plata1970 Edmonton1971 Sofia1973 Tehran1974 Istanbul1975 Minsk1977 Lausanne1978 Mexico City1979 San Diego1981 Skopje1982 Edmonton1983 Kyiv1985 Budapest1986 Budapest1987 Clermont-Ferrand1989 Martigny1990 Tokyo1991 Varna1993 Toronto1994 Istanbul1995 Atlanta1997 Krasnoyarsk1998 Tehran1999 Ankara2001 Sofia2002 Tehran2003 New York City2005 Budapest2006 Guangzhou2007 Baku2009 Herning2010 Moscow2011 Istanbul2013 Budapest2014 Tashkent2015 Las Vegas2017 Paris2018 Budapest2019 Nur-Sultan2021 Oslo2022 Belgrade2023 Belgrade2025 Zagreb

Medal table

Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.

Notes

References UWW Database

List of World Championships medalists in wrestling (freestyle)

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