List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling

The age limitations for many of the Cadet and Junior World Championships are no longer easily ascertainable, and in many cases the ages listed below are unverified estimates. There were two Junior World Championships held in 1979 and 1980.

In the lists below, champions whose names are colored in gold, silver, or bronze, represent the highest placing medal they would win later on at the corresponding senior level World Championships or Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling. Champions colored in blue, are those who did not medal but would later represent their country at the senior level in the World Championships or Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling.

List of 15 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Cadet Worlds, 1975 (15 and under) Year 23 kg 26 kg 29 kg 32 kg 35 kg 38 kg 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 55 kg 60 kg 65 kg 65+ kg 1975 Angel Cespedes Saul Leslie John Trujilano Mark Sprague Stanley Kline Dane Tussel Don St. James Daniel Barrientos Sergio Rojas Jose Ventura John McNolty Lance Anzivine Carlos Rossi

Cadet Worlds, 1980 (15 and under) Year 28 kg 30 kg 32 kg 35 kg 38 kg 41 kg 45 kg 49 kg 53 kg 57 kg 62 kg 67 kg 67+ kg 1980 Rajender Singh Arturo Martinez Bobby Malatesta Virender Singh Cory Baze Joe Melchiore Vinod Kumar Muhtar Kassim Raid Aiyal Johnny Scott Hatham Challoob Mohammed Hussain Nadhum Hussain Kadhum

Cadet Worlds, 1983 (15 and under) Year 28 kg 30 kg 32 kg 35 kg 38 kg 41 kg 45 kg 49 kg 53 kg 57 kg 62 kg 67 kg 67+ kg 1983 Erin Millsap Scott Bates David Ogden Travis West Giovanni Schillaci Sambhagi Pail Jaspal Singh Jai Prakash Mahabir Singh Derek Fix Luis Fernando Palomino Todd Elrod Kelly Lamb

List of 16 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Cadet Worlds, 1987–1996 (16 and under) Year 40 kg 43 kg 47 kg 51 kg 55 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 76 kg 83 kg 95 kg 1987 Fazlı Yeter Fatih Şengül Inderji Singh Darren Wood Mark Fergeson Ranbir Singh Mike Klinglesmith Mustafa Sarıoğlu Justin Abdou Randhir Singh Erik Wisch 1988 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held 1989 Chan-Yul Jeon İbrahim Üngör Mükremin Kızılkaya Sun-Hak Kim Cary Kolat Sang-Pil Son Imre Baranyi Osman Albayrak Tamas Gal Nick Hall David Rogers 1990 Satyawan Harun Doğan Saeid Yaghmori Ali Bekler David Pogoschin Igor Kupeev Luis Tonge Laolao Viliam Danis Shamsher Singh Lucka Kochija Mohammed Reza Kaveh Tabar 1991 Sadik Ferati Arif Kama Harun Doğan Hayri Yücel Zaudin Boev Adem Kaya Daniel Gonzalez Aguilllera Osman Dshurtubaev Günay Köseoğlu Murad Osmanev Tolga İpek 1992 Gheorghe Corduneanu Rajesh Kumar Recep Zencirci Azizi Klarijini Rafael Kurbanov Alexander Melnik Kadir Kurtoğlu Iosif Mekrishvili Vedat Kartal Alexey Kaziev Alireza Rezaie 1993 Adam Saitiev Murad Umakhanov Rakesh Kumar Luis Blanco Eric Guerrero Buyantogt Tsogtbaatar Roman Dzhusoev Dzhambulat Aliev Recayi Göl Nikolos Begashvili Jamal Abolghasem 1994 Zaur Botaev Her Jung Umar Gugaev Cemil Kaşkaya Magomedali Magomedaliev Umar Raurbiev Ramzan Murtazaliev Giticha Ibragimov Gennadiy Laliyev Andras Balla Vitali Martushov 1995 Gampios Ibragimov Murad Umarov Souchrab Khiziev Ernis Bazrkulov Ilya Stoyanov Soslan Tomaev Vadim Gigolayev Shamil Aliev Sazhid Sazhidov Gennadiy Laliyev Magomedov Garaev 1996 Reza Chalilov Abil Abrahimov Morteza Khoskbahkt Magomed Nabiev Symenkul Tabaldiev Mashallah Hosseini Sarangkeh Murad Gaidarov Magomed Magomedov Ziad Raja Alan Makiev David Otiasvili

List of 17 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Cadet Worlds, 1997–1998 (17 and under) Year 42 kg 45 kg 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 83 kg 95 kg 1997 Krystian Brzozowski Ramiz Ramzanov Ibragim Abil Ramin Ghorbani Dmitri Michailov Ramesh Kumar Yusuf Gazanov Rustam Tschuchev Anil Kumar Guri Gugev 1998 Namig Sevdimov Sushil Kumar Tudor Verlan A. Ismailov Erhan Bakır Akhmed Yussupov Khasbulatov Zia Aliyev Serhat Balcı Chutawa

Cadet Worlds, 1999 (17 and under) Year 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 100 kg 1999 Yogeshwar Dutt Namig Sevdimov Sushil Kumar Justin Lester Erhan Bakır Nikoloz Lobsanidze Kazbek Dagataev Sergey Vitkovski Nurzhan Katayev Yasser Nourzaee

Youth Olympic Games, 2010 (17 and Under) Year 46 kg 54 kg 63 kg 76 kg 100 kg 2010 Aldar Balzhinimayev Yuki Takahashi Azamatbi Pshnatlov Rasul Kalaycı Ali Magomedibirov

Cadet Worlds, 2011–2013 (17 and under) Year 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 100 kg 2011 Zaur Uguev Vladimir Kudrin Gadzhimurad Rashidov Sultan Nasrullaev Ashih Prahlad Singh Mehran Babaei Magomedgadzhi Imanshapiev Elkhan Assadov Hatem Aliakbarzadeh Adam Coon 2012 Cosgun Mammadov Zaur Uguev Ali Mohammadzadehnagharchi Gadzhimurad Rashidov Jahid Hasanzade Zain Retherford Omari Gurjidze Abdulrashid Sadulaev Inal Tasoev Georgi Gogaev 2013 Matsui Ryo Darkhan Kalkenov Abdulgav Shakhbanov Andriy Yatsenko Selim Kozan Aaron Pico Abdulmuslim Mukhuddinov Batyrbek Tsakulov Abdulrashid Sadulaev Zaur Kotchiev

Youth Olympic Games, 2014 (17 and Under) Year 46 kg 54 kg 63 kg 76 kg 100 kg 2014 Ismail Gadzhiev Mukhamed Kuatbek Teymur Mammadov Yamasaki Yajyuro Hajizada Igbal

Cadet Worlds, 2014–2017 (17 and Under) Year 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 100 kg 2014 Alireza Goodarzi Erfan Aeini Spencer Lee Andriy Yatsenko David Baev Parviz Ahmadov Mason Manville Mark Hall Shamil Abdullaev Givi Matcharachvili 2015 Ivan Okonechnikov Aleksey Kopylov Anil Anil Takuto Otoguro Yianni Diakomihalis Jarod Verkleeren Jacob Folsom Aslanbek Gvaramia Soslanbek Lavoev Gable Steveson 2016 Kurt McHenry Zagir Shakhiev Petr Kopylov Andrey Dzhelep Amir Hossein Maghsoudi Yianni Diakomihalis Abubakr Abakarov Miriani Maisuradze Deepak Punia Gable Steveson 2017 Alihasan Amirli Kurt McHenry Fedor Baltuev Mehdi Esghivasoukola Ryuto Sakaki Inar Ketiia Will Lewan Aaron Brooks Alan Bagaev Daniel Kerkvliet

Youth Olympic Games, 2018 (17 and Under) Year 48 kg 55 kg 65 kg 80 kg 110 kg 2018 Umidjon Jalolov Robert Kelly Howard Turan Bayramov Akhmedkhan Tembotov Sergey Kozyrev

Cadet Worlds, 2018– (17 and Under) Year 45 kg 48 kg 51 kg 55 kg 60 kg 65 kg 71 kg 80 kg 92 kg 110 kg 2018 Rahman Amouzad Alihasan Amirli Matthew James Ramos Jamshidbek Marufov Hamza Alaca Turan Bayramov Bagrati Gagnidze Dmitrii Elkanov Ali Reza Abbasali Abdollahi Amir Hossein Zare 2019 Marc-Anthony McGowan Rahman Amouzad Mukhamed Takhir Khaniev Umidjon Jalolov Arip Abdulaev Dzhabrail Gadzhiev Soslan Albertovitch Tigiev Amir Hossein Firouzpour Soheyl Abdolghader Yousefi Sangani Arsamag Zasseev 2020 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held 2021 Bowen William Bassett Aman Sehrawat Ali Mahmoud Khorramdel Magomed Baitukaev Kamronbek Kadamov Meyer Shapiro Seyed Hassan Esmailnezhad Sagar Jaglan Rıfat Gıdak Amir Reza Masoumi 2022 Domenic Munaretto Vasif Baghirov Luke Lilledahl Daryn Askerbek Ebrahim Elahi Ilyas Isayev Joseph Sealey Mor Sachin Kamil Kurugliev Koy Hopke 2023 Ahora Khateri Paul Joseph Kenny Yamato Ogawa Marcus Blaze Akito MAEHARA Sina Khalili Ladarion Lockett Magomed Idrisov Sandro Kurashvili Yusif Dursunov 2024 Samuel Reyes Sanchez Ulugbek Rashidov Domenic Munaretto Kursantbek Isakov Omurbek Asan Uulu Rustamzhan Kakharov Abdolfazl Shamsipour Reza Afshar Konstantin Petriashvili Michael Mocco 2025 Keegan Bassett Ariah Mills Samuel Reyes Sanchez Jinnosuke Okonogi Sitender Huseyn Ismayilov Jayden James Artur Kostiuk David Dzebisov Magomedrasul Omarov

List of 18 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Junior Worlds, 1969 (18 and Under) Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg 1969 Ilarion Fedoseev Bill Martin Larry Morgan Saito Katsuhiko Kikuo Wada Akako Chochashvili Richard Binek Bill Bragg Mike Brundage Soslan Andiev

Junior Worlds, 1971 (18 and Under) Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 100+ kg 1971 Matsuhashi Yoshiyuki Salim Bak Onishi Toshinobu V. Sokolov David Kvalelashvili S. Jabbar Mehdioun A. Esamaili A. Pramadian Salman Khasimikov Mark Bittick

Junior Worlds, 1978 (18 and Under) Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg 1978 ? Kistler ? Riley ? El Yasi Sesers ? Ashkenaz Mahmoud Mamuran ? Iraklis ? Tufto Amir Ghanji ? Sherlock

Junior Worlds, 1980 (18 and Under) Year 38 kg 40 kg 42 kg 45 kg 48 kg 51 kg 55 kg 59 kg 63 kg 68 kg 73 kg 78 kg 78+ kg 1980 Hans Houser Majid Torkan Esmail Agha Haddi Marco Antonio Martinez R. Rowshan Jabbar Parsi Morteza Hosseinzadeh Mark Sprague Mahmoud Kadhkodaee Nasser Ahmaddi Anders Eriksson Mike Davies Dean Hall

Junior Worlds, 1980 (18 and Under) Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg 1980 Bernardo Olvera Gonzalez Kina Kiyokuni Kevin Darkus Mark Timok Duane Goldman John Johnson Bairan Coroli Dan Chaid Kahlan O'Hara Randy Taylor

Cadet Worlds, 1982 (18 and under) Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg 1982 Kyung-Sun No Serik Alnimbaev Evgeni Kuralenok Joe Ghezzi Tony Cook Magomednebi Badatov Kazbek Demurov Makharbek Khadartsev Leri Khabelov Alexander Mutoshvili

Junior Worlds, 1983–1984 (18 and Under) Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg 1983 Young-Jin Evgeni Musoyan Joe Melchiore Nikolai Garkin Magomed Magomedov Aleksander Siniagin Vakhtang Dolidze Yuriy Ovcharenko Makharbek Khadartsev Panagiotis Poikilidis 1984 Chris Bollin Kanahama Ryo Ken Chertow John Fisher Len Bernstein Chang Jae-Myung Chris Geneser John Ginther Stefan Krische Jeff Ellis

Junior Worlds, 1986 (18 and Under) Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 130 kg 1986 Nikolai Kasabov Kim Yong-Sik Danut-Dumitru Prefit Kim Song-U Eskender Tonsupov Saguid Katinovasov Sizajondin Kamidov Ranezan Umarov Wasil Todorov Oleg Naniev

Junior Worlds, 1988–1995 (18 and Under) Year 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 68 kg 74 kg 81 kg 88 kg 115 kg 1988 Jose David Panuela Kim Jong-Shin Ramil Ataulin Vadim Bogiyev Kim Song-U Andre Backhaus Georgi Peyschev Sergey Gubrinyuk Oleg Ladik Andrej Shumilin 1989 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held 1990 Armen Mkrtchyan Gholam Reza Mohammadi Anuchavan Sahakyan M. Hassan Duon Zaza Zazirov Shabdan Agrimbaev Roman Grigorian Kalojan Baev Igors Samusonoks Zekeriya Güçlü 1991 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held 1992 Roberto Romero Monzon Chon Chan Yul Emil Tonev Jeff McGinness Jang Jae-Sung Kim Jang-Soo Stanislav Albegov Osman Albayrak Kerry McCoy Miho Boev 1993 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held 1994 Wilfredo Garcia Quintana Alireza Dabir Amiran Kardanov Ruslan Bodișteanu Muhammed Nartokov Alseit Toroguldiev Ruslan Gadzhinov Murat Gerotürk Sean Hage Oleg Khorpiakov 1995 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held

Junior Worlds, 1996 (18 and Under) Year 49 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 76 kg 83 kg 90 kg 115 kg 1996 Diando Kintana Babak Nourzad Mais Ibadov Yendris Pompa Soslan Tomaev Majid Khidan Ramzan Murtazaliev Taşkın Özkale Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov Alexis Rodríguez

List of 20 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Junior Worlds, 1973–1977 (20 and Under)