World Beach Wrestling Championships

World Beach Wrestling Championships is the annual world championship organized by United World Wrestling for the sport of beach wrestling.

History The first World Championships took place in 2006, alongside the resurrected FILA Sambo World Championships, in Antalya, Turkey. Only the Senior division was featured until 2010, and each age division has separate men and women divisions. There were initially only two weight classes for each of the gender divisions within the Senior division, lightweight and heavyweight. The number of weight classes expanded beginning in 2011, with the Senior men's division featuring four weight classes (70 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg, and heavyweight) and the Senior women's division featuring three weight classes (60 kg, 70 kg, and heavyweight).

Although not officially recognized by UWW as a World Championship, many nations recognize the beach wrestling competition of the World Wrestling Games to be the World Beach Wrestling Championship in 2007 (hosted in Antalya, Turkey) and 2008 (hosted in Durrës, Albania). The same recognition is generally not given to the 2009 World Wrestling Games (hosted in Šiauliai, Lithuania) as the Beach Wrestling World Championships made its officially sanctioned return. The World Wrestling Games also featured championships in Grappling and Sambo, with the three styles being collectively known as the "developing styles" at the time.

Beginning in 2019, the World Championships for the senior division will be determined via a point system during the Beach Wrestling World Series. The Beach Wrestling World Series features multiple international competitions, with each event awarding 15,000 CHF in prize money. The World Beach Wrestling Championships will remain as a singular event to determine the World Champion in the cadet and junior age divisions.

Competitions

YearDatesCity and host country CompetitionsSeniorsJuniorsCadets 2006 November 2 Antalya, Turkey + — — 2009 July 28 Obzor, Bulgaria + — — 2010 July 26–28 Budva, Montenegro + + + 2011 July 16–18 Batumi, Georgia + + +2012 August 27 Baku, Azerbaijan — — + September 10 Pattaya, Thailand + + — October 24 Budaörs, Hungary + — — 2013 May 31 El-Jadida, Morocco + — + 2014 July 4–6 Katerini, Greece + + + 2015 June 13–15 Mangalia, Romania + + + 2016 June 3–5 Fažana, Croatia + + + 2017 October 13–15 Dalyan, Turkey + + + 2018 October 6–7 Sarigerme, Turkey + + + 2019 September 7–8 Zagreb, Croatia + + + 2021 September 23–24 Constanța, Romania — + + 2022 May 28 – September 45 events + — — 2023 May 7 – October 155 events + — — 2024 March 2 – October 135 events + — — 2025 May 12 – October 195 events + — — Total — — 13 8 9

Medallists (elite) Men 70kg 20112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025

80kg 20112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025

85kg 200620092010

90kg 20112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025

+90kg +85kg: 2006, 2009, 2010 +90kg: 2011–2022 20062009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025

Women 50kg 2018201920212022202320242025

60kg 20112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025

70kg 20062009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025

+70kg 20062009201020112012201420152016201720182019Not awarded20212022202320242025

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