International wrestling event
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).[ 1]
Year
Dates
City and host country
Team champion
1951
26–29 April
Helsinki , Finland
Turkey
1954
22–25 May
Tokyo , Japan
Turkey
1957
1–2 June
Istanbul , Turkey
Turkey
1959
1–5 October
Tehran , Iran
Soviet Union
1961
2–4 June
Yokohama , Japan
Iran
1962
21–23 June
Toledo , United States
Soviet Union
1963
31 May – 2 June
Sofia , Bulgaria
Soviet Union
1965
1–3 June
Manchester , United Kingdom
Iran
1966
16–18 June
Toledo , United States
Turkey
1967
12–14 November
New Delhi , India
Soviet Union
1969
8–10 March
Mar del Plata , Argentina
Soviet Union
1970
9–11 July
Edmonton , Canada
Soviet Union
1971
27–30 August
Sofia , Bulgaria
Soviet Union
1973
6–9 September
Tehran , Iran
Soviet Union
1974
29 August – 1 September
Istanbul , Turkey
Soviet Union
1975
15–18 September
Minsk , Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1977
21–23 October
Lausanne , Switzerland
Soviet Union
1978
24–27 August
Mexico City , Mexico
Soviet Union
1979
25–28 August
San Diego , United States
Soviet Union
1981
11–14 September
Skopje , Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
1982
11–14 August
Edmonton , Canada
Soviet Union
1983
26–29 September
Kyiv , Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1985
10–13 October
Budapest , Hungary
Soviet Union
1986
19–22 October
Budapest , Hungary
Soviet Union
1987
26–29 August
Clermont-Ferrand , France
Soviet Union
1989
31 August – 3 September
Martigny , Switzerland
Soviet Union
1990
6–9 September
Tokyo , Japan
Soviet Union
1991
3–6 October
Varna , Bulgaria
Soviet Union
1993
25–28 August
Toronto , Canada
United States
1994
25–28 August
Istanbul , Turkey
Turkey
1995
10–13 August
Atlanta , United States
United States
1997
28–31 August
Krasnoyarsk , Russia
Russia
1998
8–11 September
Tehran , Iran
Iran
1999
7–10 October
Ankara , Turkey
Russia
2001
22–25 November
Sofia , Bulgaria
Russia
2002
5–7 September
Tehran , Iran
Iran
2003
12–14 September
New York City , United States
Georgia
Year
Dates
City and host country
Team champion
1904
23–26 May
Vienna , Austria
—
1905
8–10 May
Berlin , Germany
—
1907
20 May
Frankfurt , Germany
—
1908
8–9 December
Vienna , Austria
—
1909
3 October
Vienna , Austria
—
1910
6 June
Düsseldorf , Germany
—
1911
25–28 March
Helsinki , Finland
—
1913
27–28 July
Breslau , Germany
—
1920
4–8 September
Vienna , Austria
—
1921
5–8 November
Helsinki , Finland
—
1922
8–11 March
Stockholm , Sweden
—
1950
20–23 March
Stockholm , Sweden
Sweden
1953
17–19 April
Naples , Italy
Soviet Union
1955
21–25 April
Karlsruhe , West Germany
Soviet Union
1958
21–24 July
Budapest , Hungary
Soviet Union
1961
5–7 June
Yokohama , Japan
Soviet Union
1962
25–27 June
Toledo , United States
Soviet Union
1963
1–3 July
Helsingborg , Sweden
Soviet Union
1965
6–8 June
Tampere , Finland
Soviet Union
1966
20–22 June
Toledo , United States
Soviet Union
1967
1–3 September
Bucharest , Romania
Soviet Union
1969
3–5 March
Mar del Plata , Argentina
Soviet Union
1970
4–6 July
Edmonton , Canada
Soviet Union
1971
2–5 September
Sofia , Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1973
11–14 September
Tehran , Iran
Soviet Union
1974
10–13 October
Katowice , Poland
Soviet Union
1975
11–14 September
Minsk , Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1977
14–17 October
Gothenburg , Sweden
Soviet Union
1978
20–23 August
Mexico City , Mexico
Soviet Union
1979
21–24 August
San Diego , United States
Soviet Union
1981
28–30 August
Oslo , Norway
Soviet Union
1982
9–12 September
Katowice , Poland
Soviet Union
1983
22–25 September
Kyiv , Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1985
8–11 August
Kolbotn , Norway
Soviet Union
1986
23–26 October
Budapest , Hungary
Soviet Union
1987
19–22 August
Clermont-Ferrand , France
Soviet Union
1989
24–27 August
Martigny , Switzerland
Soviet Union
1990
19–21 November
Rome , Italy
Soviet Union
1991
27–30 September
Varna , Bulgaria
Soviet Union
1993
16–19 September
Stockholm , Sweden
Russia
1994
8–11 September
Tampere , Finland
Russia
1995
12–15 October
Prague , Czech Republic
Russia
1997
10–13 September
Wrocław , Poland
Russia
1998
27–30 August
Gävle , Sweden
Russia
1999
23–26 September
Piraeus , Greece
Russia
2001
6–9 December
Patras , Greece
Cuba
2002
20–22 September
Moscow , Russia
Russia
2003
2–5 October
Créteil , France
Georgia
Year
Dates
City and host country
Team champion
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
Year
Dates
City and host country
Team champion
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
2005
26 September – 2 October
Budapest , Hungary
Russia
Hungary
Japan
2006
25 September – 1 October
Guangzhou , China
Russia
Turkey
Japan
2007
17–23 September
Baku , Azerbaijan
Russia
United States
Japan
2008
11–13 October
Tokyo , Japan
—
—
Japan
2009
21–27 September
Herning , Denmark
Russia
Turkey
Azerbaijan
2010
6–12 September
Moscow , Russia
Russia
Russia
Japan
2011
12–18 September
Istanbul , Turkey
Russia
Russia
Japan
2012
27–29 September
Strathcona County , Canada
—
—
China
2013
16–22 September
Budapest , Hungary
Iran
Russia
Japan
2014
8–14 September
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Russia
Iran
Japan
2015
7–15 September
Las Vegas , United States
Russia
Russia
Japan
2016
10–11 December
Budapest , Hungary
—
—
—
2017
21–26 August
Paris , France
United States
Russia
Japan
2018
20–28 October
Budapest , Hungary
Russia
Russia
Japan
2019
14–22 September
Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan
Russia
Russia
Japan
2021
2–10 October
Oslo , Norway
Russian Wrestling Federation
Russian Wrestling Federation
Japan
2022
10–18 September
Belgrade , Serbia
United States
Turkey
Japan
2023
16–24 September
Belgrade , Serbia
United States
Azerbaijan
Japan
2024
28–31 October
Tirana , Albania
—
—
—
2025
13–21 September
Zagreb , Croatia
All-time medal table [ edit ]
Updated after the 2023 World Wrestling Championships .
Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.
Multiple gold medalists [ edit ]
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.
^ a b At the 2021 World Championships , in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), wrestlers from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and the modified flag of the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF).
^ At the 2023 World Championships , in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.
^ At the 2023 World Championships , as a result of sanctions by the UWW imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India for not conducting its elections on time, wrestlers from India were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of India. They instead participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW).
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