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FILA Wrestling World Championships is the Amateur Wrestling World Championship organized by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).

The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's Freestyle championships were first staged in 1987.

1 Competitions
2 All-time medal table
3 Team titles
4 Multiple gold medalists
5 See also
6 References

Competitions [edit]

Men's freestyle [edit]

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

Men's Greco-Roman [edit]

Year	Dates	City and host country	Champion
1904	May 23–26	Vienna, Austria-Hungary	—
1905	May 8–10	Berlin, Germany	—
1907	May 20	Frankfurt, Germany	—
1908	December 8–9	Vienna, Austria-Hungary	—
1909	October 3	Vienna, Austria-Hungary	—
1910	June 6	Düsseldorf, Germany	—
1911	March 25–28	Helsinki, Russian Empire	—
1913	July 27–28	Breslau, Germany	—
1920	September 4–8	Vienna, Austria	—
1921	November 5–8	Helsinki, Finland	—
1922	March 8–11	Stockholm, Sweden	—
1950	March 20–23	Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden
1953	April 17–19	Naples, Italy	Soviet Union
1955	April 21–25	Karlsruhe, West Germany	Soviet Union
1958	July 21–24	Budapest, Hungary	Soviet Union
1961	June 5–7	Yokohama, Japan	Soviet Union
1962	June 25–27	Toledo, United States	Soviet Union
1963	July 1–3	Helsingborg, Sweden	Soviet Union
1965	June 6–8	Tampere, Finland	Soviet Union
1966	June 20–22	Toledo, United States	Soviet Union
1967	September 1–3	Bucharest, Romania	Soviet Union
1969	March 3–5	Mar del Plata, Argentina	Soviet Union
1970	July 4–6	Edmonton, Canada	Soviet Union
1971	September 2–5	Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria
1973	September 11–14	Tehran, Iran	Soviet Union
1974	October 10–13	Katowice, Poland	Soviet Union
1975	September 11–14	Minsk, Soviet Union	Soviet Union
1977	October 14–17	Gothenburg, Sweden	Soviet Union
1978	August 20–23	Mexico City, Mexico	Soviet Union
1979	August 21–24	San Diego, United States	Soviet Union
1981	August 28–30	Oslo, Norway	Soviet Union
1982	September 9–12	Katowice, Poland	Soviet Union
1983	September 22–25	Kiev, Soviet Union	Soviet Union
1985	August 8–11	Kolbotn, Norway	Soviet Union
1986	October 23–26	Budapest, Hungary	Soviet Union
1987	August 19–22	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Soviet Union
1989	August 24–27	Martigny, Switzerland	Soviet Union
1990	November 19–21	Ostia, Italy	Soviet Union
1991	September 27–30	Varna, Bulgaria	Soviet Union
1993	September 16–19	Stockholm, Sweden	Russia
1994	September 8–11	Tampere, Finland	Russia
1995	October 12–15	Prague, Czech Republic	Russia
1997	September 10–13	Wrocław, Poland	Russia
1998	August 27–30	Gävle, Sweden	Russia
1999	September 23–26	Athens, Greece	Russia
2001	December 6–9	Patras, Greece	Cuba
2002	September 20–22	Moscow, Russia	Russia
2003	October 2–5	Créteil, France	Georgia

Women's freestyle [edit]

Year	Dates	City and host country	Champion
1987	October 24–25	Lørenskog, Norway	Norway
1989	August 24–25	Martigny, Switzerland	Japan
1990	June 29 – July 1	Luleå, Sweden	Japan
1991	August 24–25	Tokyo, Japan	Japan
1992	September 4–5	Villeurbanne, France	Japan
1993	August 7–8	Stavern, Norway	Japan
1994	August 6–7	Sofia, Bulgaria	Japan
1995	September 9–11	Moscow, Russia	Russia
1996	August 29–31	Sofia, Bulgaria	Japan
1997	July 10–12	Clermont-Ferrand, France	Japan
1998	October 8–10	Poznań, Poland	Russia
1999	September 10–12	Boden, Sweden	United States
2000	September 1–3	Sofia, Bulgaria	Japan
2001	November 22–25	Sofia, Bulgaria	China
2002	November 2–3	Chalcis, Greece	Japan
2003	September 12–14	New York City, United States	Japan

Combined [edit]

Year	Dates	City and host country	Champion
Year	Dates	City and host country	Men's freestyle	Men's Greco-Roman	Women's freestyle
2005	September 26 – October 2	Budapest, Hungary	Russia	Hungary	Japan
2006	September 25 – October 1	Guangzhou, China	Russia	Turkey	Japan
2007	September 17–23	Baku, Azerbaijan	Russia	United States	Japan
2008	October 11–13	Tokyo, Japan	—	—	Japan
2009	September 21–27	Herning, Denmark	Russia	Turkey	Azerbaijan
2010	September 6–12	Moscow, Russia	Russia	Russia	Japan
2011	September 12–18	Istanbul, Turkey	Russia	Russia	Japan
2012	September 27–29	Strathcona County, Canada	—	—	China
2013	September 16–22	Budapest, Hungary
2014	September 27–29	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2015	September 7–15	Las Vegas, United States

All-time medal table [edit]

All-time medal count, as of the 2012 World Wrestling Championships.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	253	93	69	415
2	Japan	92	59	64	215
3	Russia	77	47	66	190
4	Bulgaria	60	88	93	241
5	Iran	53	46	46	145
6	United States	51	83	75	209
7	Turkey	45	47	54	146
8	Sweden	32	35	42	109
9	Germany	27	37	55	119
10	Hungary	26	46	36	108
11	Cuba	26	23	38	87
12	France	25	21	21	67
13	China	23	16	19	58
14	Finland	21	25	25	71
15	Romania	15	30	34	79
16	Poland	14	35	30	79
17	Norway	12	16	25	53
18	Canada	12	16	21	49
19	Ukraine	12	13	34	59
20	South Korea	11	21	21	53
21	Austria	11	9	7	27
22	Azerbaijan	9	14	14	37
23	East Germany	8	23	23	54
24	Georgia	7	10	17	34
25	North Korea	7	5	3	15
26	Armenia	6	7	7	20
27	Uzbekistan	6	6	11	23
28	Serbia	5	19	18	42
29	Belarus	5	11	15	31
30	Kazakhstan	5	10	17	32
31	Mongolia	4	15	20	39
32	Denmark	4	6	10	20
33	Czech Republic	3	8	16	27
34	Venezuela	3	3	5	11
35	Egypt	3	2	4	9
36	Italy	1	7	11	19
37	Chinese Taipei	1	5	6	12
38	Moldova	1	4	0	5
39	Greece	1	3	10	14
40	India	1	1	5	7
41	Israel	1	1	4	6
42	Estonia	1	1	0	2
43	Belgium	1	0	1	2
44	Kyrgyzstan	0	1	5	6
45	Netherlands	0	1	2	3
46	Lebanon	0	1	1	2
	Lithuania	0	1	1	2
	Puerto Rico	0	1	1	2
49	Latvia	0	1	0	1
	Macedonia	0	1	0	1
	Tajikistan	0	1	0	1
	Turkmenistan	0	1	0	1
53	Croatia	0	0	2	2
	Nigeria	0	0	2	2
	Pakistan	0	0	2	2
	Spain	0	0	2	2
	Switzerland	0	0	2	2
58	Albania	0	0	1	1
	Argentina	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia	0	0	1	1
	Syria	0	0	1	1
Total		981	976	1117	3074

Team titles [edit]

Country	FS	GR	FW	Total
Soviet Union	22	26	0	48
Russia	9	9	2	20
Japan	0	0	17	17
Turkey	5	2	0	7
Iran	4	0	0	4
United States	2	1	1	4
China	0	0	2	2
Georgia	1	1	0	2
Azerbaijan	0	0	1	1
Bulgaria	0	1	0	1
Cuba	0	1	0	1
Hungary	0	1	0	1
Norway	0	0	1	1
Sweden	0	1	0	1

Multiple gold medalists [edit]

The table shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Country				Total
Valentin Yordanov	Bulgaria	7	2	1	10
Aleksandr Medved	Soviet Union	7	1	1	9
Sergey Beloglazov	Soviet Union	6	1	0	7
Arsen Fadzayev	Soviet Union	6	1	0	7
Buvaisar Saitiev	Russia	6	0	0	6
Makharbek Khadartsev	Soviet Union / Russia	5	2	1	8
Ali Aliyev	Soviet Union	5	1	0	6
Leri Khabelov	Soviet Union / Russia	5	0	1	6
Abdollah Movahed	Iran	5	0	0	5

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Country			Total
Aleksandr Karelin	Soviet Union / Russia	9	0	9
Gogi Koguashvili	Russia	5	1	6
Aleksandar Tomov	Bulgaria	5	0	5
Hamid Sourian	Iran	5	0	5
Nikolay Balboshin	Soviet Union	5	0	5
Viktor Igumenov	Soviet Union	5	0	5
Valery Rezantsev	Soviet Union	5	0	5

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Country				Total
Saori Yoshida	Japan	10	0	0	10
Hitomi Sakamoto	Japan	8	0	0	8
Kaori Icho	Japan	7	0	0	7
Christine Nordhagen	Canada	6	1	1	8
Yayoi Urano	Japan	6	1	0	7
Kyoko Hamaguchi	Japan	5	2	3	10
Zhong Xiue	China	5	2	0	7
Shoko Yoshimura	Japan	5	1	3	9
Stanka Zlateva	Bulgaria	5	0	1	6
Liu Dongfeng	China	5	0	1	6
Nikola Hartmann	Austria	5	0	0	5

References [edit]

FILA Database
japan-wrestling.jp Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women

v t e FILA Wrestling World Championships

Men's Freestyle	1951 1954 1957 1959 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011

Men's Greco-Roman	1904 1905 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1913 1920 1921 1922 1950 1953 1955 1958 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1977 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011

Women's Freestyle	1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

List of medalists (Men's freestyle, Men's Greco-Roman, Women's freestyle)

v t e World championships

Team	American football men women Association football men men's club women Australian football Bandy Baseball men women Basketball men women wheelchair Beach handball Beach soccer Beach volleyball Canoe polo Cricket men women Curling Fistball men women Floorball Futsal men women Handball men women Field hockey men women Golf men women Ice hockey men women Ice sledge hockey Inline hockey Korfball Lacrosse men women indoor Netball Padel tennis Polo Ringette Roller derby Roller hockey men women Rugby league men club women Rugby union men women sevens Sailing Yachts Dinghies Softball men women Volleyball Water polo

Mixed	Air sports Aquatic sports Badminton men women mixed individual Basque pelota Equestrianism Equestrian Games dressage eventing show jumping Mounted games Racquetball Squash (individual doubles team) Table tennis Tennis (team men team women individual) Wheelchair rugby

Individual	Archery Athletics cross country half marathon indoor outdoor para athletics race walking 100 km Biathlon Bobsleigh and skeleton Boxing amateur professional Bowling Tenpin Bowls Indoor Canoeing marathon slalom sprint Cycling BMX cross country marathon cyclo-cross mountain bike racing road track track para-cycling Darts Fencing Gliding Gymnastics acrobatic aerobic artistic rhythmic trampolining Ice skating figure synchronized speed Inline speed skating Judo Karate Kendo Luge artificial track natural track Modern pentathlon Orienteering foot ski mountain bike Powerlifting Roller skating artistic Rowing Sailing All Disciplines Short track speed skating Shooting Skiing Alpine Para Alpine freestyle Nordic Para Nordic flying snowboarding Ski mountaineering Sport climbing Surfing Taekwondo Triathlon Water skiing Weightlifting Wrestling Wushu

Cue sports	Carom billiards Three-cushion individual team artistic five-pin English billiards Pocket billiards eight-ball nine-ball ten-ball straight pool Six-red snooker Snooker

Board games	Backgammon Chess men women Crokinole Go Scrabble Sudoku

Motorsport	Air racing Enduro Endurance motorcycle Formula One Ice racing individual team Karting Grand Prix motorcycle Production motorcycle superbike supersport Motocross individual nation Powerboating F1 offshore Radio controlled racing Rallying WRC junior production S2000 Academy rally raid Sidecar Sidecar motocross Speedway motorcycle (individual team) Sports car endurance GT Touring car Motorcycle trials

v t e Medal tables of Olympics, Paralympics and World Championships by sport

Olympic Games (Hosts · Medals)	Alpine skiing Archery Athletics Badminton Bandy Basketball men women Biathlon Bobsleigh Boxing Canoeing & kayaking Cross-country skiing Curling Cycling Diving Equestrian Field hockey Fencing Figure skating Football men women Freestyle skiing Gymnastics Handball Ice hockey Judo Luge Modern pentathlon Nordic combined Rowing Sailing Shooting Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating Short track Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Greco-Roman Freestyle

Paralympic Games (Hosts · Medals)	Alpine skiing Archery Athletics Biathlon Boccia Cross‑country skiing Cycling Equestrian Football 5-a-side Football 7-a-side Goalball Ice sledge hockey Judo Powerlifting Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Table tennis Volleyball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair curling Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis

World Championships or World Cups	Alpine skiing American football Aquatics Athletics Badminton men women BWF Bandy men women Baseball World Cup World Baseball Classic Basketball men women Basque Pelota Beach soccer Biathlon Bobsleigh Bowling Canoe Slalom Sprint Chess Cricket men women Test ODI Curling men women Cycling BMX Cyclo-cross men women Mountain Bike Marathon Track Equestrian Equestrian Games Show Jumping Eventing Fencing F1 drivers constructors Field hockey men women Football clubs men women Figure skating Futsal Gymnastics artistic rhythmic Handball men women Ice hockey men women ranks Luge natural Modern pentathlon Nordic skiing Paddle tennis Polo Inline hockey men Roller hockey men women Rugby union men women Shooting Softball Speed skating men men's sprint women women's sprint Taekwondo Squash men women team Tennis men women ranks Volleyball WC Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling

List of international rankings List of top international rankings by country Lists by country

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