World Wrestling Championships
UWW United World Wrestling is the Amateur Wrestling World Championship organized by the United World Wrestling.
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.
Competitions
Men's freestyle
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
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 |
Piraeus, 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
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
Year | Dates | City and host country | Champion |
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 |
Iran |
Russia |
Japan |
2014 |
September 8–14 |
Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Russia |
Iran |
Japan |
2015 |
September 7–15 |
Las Vegas, United States |
Russia |
Russia |
Japan |
2016 |
December 10–11 |
Budapest, Hungary |
— |
— |
— |
2017 |
August 21–27 |
Paris, France |
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2018 |
October 22–28 |
Budapest, Hungary |
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All-time medal table
All-time medal count, as of the 2015 World Wrestling Championships.
Team titles
Multiple gold medalists
The table shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals.
- Men's freestyle
- Men's Greco-Roman
- Women's freestyle
See also
References