2001 World Wrestling Championships
The following is the final results of the 2001 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Patras, Greece.
The championships were originally scheduled to be held in New York City, United States, at Madison Square Garden from 26–29 September. However, the attack on the World Trade Center a short distance away on 11 September caused the event to be postponed and eventually moved. New York City would ultimately hold the 2003 World Wrestling Championships instead.
Participating nations
Freestyle
322 competitors from 52 nations participated.*
Greco-Roman
243 competitors from 53 nations participated.*