World Wrestling Championships


The World Wrestling Championships for Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling are organized by United [World Wrestling].

Unofficial editions

Several World Greco-Roman Championships had been held prior to creation of the creation of the International Amateur Wrestling Federation in 1921, the UWW considers those competitions as unofficial.
YearDatesCity and host country
190423–26 May|empire

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2025 World Wrestling Championships.

Team titles

CountryTotal
2226048
1213227
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7209
5308
5117
0314
2103
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Multiple gold medalists

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 per type.