List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the Olympics in 1904. FILA began holding World Championships in men's freestyle in 1951.
During Olympic years, FILA suspends the World Championships.
No official team standings are kept for the Olympics.
World Level Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling by Year and Weight
1904
Year | Team | 47.6 kg | 52.2 kg | 56.7 kg | 61.2 kg | 65.8 kg | 71.7 kg | 71.7+ kg |
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1904 | Curry, Robert (1/1) | Mehnert, George (1/2) | Niflot, Isidor (1/1) | Bradshaw, Benjamin (1/1) | Roehm, Otto (1/1) | Ericksen, Charles (1/1) | Hansen, Bernhoff (1/1) | |
1908
Year | Team | 54 kg | 60.3 kg | 66.6 kg | 73 kg | 73+ kg |
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1908 | Mehnert, George (2/2) | Dole, George (1/1) | de Relwyskow, George (1/1) | Bacon, Stanley (1/1) | O'Kelly, Con (1/1) | |
1920
Year | Team | 60 kg | 67.5 kg | 75 kg | 82.5 kg | 82.5+ kg |
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1920 | Ackerly, Charles (1/1) | Anttila, Kalle (1/1) | Leino, Eino (1/1) | Larsson, Anders (1/1) | Roth, Robert (1/1) | |
1924–1936
Year | Team | 56 kg | 61 kg | 66 kg | 72 kg | 79 kg | 87 kg | 87+ kg |
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1924 | Pihlajamäki, Kustaa (1/2) | Reed, Robin (1/1) | Vis, Russell (1/1) | Gehri, Hermann (1/1) | Hagmann, Fritz (1/1) | Spellman, John (1/1) | Steel, Harry (1/1) | |
1928 | Mäkinen, Kaarlo (1/1) | Morrison, Allie (1/1) | Käpp, Osvald (1/1) | Haavisto, Arvo (1/1) | Kyburz, Ernst (1/1) | Sjöstedt, Thure (1/1) | Richthoff, Johan (1/2) | |
1932 | Pearce, Robert (1/1) | Pihlajamäki, Hermanni (1/1) | Pacôme, Charles (1/1) | van Bebber, Jack (1/1) | Johansson, Ivar (1/1) | Mehringer, Peter (1/1) | Richthoff, Johan (2/2) | |
1936 | Zombori, Ödön (1/1) | Pihlajamäki, Kustaa (2/2) | Kárpáti, Károly (1/1) | Lewis, Frank (1/1) | Poilvé, Emile (1/1) | Fridell, Knut (1/1) | Palusalu, Kristjan (1/1) | |
1948–1968
1969–1996
1997–2001
Year | Team | 54 kg | 58 kg | 63 kg | 69 kg | 76 kg | 85 kg | 97 kg | 130 kg |
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1997 | Garcia, Wilfredo (1/1) | Talaei, Mohammad (1/1) | Hajkenari, Abbas (1/1) | Gevorgyan, Arayik (2/3) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (3/9) | Gutches, Les (1/1) | Kuramagomedov, Kramagomed (1/1) | Güclü, Zekeriya (1/1) | |
1998 | Henson, Sammie (1/1) | Dabir, Alireza (1/2) | Barzakov, Serafim (1/2) | Gevorgyan, Arayik (3/3) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (4/9) | Heidari, Alireza (1/1) | Jadidi, Abbas (1/1) | Rodríguez, Alexis (1/1) | |
1999 | Kim, Woo-Yong (1/1) | Dogan, Harun (1/1) | Tedeyev, Elbrus (2/4) | Igali, Daniel (1/2) | Saitiev, Adam (1/3) | Romero, Yoel (1/1) | Murtazaliev, Sagid (1/2) | Neal, Stephen (1/1) | |
2000 | Abdullayev, Namig (1/1) | Dabir, Alireza (2/2) | Oumakhanov, Mourad (1/1) | Igali, Daniel (2/2) | Slay, Brandon (1/1) | Saitiev, Adam (2/3) | Murtazaliev, Sagid (2/2) | Musulbes, David (1/3) | |
2001 | Kantoyeu, Herman (1/1) | Sissaouri, Guivi (1/1) | Barzakov, Serafim (2/2) | Paslar, Nicolay (1/1) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (5/9) | Magomedov, Khadzhimurad (2/2) | Gogshelidze, Georgi (1/1) | Musulbes, David (2/3) | |
2002–2013
2014–2017
Year | Team | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 74 kg | 86 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
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2014 | Yang, Kyong-il (2/2) | Aliyev, Haji (1/3) | Ramonov, Soslan (1/2) | Tsabolov, Khetag (1/1) | Tsargush, Denis (3/3) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (1/5) | Gadisov, Abdusalam (1/1) | Akgül, Taha (1/3) | |
2015 | Khinchegashvili, Vladimer (1/2) | Aliyev, Haji (2/3) | Chamizo, Frank (1/2) | Gazimagomedov, Magomedrasul (1/2) | Burroughs, Jordan (4/5) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (2/5) | Snyder, Kyle (1/3) | Akgül, Taha (2/3) | |
2016 | Khinchegashvili, Vladimer (2/2) | Stieber, Logan (1/1) | Ramonov, Soslan (2/2) | Kurbanaliev, Magomed (1/1) | Yazdani, Hassan (1/3) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (3/5) | Snyder, Kyle (2/3) | Akgül, Taha (3/3) | |
2017 | Takahashi, Yuki (1/1) | Aliyev, Haji (3/3) | Iakobishvili, Zurabi (1/1) | Chamizo, Frank (2/2) | Burroughs, Jordan (5/5) | Yazdani, Hassan (2/3) | Snyder, Kyle (3/3) | Petriashvili, Geno (1/3) | |
2018–2019
Year | Team | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 74 kg | 79 kg | 86 kg | 92 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
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2018 | Uguev, Zaur (1/2) | Bonne, Yowlys (1/1) | Otoguro, Takuto (1/1) | Gazimagomedov, Magomedrasul (2/2) | Sidakov, Zaurbek (1/2) | Dake, Kyle (1/2) | Taylor, David (1/1) | Cox, J'Den (1/2) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (4/5) | Petriashvili, Geno (2/3) | |
2019 | Uguev, Zaur (2/2) | Lomtadze, Beka (1/1) | Rashidov, Gadzhimurad (1/1) | Baev, David (1/1) | Sidakov, Zaurbek (2/2) | Dake, Kyle (2/2) | Yazdani, Hassan (3/3) | Cox, J'Den (2/2) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (5/5) | Petriashvili, Geno (3/3) |
Individual Multiple-Time World Level Champions
10 World Level Championships
Aleksandr Medved, 1962–1972
9 World Level Championships
Buvaisar Saitiev, 1995–2008
8 World Level Championships
Sergei Beloglazov, 1980–1988
Arsen Fadzaev, 1983–1992
Valentin Yordanov, 1983–1996
7 World Level Championships
Makharbek Khadartsev, 1986–1992
6 World Level Championships
Abdollah Movahed, 1965–1970
Levan Tediashvili, 1971–1976
Soslan Andiyev, 1973–1980
Leri Khabelov, 1985–1993
John Smith, 1987–1992
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov, 2004–2013
5 World Level Championships
Mustafa Dağıstanlı, 1954–1960
Ali Aliev, 1959–1967
Aleksandr Ivanitsky, 1962–1966
Yuji Takada, 1974–1979
Vladimir Yumin, 1974–1979
Bruce Baumgartner, 1984–1995
Jordan Burroughs, 2011–2017
Abdulrashid Sadulaev, 2014–2019
Team Championships
The list below includes unofficial championships won during the Olympic Games, although no official team statistics are kept during Olympic years.
See also
- List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
- Soviet and Russian results in men's freestyle wrestling
- Iranian results in men's freestyle wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
- List of World and Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestling