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List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling

Listed are wrestlers who were World or Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling. Greco-Roman wrestling competition was held at the first modern Olympics in 1896. The Greco-Roman World Championships was first held in 1904. The World Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team statistics are kept for the Olympics.

World Level Champions in Greco-Roman Wrestling by Year and Weight

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Olympic Champions and Olympic competition years in Greco-Roman wrestling are highlighted in gold.

1896

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Year Team Unlimited Weight
1896 Germany Germany Schuhmann, Carl (1/1)

1898

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Year
1898 France Pons, Paul

1904

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Year Team 75 kg Unlimited Weight
1904 Austria Denmark Ahlqvist, Severin (1/1) Austria Arnold, Rudolf (1/1)

1905

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Year Team 68 kg 80 kg Unlimited Weight
1905 Germany Germany Schibilski, Theodor (1/1) Germany Hein, Albert (1/1) Denmark Jensen, Søren Marinus (1/2)

1906–1907

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Year Team 75 kg 85 kg Unlimited Weight
1906 Austria Austria Watzl, Rudolf (1/1) Finland Weckman, Verner (1/2) Denmark Jensen, Søren Marinus (2/2)
1907 Denmark Germany Übler, Christoph (1/1) Denmark Christensen, Harald (1/1) Denmark Egeberg, Hans (1/2)

1908–1909

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Year Team 66 kg 73 kg 93 kg Unlimited Weight
1908 Sweden Italy Porro, Enrico (1/1) Sweden Martensson, Frithiof (1/1) Finland Weckman, Verner (2/2) Hungary Weisz, Richárd (1/1)
Year Team 75 kg Unlimited Weight
1908 Austria Austria Diry, Robert (1/1) Denmark Egeberg, Hans (2/2)
1909 Austria Austria Toduschek, Alois (1/1) Austria Schmitz, Anton (1/1)

1910

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Year Team 60 kg 70 kg 85 kg Unlimited Weight
1910 Germany Germany Wernicke, Karl (1/1) Germany Altroggen, Fritz (1/1) Germany Buchholz, Hermann (1/1) Germany Sperling, Gustav (1/1)

1911

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Year Team 60 kg 67 kg 73 kg 83 kg Unlimited Weight
1911 Finland Finland Hyvönen, Antti (1/1) Finland Tuominen, Nestori (1/1) Finland Väre, Emil (1/3) Finland Asikainen, Alfred (1/1) Finland Saarela, Yrjö (1/2)

1912

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Year Team 60 kg 67.5 kg 75 kg 82.5 kg Unlimited Weight
1912 Finland Finland Koskelo, Kaarlo (1/1) Finland Väre, Emil (2/3) Sweden Johansson, Claes (1/2) None awarded Finland Saarela, Yrjö (2/2)

1913

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Year Team 67.5 kg 75 kg 82.5 kg Unlimited Weight
1913 Sweden Germany Hegewald, Ewald (1/1) Russia Baumann, Georg (1/1) Sweden Nilsson, Ernst (1/2) Sweden Ahlgren, Anders (1/1)

1920

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Year Team 60 kg 67.5 kg 75 kg 82.5 kg Unlimited Weight
1920 Finland Finland Friman, Oskari (1/3) Finland Väre, Emil (3/3) Sweden Westergren, Carl (1/4) Sweden Johansson, Claes (2/2) Finland Lindfors, Adolf (1/1)
Year Team 60 kg 67.5 kg 75 kg 82.5 kg Unlimited Weight
1920 Austria Germany Reitmeier, Franz (1/1) Hungary Radvány, Ödön (1/1) Austria Fischer, Viktor (1/1) Austria Heinl, Michael (1/1) Germany Bock, Heinrich (1/1)

1921–1928

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Year Team 58 kg 62 kg 67.5 kg 75 kg 82.5 kg Unlimited Weight
1921 Finland Finland Ikonen, Väinö (1/1) Finland Anttila, Kalle (1/3) Finland Friman, Oskari (2/3) Finland Tamminen, Taavi (1/1) Finland Rosenqvist, Edil (1/2) Finland Salila, Johan (1/1)
1922 Sweden Sweden Svensson, Fritiof (1/1) Finland Anttila, Kalle (2/3) Finland Westerlund, Edvard (1/2) Sweden Westergren, Carl (2/4) Finland Rosenqvist, Edil (2/2) Sweden Nilsson, Ernst (2/2)
1924 Finland Estonia Pütsep, Eduard (1/1) Finland Anttila, Kalle (3/3) Finland Friman, Oskari (3/3) Finland Westerlund, Edvard (2/2) Sweden Westergren, Carl (3/4) France Deglane, Henri (1/1)
1928 Germany Germany Leucht, Kurt (1/1) Estonia Väli, Voldemar (1/1) Hungary Keresztes, Lajos (1/1) Finland Kokkinen, Väinö (1/2) Egypt Moustafa, Ibrahim (1/1) Sweden Svensson, Rudolf (1/2)

1932–1936

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Year Team 56 kg 61 kg 66 kg 72 kg 79 kg 87 kg Unlimited Weight
1932 Sweden Germany Brendel, Jakob (1/1) Italy Gozzi, Giovanni (1/1) Sweden Malmberg, Eric (1/1) Sweden Johansson, Ivar (1/2) Finland Kokkinen, Väinö (2/2) Sweden Svensson, Rudolf (2/2) Sweden Westergren, Carl (4/4)
1936 Sweden Hungary Lõrincz, Márton (1/1) Turkey Erkan, Yaşar (2/2) Finland Koskela, Lauri (1/1) Sweden Svedberg, Rudolf (1/1) Sweden Johansson, Ivar (2/2) Sweden Cadier, Axel (1/1) Estonia Palusalu, Kristjan (1/1)

1948–1968

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Year Team 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg (−1961), 63 kg (1962–1968) 67 kg (−1961), 70 kg (1962–1968) 73 kg (−1961), 78 kg (1962–1968) 79 kg (−1961), 87 kg (1962–1968) 87 kg (−1961), 97 kg (1962–1968) Unlimited Weight
1948 Sweden Italy Lombardi, Pietro (1/1) Sweden Pettersen, Kurt (1/1) Turkey Oktav, Mehmet (1/1) Sweden Freij, Gustav (1/2) Sweden Andersson, Gösta (1/1) Sweden Grönberg, Axel (1/3) Sweden Nilsson, Karl-Erik (1/1) Turkey Kireççi, Ahmet (1/1)
1949 N/A No Championships Held
1950 Sweden Sweden Johansson, Bengt (1/1) Egypt Hassan, Ali Mahmoud (1/1) Sweden Anderberg, Olle (1/2) Hungary Gal, Jozsef (1/1) Finland Siimanainen, Matti (1/1) Sweden Grönberg, Axel (2/3) Turkey Candas, Muharrem (1/1) Sweden Antonsson, Bertil (1/2)
1951 N/A No Championships Held
1952 Soviet Union Soviet Union Gurevich, Boris Maksovich (1/3) Hungary Hódos, Imre (1/1) Soviet Union Punkin, Yakov (1/1) Soviet Union Safin, Shazam (1/1) Hungary Szilvásy, Miklós (1/1) Sweden Grönberg, Axel (3/3) Finland Gröndahl, Kelpo (1/1) Soviet Union Kotkas, Johannes (1/1)
1953 Soviet Union Soviet Union Gurevich, Boris Maksovich (2/3) Soviet Union Teryan, Artem (1/1) Sweden Anderberg, Olle (2/2) Sweden Freij, Gustav (2/2) Soviet Union Shatvoryan, Gurgen (1/1) Soviet Union Kartozia, Givi (1/4) Soviet Union Englas, August (1/1) Sweden Antonsson, Bertil (2/2)
1954 N/A No Championships Held
1955 Soviet Union Italy Fabra, Ignazio (1/1) Soviet Union Stashkevich, Vladimir (1/1) Hungary Polyák, Imre (1/4) Soviet Union Garmanik, Grigori (1/1) Soviet Union Maneyev, Vladimir (1/1) Soviet Union Kartozia, Givi (2/4) Soviet Union Nikolayev, Valentin (1/2) Soviet Union Masur, Aleksandr (1/1)
1956 Soviet Union Soviet Union Solovyov, Nikolai (1/1) Soviet Union Vyrupayev, Konstantin (1/1) Finland Mäkinen, Rauno (1/1) Finland Lehtonen, Kyösti (1/1) Turkey Bayrak, Mithat (1/2) Soviet Union Kartozia, Givi (3/4) Soviet Union Nikolayev, Valentin (2/2) Soviet Union Parfenov, Anatoli (1/1)
1957 N/A No Championships Held
1958 Soviet Union Soviet Union Gurevich, Boris Maksovich (3/3) Soviet Union Karavayev, Oleg (1/3) Hungary Polyák, Imre (2/4) Turkey Doğan, Rıza (1/1) Turkey Ayvaz, Kazim (1/3) Soviet Union Kartozia, Givi (4/4) Soviet Union Abashidze, Rostom (1/3) Soviet Union Bogdan, Ivan (1/3)
1959 N/A No Championships Held
1960 Soviet Union Romania Pârvulescu, Dumitru (1/1) Soviet Union Karavayev, Oleg (2/3) Turkey Sille, Müzahir (1/1) Soviet Union Koridze, Avtandil (1/2) Turkey Bayrak, Mithat (2/2) Bulgaria Dobrev, Dimitar (1/1) Turkey Kis, Tevfik (1/3) Soviet Union Bogdan, Ivan (2/3)
1961 Soviet Union Soviet Union Sayadov, Armais (1/1) Soviet Union Karavayev, Oleg (3/3) Egypt Mansour, Moustafa Hamid (1/1) Soviet Union Koridze, Avtandil (2/2) Romania Bularca, Valeriu (1/1) Soviet Union Zenin, Vasili (1/1) Hungary Gurics, György (1/1) Soviet Union Bogdan, Ivan (3/3)
1962 Soviet Union Soviet Union Rybalko, Sergey (1/2) Japan Ichiguchi, Masamitsu (1/2) Hungary Polyák, Imre (3/4) Turkey Ayvaz, Kazim (2/3) Soviet Union Kolesov, Anatoly (1/4) Turkey Kis, Tevfik (2/3) Soviet Union Abashidze, Rostom (2/3) Hungary Kozma, István (1/5)
1963 Soviet Union Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vukov, Borivoje (1/1) Hungary Varga, Janos (1/3) Soviet Union Sapunov, Gennady (1/2) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Horvat, Stevan (1/2) Soviet Union Kolesov, Anatoly (2/4) Turkey Kis, Tevfik (3/3) Soviet Union Abashidze, Rostom (3/3) Soviet Union Roshchin, Anatoly (1/4)
1964 Soviet Union Japan Hanahara, Tsotumu (1/1) Japan Ichiguchi, Masamitsu (2/2) Hungary Polyák, Imre (4/4) Turkey Ayvaz, Kazim (3/3) Soviet Union Kolesov, Anatoly (3/4) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Simić, Branislav (1/1) Bulgaria Radev, Boyan (1/3) Hungary Kozma, István (2/5)
1965 Soviet Union Soviet Union Rybalko, Sergey (2/2) Romania Cernea, Ion (1/1) Soviet Union Grigoriev, Yury (1/1) Soviet Union Sapunov, Gennady (2/2) Soviet Union Kolesov, Anatoly (4/4) Soviet Union Bagdonas, Rimantes (1/1) Soviet Union Anisimov, Valery (1/1) Soviet Union Shumakov, Nikolay (1/1)
1966 Soviet Union Bulgaria Kerezov, Angel (1/1) West Germany Stange, Fritz (1/1) Soviet Union Rurua, Roman (1/5) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Horvat, Stevan (2/2) Soviet Union Igumenov, Viktor (1/5) Soviet Union Oleynik, Valentin (1/1) Bulgaria Radev, Boyan (2/3) Hungary Kozma, István (3/5)
1967 Soviet Union Soviet Union Bakulin, Vladimir (1/1) Romania Baciu, Ion (1/1) Soviet Union Rurua, Roman (2/5) Finland Tapio, Eero (1/1) Soviet Union Igumenov, Viktor (2/5) Hungary Sillai, Laszlo (1/1) Soviet Union Yakovenko, Nikolai (1/2) Hungary Kozma, István (4/5)
1968 Soviet Union Bulgaria Kirov, Petar (1/5) Hungary Varga, János (2/3) Soviet Union Rurua, Roman (3/5) Japan Munemura, Muneji (1/1) East Germany Vesper, Rudolf (1/1) East Germany Metz, Lothar (1/1) Bulgaria Radev, Boyan (3/3) Hungary Kozma, István (5/5)

1969–1996

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Year Team 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg (−1984), 130 kg (1985–1996)
1969 Soviet Union Romania Berceanu, Gheorghe (1/3) Iran Alizadeh, Firouz (1/1) Soviet Union Kazakov, Rustam (1/3) Soviet Union Rurua, Roman (4/5) Romania Popescu, Simion (1/1) Soviet Union Igumenov, Viktor (3/5) Bulgaria Krumov, Petar (1/1) Soviet Union Yurkevich, Aleksandr (1/1) Soviet Union Yakovenko, Nikolai (2/2) Soviet Union Roshchin, Anatoly (2/4)
1970 Soviet Union Romania Berceanu, Gheorghe (2/3) Bulgaria Kirov, Petar (2/5) Hungary Varga, János (3/3) Japan Fujimoto, Hideo (1/1) Soviet Union Rurua, Roman (5/5) Soviet Union Igumenov, Viktor (4/5) Soviet Union Nazarenko, Anatoly (1/3) Soviet Union Rezantsev, Valery (1/7) Sweden Svensson, Pelle (1/2) Soviet Union Roshchin, Anatoly (3/4)
1971 Bulgaria Soviet Union Zubkov, Vladimir (1/4) Bulgaria Kirov, Petar (3/5) Soviet Union Kazakov, Rustam (2/3) Bulgaria Markov, Georgi (1/2) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Damjanovic, Sreten (1/1) Soviet Union Igumenov, Viktor (5/5) Hungary Hegedűs, Csaba (1/2) Soviet Union Rezantsev, Valery (2/7) Sweden Svensson, Pelle (2/2) Bulgaria Tomov, Aleksandar (1/5)
1972 Soviet Union Romania Berceanu, Gheorghe (3/3) Bulgaria Kirov, Petar (4/5) Soviet Union Kazakov, Rustam (3/3) Bulgaria Markov, Georgi (2/2) Soviet Union Khisamutdinov, Shamil (1/3) Czechoslovakia Mácha, Vítězslav (1/3) Hungary Hegedűs, Csaba (2/2) Soviet Union Rezantsev, Valery (3/7) Romania Martinescu, Nicolae (1/1) Soviet Union Roshchin, Anatoly (4/4)
1973 Soviet Union Soviet Union Zubkov, Vladimir (2/4) Romania Ginga, Nicu (1/2) Poland Lipień, Józef (1/1) Poland Lipień, Kazimierz (1/3) Soviet Union Khisamutdinov, Shamil (2/3) Bulgaria Kolev, Ivan (1/1) Soviet Union Liberman, Leonid (1/1) Soviet Union Rezantsev, Valery (4/7) Soviet Union Balboshin, Nikolai (1/6) Bulgaria Tomov, Aleksandar (2/5)
1974 Soviet Union Soviet Union Zubkov, Vladimir (3/4) Bulgaria Kirov, Petar (5/5) Soviet Union Mustafin, Farhat (1/2) Poland Lipień, Kazimierz (1/3) Soviet Union Davydyan, Nelson (1/2) Czechoslovakia Mácha, Vítězslav (2/3) Soviet Union Nazarenko, Anatoly (2/3) Soviet Union Rezantsev, Valery (5/7) Soviet Union Balboshin, Nikolai (2/6) Bulgaria Tomov, Aleksandar (3/5)
1975 Soviet Union Soviet Union Zubkov, Vladimir (4/4) Soviet Union Konstantinov, Vitali (1/2) Soviet Union Mustafin, Farhat (2/2) Soviet Union Davydyan, Nelson (2/2) Soviet Union Khisamutdinov, Shamil (3/3) Soviet Union Bykov, Anatoly (1/2) Soviet Union Nazarenko, Anatoly (3/3) Soviet Union Rezantsev, Valery (6/7) Bulgaria Goranov, Kamen (1/1) Bulgaria Tomov, Aleksandar (4/5)
1976 Soviet Union Soviet Union Shumakov, Alexei (1/2) Soviet Union Konstantinov, Vitali (2/2) Finland Ukkola, Pertti (2/2) Poland Lipień, Kazimierz (3/3) Soviet Union Nalbandyan, Suren (2/2) Soviet Union Bykov, Anatoly (2/2) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petković, Momir (1/1) Soviet Union Rezantsev, Valery (7/7) Soviet Union Balboshin, Nikolai (3/6) Soviet Union Kolchinsky, Alexander (1/3)
1977 Soviet Union Soviet Union Shumakov, Alexei (2/2) Romania Ginga, Nicu (2/2) Finland Ukkola, Pertti (2/2) Hungary Reczi, Laszlo (1/1) East Germany Wehling, Heinz-Helmut (1/1) Czechoslovakia Mácha, Vítězslav (3/3) Soviet Union Cheboksarov, Vladimir (1/1) Sweden Andersson, Frank (1/3) Soviet Union Balboshin, Nikolai (4/6) Bulgaria Dinev, Nikola (1/2)
1978 Soviet Union Romania Alexandru, Constantin (1/2) Soviet Union Blagidze, Vakhtang (1/3) Soviet Union Serikov, Shamil (1/3) Soviet Union Kramorenko, Boris (1/1) Romania Rusu, Ștefan (1/3) Soviet Union Niftullayev, Arif (1/1) Romania Draica, Ion (1/2) Bulgaria Ivanov, Stoyan (1/1) Soviet Union Balboshin, Nikolai (5/6) Soviet Union Kolchinsky, Alexander (2/3)
1979 Soviet Union Romania Alexandru, Constantin (2/2) Hungary Racz, Lajos (1/1) Soviet Union Serikov, Shamil (2/3) Hungary Tóth, István (1/2) Poland Supron, Andrzej (1/1) Hungary Kocsis, Ferenc (1/2) &
Bulgaria Shopov, Yanko (1/1)		 Soviet Union Korban, Gennadi (1/3) Sweden Andersson, Frank (2/3) Soviet Union Balboshin, Nikolai (6/6) Bulgaria Tomov, Aleksandar (5/5)
1980 Soviet Union Soviet Union Ushkempirov, Zhaksylyk (1/2) Soviet Union Blagidze, Vakhtang (2/3) Soviet Union Serikov, Shamil (3/3) Greece Mygiakis, Stelios (1/1) Romania Rusu, Ștefan (2/3) Hungary Kocsis, Ferenc (2/2) Soviet Union Korban, Gennadi (2/3) Hungary Növényi, Norbert (1/1) Bulgaria Raikov, Georgi (1/1) Soviet Union Kolchinsky, Alexander (3/3)
1981 Soviet Union Soviet Union Ushkempirov, Zhaksylyk (2/2) Soviet Union Blagidze, Vakhtang (3/3) West Germany Passarelli, Pasquale (1/2) Hungary Tóth, István (2/2) Soviet Union Ermilov, Gennady (1/2) Soviet Union Kudryavtsev, Aleksandr (1/1) Soviet Union Korban, Gennady (3/3) Soviet Union Kanygin, Igor (1/2) Soviet Union Saladze, Mikhail (1/1) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Memišević, Refik (1/1)
1982 Soviet Union Soviet Union Kasarashvili, Temo (1/1) Soviet Union Pashayan, Benur (1/2) Poland Michalik, Piotr (1/1) Poland Świerad, Ryszard (1/1) Soviet Union Ermilov, Gennady (2/2) Romania Rusu, Ștefan (3/3) Soviet Union Apkhazava, Taymuraz (1/2) Sweden Andersson, Frank (3/3) Poland Wrocławski, Roman (1/1) Bulgaria Dinev, Nikola (2/2)
1983 Soviet Union Bulgaria Tsenov, Bratan (1/1) Soviet Union Pashayan, Benur (2/2) Japan Eto, Masaki (1/1) Finland Lahtinen, Hannu (1/1) Finland Sipilä, Tapio (1/1) Soviet Union Mamiashvili, Mikhail (1/4) Soviet Union Apkhazava, Taymuraz (2/2) Soviet Union Kanygin, Igor (2/2) Bulgaria Dimitrov, Andrey (1/2) Soviet Union Artyukhin, Evgeny (1/1)
1984 United States Italy Maenza, Vincenzo (1/2) Japan Miyahara, Atsuji (1/1) West Germany Passarelli, Pasquale (2/2) South Korea Kim, Weon-kee (1/1) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Lisjak, Vlado (1/1) Finland Salomäki, Jouko (1/2) Romania Draica, Ion (2/2) United States Fraser, Steve (1/1) Romania Andrei, Vasile (1/1) United States Blatnick Jeff (1/1)
1985 Soviet Union Soviet Union Allahverdiyev, Mahaddin (1/3) Norway Rønningen, Jon (1/3) Bulgaria Balov, Stoyan (1/1) Bulgaria Vangelov, Zhivko (1/1) Romania Negrisan, Stefan (1/1) Soviet Union Mamiashvili, Mikhail (2/4) Poland Daras, Bogdan (1/2) United States Houck, Michael (1/1) Bulgaria Dimitrov, Andrey (2/2) Soviet Union Rostorotsky, Igor (1/2)
1986 Soviet Union Soviet Union Allahverdiyev, Mahaddin (2/3) Soviet Union Dydyaev, Sergey (1/1) Bulgaria Ivanov, Emil (1/2) Soviet Union Madzhidov, Kamandar (1/3) Soviet Union Julfalakyan, Levon (1/2) Soviet Union Mamiashvili, Mikhail (3/4) Poland Daras, Bogdan (2/2) &
Hungary Komaromi, Tibor (1/3)		 Poland Malina, Andrzej (1/1) Hungary Gáspár, Tamás (1/1) Sweden Johansson, Tomas (1/1)
1987 Soviet Union Soviet Union Allahverdiyev, Mahaddin (3/3) Cuba Roque, Pedro (1/1) France Mourier, Patrice (1/1) Bulgaria Vangelov, Zhivko (2/2) Soviet Union Abaeev, Aslaudin (1/1) Finland Salomäki, Jouko (2/2) Hungary Komaromi, Tibor (2/3) Soviet Union Popov, Vladimir (1/1) Soviet Union Gedekhauri, Guram (1/1) Soviet Union Rostorotsky, Igor (2/2)
1988 Soviet Union Italy Maenza, Vincenzo (2/2) Norway Rønningen, Jon (2/3) Hungary Sike, András (1/1) Soviet Union Madzhidov, Kamandar (2/3) Soviet Union Julfalakyan, Levon (2/2) South Korea Kim, Young-nam (1/1) Soviet Union Mamiashvili, Mikhail (4/4) Bulgaria Komchev, Atanas (1/1) Poland Wroński, Andrzej (1/3) Soviet Union Karelin, Aleksandr (1/12)
1989 Soviet Union Soviet Union Kucherenko, Oleg (1/3) Soviet Union Ignatenko, Alexander (1/2) Bulgaria Ivanov, Emil (2/2) Soviet Union Madzhidov, Kamandar (3/3) Germany Passarelli, Claudio (1/1) Soviet Union Turlykhanov, Daulet (1/1) Hungary Komaromi, Tibor (3/3) East Germany Bullmann, Maik (1/4) Germany Himmel, Gerhard (1/1) Soviet Union Karelin, Aleksandr (2/12)
1990 Soviet Union Soviet Union Kucherenko, Oleg (2/3) Soviet Union Ignatenko, Alexander (2/2) Germany Yildiz, Rifat (1/2) Cuba Olivera, Mario (1/1) Soviet Union Dugushiev, Islam (1/4) Soviet Union Iskandaryan, Mnatsakan (1/4) Hungary Farkas, Péter (1/3) East Germany Bullmann, Maik (2/4) Soviet Union Demyashkevich, Sergey (1/1) Soviet Union Karelin, Aleksandr (3/12)
1991 Soviet Union South Korea Goun, Duk-yong (1/1) Cuba Martínez, Raúl (1/2) Germany Yildiz, Rifat (2/2) Soviet Union Martynov, Sergey (1/4) Soviet Union Dugushiev, Islam (2/4) Soviet Union Iskandaryan, Mnatsakan (2/4) Hungary Farkas, Péter (2/3) Germany Bullmann, Maik (3/4) Cuba Milián, Héctor (1/2) Soviet Union Karelin, Aleksandr (4/12)
1992 Kucherenko, Oleg (3/3) Norway Rønningen, Jon (3/3) South Korea An, Han-bong (1/1) Turkey Akif Pirim, Mehmet (1/1) Hungary Repka, Attila (1/1) Iskandaryan, Mnatsakan (3/4) Hungary Farkas, Péter (3/3) Germany Bullmann, Maik (4/4) Cuba Milián, Héctor (2/2) Karelin, Aleksandr (5/12)
1993 Russia Cuba Sánchez, Wilber (1/2) Cuba Martínez, Raúl (2/2) Armenia Manukyan, Aghasi (1/2) Russia Martynov, Sergey (2/4) Russia Dugushiev, Islam (3/4) Cuba Almanza, Néstor (1/1) Turkey Yerlikaya, Hamza (1/5) Russia Koguashvili, Gogi (1/5) Sweden Ljungberg, Mikael (1/3) Russia Karelin, Aleksandr (6/12)
1994 Russia Cuba Sánchez, Wilber (2/2) GermanyTer-Mkrtchyan, Alfred (1/1) Kazakhstan Melnichenko, Yuriy (1/3) Russia Martynov, Sergey (3/4) Russia Dugushiev, Islam (4/4) Russia Iskandaryan, Mnatsakan (4/4) Germany Zander, Thomas (1/1) Russia Koguashvili, Gogi (2/5) Poland Wroński, Andrzej (2/3) Russia Karelin, Aleksandr (7/12)
1995 Russia South Korea Sim, Kwon-ho (1/4) Russia Danielyan, Samvel (1/1) United States Hall, Dennis (1/1) Russia Martynov, Sergey (4/4) Ukraine Adzhi, Rustam (1/1) France Riemer, Yvon (1/1) Turkey Yerlikaya, Hamza (2/5) Turkey Hakkı, Hakkı (1/1) Sweden Ljungberg, Mikael (2/3) Russia Karelin, Aleksandr (8/12)
1996 Poland South Korea Sim, Kwon-ho (2/4) Armenia Nazaryan, Armen (1/5) Kazakhstan Melnichenko, Yuriy (2/3) Poland Zawadzki, Włodzimierz (1/1) Poland Wolny, Ryszard (1/1) Cuba Azcuy, Filiberto (1/3) Turkey Yerlikaya, Hamza (3/5) Ukraine Oleynyk, Vyacheslav (1/1) Poland Wroński, Andrzej (3/3) Russia Karelin, Aleksandr (9/12)

1997–2001

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Year Team 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 97 kg 130 kg
1997 Russia Turkey Yıldız, Ercan (1/1) Kazakhstan Melnichenko, Yuriy (3/3) Turkey Eroğlu, Şeref (1/1) South Korea Son, Sang-pil (1/2) Finland Yli-Hannuksela, Marko (1/1) Russia Tsvir, Sergey (1/1) Russia Koguashvili, Gogi (3/5) Russia Karelin, Aleksandr (10/12)
1998 Russia South Korea Sim, Kwon-ho (3/4) South Korea Kim, In-sub (1/2) Kazakhstan Manukyan, Mkhitar (1/2) Russia Tretyakov, Aleksandr (1/1) Kazakhstan Baiseitov, Bakhtiyar (1/1) Russia Menshchikov, Aleksandr (1/1) Russia Koguashvili, Gogi (4/5) Russia Karelin, Aleksandr (11/12)
1999 Russia Cuba Rivas, Lázaro (1/1) South Korea Kim, In-sub (2/2) Kazakhstan Manukyan, Mkhitar (2/2) South Korea Son, Sang-pil (2/2) Turkey Avluca, Nazmi (1/2) Cuba Méndez, Luis Enrique (1/1) Russia Koguashvili, Gogi (5/5) Russia Karelin, Aleksandr (12/12)
2000 Russia South Korea Sim, Kwon-ho (4/4) Bulgaria Nazaryan, Armen (2/5) Russia Samourgachev, Varteres (1/3) Cuba Azcuy, Filiberto (2/3) Russia Kardanov, Murat (1/1) Turkey Yerlikaya, Hamza (4/5) Sweden Ljungberg, Mikael (3/3) United States Gardner, Rulon (1/2)
2001 Cuba Iran Rangraz, Hassan (1/1) Uzbekistan Aripov, Dilshod (1/1) Armenia Galstyan, Vaghinak (1/1) Cuba Azcuy, Filiberto (3/3) Sweden Abrahamian, Ara (1/2) Georgia (country) Vakhtangadze, Mukhran (1/1) Russia Bezruchkin, Alexander (1/1) United States Gardner, Rulon (2/2)

2002–2013

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Year Team 55 kg 60 kg 66 kg 74 kg 84 kg 96 kg 120 kg
2002 Russia Russia Mamedaliyev, Geidar (1/1) Bulgaria Nazaryan, Armen (3/5) Sweden Samuelsson, Jimmy (1/1) Russia Samourgachev, Varteres (2/3) Sweden Abrahamian, Ara (2/2) Turkey Özal, Mehmet (1/1) United States Byers, Dremiel (1/1)
2003 Georgia (country) Poland Jabłoński, Dariusz (1/1) Bulgaria Nazaryan, Armen (4/5) Georgia (country) Kvirkelia, Manuchar (2/2) Russia Glushkov, Aleksei (1/1) Israel Tsitsiashvili, Gocha (1/1) Sweden Lidberg, Martin (1/1) Russia Baroev, Khasan (1/3)
2004 Russia Hungary Majoros, István (1/1) South Korea Jung, Ji-hyun (1/1) Azerbaijan Mansurov, Farid (1/3) Uzbekistan Dokturishvili, Aleksandr (1/1) Russia Mishin, Aleksei (1/2) Egypt Gaber, Karam (1/1) Russia Baroev, Khasan (2/3)
2005 Hungary Iran Sourian, Hamid (1/7) Bulgaria Nazaryan, Armen (5/5) Bulgaria Gergov, Nikolay (1/1) Russia Samourgachev, Varteres (3/3) Belarus Selimau, Alim (1/2) Turkey Yerlikaya, Hamza (5/5) Cuba López, Mijaín (1/10)
2006 Turkey Iran Sourian, Hamid (2/7) United States Warren, Joe (1/1) China Li, Yanyan (1/1) Ukraine Shatskykh, Volodimir (1/1) Egypt Abdelfatah, Mohamed (1/1) Estonia Nabi, Heiki (1/2) Russia Baroev, Khasan (3/3)
2007 United States Iran Sourian, Hamid (3/7) Georgia (country) Bedinadze, David (1/1) Azerbaijan Mansurov, Farid (2/3) Bulgaria Yanakiev, Yavor (1/1) Russia Mishin, Aleksei (2/2) Georgia (country) Nozadze, Ramaz (1/1) Cuba López, Mijaín (2/10)
2008 Russia Russia Mankiev, Nazyr (1/1) Russia Albiev, Islambek (2/2) France Guenot, Steeve (1/1) Georgia (country) Kvirkelia, Manuchar (2/2) Italy Minguzzi, Andrea (1/1) Russia Khushtov, Aslanbek (1/1) Cuba López, Mijaín (3/10)
2009 Turkey Iran Sourian, Hamid (4/7) Russia Albiev, Islambek (2/2) Azerbaijan Mansurov, Farid (3/3) Turkey Çebi, Selçuk (1/3) Turkey Avluca, Nazmi (2/2) Hungary Kiss, Balázs (1/1) Cuba López, Mijaín (4/10)
2010 Russia Iran Sourian, Hamid (5/7) Azerbaijan Aliyev, Hasan (1/1) Russia Vachadze, Ambako (1/1) Turkey Çebi, Selçuk (2/3) Bulgaria Marinov, Hristo (1/1) Iran Ali-Akbari, Amir (1/1) Cuba López, Mijaín (5/10)
2011 Russia Azerbaijan Bayramov, Rovshan (1/1) Iran Norouzi, Omid (1/2) Iran Abdevali, Saeid (1/1) Russia Vlasov, Roman (1/5) Belarus Selimau, Alim (2/2) Bulgaria Guri, Elis (1/1) Turkey Kayaalp, Rıza (1/5)
2012 Iran Iran Sourian, Hamid (6/7) Iran Norouzi, Omid (2/2) South Korea Kim, Hyeon-woo (1/2) Russia Vlasov, Roman (2/5) Russia Khugaev, Alan (1/1) Iran Rezaei, Ghasem (1/1) Cuba López, Mijaín (6/10)
2013 Russia North Korea Yun, Won-chol (1/1) Bulgaria Angelov, Ivo (1/1) South Korea Ryu, Han-su (1/2) South Korea Kim, Hyeon-woo (2/2) Iran Nematpour, Taleb (1/1) Russia Melnikov, Nikita (1/1) Estonia Nabi, Heiki (2/2)

2014–2017

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Year Team 59 kg 66 kg 71 kg 75 kg 80 kg 85 kg 98 kg 130 kg
2014 Iran Iran Sourian, Hamid (7/7) Serbia Štefanek, Davor (1/2) Russia Labazanov, Chingiz (1/1) Armenia Julfalakyan, Arsen (1/1) Hungary Bácsi, Péter (1/2) France Noumonvi, Mélonin (1/1) Armenia Aleksanyan, Artur (1/5) Cuba López, Mijaín (7/10)
2015 Russia Cuba Borrero, Ismael (1/3) Germany Stäbler, Frank (1/3) Azerbaijan Chunayev, Rasul (1/1) Russia Vlasov, Roman (3/5) Turkey Çebi, Selçuk (3/3) Ukraine Beleniuk, Zhan (1/3) Armenia Aleksanyan, Artur (2/5) Turkey Kayaalp, Rıza (2/5)
2016 Cuba Cuba Borrero, Ismael (2/3) Serbia Štefanek, Davor (2/2) Hungary Korpasi, Balint (1/1) Russia Vlasov, Roman (4/5) Russia Abacharaev, Ramazan (1/1) Russia Chakvetadze, Davit (1/1) Armenia Aleksanyan, Artur (3/5) Cuba López, Mijaín (8/10)
2017 Russia Japan Fumita, Kenichiro (1/3) South Korea Ryu, Han-su (2/2) Germany Stäbler, Frank (2/3) Serbia Nemeš, Viktor (1/1) Armenia Manukyan, Maksim (1/1) Turkey Başar, Metehan (1/2) Armenia Aleksanyan, Artur (4/5) Turkey Kayaalp, Rıza (3/5)

2018–2019

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Year Team 55 kg 60 kg 63 kg 67 kg 72 kg 77 kg 82 kg 87 kg 97 kg 130 kg
2018 Russia Azerbaijan Azizli, Eldaniz (1/4) Russia Emelin, Sergey (1/1) Russia Maryanyan, Stepan (1/1) Russia Surkov, Artem (1/1) Germany Stäbler, Frank (3/3) Russia Chekhirkin, Aleksandr (1/1) Hungary Bácsi, Péter (2/2) Turkey Başar, Metehan (2/2) Russia Evloev, Musa (1/3) Russia Semenov, Sergey (1/1)
2019 Russia Georgia (country) Tsurtsumia, Nugzari (1/1) Japan Fumita, Kenichiro (2/3) Japan Ota, Shinobu (1/1) Cuba Borrero, Ismael (3/3) Russia Mantsigov, Abuyazid (1/1) Hungary Lőrincz, Tamás (1/2) Georgia (country) Gobadze, Lasha (1/1) Ukraine Beleniuk, Zhan (2/3) Russia Evloev, Musa (2/3) Turkey Kayaalp, Rıza (4/5)

2021

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Year Team 60 kg 67 kg 77 kg 87 kg 97 kg 130 kg
2021 Cuba Cuba Orta, Luis (1/2) Iran Geraei, Mohammad Reza (1/2) Hungary Lőrincz, Tamás (2/2) Ukraine Beleniuk, Zhan (3/3) Russia Evloev, Musa (3/3) Cuba López, Mijaín (9/10)

2021–2024

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Year Team 55 kg 60 kg 63 kg 67 kg 72 kg 77 kg 82 kg 87 kg 97 kg 130 kg
2021 Russia Japan Matsui, Ken (1/1) Moldova Ciobanu, Victor (1/1) Iran Dalkhani, Meisam (1/1) Iran Geraei, Mohammad Reza (2/2) Armenia Amoyan, Malkhas (1/1) Russia Vlasov, Roman (5/5) Azerbaijan Huseynov, Rafig (1/2) Serbia Datunashvili, Zurabi (1/2) Iran Saravi, Mohammad Hadi (1/2) Iran Yousefi, Ali Akbar (1/1)
2022 Turkey Azerbaijan Azizli, Eldaniz (2/4) Kyrgyzstan Sharshenbekov, Zholaman (1/2) Serbia Nađ, Sebastian (1/1) Serbia Nemeš, Mate (1/1) Serbia Arsalan, Ali (1/1) Kyrgyzstan Makhmudov, Akzhol (1/2) Turkey Akbudak, Burhan (1/1) Serbia Datunashvili, Zurabi (2/2) Armenia Aleksanyan, Artur (5/5) Turkey Kayaalp, Rıza (5/5)
2023 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azizli, Eldaniz (3/4) Kyrgyzstan Sharshenbekov, Zholaman (2/2) Georgia (country) Abuladze, Leri (1/1) Cuba Orta, Luis (2/2) France Ghanem, Ibrahim (1/1) Kyrgyzstan Makhmudov, Akzhol (2/2) Azerbaijan Huseynov, Rafig (2/2) Turkey Cengiz, Ali (1/1) &
Hungary Losonczi, Dávid (1/1)		 Cuba Rosillo, Gabriel (1/1) Iran Mirzazadeh, Amin (1/1)
2024 Iran Azerbaijan Azizli, Eldaniz (4/4) Japan Fumita, Kenichiro (3/3) Azerbaijan Mammadli, Nihat (1/1) Iran Esmaeili, Saeid (1/1) Azerbaijan Ganizade, Ulvu (1/1) Japan Kusaka, Nao (1/1) Iran Geraei, Mohammad Ali (1/1) Bulgaria Novikov, Semen (1/1) Iran Saravi, Mohammad Hadi (2/2) Cuba López, Mijaín (10/10)
Azerbaijan

Individual Multiple-Time World Level Champions

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12 World Level Championships

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Soviet Union Russia Aleksandr Karelin, 1988–1999

10 World Level Championships

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Cuba Mijaín López, 2005–2024

7 World Level Championships

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Soviet Union Valery Rezantsev, 1970–1976

Iran Hamid Sourian, 2005–2014

6 World Level Championships

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Soviet Union Nikolai Balboshin, 1973–1979

5 World Level Championships

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Hungary István Kozma, 1962–1968

Soviet Union Roman Rurua, 1966–1970

Soviet Union Viktor Igumenov, 1966–1971

Bulgaria Petar Kirov, 1968–1974

Bulgaria Aleksandar Tomov, 1971–1979

Russia Gogi Koguashvili, 1993–1999

Turkey Hamza Yerlikaya, 1993–2005

Armenia Bulgaria Armen Nazaryan, 1996–2005

Russia Russia Roman Vlasov, 2011–2021

Turkey Rıza Kayaalp, 2011–2022

Armenia Artur Aleksanyan, 2014–2022

Team Championships

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The list below includes unofficial championships won during the Olympic Games, although no official team statistics are kept during Olympic years.

54 World Level Championships

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Soviet Union / / Russia / Russia / Russia 1952–2021

7 World Level Championships

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Sweden 1908–1950

5 World Level Championships

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Austria / Austria 1904–1920

Finland / Finland 1911–1924

4 World Level Championships

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Germany / Germany 1896–1928

3 World Level Championships

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Cuba 2001–2021

Turkey 2006–2022

Iran 2012–2024

2 World Level Championships

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United States 1984–2007

Azerbaijan 2023–2024

1 World Level Championship

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Denmark 1907

Bulgaria 1971

Poland 1996

Georgia (country) 2003

Hungary 2005

See also

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References

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