1963 World Wrestling Championships
Wrestling event
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The following is the final results of the 1963 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Helsingborg, Sweden.[1]
| 1963 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Freestyle | |
| Host city |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Dates | 31 May – 2 June 1963 |
| Greco-Roman | |
| Host city |  Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Dates | 1–3 July 1963 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 39 | Soviet Union | 37.5 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 33.5 | Hungary | 18.5 |
| 3 | Turkey | 24 | Yugoslavia | 17 |
| 4 | Japan | 23 | Sweden | 16.5 |
| 5 | Iran | 13.5 | Bulgaria | 14.5 |
| 6 | United States | 11.5 | Turkey | 13 |
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey |
Ali Aliev Soviet Union |
Stoyko Malov Bulgaria |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Aydin Ibrahimov Soviet Union |
Hiroshi Ikeda Japan |
Mladen Georgiev Bulgaria |
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Osamu Watanabe Japan |
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran |
Stancho Kolev Bulgaria |
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Iwao Horiuchi Japan |
Zarbeg Beriashvili Soviet Union |
Gregory Ruth United States |
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Guram Sagaradze Soviet Union |
Petko Dermendzhiev Bulgaria |
İsmail Ogan Turkey |
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria |
Anatoly Albul Soviet Union |
Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union |
Valko Kostov Bulgaria |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union |
Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria |
János Reznák Hungary |
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Borivoj Vukov Yugoslavia |
Ignazio Fabra Italy |
Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
János Varga Hungary |
Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia |
Dinko Petrov Bulgaria |
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Gennady Sapunov Soviet Union |
Imre Polyák Hungary |
Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria |
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia |
David Gvantseladze Soviet Union |
Klaus Rost West Germany |
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union |
Rudolf Vesper East Germany |
Bertil Nyström Sweden |
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Tevfik Kış Turkey |
Branislav Simić Yugoslavia |
György Gurics Hungary |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Rostom Abashidze Soviet Union |
Nicolae Martinescu Romania |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey |
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union |
Ragnar Svensson Sweden |
James Raschke United States |