1971 World Wrestling Championships
Wrestling event
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The 1971 World Wrestling Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 27 August to 5 September 1971.[1]
Dates27 August – 5 September 1971
Freestyle
Soviet Union
Soviet Union| 1971 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Dates | 27 August – 5 September 1971 |
| Stadium | Vasil Levski National Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Bulgaria |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 |  Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Japan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Romania | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  East Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
 Poland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 |  Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 42.5 | Bulgaria | 46 |
| 2 | Iran | 31 | Soviet Union | 39.5 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 31 | Hungary | 23 |
| 4 | Japan | 20 | Yugoslavia | 18 |
| 5 | Mongolia | 19.5 | Romania | 16 |
| 6 | United States | 19 | Poland | 14.5 |
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Ebrahim Javadi Iran |
Bazarragchaagiin Jamsran Mongolia |
Ognyan Nikolov Bulgaria |
| 52 kg | Mohammad Ghorbani Iran |
Bayu Baev Bulgaria |
Aminula Nasrulaev Soviet Union |
| 57 kg | Hideaki Yanagida Japan |
Donald Behm United States |
Megdiin Khoilogdorj Mongolia |
| 62 kg | Zagalav Abdulbekov Soviet Union |
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Iran |
Kiyoshi Abe Japan |
| 68 kg | Dan Gable United States |
Vasily Kazakhov Soviet Union |
Ismail Yuseinov Bulgaria |
| 74 kg | Yury Gusov Soviet Union |
Mohammad Farhangdoust Iran |
Ludovic Ambruș Romania |
| 82 kg | Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union |
Horst Stottmeister East Germany |
Vasile Iorga Romania |
| 90 kg | Rusi Petrov Bulgaria |
Paweł Kurczewski Poland |
Russ Hellickson United States |
| 100 kg | Shota Lomidze Soviet Union |
Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh Mongolia |
Vasil Todorov Bulgaria |
| +100 kg | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union |
Osman Duraliev Bulgaria |
Stanisław Makowiecki Poland |