2006 World Wrestling Championships
Wrestling event
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The 2006 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China. The event took place from September 25 to October 1, 2006.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Russia | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 |  China | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Georgia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Russia | 51 | Turkey | 39 | Japan | 67 |
| 2 | Iran | 44 | Russia | 34 | China | 41 |
| 3 | United States | 35 | United States | 34 | Canada | 30 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 33 | Georgia | 29 | Russia | 28 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 32 | Iran | 27 | Belarus | 24 |
| 6 | Georgia | 32 | Ukraine | 26 | Germany | 23 |
| 7 | Belarus | 23 | Bulgaria | 18 | United States | 22 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 22 |  Hungary | 16 | Ukraine | 22 |
| 9 | Cuba | 18 | Finland | 15 | Poland Sweden | 19 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 16 | Belarus | 15 | ||
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Chiharu Icho Japan |
Ren Xuecheng China |
Iwona Sadowska Poland |
| Francine De Paola Italy | |||
| 51 kg |
Hitomi Sakamoto Japan |
Lyndsay Belisle Canada |
Patricia Miranda United States |
| Alena Adashinskaya Russia | |||
| 55 kg |
Saori Yoshida Japan |
Mariya Yahorava Belarus |
Minerva Montero Spain |
| Ida-Theres Karlsson Sweden | |||
| 59 kg |
Ayako Shoda Japan |
Su Lihui China |
Alka Tomar India |
| Nataliya Synyshyn Ukraine | |||
| 63 kg |
Kaori Icho Japan |
Xu Haiyan China |
Monika Rogien Poland |
| Helena Allandi Sweden | |||
| 67 kg |
Jing Ruixue China |
Martine Dugrenier Canada |
Maria Müller Germany |
| Eri Sakamoto Japan | |||
| 72 kg |
Stanka Zlateva Bulgaria |
Kyoko Hamaguchi Japan |
Elena Perepelkina Russia |
| Kristie Marano United States |
Participating nations
596 competitors from 75 nations participated.
Albania (1)
Armenia (12)
Australia (6)
Austria (2)
Azerbaijan (9)
Belarus (21)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (11)
Cambodia (2)
Canada (15)
Chile (1)
China (21)
Chinese Taipei (7)
Colombia (7)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (10)
Czech Republic (5)
Denmark (3)
Dominican Republic (2)
Egypt (7)
Estonia (4)
Federated States of Micronesia (1)
Finland (7)
France (9)
Georgia (14)
Germany (16)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (14)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (2)
Hungary (14)
India (17)
Iran (14)
Ireland (1)
Israel (5)
Italy (8)
Ivory Coast (3)
Japan (21)
Kazakhstan (19)
Kyrgyzstan (10)
Latvia (2)
Lithuania (6)
Macedonia (3)
Marshall Islands (3)
Mexico (2)
Moldova (4)
Mongolia (14)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (2)
Nigeria (2)
North Korea (7)
Norway (5)
Palau (2)
Philippines (9)
Poland (12)
Portugal (1)
Romania (11)
Russia (20)
Serbia and Montenegro (2)
Slovakia (4)
Slovenia (2)
South Africa (3)
South Korea (21)
Spain (16)
Sweden (9)
Switzerland (5)
Thailand (3)
Turkey (15)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (21)
United Arab Emirates (2)
United States (21)
Uzbekistan (13)
Venezuela (9)
Vietnam (13)
