2023 World Wrestling Championships
Wrestling tournament in Belgrade, Serbia
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The 2023 World Wrestling Championships was held from 16 to 24 September 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. Wrestlers get a chance to win 90 quotas for the 2024 Summer Olympics from the Belgrade Worlds. Any nation that participated in the 2023 continental championships was eligible to participate in the World Championships.[1][2][3][4][5]
| 2023 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| |
| Host city |  Belgrade, Serbia |
| Dates | 16–24 September 2023 |
| Stadium | Štark Arena |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  United States |
| Greco-Roman |  Azerbaijan |
| Women |  Japan |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 |  Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  Iran | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Turkey | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Cuba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Georgia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 |  China | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Mongolia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 |  Armenia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 18 |  Moldova | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 |  Norway | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 San Marino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United World Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (31 entries) | 31 | 29 | 60 | 120 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | United States |
148 | Azerbaijan |
120 | Japan |
195 |
| 2 | Iran |
110 | Iran |
102 | United States |
135 |
| 3 | Georgia |
80 | Turkey |
93 | Mongolia |
80 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
74 | Cuba |
73 | China |
65 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan |
66 | Armenia |
65 | Ukraine |
59 |
| 6 | Japan |
61 | Kyrgyzstan |
60 | Moldova |
58 |
| 7 | Armenia |
49 | Georgia |
59 | Turkey |
55 |
| 8 | Turkey |
42 | Hungary |
57 | Kyrgyzstan |
47 |
| 9 | Serbia |
40 | Uzbekistan |
52 | United World Wrestling |
39 |
| 10 | Hungary |
37 | Serbia |
49 | Germany |
35 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
Paris 2024 qualification
| NOC | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 65 | 74 | 86 | 97 | 125 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 97 | 130 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 76 | ||
| Albania |  | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Armenia | | | | | | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | | | | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Bahrain | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | | | | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Colombia | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Cuba | | | | | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Greece | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 India | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Individual Neutral Athletes | | | | | | | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Iran | | | | | | | | 7 | |||||||||||
| Japan | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | ||||||||
 Kazakhstan | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kyrgyzstan | | | | | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Moldova | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Poland | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 San Marino | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | | | | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Sweden | | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | | | | | | | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Ukraine | | | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 United States | | | | | | | | 7 | |||||||||||
 Uzbekistan | | | | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Total: 35 NOCs | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 90 |
Participating nations
940 competitors from 88 nations and 2 other teams participated.
Albania (6)
Algeria (8)
Angola (1)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (17)
Australia (3)
Austria (7)
Azerbaijan (26)
Bahrain (4)
Barbados (1)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (9)
Bulgaria (22)
Cambodia (1)
Canada (19)
Cape Verde (3)
Chile (2)
China (29)
Colombia (12)
Comoros (2)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (6)
Cuba (11)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (2)
Ecuador (7)
Egypt (11)
El Salvador (1)
Estonia (7)
Federated States of Micronesia (1)
Finland (5)
France (14)
Georgia (20)
Germany (22)
Greece (5)
Guam (5)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Honduras (1)
Hungary (22)
Individual Neutral Athletes (56)
Iran (20)
Israel (8)
Italy (17)
Ivory Coast (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (30)
Jordan (2)
Kazakhstan (29)
Kenya (13)
Kyrgyzstan (19)
Latvia (4)
Lithuania (13)
Mexico (19)
Moldova (20)
Mongolia (20)
Morocco (2)
Netherlands (2)
Nigeria (6)
Norway (8)
North Macedonia (8)
Pakistan (3)
Palestine (1)
Peru (2)
Poland (22)
Puerto Rico (7)
Romania (16)
San Marino (2)
Serbia (17)
Sierra Leone (1)
Slovakia (5)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (26)
Spain (9)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sudan (1)
Sweden (10)
Switzerland (9)
Tajikistan (6)
Tonga (1)
Tunisia (3)
Turkey (30)
Turkmenistan (12)
Uganda (2)
Ukraine (30)
United States (30)
United World Wrestling (32)
Uzbekistan (26)
Venezuela (10)
Vietnam (3)
Yemen (1)
- As a result of sanctions imposed following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as Individual Neutral Athletes (Athlètes Individuels Neutres in French) according to an IOC decision implemented by the UWW. No flags at all were used for these delegations, not even the UWW flag. The UWW does not include the medals won by these wrestlers in the official medal table, their results were not counted in the team rankings.
- As a result of sanctions by the UWW imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India for not conducting its elections on time, wrestlers from India were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of India. They instead participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW). Beside that two refugee wrestlers also participated also as part of the team.
Controversies
United World Wrestling (UWW) authorized some Russian wrestlers to participate in the World Championships though they had participated in the pro-war rally and expressed their support for the Russo-Ukrainian war.[6] The athletes in question included Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Zaurbek Sidakov, and Zaur Uguev.[7] This decision contradicted the IOC's recommendations.[8] UWW explained its decision to clear them for the World Championships by stating that their participation in certain events was not of their own will and their support for the war and the policy of their government could not be certainly concluded.[9] In general, Individual Neutral Athletes won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals: athletes from Russia (Aues Gonibov, Abasgadzhi Magomedov, Shamil Mamedov, Zaurbek Sidakov and Akhmed Usmanov) won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals while athletes from Belarus (Vanesa Kaladzinskaya) – 1 silver medal.