List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling

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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.

1896

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

YearTeamUnlimited Weight
1896GermanyGermany Schuhmann, Carl (1/1)

1898

Year
1898France Pons, Paul

1904

YearTeam75 kgUnlimited Weight
1904AustriaDenmark Ahlqvist, Severin (1/1)Austria Arnold, Rudolf (1/1)

1905

YearTeam68 kg80 kgUnlimited Weight
1905GermanyGermany Schibilski, Theodor (1/1)Germany Hein, Albert (1/1)Denmark Jensen, Søren Marinus (1/2)

1906–1907

YearTeam75 kg85 kgUnlimited Weight
1906AustriaAustria Watzl, Rudolf (1/1)Finland Weckman, Verner (1/2)Denmark Jensen, Søren Marinus (2/2)
1907DenmarkGermany Übler, Christoph (1/1)Denmark Christensen, Harald (1/1)Denmark Egeberg, Hans (1/2)

1908–1909

YearTeam66 kg73 kg93 kgUnlimited Weight
1908SwedenItaly Porro, Enrico (1/1)Sweden Martensson, Frithiof (1/1)Finland Weckman, Verner (2/2)Hungary Weisz, Richárd (1/1)
YearTeam75 kgUnlimited Weight
1908AustriaAustria Diry, Robert (1/1)Denmark Egeberg, Hans (2/2)
1909AustriaAustria Toduschek, Alois (1/1)Austria Schmitz, Anton (1/1)

1910

YearTeam60 kg70 kg85 kgUnlimited Weight
1910GermanyGermany Wernicke, Karl (1/1)Germany Altroggen, Fritz (1/1)Germany Buchholz, Hermann (1/1)Germany Sperling, Gustav (1/1)

1911

YearTeam60 kg67 kg73 kg83 kgUnlimited Weight
1911FinlandFinland 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

YearTeam60 kg67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kgUnlimited Weight
1912FinlandFinland Koskelo, Kaarlo (1/1)Finland Väre, Emil (2/3)Sweden Johansson, Claes (1/2)None awardedFinland Saarela, Yrjö (2/2)

1913

YearTeam67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kgUnlimited Weight
1913SwedenGermany Hegewald, Ewald (1/1)Russia Baumann, Georg (1/1)Sweden Nilsson, Ernst (1/2)Sweden Ahlgren, Anders (1/1)

1920

YearTeam60 kg67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kgUnlimited Weight
1920FinlandFinland Friman, Oskari (1/3)Finland Väre, Emil (3/3)Sweden Westergren, Carl (1/4)Sweden Johansson, Claes (2/2)Finland Lindfors, Adolf (1/1)
YearTeam60 kg67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kgUnlimited Weight
1920AustriaGermany 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

YearTeam58 kg62 kg67.5 kg75 kg82.5 kgUnlimited Weight
1921FinlandFinland 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)
1922SwedenSweden 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)
1924FinlandEstonia 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)
1928GermanyGermany 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

YearTeam56 kg61 kg66 kg72 kg79 kg87 kgUnlimited Weight
1932SwedenGermany 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)
1936SwedenHungary 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

YearTeam52 kg57 kg62 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
1948SwedenItaly 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)
1949N/ANo Championships Held
1950SwedenSweden 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)
1951N/ANo Championships Held
1952Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1953Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1954N/ANo Championships Held
1955Soviet UnionItaly 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)
1956Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1957N/ANo Championships Held
1958Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1959N/ANo Championships Held
1960Soviet UnionRomania 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)
1961Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1962Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1963Soviet UnionSocialist 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)
1964Soviet UnionJapan 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)
1965Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1966Soviet UnionBulgaria 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)
1967Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1968Soviet UnionBulgaria 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

YearTeam48 kg52 kg57 kg62 kg68 kg74 kg82 kg90 kg100 kg100+ kg (−1984), 130 kg (1985–1996)
1969Soviet UnionRomania 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)
1970Soviet UnionRomania 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)
1971BulgariaSoviet 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)
1972Soviet UnionRomania 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)
1973Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1974Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1975Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1976Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1977Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1978Soviet UnionRomania 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)
1979Soviet UnionRomania 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)
1980Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1981Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1982Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1983Soviet UnionBulgaria 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)
1984United StatesItaly 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)
1985Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1986Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1987Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1988Soviet UnionItaly 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)
1989Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1990Soviet UnionSoviet 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)
1991Soviet UnionSouth 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)
1993RussiaCuba 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)
1994RussiaCuba 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)
1995RussiaSouth 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)
1996PolandSouth 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

YearTeam54 kg58 kg63 kg69 kg76 kg85 kg97 kg130 kg
1997RussiaTurkey 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)
1998RussiaSouth 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)
1999RussiaCuba 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)
2000RussiaSouth 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)
2001CubaIran 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

YearTeam55 kg60 kg66 kg74 kg84 kg96 kg120 kg
2002RussiaRussia 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)
2003Georgia (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)
2004RussiaHungary 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)
2005HungaryIran 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)
2006TurkeyIran 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)
2007United StatesIran 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)
2008RussiaRussia 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)
2009TurkeyIran 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)
2010RussiaIran 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)
2011RussiaAzerbaijan 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)
2012IranIran 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)
2013RussiaNorth 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

YearTeam59 kg66 kg71 kg75 kg80 kg85 kg98 kg130 kg
2014IranIran 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)
2015RussiaCuba 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)
2016CubaCuba 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)
2017RussiaJapan 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

YearTeam55 kg60 kg63 kg67 kg72 kg77 kg82 kg87 kg97 kg130 kg
2018RussiaAzerbaijan 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)
2019RussiaGeorgia (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

YearTeam60 kg67 kg77 kg87 kg97 kg130 kg
2021CubaCuba 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)

2021–2025

YearTeam55 kg60 kg63 kg67 kg72 kg77 kg82 kg87 kg97 kg130 kg
2021RussiaJapan 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 (1/3)Iran Yousefi, Ali Akbar (1/1)
2022TurkeyAzerbaijan 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)
2023AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 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 (1/2)
2024IranAzerbaijan Azizli, Eldaniz (4/4)Japan Fumita, Kenichiro (3/3)Azerbaijan Mammadli, Nihat (1/1)Iran Esmaeili, Saeid (1/2)Azerbaijan Ganizade, Ulvu (1/2)Japan Kusaka, Nao (1/1)Iran Geraei, Mohammad Ali (1/1)Bulgaria Novikov, Semen (1/1)Iran Saravi, Mohammad Hadi (2/3)Cuba López, Mijaín (10/10)
Azerbaijan
2025IranGeorgia (country) Lolua, Vakhtang (1/1)Kazakhstan Sultangali, Aidos (1/1)Uzbekistan Khalmakhanov, Aytjan (1/1)Iran Esmaeili, Saeid (2/2)Azerbaijan Ganizade, Ulvu (2/2)Armenia Amoyan, Malkhas (2/2)Iran Farrokhi, Gholamreza (1/1)Serbia Komarov, Aleksandr (1/1)Iran Saravi, Mohammad Hadi (3/3)Iran Mirzazadeh, Amin (2/2)

Individual multiple-time World Level Champions

[1]13 World Level Championships=== Turkey RIZA KAYAALP, 2010–2026

10 World Level Championships

Cuba Mijaín López, 2005–2024

7 World Level Championships

Soviet Union Valery Rezantsev, 1970–1976

Iran Hamid Sourian, 2005–2014

6 World Level Championships

Soviet Union Nikolai Balboshin, 1973–1979

5 World Level Championships

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

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

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

7 World Level Championships

Sweden 1908–1950

5 World Level Championships

Austria / Austria 1904–1920

Finland / Finland 1911–1924

4 World Level Championships

Germany / Germany 1896–1928

Iran 2012–2025

3 World Level Championships

Cuba 2001–2021

Turkey 2006–2022

2 World Level Championships

United States 1984–2007

Azerbaijan 2023–2024

1 World Level Championship

Denmark 1907

Bulgaria 1971

Poland 1996

Georgia (country) 2003

Hungary 2005

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