1962_World_Wrestling_Championships
The 1962 World Wrestling Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio.
Quick Facts Host city, Dates ...
| 1962 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Toledo, United States |
| Dates | 21–27 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
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More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Turkey | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 West Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 |  United Arab Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
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More information Rank, Men's freestyle ...
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 29 | Soviet Union | 40 |
| 2 | Japan | 26.5 | Turkey | 31 |
| 3 | Iran | 25 | Bulgaria | 20.5 |
| 4 | Turkey | 21.5 | Hungary | 16 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 19 | West Germany | 8.5 |
| 6 | United States | 15 | Japan | 8 |
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Men's freestyle
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Ali Aliyev Soviet Union |
Noriyuki Harada Japan |
Satılmış Tektaş Turkey |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey |
Masaaki Hatta Japan |
János Varga Hungary |
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Osamu Watanabe Japan |
Mohammad Khadem Iran |
Ewald Tauer West Germany |
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria |
Robert Dzhganadze Soviet Union |
Osvaldo Ferrari Italy |
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran |
Petko Dermendzhiev Bulgaria |
James Ferguson United States |
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran |
Hasan Güngör Turkey |
Shunichi Kawano Japan |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran |
Daniel Brand United States |
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union |
Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria |
Wilfried Dietrich West Germany |
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Men's Greco-Roman
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union |
Ignazio Fabra Italy |
Burhan Bozkurt Turkey |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan |
Amari Egadze Soviet Union |
Kamel Ali El-Sayed United Arab Republic |
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Imre Polyák Hungary |
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet Union |
Rıza Doğan Turkey |
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Kazım Ayvaz Turkey |
Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia |
James Burke United States |
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union |
Bjarne Ansbøl Denmark |
Yavuz Selekman Turkey |
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Tevfik Kış Turkey |
Krali Bimbalov Bulgaria |
Anatoly Kirov Soviet Union |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Rostom Abashidze Soviet Union |
Boyan Radev Bulgaria |
İsmet Atlı Turkey |
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
István Kozma Hungary |
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union |
Wilfried Dietrich West Germany |
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