List_of_World_and_Olympic_Champions_in_men's_freestyle_wrestling
Listed are wrestlers who were World or Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling. Men's freestyle wrestling competition first began at the Olympics in 1904. The World Championships for men's freestyle wrestling first began in 1951. The World Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team statistics are kept at the Olympics.
Olympic Champions and Olympic competition years in freestyle wrestling are highlighted in gold.
1904
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| Year | Team | 47.6 kg | 52.2 kg | 56.7 kg | 61.2 kg | 65.8 kg | 71.7 kg | 71.7+ kg |
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| 1904 |  | Curry, Robert (1/1) | Mehnert, George (1/2) | Niflot, Isidor (1/1) | Bradshaw, Benjamin (1/1) | Roehm, Otto (1/1) |  Ericksen, Charles (1/1) | Hansen, Bernhoff (1/1) |
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1908
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| Year | Team | 54 kg | 60.3 kg | 66.6 kg | 73 kg | 73+ kg |
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| 1908 |  |  Mehnert, George (2/2) | Dole, George (1/1) | de Relwyskow, George (1/1) | Bacon, Stanley (1/1) | O'Kelly, Con (1/1) |
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1920
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| Year | Team | 60 kg | 67.5 kg | 75 kg | 82.5 kg | 82.5+ kg |
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| 1920 |  |  Ackerly, Charles (1/1) | Anttila, Kalle (1/1) | Leino, Eino (1/1) |  Larsson, Anders (1/1) |  Roth, Robert (1/1) |
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1924–1936
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| Year | Team | 56 kg | 61 kg | 66 kg | 72 kg | 79 kg | 87 kg | 87+ kg |
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| 1924 | | Pihlajamäki, Kustaa (1/2) | Reed, Robin (1/1) | Vis, Russell (1/1) | Gehri, Hermann (1/1) | Hagmann, Fritz (1/1) | Spellman, John (1/1) | Steel, Harry (1/1) |
| 1928 | | Mäkinen, Kaarlo (1/1) | Morrison, Allie (1/1) |  Käpp, Osvald (1/1) | Haavisto, Arvo (1/1) | Kyburz, Ernst (1/1) | Sjöstedt, Thure (1/1) | Richthoff, Johan (1/2) |
| 1932 | | Pearce, Robert (1/1) | Pihlajamäki, Hermanni (1/1) |  Pacôme, Charles (1/1) | van Bebber, Jack (1/1) | Johansson, Ivar (1/1) | Mehringer, Peter (1/1) | Richthoff, Johan (2/2) |
| 1936 |  | Zombori, Ödön (1/1) | Pihlajamäki, Kustaa (2/2) | Kárpáti, Károly (1/1) | Lewis, Frank (1/1) | Poilvé, Emile (1/1) | Fridell, Knut (1/1) | Palusalu, Kristjan (1/1) |
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1948–1968
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1969–1996
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1997–2001
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| Year | Team | 54 kg | 58 kg | 63 kg | 69 kg | 76 kg | 85 kg | 97 kg | 130 kg |
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| 1997 |  |  García, Wilfredo (1/1) |  Talaei, Mohammad (1/1) | Hajkenari, Abbas (1/1) |  Gevorgyan, Arayik (2/3) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (3/9) |  Gutches, Les (1/1) | Kuramagomedov, Kramagomed (1/1) |  Güçlü, Zekeriya (1/1) |
| 1998 | | Henson, Sammie (1/1) | Dabir, Alireza (1/2) |  Barzakov, Serafim (1/2) | Gevorgyan, Arayik (3/3) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (4/9) | Heidari, Alireza (1/1) | Jadidi, Abbas (1/1) | Rodríguez, Alexis (1/1) |
| 1999 | |  Kim, Woo-yong (1/1) | Doğan, Harun (1/1) |  Tedeyev, Elbrus (2/4) |  Igali, Daniel (1/2) | Saitiev, Adam (1/3) | Romero, Yoel (1/1) | Murtazaliev, Sagid (1/2) | Neal, Stephen (1/1) |
| 2000 | |  Abdullayev, Namig (1/1) | Dabir, Alireza (2/2) | Umakhanov, Mourad (1/1) | Igali, Daniel (2/2) | Slay, Brandon (1/1) | Saitiev, Adam (2/3) | Murtazaliev, Sagid (2/2) | Musulbes, David (1/3) |
| 2001 | |  Kantoyeu, Herman (1/1) | Sissaouri, Guivi (1/1) | Barzakov, Serafim (2/2) | Paslar, Nicolay (1/1) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (5/9) | Magomedov, Khadzhimurad (2/2) | Gogshelidze, Giorgi (1/1) | Musulbes, David (2/3) |
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2002–2013
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2014–2017
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| Year | Team | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 74 kg | 86 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
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| 2014 | |  Yang, Kyong-il (2/2) |  Aliyev, Haji (1/3) | Ramonov, Soslan (1/2) | Tsabolov, Khetag (1/1) | Tsargush, Denis (3/3) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (1/7) | Gadisov, Abdusalam (1/1) | Akgül, Taha (1/4) |
| 2015 | |  Khinchegashvili, Vladimer (1/2) | Aliyev, Haji (2/3) |  Chamizo, Frank (1/2) | Gazimagomedov, Magomedrasul (1/2) | Burroughs, Jordan (4/7) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (2/7) | Snyder, Kyle (1/4) | Akgül, Taha (2/4) |
| 2016 | | Khinchegashvili, Vladimer (2/2) | Stieber, Logan (1/1) | Ramonov, Soslan (2/2) | Kurbanaliev, Magomed (1/1) | Yazdani, Hassan (1/4) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (3/7) | Snyder, Kyle (2/4) | Akgül, Taha (3/4) |
| 2017 | |  Takahashi, Yuki (1/1) | Aliyev, Haji (3/3) | Iakobishvili, Zurabi (1/1) | Chamizo, Frank (2/2) | Burroughs, Jordan (5/7) | Yazdani, Hassan (2/4) | Snyder, Kyle (3/4) | Petriashvili, Geno (1/3) |
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2018–2019
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| Year | Team | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 74 kg | 79 kg | 86 kg | 92 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
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| 2018 | | Uguev, Zaur (1/3) | Bonne, Yowlys (1/1) | Otoguro, Takuto (1/2) | Gazimagomedov, Magomedrasul (2/2) | Sidakov, Zaurbek (1/4) | Dake, Kyle (1/4) | Taylor, David (1/4) | Cox, J'Den (1/2) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (4/7) | Petriashvili, Geno (2/3) |
| 2019 | | Uguev, Zaur (2/3) | Lomtadze, Beka (1/1) | Rashidov, Gadzhimurad (1/1) | Baev, David (1/1) | Sidakov, Zaurbek (2/4) | Dake, Kyle (2/4) | Yazdani, Hassan (3/4) | Cox, J'Den (2/2) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (5/7) | Petriashvili, Geno (3/3) |
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2021
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| Year | Team | 57 kg | 65 kg | 74 kg | 86 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
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| 2021 |  | Uguev, Zaur (3/3) | Otoguro, Takuto (2/2) | Sidakov, Zaurbek (3/4) | Taylor, David (2/4) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (6/7) | Steveson, Gable (1/1) |
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2021–2023
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| Year | Team | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 74 kg | 79 kg | 86 kg | 92 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
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| 2021 |  | Gilman, Thomas (1/1) | Magomedov, Abasgadzhi (1/1) | Shakhiev, Zagir (1/1) |  Gadzhiev, Magomedmurad (1/1) | Dake, Kyle (3/4) | Burroughs, Jordan (6/7) | Yazdani, Hassan (4/4) | Ghasempour, Kamran (1/2) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (7/7) | Zare, Amir Hossein (1/2) |
| 2022 | |  Abakarov, Zelimkhan (1/1) | Higuchi, Rei (1/1) | Amouzad, Rahman (1/1) | Narikuni, Taishi (1/1) | Dake, Kyle (4/4) | Burroughs, Jordan (7/7) | Taylor, David (3/4) | Ghasempour, Kamran (2/2) | Snyder, Kyle (4/4) | Akgül, Taha (4/4) |
| 2023 | |  Mićić, Stevan (1/1) | Arujau, Vito (1/1) |  Muszukajev, Iszmail (1/1) | Retherford, Zain (1/1) |  Sidakov, Zaurbek (4/4) | Usmanov, Akhmed (1/1) | Taylor, David (4/4) |  Aitmukhan, Rizabek (1/1) |  Tazhudinov, Akhmed (1/1) | Zare, Amir Hossein (2/2) |
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10 World Level Championships
Aleksandr Medved, 1962–1972
9 World Level Championships
Buvaisar Saitiev, 1995–2008
8 World Level Championships
Sergei Beloglazov, 1980–1988
Arsen Fadzaev, 1983–1992
Valentin Yordanov, 1983–1996
7 World Level Championships
Makharbek Khadartsev, 1986–1992
Abdulrashid Sadulaev, 2014–2021
Jordan Burroughs, 2011–2022
6 World Level Championships
Abdollah Movahed, 1965–1970
Levan Tediashvili, 1971–1976
Soslan Andiyev, 1973–1980
John Smith, 1987–1992
Leri Khabelov, 1985–1993
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov, 2004–2013
5 World Level Championships
Mustafa Dağıstanlı, 1954–1960
Aleksandr Ivanitsky, 1962–1966
Ali Aliev, 1959–1967
Yuji Takada, 1974–1979
Vladimir Yumin, 1974–1979
Bruce Baumgartner, 1984–1995
The list below includes unofficial championships won during the Olympic Games, although no official team statistics are kept during Olympic years.
47 World Level Championships
/ / / / / 1959–2021
10 World Level Championships
1904–2023
7 World Level Championships
1948–1994
6 World Level Championships
/ / 1956–2013
2 World Level Championships
1920–1928
1964–1968
1 World Level Championship
1908
1936
1952
2003
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