1954 World Wrestling Championships
| 1954 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 22–25 May 1954 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Turkey |
The 1954 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan from 22 to 25 May 1954.[1]
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
[edit]| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey | 37 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 35 |
| 3 | Iran | 24 |
Medal summary
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey |
Yushu Kitano Japan |
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey |
Lajos Bencze Hungary |
Tauno Jaskari Finland |
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Shozo Sasahara Japan |
Bayram Şit Turkey |
Nikolay Muzashvili Soviet Union |
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Tofigh Jahanbakht Iran |
Olle Anderberg Sweden |
Sergey Gabaraev Soviet Union |
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union |
Mohammad Ali Fardin Iran |
Yutaka Kaneko Japan |
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Abbas Zandi Iran |
İsmet Atlı Turkey |
Kazuo Katsuramoto Japan |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
August Englas Soviet Union |
Adil Atan Turkey |
Viking Palm Sweden |
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Arsen Mekokishvili Soviet Union |
Bertil Antonsson Sweden |
İrfan Atan Turkey |
References
[edit]- ↑ "75 Years FILA" (PDF). FILA. p. 56. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
