1962 World Wrestling Championships
| 1962 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Toledo, United States |
| Dates | 21–27 June 1962 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The 1962 World Wrestling Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio from 21 to 27 June 1962.[1]
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 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 | 26 | 58 | |
Team ranking
[edit]| 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 |
Medal summary
[edit]Freestyle
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Ali Aliev 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 Dzhgamadze 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 |
Greco-Roman
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union |
Ignazio Fabra Italy |
Burhan Bozkurt Turkey |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Masamitsu Ichiguchi Japan |
Omari Egadze Soviet Union |
Kamal El-Sayed Ali United Arab Republic |
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Imre Polyák Hungary |
Konstantin Vyrupaev 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 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "75 Years FILA" (PDF). FILA. p. 56. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
