Year |
Dates |
City and host country |
Team champion
|
1951
|
26–29 April
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
Turkey
|
1954
|
22–25 May
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Turkey
|
1957
|
1–2 June
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
Turkey
|
1959
|
1–5 October
|
Tehran, Iran
|
Soviet Union
|
1961
|
2–4 June
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
Iran
|
1962
|
21–23 June
|
Toledo, United States
|
Soviet Union
|
1963
|
31 May – 2 June
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
Soviet Union
|
1965
|
1–3 June
|
Manchester, United Kingdom
|
Iran
|
1966
|
16–18 June
|
Toledo, United States
|
Turkey
|
1967
|
12–14 November
|
New Delhi, India
|
Soviet Union
|
1969
|
8–10 March
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
Soviet Union
|
1970
|
9–11 July
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
Soviet Union
|
1971
|
27–30 August
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
Soviet Union
|
1973
|
6–9 September
|
Tehran, Iran
|
Soviet Union
|
1974
|
29 August – 1 September
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
Soviet Union
|
1975
|
15–18 September
|
Minsk, Soviet Union
|
Soviet Union
|
1977
|
21–23 October
|
Lausanne, Switzerland
|
Soviet Union
|
1978
|
24–27 August
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
Soviet Union
|
1979
|
25–28 August
|
San Diego, United States
|
Soviet Union
|
1981
|
11–14 September
|
Skopje, Yugoslavia
|
Soviet Union
|
1982
|
11–14 August
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
Soviet Union
|
1983
|
26–29 September
|
Kyiv, Soviet Union
|
Soviet Union
|
1985
|
10–13 October
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
1986
|
19–22 October
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
1987
|
26–29 August
|
Clermont-Ferrand, France
|
Soviet Union
|
1989
|
31 August – 3 September
|
Martigny, Switzerland
|
Soviet Union
|
1990
|
6–9 September
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Soviet Union
|
1991
|
3–6 October
|
Varna, Bulgaria
|
Soviet Union
|
1993
|
25–28 August
|
Toronto, Canada
|
United States
|
1994
|
25–28 August
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
Turkey
|
1995
|
10–13 August
|
Atlanta, United States
|
United States
|
1997
|
28–31 August
|
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
|
Russia
|
1998
|
8–11 September
|
Tehran, Iran
|
Iran
|
1999
|
7–10 October
|
Ankara, Turkey
|
Russia
|
2001
|
22–25 November
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
Russia
|
2002
|
5–7 September
|
Tehran, Iran
|
Iran
|
2003
|
12–14 September
|
New York City, United States
|
Georgia
|
Year |
Dates |
City and host country |
Team champion
|
1904
|
23–26 May
|
Vienna, Austria
|
—
|
1905
|
8–10 May
|
Berlin, Germany
|
—
|
1907
|
20 May
|
Frankfurt, Germany
|
—
|
1908
|
8–9 December
|
Vienna, Austria
|
—
|
1909
|
3 October
|
Vienna, Austria
|
—
|
1910
|
6 June
|
Düsseldorf, Germany
|
—
|
1911
|
25–28 March
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
—
|
1913
|
27–28 July
|
Breslau, Germany
|
—
|
1920
|
4–8 September
|
Vienna, Austria
|
—
|
1921
|
5–8 November
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
—
|
1922
|
8–11 March
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
—
|
1950
|
20–23 March
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
Sweden
|
1953
|
17–19 April
|
Naples, Italy
|
Soviet Union
|
1955
|
21–25 April
|
Karlsruhe, West Germany
|
Soviet Union
|
1958
|
21–24 July
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
1961
|
5–7 June
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
Soviet Union
|
1962
|
25–27 June
|
Toledo, United States
|
Soviet Union
|
1963
|
1–3 July
|
Helsingborg, Sweden
|
Soviet Union
|
1965
|
6–8 June
|
Tampere, Finland
|
Soviet Union
|
1966
|
20–22 June
|
Toledo, United States
|
Soviet Union
|
1967
|
1–3 September
|
Bucharest, Romania
|
Soviet Union
|
1969
|
3–5 March
|
Mar del Plata, Argentina
|
Soviet Union
|
1970
|
4–6 July
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
Soviet Union
|
1971
|
2–5 September
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
Bulgaria
|
1973
|
11–14 September
|
Tehran, Iran
|
Soviet Union
|
1974
|
10–13 October
|
Katowice, Poland
|
Soviet Union
|
1975
|
11–14 September
|
Minsk, Soviet Union
|
Soviet Union
|
1977
|
14–17 October
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
Soviet Union
|
1978
|
20–23 August
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
Soviet Union
|
1979
|
21–24 August
|
San Diego, United States
|
Soviet Union
|
1981
|
28–30 August
|
Oslo, Norway
|
Soviet Union
|
1982
|
9–12 September
|
Katowice, Poland
|
Soviet Union
|
1983
|
22–25 September
|
Kyiv, Soviet Union
|
Soviet Union
|
1985
|
8–11 August
|
Kolbotn, Norway
|
Soviet Union
|
1986
|
23–26 October
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Soviet Union
|
1987
|
19–22 August
|
Clermont-Ferrand, France
|
Soviet Union
|
1989
|
24–27 August
|
Martigny, Switzerland
|
Soviet Union
|
1990
|
19–21 November
|
Rome, Italy
|
Soviet Union
|
1991
|
27–30 September
|
Varna, Bulgaria
|
Soviet Union
|
1993
|
16–19 September
|
Stockholm, Sweden
|
Russia
|
1994
|
8–11 September
|
Tampere, Finland
|
Russia
|
1995
|
12–15 October
|
Prague, Czech Republic
|
Russia
|
1997
|
10–13 September
|
Wrocław, Poland
|
Russia
|
1998
|
27–30 August
|
Gävle, Sweden
|
Russia
|
1999
|
23–26 September
|
Piraeus, Greece
|
Russia
|
2001
|
6–9 December
|
Patras, Greece
|
Cuba
|
2002
|
20–22 September
|
Moscow, Russia
|
Russia
|
2003
|
2–5 October
|
Créteil, France
|
Georgia
|
Year |
Dates |
City and host country |
Team champion
|
1987
|
24–25 October
|
Lørenskog, Norway
|
Norway
|
1989
|
24–25 August
|
Martigny, Switzerland
|
Japan
|
1990
|
29 June – 1 July
|
Luleå, Sweden
|
Japan
|
1991
|
24–25 August
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Japan
|
1992
|
4–5 September
|
Villeurbanne, France
|
Japan
|
1993
|
7–8 August
|
Stavern, Norway
|
Japan
|
1994
|
6–7 August
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
Japan
|
1995
|
9–10 September
|
Moscow, Russia
|
Russia
|
1996
|
29–31 August
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
Japan
|
1997
|
10–12 July
|
Clermont-Ferrand, France
|
Japan
|
1998
|
8–10 October
|
Poznań, Poland
|
Russia
|
1999
|
10–12 September
|
Boden, Sweden
|
United States
|
2000
|
1–3 September
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
Japan
|
2001
|
22–25 November
|
Sofia, Bulgaria
|
China
|
2002
|
2–3 November
|
Chalcis, Greece
|
Japan
|
2003
|
12–14 September
|
New York City, United States
|
Japan
|
Year |
Dates |
City and host country |
Team champion
|
Men's freestyle |
Men's Greco-Roman |
Women's freestyle
|
2005
|
26 September – 2 October
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Russia
|
Hungary
|
Japan
|
2006
|
25 September – 1 October
|
Guangzhou, China
|
Russia
|
Turkey
|
Japan
|
2007
|
17–23 September
|
Baku, Azerbaijan
|
Russia
|
United States
|
Japan
|
2008
|
11–13 October
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
—
|
—
|
Japan
|
2009
|
21–27 September
|
Herning, Denmark
|
Russia
|
Turkey
|
Azerbaijan
|
2010
|
6–12 September
|
Moscow, Russia
|
Russia
|
Russia
|
Japan
|
2011
|
12–18 September
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
Russia
|
Russia
|
Japan
|
2012
|
27–29 September
|
Strathcona County, Canada
|
—
|
—
|
China
|
2013
|
16–22 September
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Iran
|
Russia
|
Japan
|
2014
|
8–14 September
|
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
Russia
|
Iran
|
Japan
|
2015
|
7–15 September
|
Las Vegas, United States
|
Russia
|
Russia
|
Japan
|
2016
|
10–11 December
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2017
|
21–26 August
|
Paris, France
|
United States
|
Russia
|
Japan
|
2018
|
20–28 October
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
Russia
|
Russia
|
Japan
|
2019
|
14–22 September
|
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
|
Russia
|
Russia
|
Japan
|
2021
|
2–10 October
|
Oslo, Norway
|
Russian Wrestling Federation
|
Russian Wrestling Federation
|
Japan
|
2022
|
10–18 September
|
Belgrade, Serbia
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
Japan
|
2023
|
16–24 September
|
Belgrade, Serbia
|
United States
|
Azerbaijan
|
Japan
|
2024
|
28–31 October
|
Tirana, Albania
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2025
|
13–21 September
|
Zagreb, Croatia
|
|
|
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All-time medal table
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Multiple gold medalists
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The tables shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals at the World Championships. Boldface denotes active wrestlers and highest medal count among all wrestlers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
- ^ a b At the 2021 World Championships, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), wrestlers from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and the modified flag of the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF).
- ^ At the 2023 World Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.
- ^ At the 2023 World Championships, as a result of sanctions by the UWW imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India for not conducting its elections on time, wrestlers from India were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of India. They instead participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW).