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2023 World Championships
2023 World Championships
Host city	Belgrade, Serbia
Dates	16–24 September 2023
Stadium	Štark Arena
Champions
Freestyle	United States
Greco-Roman	Azerbaijan
Women	Japan
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 World Wrestling Championships was held from 16 to 24 September 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia. Wrestlers get a chance to win 90 quotas for the 2024 Summer Olympics from the Belgrade Worlds. Any nation that participated in the 2023 continental championships was eligible to participate in the World Championships.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Competition schedule

All times are (UTC+2:00)

Date	Time	Event
16 September	10.30–15.00	Qualification rounds: FS 61–70–86–125 kg
16 September	17:00–18.15	Semi-finals: FS 61–70–86–125 kg
17 September	10.30–14.30	Qualification rounds: FS 79–92–57–74 kg; Repechage: FS 61–70–86–125 kg
	16.45–17.45	Semi-finals: FS 79–92–57–74 kg
	18.00–21.00	Finals: FS 61–70–86–125 kg
	21.00–21.30	Olympic wrestle-offs: FS 86–125 kg
18 September	10.30–15.00	Qualification rounds: FS 65–97 kg / WW 55–59 kg; Repechage: FS 79–92–57–74 kg
	17.00–18.00	Semi-finals: FS 65–97 kg / WW 55–59 kg
	18.00–21.00	Finals: FS 79–92–57–74 kg
	21.00–21.30	Olympic wrestle-offs: FS 57–74 kg
19 September	10.30–14.30	Qualification rounds: WW 65–50–57–76 kg; Repechage: FS 65–97 kg / WW 55–59 kg
	16.45–17.45	Semi-finals: WW 65–50–57–76 kg
	18.00–21.00	Finals: FS 65–97 kg / WW 55–59 kg
	21.00–21.30	Olympic wrestle-offs: FS 65–79 kg
20 September	10.30–14.00	Qualification rounds: WW 72–53–62–68 kg; Repechage: WW 65–50–57–76 kg
	16.45–17.45	Semi-finals: WW 72–53–62–68 kg
	18.00–21.00	Finals: WW 65–50–57–76 kg
	21.00–22.00	Olympic wrestle-offs: WW 50–57–76 kg
21 September	10.30–14.00	Qualification rounds: GR 55–82–77–130 kg; Repechage: WW 72–53–62–68 kg
	16.45–17.45	Semi-finals: GR 55–82–77–130 kg
	18.00–21.00	Finals: WW 72–53–62–68 kg
	21.00–22.00	Olympic wrestle-offs: WW 53–62–68 kg
22 September	10.30–14.00	Qualification rounds: GR 72–60–97 kg; Repechage: GR 55–82–77–130 kg
	17.00–17.45	Semi-finals: GR 72–60–97 kg
	18.00–21.00	Finals: GR 55–82–77–130 kg
	21.00–21.30	Olympic wrestle-offs: GR 77–130 kg
23 September	10.30–14.00	Qualification rounds: GR 63–67–87 kg; Repechage: GR 72–60–97 kg
	17.00–17.45	Semi-finals: GR 63–67–87 kg
	18.00–20.30	Finals: GR 72–60–97 kg
	20.30–21.00	Olympic wrestle-offs: GR 60–97 kg
24 September	16.30–17.30	Repechage: GR 63–67–87 kg
	18:00–20.30	Finals: GR 63–67–87 kg
	20.30–21.00	Olympic wrestle-offs: GR 67–87 kg

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	6	3	3	12
2	United States	4	3	7	14
3	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	1	5
4	Azerbaijan	2	5	0	7
5	Iran	2	3	4	9
–	Individual Neutral Athletes ^[a]	2	2	2	6
6	Turkey	2	1	4	7
7	Hungary	2	1	0	3
8	Cuba	2	0	1	3
9	Georgia	1	3	2	6
10	Serbia	1	0	4	5
11	China	1	0	3	4
12	Kazakhstan	1	0	2	3
13	France	1	0	1	2
14	Bahrain	1	0	0	1
15	Mongolia	0	3	0	3
16	Armenia	0	1	4	5
16	Ukraine	0	1	4	5
18	Moldova	0	1	2	3
19	Puerto Rico	0	1	0	1
20	Bulgaria	0	0	3	3
21	Norway	0	0	2	2
21	Uzbekistan	0	0	2	2
23	Albania	0	0	1	1
	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
	Ecuador	0	0	1	1
	Egypt	0	0	1	1
	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Nigeria	0	0	1	1
	San Marino	0	0	1	1
	United World Wrestling ^[b]	0	0	1	1
Totals (31 entries)		31	29	60	120

Team ranking

Rank	Men's freestyle		Men's Greco-Roman		Women's freestyle
Rank	Team	Points	Team	Points	Team	Points
1	United States	148	Azerbaijan	120	Japan	195
2	Iran	110	Iran	102	United States	135
3	Georgia	80	Turkey	93	Mongolia	80
4	Kazakhstan	74	Cuba	73	China	65
5	Azerbaijan	66	Armenia	65	Ukraine	59
6	Japan	61	Kyrgyzstan	60	Moldova	58
7	Armenia	49	Georgia	59	Turkey	55
8	Turkey	42	Hungary	57	Kyrgyzstan	47
9	Serbia	40	Uzbekistan	52	United World Wrestling ^[b]	39
10	Hungary	37	Serbia	49	Germany	35

Medal summary

Men's freestyle

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
57 kg details	Stevan Mićić Serbia	Rei Higuchi Japan	Arsen Harutyunyan Armenia
57 kg details	Stevan Mićić Serbia	Rei Higuchi Japan	Zelimkhan Abakarov Albania
61 kg details	Vito Arujau United States	Abasgadzhi Magomedov Individual Neutral Athletes	Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu Kyrgyzstan
61 kg details	Vito Arujau United States	Abasgadzhi Magomedov Individual Neutral Athletes	Shota Phartenadze Georgia
65 kg details	Iszmail Muszukajev Hungary	Sebastian Rivera Puerto Rico	Shamil Mamedov Individual Neutral Athletes
65 kg details	Iszmail Muszukajev Hungary	Sebastian Rivera Puerto Rico	Vazgen Tevanyan Armenia
70 kg details	Zain Retherford United States	Amir Mohammad Yazdani Iran	Ramazan Ramazanov Bulgaria
70 kg details	Zain Retherford United States	Amir Mohammad Yazdani Iran	Arman Andreasyan Armenia
74 kg details	Zaurbek Sidakov Individual Neutral Athletes	Kyle Dake United States	Khetag Tsabolov Serbia
74 kg details	Zaurbek Sidakov Individual Neutral Athletes	Kyle Dake United States	Daichi Takatani Japan
79 kg details	Akhmed Usmanov Individual Neutral Athletes	Vladimeri Gamkrelidze Georgia	Mohammad Nokhodi Iran
79 kg details	Akhmed Usmanov Individual Neutral Athletes	Vladimeri Gamkrelidze Georgia	Vasyl Mykhailov Ukraine
86 kg details	David Taylor United States	Hassan Yazdani Iran	Myles Amine San Marino
86 kg details	David Taylor United States	Hassan Yazdani Iran	Azamat Dauletbekov Kazakhstan
92 kg details	Rizabek Aitmukhan Kazakhstan	Osman Nurmagomedov Azerbaijan	Feyzullah Aktürk Turkey
92 kg details	Rizabek Aitmukhan Kazakhstan	Osman Nurmagomedov Azerbaijan	Zahid Valencia United States
97 kg details	Akhmed Tazhudinov Bahrain	Magomedkhan Magomedov Azerbaijan	Kyle Snyder United States
97 kg details	Akhmed Tazhudinov Bahrain	Magomedkhan Magomedov Azerbaijan	Givi Matcharashvili Georgia
125 kg details	Amir Hossein Zare Iran	Geno Petriashvili Georgia	Taha Akgül Turkey
125 kg details	Amir Hossein Zare Iran	Geno Petriashvili Georgia	Mason Parris United States

Men's Greco-Roman

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
55 kg details	Eldaniz Azizli Azerbaijan	Nugzari Tsurtsumia Georgia	Pouya Dadmarz Iran
55 kg details	Eldaniz Azizli Azerbaijan	Nugzari Tsurtsumia Georgia	Jasurbek Ortikboev Uzbekistan
60 kg details	Zholaman Sharshenbekov Kyrgyzstan	Kenichiro Fumita Japan	Cao Liguo China
60 kg details	Zholaman Sharshenbekov Kyrgyzstan	Kenichiro Fumita Japan	Islomjon Bakhromov Uzbekistan
63 kg details	Leri Abuladze Georgia	Murad Mammadov Azerbaijan	Enes Başar Turkey
63 kg details	Leri Abuladze Georgia	Murad Mammadov Azerbaijan	Georgii Tibilov Serbia
67 kg details	Luis Orta Cuba	Hasrat Jafarov Azerbaijan	Mate Nemeš Serbia
67 kg details	Luis Orta Cuba	Hasrat Jafarov Azerbaijan	Mohammad Reza Geraei Iran
72 kg details	Ibrahim Ghanem France	Róbert Fritsch Hungary	Selçuk Can Turkey
72 kg details	Ibrahim Ghanem France	Róbert Fritsch Hungary	Ali Arsalan Serbia
77 kg details	Akzhol Makhmudov Kyrgyzstan	Sanan Suleymanov Azerbaijan	Malkhas Amoyan Armenia
77 kg details	Akzhol Makhmudov Kyrgyzstan	Sanan Suleymanov Azerbaijan	Nao Kusaka Japan
82 kg details	Rafig Huseynov Azerbaijan	Alireza Mohmadi Iran	Yaroslav Filchakov Ukraine
82 kg details	Rafig Huseynov Azerbaijan	Alireza Mohmadi Iran	Aues Gonibov Individual Neutral Athletes
87 kg details	Ali Cengiz Turkey	Shared gold	Zhan Beleniuk Ukraine
87 kg details	Dávid Losonczi Hungary	Shared gold	Semen Novikov Bulgaria
97 kg details	Gabriel Rosillo Cuba	Artur Aleksanyan Armenia	Artur Omarov Czech Republic
97 kg details	Gabriel Rosillo Cuba	Artur Aleksanyan Armenia	Mohammad Hadi Saravi Iran
130 kg details	Amin Mirzazadeh Iran	Rıza Kayaalp Turkey	Abdellatif Mohamed Egypt
130 kg details	Amin Mirzazadeh Iran	Rıza Kayaalp Turkey	Óscar Pino Cuba

Women's freestyle

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
50 kg details	Yui Susaki Japan	Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal Mongolia	Feng Ziqi China
50 kg details	Yui Susaki Japan	Dolgorjavyn Otgonjargal Mongolia	Sarah Hildebrandt United States
53 kg details	Akari Fujinami Japan	Vanesa Kaladzinskaya Individual Neutral Athletes	Lucía Yépez Ecuador
53 kg details	Akari Fujinami Japan	Vanesa Kaladzinskaya Individual Neutral Athletes	Antim Panghal United World Wrestling
55 kg details	Haruna Okuno Japan	Jacarra Winchester United States	Mariana Drăguțan Moldova
55 kg details	Haruna Okuno Japan	Jacarra Winchester United States	Anastasia Blayvas Germany
57 kg details	Tsugumi Sakurai Japan	Anastasia Nichita Moldova	Odunayo Adekuoroye Nigeria
57 kg details	Tsugumi Sakurai Japan	Anastasia Nichita Moldova	Helen Maroulis United States
59 kg details	Zhang Qi China	Yuliya Tkach Ukraine	Jennifer Rogers United States
59 kg details	Zhang Qi China	Yuliya Tkach Ukraine	Othelie Høie Norway
62 kg details	Aisuluu Tynybekova Kyrgyzstan	Sakura Motoki Japan	Grace Bullen Norway
62 kg details	Aisuluu Tynybekova Kyrgyzstan	Sakura Motoki Japan	Iryna Koliadenko Ukraine
65 kg details	Nonoka Ozaki Japan	Macey Kilty United States	Mimi Hristova Bulgaria
65 kg details	Nonoka Ozaki Japan	Macey Kilty United States	Lili China
68 kg details	Buse Tosun Turkey	Enkhsaikhany Delgermaa Mongolia	Koumba Larroque France
68 kg details	Buse Tosun Turkey	Enkhsaikhany Delgermaa Mongolia	Irina Rîngaci Moldova
72 kg details	Amit Elor United States	Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan Mongolia	Zhamila Bakbergenova Kazakhstan
72 kg details	Amit Elor United States	Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan Mongolia	Miwa Morikawa Japan
76 kg details	Yuka Kagami Japan	Aiperi Medet Kyzy Kyrgyzstan	Tatiana Rentería Colombia
76 kg details	Yuka Kagami Japan	Aiperi Medet Kyzy Kyrgyzstan	Adeline Gray United States

Paris 2024 qualification

NOC	Men's freestyle						Men's Greco-Roman						Women's freestyle						Total
NOC	57	65	74	86	97	125	60	67	77	87	97	130	50	53	57	62	68	76	Total
Albania																			1
Armenia																			5
Azerbaijan																			3
Bahrain																			1
Bulgaria																			1
China																			3
Colombia																			1
Cuba																			4
Czech Republic																			1
Ecuador																			1
Egypt																			1
France																			1
Georgia																			2
Germany																			1
Greece																			1
Hungary																			2
India																			1
Individual Neutral Athletes																			6
Iran																			7
Japan																			10
Kazakhstan																			2
Kyrgyzstan																			4
Moldova																			2
Mongolia																			2
Nigeria																			1
Norway																			1
Poland																			1
Puerto Rico																			1
San Marino																			1
Serbia																			3
Sweden																			1
Turkey																			6
Ukraine																			2
United States																			7
Uzbekistan																			3
Total: 35 NOCs	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	90

Controversies

United World Wrestling (UWW) authorized some Russian wrestlers to participate in the World Championships though they had participated in the pro-war rally and expressed their support for the Russo-Ukrainian war.^[6] The athletes in question included Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Zaurbek Sidakov, and Zaur Uguev.^[7] This decision contradicted the IOC's recommendations.^[8] UWW explained its decision to clear them for the World Championships by stating that their participation in certain events was not of their own will and their support for the war and the policy of their government could not be certainly concluded.^[9] In general, Individual Neutral Athletes won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals: athletes from Russia (Aues Gonibov, Abasgadzhi Magomedov, Shamil Mamedov, Zaurbek Sidakov and Akhmed Usmanov) won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals while athletes from Belarus (Vanesa Kaladzinskaya) – 1 silver medal.

Participating nations

941 wrestlers from 87 countries:

Albania (6)
Algeria (8)
Angola (2)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (17)
Australia (3)
Austria (7)
Azerbaijan (26)
Barbados (1)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (9)
Bahrain (4)
Bulgaria (22)
Cambodia (1)
Canada (19)
Chile (2)
China (29)
Ivory Coast (2)
Colombia (12)
Comoros (2)
Cape Verde (3)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (6)
Cuba (11)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (2)
Ecuador (7)
Egypt (11)
El Salvador (1)
Spain (9)
Estonia (7)
Finland (?)
France (14)
Federated States of Micronesia (1)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Georgia (20)
Germany (22)
Greece (5)
Guam (5)
Honduras (1)
Hungary (22)
Individual Neutral Athletes (56) ^[a]
Iran (20)
Israel (8)
Italy (17)
Jamaica (1)
Jordan (2)
Japan (30)
Kazakhstan (29)
Kenya (13)
Kyrgyzstan (19)
South Korea (26)
Latvia (4)
Lithuania (13)
Morocco (2)
Moldova (20)
Mexico (19)
Mongolia (20)
North Macedonia (8)
Netherlands (2)
Nigeria (6)
Norway (8)
Pakistan (3)
Peru (2)
Palestine (1)
Poland (22)
Puerto Rico (7)
Romania (16)
South Africa (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
San Marino (2)
Serbia (17) (Host)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sudan (1)
Switzerland (9)
Sweden (10)
Slovakia (5)
Tonga (1)
Tajikistan (6)
Turkmenistan (12)
Tunisia (3)
Turkey (30)
Uganda (2)
Ukraine (30)
United States (30)
United World Wrestling (30+2) ^[b]^[c]
Uzbekistan (26)
Venezuela (10)
Vietnam (3)
Yemen (1)

Notes

^ ^a ^b As a result of sanctions imposed following 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 (Athlètes Individuels Neutres in French) according to an IOC decision implemented by the UWW. No flags at all were used for these delegations, not even the UWW flag. The UWW does not include the medals won by these wrestlers in the official medal table, their results were not counted in the team rankings.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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).
^ Two Iranian-born refugee athletes (Iman Mahdavi and Jamal Valizadeh) participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW) – just like 30 wrestlers from India.

References

^ "Belgrade to host 2023 World Championships". United World Wrestling.
^ "UWW awards 2023 World Wrestling Championships to Belgrade after Russia stripped". www.insidethegames.biz. 14 November 2022.
^ "Wrestling World Championships to be held in Belgrade for second year running". SportBusiness. 15 November 2022.
^ "Wrestling World Championship 2023: Belgrade To Host the Edition For The Second Time In a Row". Sportslumo.
^ "World Championships - Schedule". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "Questions unanswered over Russian participation at World Wrestling Championships". Inside the Games. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ "UWW allowed the Russians Uguev, Sidakov, and Sadulaev to World Championships". Base of Ukrainian sports (on Twitter). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ "Міжнародна федерація боротьби допустила росіян з мітингу "Zа мир без нацизма". І активно їх рекламує". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
^ "Wrestling body explains why it let Russian champions compete at world champs despite pro-war rally". Associated Press. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

External links

UWW Database

[NoteA-6] As a result of sanctions imposed following 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 (Athlètes Individuels Neutres in French) according to an IOC decision implemented by the UWW. No flags at all were used for these delegations, not even the UWW flag. The UWW does not include the medals won by these wrestlers in the official medal table, their results were not counted in the team rankings.

[NoteB-7] 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).

[NoteC-12] Two Iranian-born refugee athletes (Iman Mahdavi and Jamal Valizadeh) participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW) – just like 30 wrestlers from India.

[1] "Belgrade to host 2023 World Championships". United World Wrestling.

[2] "UWW awards 2023 World Wrestling Championships to Belgrade after Russia stripped". www.insidethegames.biz. 14 November 2022.

[3] "Wrestling World Championships to be held in Belgrade for second year running". SportBusiness. 15 November 2022.

[4] "Wrestling World Championship 2023: Belgrade To Host the Edition For The Second Time In a Row". Sportslumo.

[5] "World Championships - Schedule". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[8] "Questions unanswered over Russian participation at World Wrestling Championships". Inside the Games. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[9] "UWW allowed the Russians Uguev, Sidakov, and Sadulaev to World Championships". Base of Ukrainian sports (on Twitter). Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[10] "Міжнародна федерація боротьби допустила росіян з мітингу "Zа мир без нацизма". І активно їх рекламує". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[11] "Wrestling body explains why it let Russian champions compete at world champs despite pro-war rally". Associated Press. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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