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Arsen Fadzaev, 1983–1992
/ / // 1959–2021
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freestyle wrestling
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competition began in the Olympics
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in 1904. United World Wrestling
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(formerly known as FILA until 2014), began holding the World Wrestling Championships
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in men's freestyle in 1951. The World Wrestling Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Wrestling Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team standings are kept for the Olympics.
World Level Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling by Year and Weight
1904
1908
1920
1924–1936
1948–1968
1969–1996
1997–2001
2002–2013
2014–2017
2018–2019
2021
2021–2022
Individual Multiple-Time World Level Champions
10 World Level Championships
Aleksandr Medved
Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Medved (born 16 September 1937) is a Ukrainian-born Soviet Belarusian retired freestyle wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union and was named "one of the greatest wrestlers in history" by FILA, the sport's governing bo ...
, 1962–1972
9 World Level Championships
Buvaisar Saitiev
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Buvaysar Hamidovich Saytiev, (russian: Бувайсар Хамидович Сайтиев, ce, Сайт КIант Бувайса) (born March 11, 1975, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR) is a Russian retired f ...
, 1995–2008
8 World Level Championships
Sergei Beloglazov, 1980–1988 Arsen Fadzaev, 1983–1992
Valentin Yordanov
Valentin Dimitrov Yordanov ( bg, Валентин Димитров Йорданов; born January 26, 1960), also transliterated Jordanov, is a retired Bulgarian freestyle wrestler who competed in the up to 52 kg weight class. He is an Oly ...
, 1983–1996
7 World Level Championships
Makharbek Khadartsev
Makharbek Khasbiyevich Khadartsev (russian: Махарбек Хазбиевич Хадарцев) (born 2 October 1964) is a former Soviet wrestler who later competed for Russia and Uzbekistan, two times Olympic champion and ...
, 1986–1992
Abdulrashid Sadulaev
Abdulrashid Bulachevich Sadulaev ( rus, Абдулрашид Булачевич Садулаев, , ɐbdʊɫrɐˈʂɨts sədʊˈɫa(ɪ̯)ɪf, av, ГІабдулрашид Булачил Садулаев; born 9 May 1996) is a Russian freestyl ...
, 2014–2021
Jordan Burroughs
Jordan Ernest Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 79 kilograms, and previously competed at 74 kilos. In freestyle, he was the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, is t ...
, 2011–2022
6 World Level Championships
Abdollah Movahed
Abdollah Movahed ( fa, عبدالله موحد , born March 20, 1940) is a retired Iranian lightweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968. He served as flag bearer for Iran at the Ope ...
, 1965–1970
Levan Tediashvili
Levan Tediashvili ( ka, ლევან თედიაშვილი; born 15 March 1948 in Gegmoubani, Georgian SSR) is a former Soviet (Georgian) wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling in 1972 and 1976. He remained undefeated b ...
, 1971–1976
Soslan Andiyev
Soslan Petrovich Andiyev ( Ossetian: Андиаты Пётры фырт Сослан, russian: Сослан Петрович Андиев, 21 April 1952 – 22 November 2018) was a Soviet heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He was an Olympic champi ...
, 1973–1980
John Smith, 1987–1992
Leri Khabelov
Leri Khabelov ( ka, ლერი ხაბელოვი, russian: Лери Габрелович Хабелов) (born 5 July 1964) is a Georgian politician and a retired wrestler, formerly a Soviet Olympic champion in Freesty ...
, 1985–1993
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov
Khadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov (russian: Хаджимурат Солтанович Гацалов, born December 11, 1982, in Chikola, North Ossetia–Alania) is a Russian wrestler. As of February 2020, he represents Armenia.
He won the go ...
, 2004–2013
5 World Level Championships
Mustafa Dağıstanlı, 1954–1960 Aleksandr Ivanitsky, 1962–1966 Ali Aliev, 1959–1967 Yuji Takada, 1974–1979 Vladimir Yumin, 1974–1979Bruce Baumgartner
Bruce Robert Baumgartner (born November 2, 1960) is a retired American freestyle wrestler. He is the current assistant vice president for university advancement and former athletic director at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania near Erie, Pe ...
, 1984–1995
Team Championships
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
9 World Level Championships
1904–20227 World Level Championships
1948–19946 World Level Championships
/ / 1956–20132 World Level Championships
1920–1928 1964–19681 World Level Championship
1908 1936 1952 2003See also
{{Portal, Sports * List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling *United States results in men's freestyle wrestling Wrestlers from the United States have taken part in most of the major men's freestyle wrestling competitions over the years, in particular the Olympic Games and FILA Wrestling World Championships. Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the ...
*Soviet and Russian results in men's freestyle wrestling Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the Summer Olympic Games, Olympics in 1904. International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, FILA began holding FILA Wrestling World Championships, World Championships in men's freestyle in 1951 ...
* Iranian results in men's freestyle wrestling
*List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling competition began in the modern Olympics in 1896. The first Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championships began in 1904. The World Wrestling Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Wrestling Championships ...
*List of World and Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestling Women's freestyle wrestling has been part of the World Wrestling Championships since 1987, and was first made an Olympic event in the 2004 Olympics. The World Wrestling Championships takes place during non Olympic years. At the World Wrestling Cham ...
References
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Wrestling
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