1962 World Wrestling Championships
(Redirected from 1962 FILA Wrestling World Championships)
| 1962 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Toledo, United States |
| Dates | 21–27 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The 1962 World Wrestling Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 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 | 16 | 48 | |
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]Men's freestyle
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Ali Aliyev 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 Dzhganadze 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
|
Men's 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
|
Amari Egadze Soviet Union
|
Kamel Ali El-Sayed United Arab Republic
|
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Imre Polyák Hungary
|
Konstantin Vyrupayev 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
|