1998 World Wrestling Championships
| 1998 World Freestyle Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tehran, Iran |
| Dates | September 8–11 |
| Stadium | Azadi Indoor Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Iran |
| 1998 World Greco-Roman Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Gävle, Sweden |
| Dates | August 27–30 |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman |  Russia |
| 1998 World Women Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Poznań, Poland |
| Dates | October 8–10 |
| Champions | |
| Women | Russia |
The following is the final results of the 1998 FILA Wrestling World Championships. Men's Freestyle competition were held in Tehran, Iran. Men's Greco-Roman competition were held in Gävle, Sweden and Women's competition were held in Poznań, Poland.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  South Korea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Cuba | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran |
63 | Russia |
66 | Russia |
44 |
| 2 | Russia |
54 | South Korea |
36 |  Japan |
38 |
| 3 |  United States |
43 | Turkey |
34 | United States |
34 |
| 4 | Ukraine |
37 | Kazakhstan |
27 | Canada |
29 |
| 5 | South Korea |
28 | Hungary |
26 | Norway |
25 |
| 6 | Poland |
22 | Bulgaria |
26 | Germany |
23 |
| 7 | Cuba |
18 | Romania |
22 | Ukraine |
23 |
| 8 | Germany |
18 | Cuba |
19 | Poland |
22 |
| 9 | Armenia |
15 | Ukraine |
19 | Sweden |
21 |
| 10 | Turkey |
15 | Poland |
18 | Austria |
20 |