UWW United World Wrestling is the Amateur Wrestling World Championship organized by the United World Wrestling .
The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's Freestyle championships were first staged in 1987.
Competitions [ edit ]
Men's freestyle [ edit ]
Year
Dates
City and host country
Champion
1951
April 26–29
Helsinki , Finland
Turkey
1954
May 22–25
Tokyo , Japan
Turkey
1957
June 1–2
Istanbul , Turkey
Turkey
1959
October 1–5
Tehran , Iran
Soviet Union
1961
June 2–4
Yokohama , Japan
Iran
1962
June 21–23
Toledo , United States
Soviet Union
1963
May 31 – June 2
Sofia , Bulgaria
Soviet Union
1965
June 1–3
Manchester , United Kingdom
Iran
1966
June 16–18
Toledo , United States
Turkey
1967
November 12–14
New Delhi , India
Soviet Union
1969
March 8–10
Mar del Plata , Argentina
Soviet Union
1970
July 9–11
Edmonton , Canada
Soviet Union
1971
August 27–30
Sofia , Bulgaria
Soviet Union
1973
September 6–9
Tehran , Iran
Soviet Union
1974
August 29 – September 1
Istanbul , Turkey
Soviet Union
1975
September 15–18
Minsk , Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1977
October 21–23
Lausanne , Switzerland
Soviet Union
1978
August 24–27
Mexico City , Mexico
Soviet Union
1979
August 25–28
San Diego , United States
Soviet Union
1981
September 11–14
Skopje , Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
1982
August 11–14
Edmonton , Canada
Soviet Union
1983
September 26–29
Kiev , Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1985
October 10–13
Budapest , Hungary
Soviet Union
1986
October 19–22
Budapest , Hungary
Soviet Union
1987
August 26–29
Clermont-Ferrand , France
Soviet Union
1989
August 31 – September 3
Martigny , Switzerland
Soviet Union
1990
September 6–9
Tokyo , Japan
Soviet Union
1991
October 3–6
Varna , Bulgaria
Soviet Union
1993
August 25–28
Toronto , Canada
United States
1994
August 25–28
Istanbul , Turkey
Turkey
1995
August 10–13
Atlanta , United States
United States
1997
August 28–31
Krasnoyarsk , Russia
Russia
1998
September 8–11
Tehran , Iran
Iran
1999
October 7–10
Ankara , Turkey
Russia
2001
November 22–25
Sofia , Bulgaria
Russia
2002
September 7–9
Tehran , Iran
Iran
2003
September 12–14
New York City , United States
Georgia
Men's Greco-Roman [ edit ]
Year
Dates
City and host country
Champion
1904
May 23–26
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
—
1905
May 8–10
Berlin , Germany
—
1907
May 20
Frankfurt , Germany
—
1908
December 8–9
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
—
1909
October 3
Vienna , Austria-Hungary
—
1910
June 6
Düsseldorf , Germany
—
1911
March 25–28
Helsinki , Russian Empire
—
1913
July 27–28
Breslau , Germany
—
1920
September 4–8
Vienna , Austria
—
1921
November 5–8
Helsinki , Finland
—
1922
March 8–11
Stockholm , Sweden
—
1950
March 20–23
Stockholm , Sweden
Sweden
1953
April 17–19
Naples , Italy
Soviet Union
1955
April 21–25
Karlsruhe , West Germany
Soviet Union
1958
July 21–24
Budapest , Hungary
Soviet Union
1961
June 5–7
Yokohama , Japan
Soviet Union
1962
June 25–27
Toledo , United States
Soviet Union
1963
July 1–3
Helsingborg , Sweden
Soviet Union
1965
June 6–8
Tampere , Finland
Soviet Union
1966
June 20–22
Toledo , United States
Soviet Union
1967
September 1–3
Bucharest , Romania
Soviet Union
1969
March 3–5
Mar del Plata , Argentina
Soviet Union
1970
July 4–6
Edmonton , Canada
Soviet Union
1971
September 2–5
Sofia , Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1973
September 11–14
Tehran , Iran
Soviet Union
1974
October 10–13
Katowice , Poland
Soviet Union
1975
September 11–14
Minsk , Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1977
October 14–17
Gothenburg , Sweden
Soviet Union
1978
August 20–23
Mexico City , Mexico
Soviet Union
1979
August 21–24
San Diego , United States
Soviet Union
1981
August 28–30
Oslo , Norway
Soviet Union
1982
September 9–12
Katowice , Poland
Soviet Union
1983
September 22–25
Kiev , Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1985
August 8–11
Kolbotn , Norway
Soviet Union
1986
October 23–26
Budapest , Hungary
Soviet Union
1987
August 19–22
Clermont-Ferrand , France
Soviet Union
1989
August 24–27
Martigny , Switzerland
Soviet Union
1990
November 19–21
Ostia , Italy
Soviet Union
1991
September 27–30
Varna , Bulgaria
Soviet Union
1993
September 16–19
Stockholm , Sweden
Russia
1994
September 8–11
Tampere , Finland
Russia
1995
October 12–15
Prague , Czech Republic
Russia
1997
September 10–13
Wrocław , Poland
Russia
1998
August 27–30
Gävle , Sweden
Russia
1999
September 23–26
Athens , Greece
Russia
2001
December 6–9
Patras , Greece
Cuba
2002
September 20–22
Moscow , Russia
Russia
2003
October 2–5
Créteil , France
Georgia
Women's freestyle [ edit ]
Year
Dates
City and host country
Champion
1987
October 24–25
Lørenskog , Norway
Norway
1989
August 24–25
Martigny , Switzerland
Japan
1990
June 29 – July 1
Luleå , Sweden
Japan
1991
August 24–25
Tokyo , Japan
Japan
1992
September 4–5
Villeurbanne , France
Japan
1993
August 7–8
Stavern , Norway
Japan
1994
August 6–7
Sofia , Bulgaria
Japan
1995
September 9–11
Moscow , Russia
Russia
1996
August 29–31
Sofia , Bulgaria
Japan
1997
July 10–12
Clermont-Ferrand , France
Japan
1998
October 8–10
Poznań , Poland
Russia
1999
September 10–12
Boden , Sweden
United States
2000
September 1–3
Sofia , Bulgaria
Japan
2001
November 22–25
Sofia , Bulgaria
China
2002
November 2–3
Chalcis , Greece
Japan
2003
September 12–14
New York City , United States
Japan
Combined [ edit ]
Year
Dates
City and host country
Champion
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
2005
September 26 – October 2
Budapest , Hungary
Russia
Hungary
Japan
2006
September 25 – October 1
Guangzhou , China
Russia
Turkey
Japan
2007
September 17–23
Baku , Azerbaijan
Russia
United States
Japan
2008
October 11–13
Tokyo , Japan
—
—
Japan
2009
September 21–27
Herning , Denmark
Russia
Turkey
Azerbaijan
2010
September 6–12
Moscow , Russia
Russia
Russia
Japan
2011
September 12–18
Istanbul , Turkey
Russia
Russia
Japan
2012
September 27–29
Strathcona County , Canada
—
—
China
2013
September 16–22
Budapest , Hungary
Iran
Russia
Japan
2014
September 8–14
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
Russia
Iran
Japan
2015
September 7–15
Las Vegas , United States
Russia
Russia
Japan
2017
TBD
Paris , France
All-time medal table [ edit ]
All-time medal count, as of the 2015 World Wrestling Championships .
Team titles [ edit ]
Multiple gold medalists [ edit ]
The table shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals.
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
World Wrestling Championships