# 2022 Veterans World Wrestling Championships

The 2022 Veterans World Wrestling Championships was held from 4 to 9 October 2022 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The competition was held in the following age categories:
* Division " A " 35 – 40 years
* Division " B " 41 – 45 years
* Division " C " 46 – 50 years
* Division " D " 51 – 55 years
* Division " E " 56 – 60 years
The weight categories are as follows:
* 55 – 62 kg
* 70 kg
* 78 kg
* 88 kg
* 100 kg
* 100 – 130 kg

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Sweden | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 6 | Egypt | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Romania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Bulgaria* | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | France | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Moldova | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 19 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 25 | Latvia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | India | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (39 entries) | Totals (39 entries) | 60 | 59 | 97 | 216 |

## Medal summary
### Men's freestyle
#### Veterans A

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | Mostafa Hassan Mohamed Egypt | Nathan Hansen United States | Amantay Nuradilov Kazakhstan |
| 62 kg | Mostafa Hassan Mohamed Egypt | Nathan Hansen United States | Baasanjav Khasdorj Mongolia |
| 70 kg | Nurlan Bekzhanov Kazakhstan | Reece Humphrey United States | Oleksandr Kosyntsev Ukraine |
| 70 kg | Nurlan Bekzhanov Kazakhstan | Reece Humphrey United States | Jordin Humphrey United States |
| 78 kg | Abdulhamit Altun Turkey | Walter Saunders United States | Alexandru Burca Moldova |
| 78 kg | Abdulhamit Altun Turkey | Walter Saunders United States | Jagmander India |
| 88 kg | Abay Smagulov Kazakhstan | Mohinder Singh India | İsmet Karabulut Turkey |
| 88 kg | Abay Smagulov Kazakhstan | Mohinder Singh India | Roman Sarybaev Kyrgyzstan |
| 100 kg | Ahmet Bilici Turkey | Armands Zvirbulis Latvia | Dragomir Stoychev Bulgaria |
| 100 kg | Ahmet Bilici Turkey | Armands Zvirbulis Latvia | Ali İmamoğlu Turkey |
| 130 kg | Daniel Erekson United States | Mohamed Omara Egypt | Faruk Akkoyun Turkey |

#### Veterans B

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | Jaanek Lips Estonia | Dan Stefan Popa Romania | Svetoslav Dimitrov Bulgaria |
| 62 kg | Jaanek Lips Estonia | Dan Stefan Popa Romania | Tarek Abouelwafa Omar Egypt |
| 70 kg | Vadim Guigolaev France | Hassan Madani Egypt | Leevy Carlton Mears United States |
| 70 kg | Vadim Guigolaev France | Hassan Madani Egypt | Lkhagvasuren Uriankhai Mongolia |
| 78 kg | Csaba Fazakas Romania | Nikolay Kassyanik Kazakhstan | Mario Haselbauer Germany |
| 88 kg | Yessentay Khapar Kazakhstan | Mohamed Atfet Ahmed Egypt | James Robert Medeiros United States |
| 88 kg | Yessentay Khapar Kazakhstan | Mohamed Atfet Ahmed Egypt | Victor Ferrandiz Lagares Spain |
| 100 kg | Benjamin Van Rooyen South Africa | Yahia Abutabeekh Jordan | Ahmed Said Mohamadi Egypt |
| 100 kg | Benjamin Van Rooyen South Africa | Yahia Abutabeekh Jordan | Pawel Wolinski Poland |
| 130 kg | Leif Eddy Bengtsson Sweden | Cosmin Petho Romania | Parveen Kumar India |
| 130 kg | Leif Eddy Bengtsson Sweden | Cosmin Petho Romania | Michael Stuart Harbison United States |

#### Veterans C

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | David Yi United States | Khurts Janchiv Mongolia | Robinson Prebish United States |
| 70 kg | Thomas Donahue United States | Michele Rauhut Germany | William James Anderson United States |
| 70 kg | Thomas Donahue United States | Michele Rauhut Germany | Sabyrzhan Zholdayev Kazakhstan |
| 78 kg | Attila Raisz Slovakia | Rudolph John James United States | Mohammad Ahmadi Afshar Spain |
| 78 kg | Attila Raisz Slovakia | Rudolph John James United States | Mirash Pali Albania |
| 88 kg | Adrian Recorean Romania | Octavius Bellamy United States | Henrich Pietrik Slovakia |
| 88 kg | Adrian Recorean Romania | Octavius Bellamy United States | Ion Ciprian Dascalescu Romania |
| 100 kg | Attila Gaál Slovakia | Igors Samusonoks Latvia | Nabil Yahya Hawsawi Saudi Arabia |
| 100 kg | Attila Gaál Slovakia | Igors Samusonoks Latvia | Mehmed Kodakov Bulgaria |
| 130 kg | Aydın Halimoğlu Turkey | Mustafa Bayram Turkey | Gabriel Beauperthuy United States |

#### Veterans D

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | Remzi Osman Bulgaria | Samat Aitkulov Kazakhstan | Nurzhan Nurbekov Kazakhstan |
| 70 kg | Shamshe Tlashadze Georgia | Maqsudov Jamshed Tajikistan | Stefan Bittmann Germany |
| 78 kg | Jonathan Molfino Italy | Lech Szczesniak Poland | Dirk Stastny Germany |
| 78 kg | Jonathan Molfino Italy | Lech Szczesniak Poland | Kadyr Keneshov Kyrgyzstan |
| 88 kg | Kevin Pine United States | Munkhchuluun Lochin Mongolia | Not Awarded |
| 100 kg | Chynarbek Izabekov Kyrgyzstan | Sergey Yelisseyev Kazakhstan | Ankhbayar Tsend Mongolia |
| 130 kg | George Orlando Porter United States | Saleh Al Zriqat Jordan | Marcho Markov Bulgaria |

#### Veterans E

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | Boris Savva Moldova | Winfried Hoefflich Germany | Roger Papotto France |
| 62 kg | Boris Savva Moldova | Winfried Hoefflich Germany | Tsogtsaikhan Myagmar Mongolia |
| 70 kg | Stephen Horton United States | Talant Begaliev Kyrgyzstan | Murat Tussupbekov Kazakhstan |
| 70 kg | Stephen Horton United States | Talant Begaliev Kyrgyzstan | Antanas Merkevičius Lithuania |
| 78 kg | Osman Önder Turkey | Stig-Goran Eriksson Sweden | Turpalali Sulimanov Kazakhstan |
| 78 kg | Osman Önder Turkey | Stig-Goran Eriksson Sweden | Steffen Hampe Germany |
| 88 kg | Petros Petrosyan United States | Jeffrey Anderson United States | James Paul Miller United States |
| 88 kg | Petros Petrosyan United States | Jeffrey Anderson United States | Gyula Lakatos Hungary |
| 100 kg | Detlef Hein John Germany | Charles Jones United States | Ivan Chavov Bulgaria |
| 130 kg | Saadanbek Niiazov Kyrgyzstan | Anuar Uxumbayev Kazakhstan | Ardeshir Poorhekmat Iran |

### Men's Greco-Roman
#### Veterans A

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | Zholdybay Tokbayev Kazakhstan | Mostafa Hassan Abdelaal Egypt | Jarkko Wester Sweden |
| 70 kg | Argo Mitt Estonia | Jarreau Blade Humphrey United States | Aibek Berdaliev Kyrgyzstan |
| 70 kg | Argo Mitt Estonia | Jarreau Blade Humphrey United States | Murshud Mammadov France |
| 78 kg | Dumitru Popov Moldova | Aake Tobias Kantola Sweden | Serkan Kara Turkey |
| 78 kg | Dumitru Popov Moldova | Aake Tobias Kantola Sweden | Eric Buisson France |
| 88 kg | Andrey Samokhin Kazakhstan | Elgiz Mammadov Azerbaijan | Antonio Vrazhev Bulgaria |
| 88 kg | Andrey Samokhin Kazakhstan | Elgiz Mammadov Azerbaijan | Plamen Palev Bulgaria |
| 100 kg | Zsolt Dajka Hungary | Mostafa Mahmoud Frhat Egypt | Zaza Shavadze Georgia |
| 100 kg | Zsolt Dajka Hungary | Mostafa Mahmoud Frhat Egypt | Walid Said Sweden |
| 130 kg | Saleh Moustafa Omara Egypt | Hristo Ivanov Georgiev Bulgaria | Ronald Dombkowski II United States |

#### Veterans B

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | Daniel Franke Germany | Samat Ospan Kazakhstan | Tarek Abouelwafa Omar Egypt |
| 70 kg | Milan Maric Serbia | Hassan Ibrahim Madany Egypt | Karl Granbom Sweden |
| 70 kg | Milan Maric Serbia | Hassan Ibrahim Madany Egypt | Mario Anzenberger Germany |
| 78 kg | Kurt Tommy Lundell Sweden | Eduard Durmanov Kazakhstan | Andrei Stashonak United States |
| 78 kg | Kurt Tommy Lundell Sweden | Eduard Durmanov Kazakhstan | Uri Markman Israel |
| 88 kg | Hüseyin Memi Turkey | Dragos Ivanov France | Mohamed Atfet Ahmed Egypt |
| 88 kg | Hüseyin Memi Turkey | Dragos Ivanov France | Gerald Dwayne Harris United States |
| 100 kg | Yahia Abutabeekh Jordan | Ahmed Said Ahmed Egypt | Jozsef Jarnovics Hungary |
| 100 kg | Yahia Abutabeekh Jordan | Ahmed Said Ahmed Egypt | Sanjar Umarkhodjaev Uzbekistan |
| 130 kg | Leif Bengtsson Sweden | Marius Otelea Romania | Petar Bogaevski Bulgaria |
| 130 kg | Leif Bengtsson Sweden | Marius Otelea Romania | Pavlin Bankov Bulgaria |

#### Veterans C

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | David Yi United States | Nuno Berlinda Sweden | Michele Maggiale Italy |
| 70 kg | Djamel Ainaoui France | Ghukas Sahakyan Armenia | Amar Assaoui France |
| 78 kg | Jimmy Samuelsson Sweden | Johan Mikael Hedberg Sweden | Rudolph John James United States |
| 78 kg | Jimmy Samuelsson Sweden | Johan Mikael Hedberg Sweden | Juha Pajunen Finland |
| 88 kg | Octavius Bellamy United States | Vasileios Batalas Greece | Alvin Leroy Riggs United States |
| 100 kg | Nabil Yahya Hawsawi Saudi Arabia | Tom Rune Ljosaak Norway | Zsolt Boda Hungary |
| 100 kg | Nabil Yahya Hawsawi Saudi Arabia | Tom Rune Ljosaak Norway | Frederic Calixte France |
| 130 kg | Rafal Koszowski Poland | Gabriel Beauperthuy United States | Tsanlig Munkhbayar Mongolia |

#### Veterans D

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | Terho Petteri Kettunen Finland | Nurzhan Nurbekov Kazakhstan | Karl Fredrik Kleist Sweden |
| 62 kg | Terho Petteri Kettunen Finland | Nurzhan Nurbekov Kazakhstan | Kai Martti Koivunen Finland |
| 70 kg | Tariel Shavadze Georgia | Gabor Matyas Hungary | Frederic Paul Michel France |
| 70 kg | Tariel Shavadze Georgia | Gabor Matyas Hungary | Stefan Bittmann Germany |
| 78 kg | Anders Roger Sjoeqvist Sweden | Jonathan Molfino Italy | Abdelhafid Benomari France |
| 78 kg | Anders Roger Sjoeqvist Sweden | Jonathan Molfino Italy | Ercan Ayyıldız Turkey |
| 88 kg | Martin Inge Dalsbotten Norway | Jerzy Sekura Poland | Kevin Robert Pine United States |
| 88 kg | Martin Inge Dalsbotten Norway | Jerzy Sekura Poland | Laszlo Angyal Hungary |
| 100 kg | Hristo Gabrovski Bulgaria | Ivo Smrke Croatia | Domenico Lemme United States |
| 100 kg | Hristo Gabrovski Bulgaria | Ivo Smrke Croatia | Laszlo Kertesz Hungary |
| 130 kg | Saleh Al Zriqat Jordan | George Orlando Porter United States | Muhammad Akram Khan Pakistan |

#### Veterans E

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 62 kg | Winfried Thomas Hoeflich Germany | Kanat Galiyev Kazakhstan | Nikolaos Tsiakaras Greece |
| 62 kg | Winfried Thomas Hoeflich Germany | Kanat Galiyev Kazakhstan | Kubanychbek Aldazhanov Kyrgyzstan |
| 70 kg | Domenico Piccinini Italy | Lars Mikael Dahl Sweden | Lars Christer Jacobson Sweden |
| 70 kg | Domenico Piccinini Italy | Lars Mikael Dahl Sweden | Piotr Dabrowski Poland |
| 78 kg | Osman Önder Turkey | Stig Göran Eriksson Sweden | Dieter Uwe Hemmann Germany |
| 78 kg | Osman Önder Turkey | Stig Göran Eriksson Sweden | Philippe Grasland France |
| 88 kg | Jeffrey Anderson United States | Kevin Stowell Kares United States | Karoly Laszlo Szeitl Hungary |
| 88 kg | Jeffrey Anderson United States | Kevin Stowell Kares United States | Gyula Lakatos Hungary |
| 100 kg | Detlef Hein John Germany | Zeki Bayraktar Turkey | Frank Klemens Drescher Germany |
| 100 kg | Detlef Hein John Germany | Zeki Bayraktar Turkey | Anton Mayr Germany |
| 130 kg | Brian Alan Jones United States | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |