# 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships

The 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships were the second edition of U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events, held from November 12 to 18 in Bucharest, Romania.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Georgia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | China | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Moldova | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Romania | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 | United States | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 21 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 |

## Team ranking

| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | Women's freestyle |
| Rank | Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points |
| 1 | Russia | 181 | Georgia | 126 | Japan | 188 |
| 2 | Georgia | 108 | Russia | 101 | Russia | 113 |
| 3 | Iran | 105 | Turkey | 87 | China | 106 |
| 4 | Japan | 93 | Japan | 80 | Ukraine | 81 |
| 5 | United States | 92 | Azerbaijan | 71 | United States | 76 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 70 | Iran | 70 | Mongolia | 75 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 62 | Egypt | 62 | Romania | 70 |
| 8 | Romania | 52 | Hungary | 62 | Kazakhstan | 65 |
| 9 | Turkey | 43 | Ukraine | 56 | Canada | 55 |
| 10 | India | 42 | Moldova | 45 | Germany | 52 |

## Medal summary
### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 57 kg | Toshihiro Hasegawa Japan | Ravi Kumar India | Taras Markovych Ukraine |
| 57 kg | Toshihiro Hasegawa Japan | Ravi Kumar India | Zou Wanhao China |
| 61 kg | Magomedrasul Idrisov Russia | Sean Christian Fausz United States | Nikolai Okhlopkov Romania |
| 61 kg | Magomedrasul Idrisov Russia | Sean Christian Fausz United States | Liu Minghu China |
| 65 kg | Rei Higuchi Japan | Ali Rahimzade Azerbaijan | Maxim Sacultan Moldova |
| 65 kg | Rei Higuchi Japan | Ali Rahimzade Azerbaijan | Islam Dudaev Russia |
| 70 kg | Tajmuraz Salkazanov Slovakia | David Baev Russia | Jintaro Motoyama Japan |
| 70 kg | Tajmuraz Salkazanov Slovakia | David Baev Russia | Enes Uslu Turkey |
| 74 kg | Avtandil Kentchadze Georgia | Maxim Vasilioglo Romania | Navid Zanganeh Iran |
| 74 kg | Avtandil Kentchadze Georgia | Maxim Vasilioglo Romania | Timur Bizhoev Russia |
| 79 kg | Nika Kentchadze Georgia | Gadzhi Nabiev Russia | Omaraskhab Nazhmudinov Romania |
| 79 kg | Nika Kentchadze Georgia | Gadzhi Nabiev Russia | Döwletmyrat Orazgylyjow Turkmenistan |
| 86 kg | Kamran Ghasempour Iran | Artur Naifonov Russia | Gankhuyag Ganbaatar Mongolia |
| 86 kg | Kamran Ghasempour Iran | Artur Naifonov Russia | Murad Suleymanov Azerbaijan |
| 92 kg | Shamil Zubairov Azerbaijan | Aslanbek Sotiev Russia | Hossein Shahbazi Iran |
| 92 kg | Shamil Zubairov Azerbaijan | Aslanbek Sotiev Russia | Bohdan Hrytsay Ukraine |
| 97 kg | Givi Matcharashvili Georgia | Kollin Moore United States | Ali Shabani Iran |
| 97 kg | Givi Matcharashvili Georgia | Kollin Moore United States | Igor Ovsyannikov Russia |
| 125 kg | Said Gamidov Russia | Youssif Hemida United States | Rolandi Andriadze Georgia |
| 125 kg | Said Gamidov Russia | Youssif Hemida United States | Amin Taheri Iran |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 55 kg | Nugzari Tsurtsumia Georgia | Vitalii Kabaloev Russia | Balbai Dordokov Kyrgyzstan |
| 55 kg | Nugzari Tsurtsumia Georgia | Vitalii Kabaloev Russia | Amangali Bekbolatov Kazakhstan |
| 60 kg | Kenichiro Fumita Japan | Murad Mammadov Azerbaijan | Mehdi Mohsennejad Iran |
| 60 kg | Kenichiro Fumita Japan | Murad Mammadov Azerbaijan | Kerem Kamal Turkey |
| 63 kg | Katsuaki Endo Japan | Alexandru Biciu Moldova | Mihai Mihuț Romania |
| 63 kg | Katsuaki Endo Japan | Alexandru Biciu Moldova | Oleksandr Hrushyn Ukraine |
| 67 kg | Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed Egypt | Karim Jafarov Azerbaijan | Alen Mirzoian Russia |
| 67 kg | Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed Egypt | Karim Jafarov Azerbaijan | Ottó Losonczi Hungary |
| 72 kg | Cengiz Arslan Turkey | Ramaz Zoidze Georgia | Tamás Lévai Hungary |
| 72 kg | Cengiz Arslan Turkey | Ramaz Zoidze Georgia | Kaharman Kissymetov Kazakhstan |
| 77 kg | Daniel Cataraga Moldova | Rajbek Bisultanov Denmark | Ismail Saidkhasanov Russia |
| 77 kg | Daniel Cataraga Moldova | Rajbek Bisultanov Denmark | Fatih Cengiz Turkey |
| 82 kg | Gela Bolkvadze Georgia | Nicu Ojog Romania | Mikita Klimovich Belarus |
| 82 kg | Gela Bolkvadze Georgia | Nicu Ojog Romania | Mehdi Ebrahimi Iran |
| 87 kg | Semen Novikov Ukraine | Daniel Grégorich Cuba | Islam Abbasov Azerbaijan |
| 87 kg | Semen Novikov Ukraine | Daniel Grégorich Cuba | Anton Kurs Belarus |
| 97 kg | Aleksandr Golovin Russia | Zsolt Török Hungary | Ali Akbar Heidari Iran |
| 97 kg | Aleksandr Golovin Russia | Zsolt Török Hungary | Giorgi Melia Georgia |
| 130 kg | Zviadi Pataridze Georgia | Osman Yıldırım Turkey | Ali Akbar Yousefi Iran |
| 130 kg | Zviadi Pataridze Georgia | Osman Yıldırım Turkey | Abdellatif Mohamed Egypt |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 kg | Miho Igarashi Japan | Nadezhda Sokolova Russia | Ştefania Priceputu Romania |
| 50 kg | Miho Igarashi Japan | Nadezhda Sokolova Russia | Tsogt-Ochiryn Namuuntsetseg Mongolia |
| 53 kg | Momoka Kadoya Japan | Milana Dadasheva Russia | Andreea Ana Romania |
| 53 kg | Momoka Kadoya Japan | Milana Dadasheva Russia | Khrystyna Bereza Ukraine |
| 55 kg | Saki Igarashi Japan | Ouyang Junling China | Elena Brugger Germany |
| 55 kg | Saki Igarashi Japan | Ouyang Junling China | Marina Sedneva Kazakhstan |
| 57 kg | Alexandria Town Canada | Akie Hanai Japan | Sükheegiin Tserenchimed Mongolia |
| 57 kg | Alexandria Town Canada | Akie Hanai Japan | Alexandra Andreeva Russia |
| 59 kg | Grace Bullen Norway | Rong Ningning China | Olena Kremzer Ukraine |
| 59 kg | Grace Bullen Norway | Rong Ningning China | Yuzuru Kumano Japan |
| 62 kg | Yukako Kawai Japan | Ilona Prokopevniuk Ukraine | Enkhbatyn Gantuyaa Mongolia |
| 62 kg | Yukako Kawai Japan | Ilona Prokopevniuk Ukraine | Luisa Niemesch Germany |
| 65 kg | Ayana Gempei Japan | Elis Manolova Azerbaijan | Maria Kuznetsova Russia |
| 65 kg | Ayana Gempei Japan | Elis Manolova Azerbaijan | Iryna Koliadenko Ukraine |
| 68 kg | Yudaris Sánchez Cuba | Miwa Morikawa Japan | Khanum Velieva Russia |
| 68 kg | Yudaris Sánchez Cuba | Miwa Morikawa Japan | Alexandria Glaudé United States |
| 72 kg | Buse Tosun Turkey | Alexandra Anghel Romania | Zhamila Bakbergenova Kazakhstan |
| 72 kg | Buse Tosun Turkey | Alexandra Anghel Romania | Wang Xiaoqian China |
| 76 kg | Paliha China | Ayşegül Özbege Turkey | Korinahe Bullock United States |
| 76 kg | Paliha China | Ayşegül Özbege Turkey | Gulmaral Yerkebayeva Kazakhstan |