# 2018 World Wrestling Championships

The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were the 15th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from 20 to 28 October in Budapest, Hungary.
Russia claimed 10 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, its best ever overall result in the post-Soviet era. In Greco-Roman Wrestling Russian athletes showed the best ever result since 1990.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Turkey | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | China | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (32 entries) | Totals (32 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 | 178 | Russia | 178 | Japan | 156 |
| 2 | United States | 150 | Hungary | 83 | China | 119 |
| 3 | Georgia | 105 | Turkey | 75 | United States | 103 |
| 4 | Cuba | 67 | Azerbaijan | 60 | Canada | 89 |
| 5 | Japan | 67 | Serbia | 60 | Mongolia | 71 |
| 6 | Iran | 65 | Armenia | 56 | Ukraine | 59 |
| 7 | Mongolia | 57 | Germany | 49 | Turkey | 55 |
| 8 | Turkey | 53 | China | 49 | India | 51 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 42 | Bulgaria | 47 |
| 10 | Belarus | 41 | Ukraine | 39 | Azerbaijan | 41 |

## Medal summary
### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 57 kg details | Zaur Uguev Russia | Nurislam Sanayev Kazakhstan | Yuki Takahashi Japan |
| 57 kg details | Zaur Uguev Russia | Nurislam Sanayev Kazakhstan | Süleyman Atlı Turkey |
| 61 kg details | Yowlys Bonne Cuba | Gadzhimurad Rashidov Russia | Joe Colon United States |
| 61 kg details | Yowlys Bonne Cuba | Gadzhimurad Rashidov Russia | Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga Mongolia |
| 65 kg details | Takuto Otoguro Japan | Bajrang Punia India | Akhmed Chakaev Russia |
| 65 kg details | Takuto Otoguro Japan | Bajrang Punia India | Alejandro Valdés Cuba |
| 70 kg details | Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov Russia | Adam Batirov Bahrain | Franklin Marén Cuba |
| 70 kg details | Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov Russia | Adam Batirov Bahrain | Zurabi Iakobishvili Georgia |
| 74 kg details | Zaurbek Sidakov Russia | Avtandil Kentchadze Georgia | Jordan Burroughs United States |
| 74 kg details | Zaurbek Sidakov Russia | Avtandil Kentchadze Georgia | Bekzod Abdurakhmonov Uzbekistan |
| 79 kg details | Kyle Dake United States | Jabrayil Hasanov Azerbaijan | Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov Russia |
| 79 kg details | Kyle Dake United States | Jabrayil Hasanov Azerbaijan | Ali Shabanau Belarus |
| 86 kg details | David Taylor United States | Fatih Erdin Turkey | Taimuraz Friev Spain |
| 86 kg details | David Taylor United States | Fatih Erdin Turkey | Hassan Yazdani Iran |
| 92 kg details | J'den Cox United States | Ivan Yankouski Belarus | Atsushi Matsumoto Japan |
| 92 kg details | J'den Cox United States | Ivan Yankouski Belarus | Alireza Karimi Iran |
| 97 kg details | Abdulrashid Sadulaev Russia | Kyle Snyder United States | Abraham Conyedo Italy |
| 97 kg details | Abdulrashid Sadulaev Russia | Kyle Snyder United States | Elizbar Odikadze Georgia |
| 125 kg details | Geno Petriashvili Georgia | Deng Zhiwei China | Nick Gwiazdowski United States |
| 125 kg details | Geno Petriashvili Georgia | Deng Zhiwei China | Parviz Hadi Iran |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 55 kg details | Eldaniz Azizli Azerbaijan | Zholaman Sharshenbekov Kyrgyzstan | Ekrem Öztürk Turkey |
| 55 kg details | Eldaniz Azizli Azerbaijan | Zholaman Sharshenbekov Kyrgyzstan | Nugzari Tsurtsumia Georgia |
| 60 kg details | Sergey Emelin Russia | Victor Ciobanu Moldova | Walihan Sailike China |
| 60 kg details | Sergey Emelin Russia | Victor Ciobanu Moldova | Aidos Sultangali Kazakhstan |
| 63 kg details | Stepan Maryanyan Russia | Elmurat Tasmuradov Uzbekistan | Lenur Temirov Ukraine |
| 63 kg details | Stepan Maryanyan Russia | Elmurat Tasmuradov Uzbekistan | Rahman Bilici Turkey |
| 67 kg details | Artem Surkov Russia | Davor Štefanek Serbia | Meirzhan Shermakhanbet Kazakhstan |
| 67 kg details | Artem Surkov Russia | Davor Štefanek Serbia | Gevorg Sahakyan Poland |
| 72 kg details | Frank Stäbler Germany | Bálint Korpási Hungary | Aik Mnatsakanian Bulgaria |
| 72 kg details | Frank Stäbler Germany | Bálint Korpási Hungary | Rasul Chunayev Azerbaijan |
| 77 kg details | Aleksandr Chekhirkin Russia | Tamás Lőrincz Hungary | Kim Hyeon-woo South Korea |
| 77 kg details | Aleksandr Chekhirkin Russia | Tamás Lőrincz Hungary | Viktor Nemeš Serbia |
| 82 kg details | Péter Bácsi Hungary | Emrah Kuş Turkey | Maksim Manukyan Armenia |
| 82 kg details | Péter Bácsi Hungary | Emrah Kuş Turkey | Viktar Sasunouski Belarus |
| 87 kg details | Metehan Başar Turkey | Zhan Beleniuk Ukraine | Artur Shahinyan Armenia |
| 87 kg details | Metehan Başar Turkey | Zhan Beleniuk Ukraine | Robert Kobliashvili Georgia |
| 97 kg details | Musa Evloev Russia | Kiril Milov Bulgaria | Mikheil Kajaia Serbia |
| 97 kg details | Musa Evloev Russia | Kiril Milov Bulgaria | Mehdi Aliyari Iran |
| 130 kg details | Sergey Semenov Russia | Adam Coon United States | Óscar Pino Cuba |
| 130 kg details | Sergey Semenov Russia | Adam Coon United States | Kim Min-seok South Korea |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 kg details | Yui Susaki Japan | Mariya Stadnik Azerbaijan | Oksana Livach Ukraine |
| 50 kg details | Yui Susaki Japan | Mariya Stadnik Azerbaijan | Sun Yanan China |
| 53 kg details | Haruna Okuno Japan | Sarah Hildebrandt United States | Diana Weicker Canada |
| 53 kg details | Haruna Okuno Japan | Sarah Hildebrandt United States | Pang Qianyu China |
| 55 kg details | Mayu Mukaida Japan | Zalina Sidakova Belarus | Lianna Montero Cuba |
| 55 kg details | Mayu Mukaida Japan | Zalina Sidakova Belarus | Jong Myong-suk North Korea |
| 57 kg details | Rong Ningning China | Bilyana Dudova Bulgaria | Emese Barka Hungary |
| 57 kg details | Rong Ningning China | Bilyana Dudova Bulgaria | Pooja Dhanda India |
| 59 kg details | Risako Kawai Japan | Elif Jale Yeşilırmak Turkey | Pei Xingru China |
| 59 kg details | Risako Kawai Japan | Elif Jale Yeşilırmak Turkey | Baatarjavyn Shoovdor Mongolia |
| 62 kg details | Taybe Yusein Bulgaria | Yukako Kawai Japan | Yuliya Tkach Ukraine |
| 62 kg details | Taybe Yusein Bulgaria | Yukako Kawai Japan | Mallory Velte United States |
| 65 kg details | Petra Olli Finland | Danielle Lappage Canada | Ayana Gempei Japan |
| 65 kg details | Petra Olli Finland | Danielle Lappage Canada | Irina Netreba Azerbaijan |
| 68 kg details | Alla Cherkasova Ukraine | Koumba Larroque France | Zhou Feng China |
| 68 kg details | Alla Cherkasova Ukraine | Koumba Larroque France | Tamyra Mensah-Stock United States |
| 72 kg details | Justina Di Stasio Canada | Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa Mongolia | Martina Kuenz Austria |
| 72 kg details | Justina Di Stasio Canada | Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa Mongolia | Buse Tosun Turkey |
| 76 kg details | Adeline Gray United States | Yasemin Adar Turkey | Hiroe Minagawa Japan |
| 76 kg details | Adeline Gray United States | Yasemin Adar Turkey | Erica Wiebe Canada |

## Participating nations

785 competitors from 88 nations participated.
* Algeria (4)
* American Samoa (2)
* Angola (1)
* Argentina (2)
* Armenia (14)
* Australia (1)
* Austria (10)
* Azerbaijan (28)
* Bahrain (1)
* Belarus (28)
* Bolivia (2)
* Brazil (6)
* Bulgaria (17)
* Burundi (1)
* Cameroon (2)
* Canada (20)
* Chile (1)
* China (28)
* Chinese Taipei (6)
* Colombia (8)
* Croatia (4)
* Cuba (12)
* Czech Republic (7)
* Denmark (2)
* Ecuador (2)
* Egypt (5)
* Estonia (3)
* Finland (6)
* France (9)
* Georgia (20)
* Germany (18)
* Greece (4)
* Guam (4)
* Guatemala (2)
* Guinea (1)
* Guinea-Bissau (1)
* Hungary (30)
* India (30)
* Iran (20)
* Iraq (4)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (8)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (30)
* Jordan (2)
* Kazakhstan (29)
* Kyrgyzstan (11)
* Latvia (3)
* Lebanon (1)
* Liberia (1)
* Lithuania (9)
* Macedonia (2)
* Mexico (2)
* Moldova (13)
* Mongolia (20)
* Morocco (4)
* Nauru (1)
* Netherlands (2)
* New Zealand (1)
* Nigeria (4)
* North Korea (6)
* Norway (4)
* Palau (3)
* Palestine (1)
* Panama (1)
* Peru (3)
* Poland (19)
* Puerto Rico (5)
* Romania (11)
* Russia (30)
* Senegal (2)
* Serbia (8)
* Slovakia (5)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Korea (29)
* Spain (3)
* Sudan (2)
* Sweden (9)
* Switzerland (1)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tunisia (1)
* Turkey (30)
* Turkmenistan (4)
* Ukraine (30)
* United States (30)
* Uzbekistan (17)
* Venezuela (8)
* Vietnam (6)