# U23 World Wrestling Championships

The U23 World Wrestling Championships are the Wrestling World Championship for athletes under 23 years old and is organized by United World Wrestling. The tournament began in 2017.

## Editions

| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Country | Dates | Events | Medals Winner |
| 1 | 2017 | Bydgoszcz | Poland | 21–26 November | 24 | Japan |
| 2 | 2018 | Bucharest | Romania | 12–18 November | 30 | Japan |
| 3 | 2019 | Budapest | Hungary | 28 October - 3 November | 30 | Japan |
| — | 2020 | Tampere | Finland | Did not happen due to COVID-19 pandemic | Did not happen due to COVID-19 pandemic | Did not happen due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 4 | 2021 | Belgrade | Serbia | 1–7 November | 30 | Russia |
| 5 | 2022 | Pontevedra | Spain | 17–23 October | 30 | Japan |
| 6 | 2023 | Tirana | Albania | 23–29 October | 30 | Japan |
| 7 | 2024 | Tirana | Albania | 21–27 October | 30 | Iran |
| 8 | 2025 | Novi Sad | Serbia | 20–26 October | 30 | |

## All time medal table (2017-2024)

    As of 2024 U23 World Wrestling Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 41 | 14 | 24 | 79 |
| 2 | Iran | 23 | 9 | 35 | 67 |
| 3 | Russia | 18 | 23 | 25 | 66 |
| 4 | Georgia | 16 | 12 | 20 | 48 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 16 | 9 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 | United States | 13 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 6 | Turkey | 11 | 11 | 33 | 55 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 8 | 10 | 42 | 60 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 7 | 19 | 25 | 51 |
| 9 | Moldova | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| 10 | Armenia | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 13 | Cuba | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | China | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 15 | India | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 6 | 17 | 25 |
| 17 | Canada | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | France | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Romania | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 22 | Poland | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 23 | United World Wrestling | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 24 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 25 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Croatia | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | Belarus | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 34 | Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 43 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (51 entries) | Totals (51 entries) | 204 | 204 | 408 | 816 |

## Team rankings

| Year | Men's Freestyle | Men's Freestyle | Men's Freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's Freestyle | Women's Freestyle | Women's Freestyle |
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | Russia | Kazakhstan | Georgia | Georgia | Russia | Turkey | Japan | Ukraine | Russia |
| 2018 | Russia | Georgia | Iran | Georgia | Russia | Turkey | Japan | Russia | China |
| 2019 | Russia | Iran | Azerbaijan | Iran | Georgia | Russia | Japan | China | Ukraine |
| 2021 | Russia | Iran | Armenia | Russia | Iran | Georgia | Russia | Ukraine | India |
| 2022 | Georgia | Iran | United States | Iran | Georgia | Turkey | Japan | United States | Ukraine |
| 2023 | United States | Turkey | Azerbaijan | Turkey | Azerbaijan | Georgia | Japan | Ukraine | United World Wrestling |
| 2024 | Iran | Japan | Azerbaijan | Iran | Georgia | Armenia | United States | Japan | Ukraine |