# List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling

Listed are wrestlers who were World or Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling. Men's freestyle wrestling competition began at the Olympics in 1904. The World Championships for men's freestyle wrestling began in 1951. The World Championships takes place during non-Olympic years. At the World Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team statistics are kept at the Olympics.

## World Level Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling by Year and Weight

Olympic Champions and Olympic competition years in freestyle wrestling are highlighted in gold.

### 1904

| Year | Team | 47.6 kg | 52.2 kg | 56.7 kg | 61.2 kg | 65.8 kg | 71.7 kg | 71.7+ kg |
| 1904 | | Curry, Robert (1/1) | Mehnert, George (1/2) | Niflot, Isidor (1/1) | Bradshaw, Benjamin (1/1) | Roehm, Otto (1/1) | Ericksen, Charles (1/1) | Hansen, Bernhoff (1/1) |

### 1908

| Year | Team | 54 kg | 60.3 kg | 66.6 kg | 73 kg | 73+ kg |
| 1908 | | Mehnert, George (2/2) | Dole, George (1/1) | de Relwyskow, George (1/1) | Bacon, Stanley (1/1) | O'Kelly, Con (1/1) |

### 1920

| Year | Team | 60 kg | 67.5 kg | 75 kg | 82.5 kg | 82.5+ kg |
| 1920 | | Ackerly, Charles (1/1) | Anttila, Kalle (1/1) | Leino, Eino (1/1) | Larsson, Anders (1/1) | Roth, Robert (1/1) |

### 1924–1936

| Year | 56 kg | 61 kg | 66 kg | 72 kg | 79 kg | 87 kg | 87+ kg |
| 1924 | Pihlajamäki, Kustaa (1/2) | Reed, Robin (1/1) | Vis, Russell (1/1) | Gehri, Hermann (1/1) | Hagmann, Fritz (1/1) | Spellman, John (1/1) | Steel, Harry (1/1) |
| 1928 | Mäkinen, Kaarlo (1/1) | Morrison, Allie (1/1) | Käpp, Osvald (1/1) | Haavisto, Arvo (1/1) | Kyburz, Ernst (1/1) | Sjöstedt, Thure (1/1) | Richthoff, Johan (1/2) |
| 1932 | Pearce, Robert (1/1) | Pihlajamäki, Hermanni (1/1) | Pacôme, Charles (1/1) | van Bebber, Jack (1/1) | Johansson, Ivar (1/1) | Mehringer, Peter (1/1) | Richthoff, Johan (2/2) |
| 1936 | Zombori, Ödön (1/1) | Pihlajamäki, Kustaa (2/2) | Kárpáti, Károly (1/1) | Lewis, Frank (1/1) | Poilvé, Emile (1/1) | Fridell, Knut (1/1) | Palusalu, Kristjan (1/1) |

### 1948–1968

| Year | Team | 52 kg | 57 kg | 62 kg (−1961), 63 kg (1962–1968) | 67 kg (−1961), 70 kg (1962–1968) | 73 kg (−1961), 78 kg (1962–1968) | 79 kg (−1961), 87 kg (1962–1968) | 87 kg (−1961), 97 kg (1962–1968) | 87+ kg (−1961), 97+ kg (1962–1968) |
| 1948 | | Viitala, Lenni (1/1) | Akar, Nasuh (1/2) | Bilge, Gazanfer (1/1) | Atik, Celal (1/2) | Doğu, Yaşar (1/2) | Brand, Glen (1/1) | Wittenberg, Henry (1/1) | Bóbis, Gyula (1/1) |
| 1949 | N/A | No Championships Held | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | N/A | No Championships Held | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | | Yuecel, Ali (1/1) | Akar, Nasuh (2/2) | Zafer, Nurettin (1/1) | Anderberg, Olle (1/2) | Atik, Celal (2/2) | Zafer, Haydar (1/1) | Doğu, Yaşar (2/2) | Antonsson, Bertil (1/1) |
| 1952 | | Gemici, Hasan (1/1) | Ishii, Shohachi (1/1) | Şit, Bayram (1/1) | Anderberg, Olle (2/2) | Smith, William (1/1) | Tsimakuridze, David (1/1) | Palm, Viking (1/1) | Mekokishvili, Arsen (1/2) |
| 1953 | N/A | No Championships Held | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | | Akbaş, Hüseyin (1/4) | Dağıstanlı, Mustafa (1/5) | Sasahara, Shozo (1/2) | Towfigh, Jahanbakht (1/1) | Balavadze, Vakhtang (1/2) | Zandi, Abbas (1/1) | Englas, August (1/1) | Mekokishvili, Arsen (2/2) |
| 1955 | N/A | No Championships Held | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | | Tsalkalamanidze, Mirian (1/1) | Dağıstanlı, Mustafa (2/5) | Sasahara, Shozo (2/2) | Habibi, Emam-Ali (1/4) | Ikeda, Mitsuo (1/1) | Stanchev, Nikola (1/1) | Takhti, Gholamreza (1/3) | Kaplan, Hamit (1/2) |
| 1957 | | Kartal, Mehmet (1/1) | Akbaş, Hüseyin (2/4) | Dağıstanlı, Mustafa (3/5) | Bestayev, Alimbeg (1/1) | Balavadze, Vakhtang (2/2) | Sorouri, Nabi (1/1) | Sirakov, Petko (1/1) | Kaplan, Hamit (2/2) |
| 1958 | N/A | No Championships Held | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | | Aliev, Ali (1/5) | Akbaş, Hüseyin (3/4) | Dağıstanlı, Mustafa (4/5) | Sinyavski, Vladimir (1/1) | Habibi, Emam-Ali (2/4) | Skhirtladze, Georgi (1/1) | Takhti, Gholamreza (2/3) | Ahmedov, Lyutvi (1/1) |
| 1960 | | Bilek, Ahmet (1/1) | McCann, Terry (1/1) | Dağıstanlı, Mustafa (5/5) | Wilson, Shelby (1/1) | Blubaugh, Douglas (1/1) | Güngör, Hasan (1/1) | Atli, Ismet (1/1) | Dietrich, Wilfried (1/2) |
| 1961 | | Aliev, Ali (2/5) | Seifpour, Ebrahim (1/2) | Rubashvili, Vladimir (1/1) | Sanatkaran, Mohammad (1/1) | Habibi, Emam-Ali (3/4) | Mehdizadeh, Mansour (1/3) | Takhti, Gholamreza (3/3) | Dietrich, Wilfried (2/2) |
| 1962 | | Aliev, Ali (3/5) | Akbaş, Hüseyin (4/4) | Watanabe, Osamu (1/3) | Valchev, Enyu (1/2) | Habibi, Emam-Ali (4/4) | Mehdizadeh, Mansour (2/3) | Medved, Aleksandr (1/10) | Ivanitsky, Aleksandr (1/5) |
| 1963 | | Yanilmaz, Cemal (1/1) | Ibragimov, Aydin (1/1) | Watanabe, Osamu (2/3) | Horiuchi, Iwao (1/1) | Sagaradze, Guliko (1/2) | Gardzhev, Prodan (1/3) | Medved, Aleksandr (2/10) | Ivanitsky, Aleksandr (2/5) |
| 1964 | | Yoshida, Yoshikatsu (1/1) | Uetake, Yojiro (1/2) | Watanabe, Osamu (3/3) | Valchev, Enyu (2/2) | Ogan, Ismail (1/1) | Gardzhev, Prodan (2/3) | Medved, Aleksandr (3/10) | Ivanitsky, Aleksandr (3/5) |
| 1965 | | Yoshida, Yoshihisa (1/1) | Fukuda, Tomiaki (1/1) | Seifpour, Ebrahim (2/2) | Mohaved, Abdollah (1/6) | Sagaradze, Guliko (2/2) | Mehdizadeh, Mansour (3/3) | Ayık, Ahmet (1/3) | Ivanitsky, Aleksandr (4/5) |
| 1966 | | Chang, Chang-sun (1/1) | Aliev, Ali (4/5) | Kaneka, Masaaki (1/3) | Mohaved, Abdollah (2/6) | Atalay, Mahmut (1/2) | Gardzhev, Prodan (3/3) | Medved, Aleksandr (4/10) | Ivanitsky, Aleksandr (5/5) |
| 1967 | | Nakata, Shigeo (1/2) | Aliev, Ali (5/5) | Kaneka, Masaaki (2/3) | Mohaved, Abdollah (3/6) | Robin, Daniel (1/1) | Gurevich, Boris Mikhaylovich (1/3) | Ayık, Ahmet (2/3) | Medved, Aleksandr (5/10) |
| 1968 | | Nakata, Shigeo (2/2) | Uetake, Yojiro (2/2) | Kaneka, Masaaki (3/3) | Mohaved, Abdollah (4/6) | Atalay, Mahmut (2/2) | Gurevich, Boris Mikhaylovich (2/3) | Ayık, Ahmet (3/3) | Medved, Aleksandr (6/10) |

### 1969–1996

| Year | 48 kg | 52 kg | 57 kg | 62 kg | 68 kg | 74 kg | 82 kg | 90 kg | 100 kg | 100+ kg (−1984), 130 kg (1985–1996) |
| 1969 | Javadi, Ebrahim (1/4) | Sanders, Rick (1/1) | Tanaka, Tadamichi (1/1) | Morita, Takeo (1/1) | Mohaved, Abdollah (5/6) | Beriashvili, Zarbeg (1/1) | Fozzard, Fred (1/1) | Gurevich, Boris Mikhaylovich (3/3) | Lomidze, Shota (1/2) | Medved, Aleksandr (7/10) |
| 1970 | Javadi, Ebrahim (2/4) | Alan, Ali Riza (1/1) | Yanagida, Hideaki (1/3) | Seyed, Shamseddin (1/1) | Mohaved, Abdollah (6/6) | Wells, Wayne (1/2) | Shakhmuradov, Yury (1/1) | Strakhov, Gennady (1/1) | Gulyutkin, Vladimir (1/2) | Medved, Aleksandr (8/10) |
| 1971 | Javadi, Ebrahim (3/4) | Ghorbani, Mohammad (1/1) | Yanagida, Hideaki (2/3) | Abdulbekov, Zagalav (1/3) | Gable, Dan (1/2) | Gusov, Yury (1/1) | Tediashvili, Levan (1/6) | Petrov, Rusi (1/1) | Lomidze, Shota (2/2) | Medved, Aleksandr (9/10) |
| 1972 | Dmitriyev, Roman (1/2) | Kato, Kiyomi (1/1) | Yanagida, Hideaki (3/3) | Abdulbekov, Zagalav (2/3) | Gable, Dan (2/2) | Wells, Wayne (2/2) | Tediashvili, Levan (2/6) | Peterson, Ben (1/1) | Yarygin, Ivan (1/3) | Medved, Aleksandr (10/10) |
| 1973 | Dmitriyev, Roman (2/2) | Javadi, Ebrahim (4/4) | Farahvashi, Mohsen (1/1) | Abdulbekov, Zagalav (3/3) | Keaser, Lloyd (1/1) | Barzegar, Mansour (1/1) | Syulzhin, Vasily (1/1) | Tediashvili, Levan (3/6) | Yarygin, Ivan (2/3) | Andiyev, Soslan (1/6) |
| 1974 | Isaev, Khasan (1/3) | Takada, Yuji (1/5) | Yumin, Vladimir (1/5) | Oidov, Zevegiin (1/2) | Nasrullayev, Nasrulla (1/1) | Ashuraliyev, Ruslan (1/2) | Novozhilov, Viktor (1/1) | Tediashvili, Levan (4/6) | Gulyutkin, Vladimir (2/2) | Simon, Ladislau (1/1) |
| 1975 | Isaev, Khasan (2/3) | Takada, Yuji (2/5) | Arai, Masao (1/1) | Oidov, Zevegiin (2/2) | Pinigin, Pavel (1/4) | Ashuraliyev, Ruslan (2/2) | Seger, Adolf (1/2) | Tediashvili, Levan (5/6) | Bayanmönkh, Khorloogiin (1/1) | Andiyev, Soslan (2/6) |
| 1976 | Isaev, Khasan (3/3) | Takada, Yuji (3/5) | Yumin, Vladimir (2/5) | Yang, Jung-mo (1/1) | Pinigin, Pavel (2/4) | Date, Jiichiro (1/1) | Peterson, John (1/1) | Tediashvili, Levan (6/6) | Yarygin, Ivan (3/3) | Andiyev, Soslan (3/6) |
| 1977 | Beloglazov, Anatoly (1/4) | Takada, Yuji (4/5) | Sasaki, Tadashi (1/1) | Yumin, Vladimir (3/5) | Pinigin, Pavel (3/4) | Dziedzic, Stan (1/1) | Seger, Adolf (2/2) | Prokopchuk, Anatoly (1/1) | Bisultanov, Aslanbek (2/2) | Andiyev, Soslan (4/6) |
| 1978 | Kornilayev, Sergei (1/4) | Beloglazov, Anatoly (2/4) | Tomiyama, Hideaki (1/3) | Yumin, Vladimir (4/5) | Pinigin, Pavel (4/4) | Kemp, Lee (1/3) | Aratsilov, Magomedkhan (1/1) | Neupert, Uwe (1/2) | Büttner, Harald (1/1) | Andiyev, Soslan (5/6) |
| 1979 | Kornilayev, Sergei (2/4) | Takada, Yuji (5/5) | Tomiyama, Hideaki (2/3) | Yumin, Vladimir (5/5) | Charachura, Mikhail (1/2) | Kemp, Lee (2/3) | Kovács, István (1/1) | Ortzev, Khasan (1/1) | Mate, Ilya (1/3) | Khasimikov, Salman (1/4) |
| 1980 | Pollio, Claudio (1/1) | Beloglazov, Anatoly (3/4) | Beloglazov, Sergei (1/8) | Abushev, Magomedgasan (3/3) | Absaidov, Saipulla (1/2) | Raychev, Valentin (1/1) | Abilov, Ismail (1/1) | Oganisyan, Sanasar (2/3) | Mate, Ilya (2/3) | Andiyev, Soslan (6/6) |
| 1981 | Kornilayev, Sergei (3/4) | Asakura, Toshio (1/1) | Beloglazov, Sergei (2/8) | Shterev, Simeon (1/1) | Absaidov, Saipulla (2/2) | Knosp, Martin (1/1) | Campbell, Chris (1/1) | Oganisyan, Sanasar (3/3) | Gehrke, Roland (1/1) | Khasimikov, Salman (2/4) |
| 1982 | Kornilayev, Sergei (4/4) | Reich, Hartmut (1/1) | Beloglazov, Anatoly (4/4) | Beloglazov, Sergei (3/8) | Charachura, Mikhail (2/2) | Kemp, Lee (3/3) | Dzgoev, Taymuraz (1/2) | Neupert, Uwe (2/2) | Mate, Ilya (3/3) | Khasimikov, Salman (3/4) |
| 1983 | Kim, Chol-han (1/2) | Yordanov, Valentin (1/8) | Beloglazov, Sergei (4/8) | Alekseev, Viktor (1/2) | Fadzaev, Arsen (1/8) | Schultz, Dave (1/2) | Dzgoev, Taymuraz (2/2) | Naniev, Petr (1/1) | Khadartsev, Aslan (1/3) | Khasimikov, Salman (4/4) |
| 1984 | Weaver, Bobby (1/1) | Trstena, Šaban (1/1) | Tomiyama, Hideaki (3/3) | Lewis, Randy (1/1) | You, In-tak (1/1) | Schultz, Dave (2/2) | Schultz, Mark (1/3) | Banach, Ed (1/1) | Banach, Lou (1/1) | Baumgartner, Bruce (1/5) |
| 1985 | Kim, Chol-han (2/2) | Yordanov, Valentin (2/8) | Beloglazov, Sergei (5/8) | Alekseev, Viktor (2/2) | Fadzaev, Arsen (2/8) | Cascaret, Raúl (1/2) | Schultz, Mark (2/3) | Scherr, Bill (1/1) | Khabelov, Leri (1/6) | Gobezhishvili, David (1/3) |
| 1986 | Li, Jae-sik (1/2) | Kim Yong-sik (1/2) | Beloglazov, Sergei (6/8) | Isayev, Khazar (1/1) | Fadzaev, Arsen (3/8) | Cascaret, Raúl (2/2) | Modosian, Vladimir (1/1) | Khadartsev, Makharbek (1/7) | Khadartsev, Aslan (2/3) | Baumgartner, Bruce (2/5) |
| 1987 | Li, Jae-sik (2/2) | Yordanov, Valentin (3/8) | Beloglazov, Sergei (7/8) | Smith, John (1/6) | Fadzaev, Arsen (4/8) | Varayev, Adlan (1/1) | Schultz, Mark (3/3) | Khadartsev, Makharbek (2/7) | Khabelov, Leri (2/6) | Khadartsev, Aslan (3/3) |
| 1988 | Kobayashi, Takashi (1/1) | Sato, Mitsuru (1/1) | Beloglazov, Sergei (8/8) | Smith, John (2/6) | Fadzaev, Arsen (5/8) | Monday, Kenny (1/2) | Han, Myung-woo (1/1) | Khadartsev, Makharbek (3/7) | Puşcaşu, Vasile (1/1) | Gobezhishvili, David (2/3) |
| 1989 | Kim, Jong-shin (1/1) | Yordanov, Valentin (4/8) | Kim Yong-sik (2/2) | Smith, John (3/6) | Budayev, Boris (1/1) | Monday, Kenny (2/2) | Jabrailov, Elmadi (1/1) | Khadartsev, Makharbek (4/7) | Atavov, Ahmed (1/1) | Soleimani, Alireza (1/1) |
| 1990 | Martínez, Aldo (1/1) | Torkan, Majid (1/1) | Puerto, Alejandro (1/3) | Smith, John (4/6) | Fadzaev, Arsen (6/8) | Sukra, Rahmat (1/1) | Lohyňa, Jozef (1/1) | Khadartsev, Makharbek (5/7) | Khabelov, Leri (3/6) | Gobezhishvili, David (3/3) |
| 1991 | Vugar Orujov (1/2) | Jones, Zeke (1/1) | Smal, Sergey (1/1) | Smith, John (5/6) | Fadzaev, Arsen (7/8) | Khadem, Amir Reza (1/1) | Jackson, Kevin (1/3) | Khadartsev, Makharbek (6/7) | Khabelov, Leri (4/6) | Schröder, Andreas (1/1) |
| 1992 | Kim, Il (1/2) | Ri, Hak-son (1/1) | Puerto, Alejandro (2/3) | Smith, John (6/6) | Fadzaev, Arsen (8/8) | Park, Jang-soon (1/2) | Jackson, Kevin (2/3) | Khadartsev, Makharbek (7/7) | Khabelov, Leri (5/6) | Baumgartner, Bruce (3/5) |
| 1993 | Vila, Alexis (1/2) | Yordanov, Valentin (5/8) | Brands, Terry (1/2) | Brands, Tom (1/2) | Fallah, Akbar (1/1) | Park, Jang-soon (2/2) | Öztürk, Sabahattin (1/1) | Douglas, Melvin (1/1) | Khabelov, Leri (6/6) | Baumgartner, Bruce (4/5) |
| 1994 | Vila, Alexis (2/2) | Yordanov, Valentin (6/8) | Puerto, Alejandro (3/3) | Azizov, Magomed (1/1) | Leipold, Alexander (1/1) | Ceylan, Turan (1/1) | Zhabrailov, Lukman (1/1) | Rasoul, Khadem (1/3) | Sabejew, Arawat (1/1) | Demir, Mahmut (1/2) |
| 1995 | Oroudjov, Vougar (2/2) | Yordanov, Valentin (7/8) | Brands, Terry (2/2) | Tedeyev, Elbrus (1/4) | Gevorgyan, Arayik (1/3) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (1/9) | Jackson, Kevin (3/3) | Rasoul, Khadem (2/3) | Angle, Kurt (1/2) | Baumgartner, Bruce (5/5) |
| 1996 | Kim, Il (2/2) | Yordanov, Valentin (8/8) | Cross, Kendall (1/1) | Brands, Tom (2/2) | Bogiyev, Vadim (1/1) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (2/9) | Magomedov, Khadzhimurad (1/2) | Rasoul, Khadem (3/3) | Angle, Kurt (2/2) | Demir, Mahmut (2/2) |

### 1997–2001

| Year | 54 kg | 58 kg | 63 kg | 69 kg | 76 kg | 85 kg | 97 kg | 130 kg |
| 1997 | García, Wilfredo (1/1) | Talaei, Mohammad (1/1) | Hajkenari, Abbas (1/1) | Gevorgyan, Arayik (2/3) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (3/9) | Gutches, Les (1/1) | Kuramagomedov, Kramagomed (1/1) | Güçlü, Zekeriya (1/1) |
| 1998 | Henson, Sammie (1/1) | Dabir, Alireza (1/2) | Barzakov, Serafim (1/2) | Gevorgyan, Arayik (3/3) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (4/9) | Heidari, Alireza (1/1) | Jadidi, Abbas (1/1) | Rodríguez, Alexis (1/1) |
| 1999 | Kim, Woo-yong (1/1) | Doğan, Harun (1/1) | Tedeyev, Elbrus (2/4) | Igali, Daniel (1/2) | Saitiev, Adam (1/3) | Romero, Yoel (1/1) | Murtazaliev, Sagid (1/2) | Neal, Stephen (1/1) |
| 2000 | Abdullayev, Namig (1/1) | Dabir, Alireza (2/2) | Umakhanov, Mourad (1/1) | Igali, Daniel (2/2) | Slay, Brandon (1/1) | Saitiev, Adam (2/3) | Murtazaliev, Sagid (2/2) | Musulbes, David (1/3) |
| 2001 | Kantoyeu, Herman (1/1) | Sissaouri, Guivi (1/1) | Barzakov, Serafim (2/2) | Paslar, Nicolay (1/1) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (5/9) | Magomedov, Khadzhimurad (2/2) | Gogshelidze, Giorgi (1/1) | Musulbes, David (2/3) |

### 2002–2013

| Year | 55 kg | 60 kg | 66 kg | 74 kg | 84 kg | 96 kg | 120 kg |
| 2002 | Montero, René (1/1) | Margaryan, Aram (1/1) | Tedeyev, Elbrus (3/4) | Hajizadeh, Mehdi (1/1) | Saitiev, Adam (3/3) | Kurtanidze, Eldar (1/2) | Musulbes, David (3/3) |
| 2003 | Mansurov, Dilshod (1/2) | Abdullayev, Arif (1/1) | Farniev, Irbek (1/1) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (6/9) | Sazhidov, Sazhid (1/2) | Kurtanidze, Eldar (2/2) | Taymazov, Artur (1/3) |
| 2004 | Batirov, Mavlet (1/3) | Quintana, Yandro (1/1) | Tedeyev, Elbrus (4/4) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (7/9) | Sanderson, Cael (1/1) | Gatsalov, Khadzhimurat (1/6) | Taymazov, Artur (2/3) |
| 2005 | Mansurov, Dilshod (2/2) | Dudayev, Alan (1/1) | Murtazaliev, Makhach (1/2) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (8/9) | Mindorashvili, Revaz (1/2) | Gatsalov, Khadzhimurat (2/6) | Polatçi, Aydin (1/1) |
| 2006 | Velikov, Radoslav (1/1) | Mohammadi, Morad (1/1) | Zadick, Bill (1/1) | Aldatov, Ibragim (1/2) | Sazhidov, Sazhid (2/2) | Gatsalov, Khadzhimurat (3/6) | Taymazov, Artur (3/3) |
| 2007 | Kudukhov, Besik (1/4) | Batirov, Mavlet (2/3) | Şahin, Ramazan (1/2) | Murtazaliev, Makhach (2/2) | Ketoev, Georgy (1/1) | Gatsalov, Khadzhimurat (4/6) | Makhov, Bilyal (1/4) |
| 2008 | Cejudo, Henry (1/1) | Batirov, Mavlet (3/3) | Şahin, Ramazan (2/2) | Saitiev, Buvaisar (9/9) | Mindorashvili, Revaz (2/2) | Muradov, Shirvani (1/1) | Akhmedov, Bakhtiyar (1/1) |
| 2009 | Yang, Kyong-il (1/2) | Kudukhov, Besik (2/4) | Teghavi Kermani, Mehdi (1/2) | Tsargush, Denis (1/3) | Sokhiev, Zaurbek (1/1) | Gatsalov, Khadzhimurat (5/6) | Makhov, Bilyal (2/4) |
| 2010 | Lebedev, Viktor (1/2) | Kudukhov, Besik (3/4) | Kumar, Sushil (1/1) | Tsargush, Denis (2/3) | Ganev, Mihail (1/1) | Gazyumov, Khetag (1/1) | Makhov, Bilyal (3/4) |
| 2011 | Lebedev, Viktor (2/2) | Kudukhov, Besik (4/4) | Teghavi Kermani, Mehdi (2/2) | Burroughs, Jordan (1/7) | Sharifov, Sharif (1/2) | Yazdani, Reza (1/2) | Shemarov, Aleksey (1/1) |
| 2012 | Otarsultanov, Djamal (1/1) | Asgarov, Toghrul (1/1) | Yonemitsu, Tatsuhiro (1/1) | Burroughs, Jordan (2/7) | Sharifov, Sharif (2/2) | Varner, Jake (1/1) | Ghasemi, Komeil (1/1) & Makhov, Bilyal (4/4) |
| 2013 | Rahimi, Hassan (1/1) | Goygereyev, Bekkhan (1/1) | Safaryan, David (1/1) | Burroughs, Jordan (3/7) | Aldatov, Ibragim (2/2) | Yazdani, Reza (2/2) | Gatsalov, Khadzhimurat (6/6) |

### 2014–2017

| Year | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 74 kg | 86 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
| 2014 | Yang, Kyong-il (2/2) | Aliyev, Haji (1/3) | Ramonov, Soslan (1/2) | Tsabolov, Khetag (1/1) | Tsargush, Denis (3/3) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (1/8) | Gadisov, Abdusalam (1/1) | Akgül, Taha (1/4) |
| 2015 | Khinchegashvili, Vladimer (1/2) | Aliyev, Haji (2/3) | Chamizo, Frank (1/2) | Gazimagomedov, Magomedrasul (1/2) | Burroughs, Jordan (4/7) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (2/8) | Snyder, Kyle (1/4) | Akgül, Taha (2/4) |
| 2016 | Khinchegashvili, Vladimer (2/2) | Stieber, Logan (1/1) | Ramonov, Soslan (2/2) | Kurbanaliev, Magomed (1/1) | Yazdani, Hassan (1/4) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (3/8) | Snyder, Kyle (2/4) | Akgül, Taha (3/4) |
| 2017 | Takahashi, Yuki (1/1) | Aliyev, Haji (3/3) | Iakobishvili, Zurabi (1/1) | Chamizo, Frank (2/2) | Burroughs, Jordan (5/7) | Yazdani, Hassan (2/4) | Snyder, Kyle (3/4) | Petriashvili, Geno (1/4) |

### 2018–2019

| Year | Team | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 74 kg | 79 kg | 86 kg | 92 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
| 2018 | | Uguev, Zaur (1/3) | Bonne, Yowlys (1/1) | Otoguro, Takuto (1/2) | Gazimagomedov, Magomedrasul (2/2) | Sidakov, Zaurbek (1/4) | Dake, Kyle (1/4) | Taylor, David (1/4) | Cox, J'Den (1/2) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (4/8) | Petriashvili, Geno (2/4) |
| 2019 | | Uguev, Zaur (2/3) | Lomtadze, Beka (1/1) | Rashidov, Gadzhimurad (1/1) | Baev, David (1/1) | Sidakov, Zaurbek (2/4) | Dake, Kyle (2/4) | Yazdani, Hassan (3/4) | Cox, J'Den (2/2) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (5/8) | Petriashvili, Geno (3/4) |

### 2021

| Year | Team | 57 kg | 65 kg | 74 kg | 86 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
| 2021 | | Uguev, Zaur (3/3) | Otoguro, Takuto (2/2) | Sidakov, Zaurbek (3/4) | Taylor, David (2/4) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (6/8) | Steveson, Gable (1/1) |

### 2021–2024

| Year | 57 kg | 61 kg | 65 kg | 70 kg | 74 kg | 79 kg | 86 kg | 92 kg | 97 kg | 125 kg |
| 2021 | Gilman, Thomas (1/1) | Magomedov, Abasgadzhi (1/1) | Shakhiev, Zagir (1/1) | Gadzhiev, Magomedmurad (1/1) | Dake, Kyle (3/4) | Burroughs, Jordan (6/7) | Yazdani, Hassan (4/4) | Ghasempour, Kamran (1/2) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (7/8) | Zare, Amir Hossein (1/2) |
| 2022 | Abakarov, Zelimkhan (1/1) | Higuchi, Rei (1/2) | Amouzad, Rahman (1/1) | Narikuni, Taishi (1/1) | Dake, Kyle (4/4) | Burroughs, Jordan (7/7) | Taylor, David (3/4) | Ghasempour, Kamran (2/2) | Snyder, Kyle (4/4) | Akgül, Taha (4/4) |
| 2023 | Mićić, Stevan (1/1) | Arujau, Vito (1/1) | Muszukajev, Iszmail (1/1) | Retherford, Zain (1/1) | Sidakov, Zaurbek (4/4) | Usmanov, Akhmed (1/1) | Taylor, David (4/4) | Aitmukhan, Rizabek (1/1) | Tazhudinov, Akhmed (1/2) | Zare, Amir Hossein (2/2) |
| 2024 | Higuchi, Rei (2/2) | Ono, Masanosuke (1/1) | Kiyooka, Kotaro (1/1) | Kaipanov, Nurkozha (1/1) | Zhamalov, Razambek (1/1) | Kentchadze, Avtandil (1/1) | Ramazanov, Magomed (1/1) | Sadulaev, Abdulrashid (8/8) | Tazhudinov, Akhmed (2/2) | Petriashvili, Geno (4/4) |

## Individual Multiple-Time World Level Champions
### 10 World Level Championships

Aleksandr Medved, 1962–1972

### 9 World Level Championships

Buvaisar Saitiev, 1995–2008

### 8 World Level Championships

Sergei Beloglazov, 1980–1988
Arsen Fadzaev, 1983–1992
Valentin Yordanov, 1983–1996
Abdulrashid Sadulaev, 2014–2024

### 7 World Level Championships

Makharbek Khadartsev, 1986–1992
Jordan Burroughs, 2011–2022

### 6 World Level Championships

Abdollah Movahed, 1965–1970
Levan Tediashvili, 1971–1976
Soslan Andiyev, 1973–1980
John Smith, 1987–1992
Leri Khabelov, 1985–1993
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov, 2004–2013

### 5 World Level Championships

Mustafa Dağıstanlı, 1954–1960
Aleksandr Ivanitsky, 1962–1966
Ali Aliev, 1959–1967
Yuji Takada, 1974–1979
Vladimir Yumin, 1974–1979
Bruce Baumgartner, 1984–1995

## Team Championships

The list below includes unofficial championships won during the Olympic Games, although no official team statistics are kept during Olympic years.

### 47 World Level Championships

/ / / / / 1959–2021

### 10 World Level Championships

1904–2023

### 7 World Level Championships

1948–1994

### 6 World Level Championships

/ / 1956–2013

### 3 World Level Championships

1964–2024

### 2 World Level Championships

1920–1928
/ 2003–2024

### 1 World Level Championship

1908
1936
1952