# 2006 World Wrestling Championships

The 2006 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China. The event took place from September 25 to October 1, 2006.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Georgia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (28 entries) | Totals (28 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 |

## 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 | 51 | Turkey | 39 | Japan | 67 |
| 2 | Iran | 44 | Russia | 34 | China | 41 |
| 3 | United States | 35 | United States | 34 | Canada | 30 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 33 | Georgia | 29 | Russia | 28 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 32 | Iran | 27 | Belarus | 24 |
| 6 | Georgia | 32 | Ukraine | 26 | Germany | 23 |
| 7 | Belarus | 23 | Bulgaria | 18 | United States | 22 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 22 | Hungary | 16 | Ukraine | 22 |
| 9 | Cuba | 18 | Finland | 15 | Poland Sweden | 19 |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 16 | Belarus | 15 | Poland Sweden | 19 |

## Medal summary
### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 55 kg details | Radoslav Velikov Bulgaria | Besik Kudukhov Russia | Namig Abdullayev Azerbaijan |
| 55 kg details | Radoslav Velikov Bulgaria | Besik Kudukhov Russia | Sammie Henson United States |
| 60 kg details | Morad Mohammadi Iran | Mike Zadick United States | Noriyuki Takatsuka Japan |
| 60 kg details | Morad Mohammadi Iran | Mike Zadick United States | Mavlet Batirov Russia |
| 66 kg details | Bill Zadick United States | Otar Tushishvili Georgia | Geandry Garzón Cuba |
| 66 kg details | Bill Zadick United States | Otar Tushishvili Georgia | Andriy Stadnik Ukraine |
| 74 kg details | Ibragim Aldatov Ukraine | Ali Asghar Bazri Iran | Soslan Tigiev Uzbekistan |
| 74 kg details | Ibragim Aldatov Ukraine | Ali Asghar Bazri Iran | Donny Pritzlaff United States |
| 84 kg details | Sazhid Sazhidov Russia | Revaz Mindorashvili Georgia | Reza Yazdani Iran |
| 84 kg details | Sazhid Sazhidov Russia | Revaz Mindorashvili Georgia | Zaurbek Sokhiev Uzbekistan |
| 96 kg details | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov Russia | Giorgi Gogshelidze Georgia | Michel Batista Cuba |
| 96 kg details | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov Russia | Giorgi Gogshelidze Georgia | Ruslan Sheikhau Belarus |
| 120 kg details | Artur Taymazov Uzbekistan | Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov Russia | Fardin Masoumi Iran |
| 120 kg details | Artur Taymazov Uzbekistan | Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov Russia | Ruslan Basiev Armenia |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 55 kg details | Hamid Sourian Iran | Rovshan Bayramov Azerbaijan | Lindsey Durlacher United States |
| 55 kg details | Hamid Sourian Iran | Rovshan Bayramov Azerbaijan | Park Eun-chul South Korea |
| 60 kg details | Joe Warren United States | David Bedinadze Georgia | Bünyamin Emik Turkey |
| 60 kg details | Joe Warren United States | David Bedinadze Georgia | Vyacheslav Dzhaste Russia |
| 66 kg details | Li Yanyan China | Kanatbek Begaliev Kyrgyzstan | Sergey Kovalenko Russia |
| 66 kg details | Li Yanyan China | Kanatbek Begaliev Kyrgyzstan | Justin Lester United States |
| 74 kg details | Volodymyr Shatskykh Ukraine | Marko Yli-Hannuksela Finland | Manuchar Kvirkvelia Georgia |
| 74 kg details | Volodymyr Shatskykh Ukraine | Marko Yli-Hannuksela Finland | Mark Madsen Denmark |
| 84 kg details | Mohamed Abdelfatah Egypt | Nazmi Avluca Turkey | Aleksey Mishin Russia |
| 84 kg details | Mohamed Abdelfatah Egypt | Nazmi Avluca Turkey | Saman Tahmasebi Iran |
| 96 kg details | Heiki Nabi Estonia | Marek Švec Czech Republic | Kaloyan Dinchev Bulgaria |
| 96 kg details | Heiki Nabi Estonia | Marek Švec Czech Republic | Hamza Yerlikaya Turkey |
| 120 kg details | Khasan Baroev Russia | Mijaín López Cuba | Siarhei Artsiukhin Belarus |
| 120 kg details | Khasan Baroev Russia | Mijaín López Cuba | İsmail Güzel Turkey |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 48 kg details | Chiharu Icho Japan | Ren Xuecheng China | Iwona Sadowska Poland |
| 48 kg details | Chiharu Icho Japan | Ren Xuecheng China | Francine De Paola Italy |
| 51 kg details | Hitomi Sakamoto Japan | Lyndsay Belisle Canada | Patricia Miranda United States |
| 51 kg details | Hitomi Sakamoto Japan | Lyndsay Belisle Canada | Alena Adashinskaya Russia |
| 55 kg details | Saori Yoshida Japan | Mariya Yahorava Belarus | Minerva Montero Spain |
| 55 kg details | Saori Yoshida Japan | Mariya Yahorava Belarus | Ida-Theres Karlsson Sweden |
| 59 kg details | Ayako Shoda Japan | Su Lihui China | Alka Tomar India |
| 59 kg details | Ayako Shoda Japan | Su Lihui China | Nataliya Synyshyn Ukraine |
| 63 kg details | Kaori Icho Japan | Xu Haiyan China | Monika Rogien Poland |
| 63 kg details | Kaori Icho Japan | Xu Haiyan China | Helena Allandi Sweden |
| 67 kg details | Jing Ruixue China | Martine Dugrenier Canada | Maria Müller Germany |
| 67 kg details | Jing Ruixue China | Martine Dugrenier Canada | Eri Sakamoto Japan |
| 72 kg details | Stanka Zlateva Bulgaria | Kyoko Hamaguchi Japan | Elena Perepelkina Russia |
| 72 kg details | Stanka Zlateva Bulgaria | Kyoko Hamaguchi Japan | Kristie Marano United States |

## Participating nations

596 competitors from 75 nations participated.
* Albania (1)
* Armenia (12)
* Australia (6)
* Austria (2)
* Azerbaijan (9)
* Belarus (21)
* Brazil (2)
* Bulgaria (11)
* Cambodia (2)
* Canada (15)
* Chile (1)
* China (21)
* Chinese Taipei (7)
* Colombia (7)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (10)
* Czech Republic (5)
* Denmark (3)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* Egypt (7)
* Estonia (4)
* Micronesia (1)
* Finland (7)
* France (9)
* Georgia (14)
* Germany (16)
* Great Britain (2)
* Greece (14)
* Guam (1)
* Guatemala (2)
* Hungary (14)
* India (17)
* Iran (14)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (5)
* Italy (8)
* Ivory Coast (3)
* Japan (21)
* Kazakhstan (19)
* Kyrgyzstan (10)
* Latvia (2)
* Lithuania (6)
* Macedonia (3)
* Marshall Islands (3)
* Mexico (2)
* Moldova (4)
* Mongolia (14)
* Netherlands (3)
* New Zealand (2)
* Nigeria (2)
* North Korea (7)
* Norway (5)
* Palau (2)
* Philippines (9)
* Poland (12)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (11)
* Russia (20)
* Serbia and Montenegro (2)
* Slovakia (4)
* Slovenia (2)
* South Africa (3)
* South Korea (21)
* Spain (16)
* Sweden (9)
* Switzerland (5)
* Thailand (3)
* Turkey (15)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (21)
* United Arab Emirates (2)
* United States (21)
* Uzbekistan (13)
* Venezuela (9)
* Vietnam (13)