# Asian Wrestling Championships

Asian Wrestling Championships is the Wrestling Asian Championship organized by the Asian Associated Wrestling Committee (AAWC).
The men's tournament began in 1979 and The women's tournament was first staged in 1996, and it has been held every year.

## Competitions

| Year | Dates | City and host country | Champion | Champion | Champion |
| Year | Dates | City and host country | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle |
| 1979 | 8–11 November | Jalandhar, India | Iran | — | — |
| 1981 | 1–4 December | Lahore, Pakistan | Iran | — | — |
| 1983 | 8–11 November | Tehran, Iran | Iran | Iran | — |
| 1987 | 13–17 October | Mumbai, India | Iran | Japan | — |
| 1988 | 12–16 December | Islamabad, Pakistan | Iran | — | — |
| 1989 | 30 June – 2 July | Oarai, Japan | Iran | South Korea | — |
| 1991 | 17–19 April | New Delhi, India | Iran | — | — |
| 1991 | 16–18 May | Tehran, Iran | — | South Korea | — |
| 1992 | 7–10 April | Tehran, Iran | Iran | South Korea | — |
| 1993 | 16–18 April | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Iran | — | — |
| 1993 | 23–25 April | Hiroshima, Japan | — | South Korea | — |
| 1995 | 27 June – 3 July | Manila, Philippines | Iran | Kazakhstan | — |
| 1996 | 4–10 April | Xiaoshan, China | Iran | South Korea | Japan |
| 1997 | 12–18 April | Tehran, Iran | Iran | South Korea | — |
| 1997 | 20–21 July | Taipei, Taiwan | — | — | Japan |
| 1999 | 25–30 May | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | Japan |
| 2000 | 26–28 April | Guilin, China | Uzbekistan | — | — |
| 2000 | 5–7 May | Seoul, South Korea | — | South Korea | Japan |
| 2001 | 5–10 June | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Iran | Iran | China |
| 2003 | 5–8 June | New Delhi, India | Iran | Iran | Japan |
| 2004 | 16–18 April | Tehran, Iran | Iran | — | — |
| 2004 | 8–9 May | Almaty, Kazakhstan | — | Kazakhstan | — |
| 2004 | 20–22 May | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Japan |
| 2005 | 24–29 May | Wuhan, China | Iran | South Korea | Japan |
| 2006 | 4–9 April | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Iran | Kazakhstan | Japan |
| 2007 | 8–13 May | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Iran | Iran | China |
| 2008 | 18–23 March | Jeju, South Korea | Japan | Iran | Japan |
| 2009 | 2–7 May | Pattaya, Thailand | Iran | Iran | China |
| 2010 | 12–16 May | New Delhi, India | Iran | South Korea | China |
| 2011 | 19–22 May | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | Iran | Japan |
| 2012 | 16–19 February | Gumi, South Korea | Iran | Iran | China |
| 2013 | 18–22 April | New Delhi, India | India | South Korea | China |
| 2014 | 23–27 April | Astana, Kazakhstan | Iran | Kazakhstan | Japan |
| 2015 | 6–10 May | Doha, Qatar | Iran | Iran | Japan |
| 2016 | 17–21 February | Bangkok, Thailand | Iran | Iran | China |
| 2017 | 10–14 May | New Delhi, India | Iran | Iran | Japan |
| 2018 | 28 February – 4 March | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan | Kazakhstan | China |
| 2019 | 23–28 April | Xi'an, China | Iran | Iran | Japan |
| 2020 | 18–23 February | New Delhi, India | Iran | Iran | Japan |
| 2021 | 13–18 April | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Iran | Iran | Mongolia |
| 2022 | 19–24 April | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Iran | Kazakhstan | Japan |
| 2023 | 9–14 April | Astana, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | Iran | Japan |
| 2024 | 11–16 April | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Iran | Iran | Japan |
| 2025 | 25–30 March | Amman, Jordan | | | |

## Team titles

| Country | FS | GR | FW | Total |
| Iran | 30 | 16 | 0 | 46 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 |
| South Korea | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## All-time medal table

All-time medal count, as of the 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Iran | 237 | 95 | 132 | 464 |
| 2 | Japan | 153 | 122 | 161 | 436 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 90 | 93 | 156 | 339 |
| 4 | South Korea | 85 | 79 | 131 | 295 |
| 5 | China | 70 | 74 | 133 | 277 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 48 | 58 | 94 | 200 |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 37 | 49 | 96 | 182 |
| 8 | North Korea | 37 | 37 | 40 | 114 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 28 | 89 | 118 | 235 |
| 10 | India | 25 | 82 | 137 | 244 |
| 11 | Syria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 14 | 19 | 34 |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 15 | Pakistan | 1 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| 16 | Iraq | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| – | United States (Guest) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Vietnam | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 19 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 823 | 825 | 1,283 | 2,931 |