# 2022 U20 World Wrestling Championships

The 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships (U20) was the 45th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and was held in Sofia, Bulgaria between 15 and 21 August 2022.

## Competition schedule

All times are (UTC+3)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 15 August | 11.00-14.30 | Qualification rounds FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg |
| 15 August | 18:00-19.30 | Semi Final FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg |
| 16 August | 11.30-14.30 | Qualification rounds FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg; Repechage FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg |
| 16 August | 16.45-17.45 | Semi Final FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg |
| 16 August | 18.00-20.30 | FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg |
| 17 August | 11.00-13.30 | Qualification rounds WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg; Repechage FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg |
| 17 August | 16.45-17.45 | Semi Final WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg |
| 17 August | 18.00-20.30 | Finals FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg |
| 18 August | 11.00-13.30 | Qualification rounds WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg; Repechage WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg |
| 18 August | 17.00-17.45 | Semi Final WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg |
| 18 August | 18.00-20.00 | Finals WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg |
| 19 August | 11.00-15.30 | Qualification rounds GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg; Repechage WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg |
| 19 August | 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals: GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg |
| 19 August | 18.00-20.00 | Finals WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg |
| 20 August | 11.00-15.30 | Qualification rounds GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg; Repechage GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg |
| 20 August | 17.00-17.45 | Semi Final GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg |
| 20 August | 18.00-21.00 | Finals GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg |
| 21 August | 16.00-17.45 | Repechage GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg |
| 21 August | 18.00-20.30 | Finals GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg |
| 21 August | 21.00 | Final banquet |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Iran | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | India | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | Armenia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Georgia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 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 | Iran | 159 | Iran | 174 | Japan | 230 |
| 2 | United States | 132 | Azerbaijan | 119 | India | 160 |
| 3 | India | 112 | Ukraine | 93 | United States | 124 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 100 | Armenia | 83 | Turkey | 89 |
| 5 | Georgia | 98 | Turkey | 81 | Ukraine | 84 |
| 6 | Turkey | 78 | Kazakhstan | 78 | Kazakhstan | 71 |
| 7 | Japan | 60 | Georgia | 58 | Hungary | 56 |
| 8 | France | 57 | Moldova | 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 51 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 50 | Poland | 30 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 54 | Uzbekistan | 44 | Uzbekistan | 32 |

## Medal overview
### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 57 kg | Jore Volk United States | Merey Bazarbayev Kazakhstan | Abhishek Dhaka India |
| 57 kg | Jore Volk United States | Merey Bazarbayev Kazakhstan | Ahmad Mohammadnejad Iran |
| 61 kg | Yuto Nishiuchi Japan | Armin Habibzadeh Iran | Khamzat Arsamerzouev France |
| 61 kg | Yuto Nishiuchi Japan | Armin Habibzadeh Iran | Mohit Kumar India |
| 65 kg | Umidjon Jalolov Uzbekistan | Ziraddin Bayramov Azerbaijan | Sujeet Kalkal India |
| 65 kg | Umidjon Jalolov Uzbekistan | Ziraddin Bayramov Azerbaijan | Yoshinosuke Aoyagi Japan |
| 70 kg | Kanan Heybatov Azerbaijan | Mitchell Mesenbrink United States | Mulayam Yadav India |
| 70 kg | Kanan Heybatov Azerbaijan | Mitchell Mesenbrink United States | Hossein Mohammadaghaei Iran |
| 74 kg | Dzhabrail Gadzhiev Azerbaijan | Ryunosuke Kamiya Japan | Jafar Chuliboyev Uzbekistan |
| 74 kg | Dzhabrail Gadzhiev Azerbaijan | Ryunosuke Kamiya Japan | Sagar Jaglan India |
| 79 kg | Sobhan Yari Iran | Mushegh Mkrtchyan Armenia | Mukhammad Abdullaev Kyrgyzstan |
| 79 kg | Sobhan Yari Iran | Mushegh Mkrtchyan Armenia | Otari Adeishvili Georgia |
| 86 kg | Rakhim Magamadov France | Bennett Berge United States | İsmail Küçüksolak Turkey |
| 86 kg | Rakhim Magamadov France | Bennett Berge United States | Aref Ranjbari Iran |
| 92 kg | Amir Hossein Firouzpour Iran | Andro Margishvili Georgia | Adlan Viskhanov France |
| 92 kg | Amir Hossein Firouzpour Iran | Andro Margishvili Georgia | Sergey Sargsyan Armenia |
| 97 kg | Ben Kueter United States | Rıfat Eren Gıdak Turkey | Amir Ali Azarpira Iran |
| 97 kg | Ben Kueter United States | Rıfat Eren Gıdak Turkey | Neeraj Bhardwaj India |
| 125 kg | Amir Reza Masoumi Iran | Mahendra Gaikwad India | Adil Mısırcı Turkey |
| 125 kg | Amir Reza Masoumi Iran | Mahendra Gaikwad India | Merab Suleimanashvili Georgia |

### Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 55 kg | Nihad Guluzade Azerbaijan | Denis Mihai Romania | Taiga Onishi Japan |
| 55 kg | Nihad Guluzade Azerbaijan | Denis Mihai Romania | Nuristan Suiorkulov Kyrgyzstan |
| 60 kg | Saeid Esmaeili Iran | Suren Aghajanyan Armenia | Sumit Dalal India |
| 60 kg | Saeid Esmaeili Iran | Suren Aghajanyan Armenia | Nihat Mammadli Azerbaijan |
| 63 kg | Iman Mohammadi Iran | Baiaman Karimov Kyrgyzstan | Oleh Khalilov Ukraine |
| 63 kg | Iman Mohammadi Iran | Baiaman Karimov Kyrgyzstan | Chiezo Maruyama Japan |
| 67 kg | Kanan Abdullazade Azerbaijan | Nika Broladze Georgia | Danial Sohrabi Iran |
| 67 kg | Kanan Abdullazade Azerbaijan | Nika Broladze Georgia | Din Mukhamed Koshkar Kazakhstan |
| 72 kg | Gurban Gurbanov Azerbaijan | Alexandru Solovei Moldova | Amir Abdi Iran |
| 72 kg | Gurban Gurbanov Azerbaijan | Alexandru Solovei Moldova | Irfan Mirzoiev Ukraine |
| 77 kg | Deni Nakaev Germany | Yüksel Sarıçiçek Turkey | Samandar Bobonazarov Uzbekistan |
| 77 kg | Deni Nakaev Germany | Yüksel Sarıçiçek Turkey | Alexandrin Guțu Moldova |
| 82 kg | Alireza Mohmadi Iran | Achiko Bolkvadze Georgia | Alperen Berber Turkey |
| 82 kg | Alireza Mohmadi Iran | Achiko Bolkvadze Georgia | Rohit Dahiya India |
| 87 kg | Vigen Nazaryan Armenia | Abolfazl Choubani Iran | Maksat Sailau Kazakhstan |
| 87 kg | Vigen Nazaryan Armenia | Abolfazl Choubani Iran | Lachin Valiyev Azerbaijan |
| 97 kg | Ali Abedi Iran | Iussuf Matsiyev Kazakhstan | Nurmanbet Raimaly Uulu Kyrgyzstan |
| 97 kg | Ali Abedi Iran | Iussuf Matsiyev Kazakhstan | Richard Karelson Estonia |
| 130 kg | Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi Ukraine | Fardin Hedayati Iran | Temurbek Nasimov Uzbekistan |
| 130 kg | Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi Ukraine | Fardin Hedayati Iran | Aden Attao United States |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 50 kg | Umi Ito Japan | Audrey Jimenez United States | Gultakin Shirinova Azerbaijan |
| 50 kg | Umi Ito Japan | Audrey Jimenez United States | Priyanshi Prajapat India |
| 53 kg | Antim Panghal India | Altyn Shagayeva Kazakhstan | Katie Gomez United States |
| 53 kg | Antim Panghal India | Altyn Shagayeva Kazakhstan | Ayaka Kimura Japan |
| 55 kg | Moe Kiyooka Japan | Albina Rillia Ukraine | Tuba Demir Turkey |
| 55 kg | Moe Kiyooka Japan | Albina Rillia Ukraine | Róza Szenttamási Hungary |
| 57 kg | Ruka Natami Japan | Sofia Macaluso United States | Sito Sito India |
| 57 kg | Ruka Natami Japan | Sofia Macaluso United States | Oleksandra Khomenets Ukraine |
| 59 kg | Sakura Motoki Japan | Viktória Borsos Hungary | Madina Aman Kazakhstan |
| 59 kg | Sakura Motoki Japan | Viktória Borsos Hungary | Ebru Dağbaşı Turkey |
| 62 kg | Nonoka Ozaki Japan | Sonam Malik India | Iryna Bondar Ukraine |
| 62 kg | Nonoka Ozaki Japan | Sonam Malik India | Adaugo Nwachukwu United States |
| 65 kg | Mahiro Yoshitake Japan | Priyanka Priyanka India | Khadija Jlassi Tunisia |
| 65 kg | Mahiro Yoshitake Japan | Priyanka Priyanka India | Dilnaz Sazanova Kyrgyzstan |
| 68 kg | Ami Ishii Japan | Nurzat Nurtaeva Kyrgyzstan | Sophia Schäfle Germany |
| 68 kg | Ami Ishii Japan | Nurzat Nurtaeva Kyrgyzstan | Nesrin Baş Turkey |
| 72 kg | Amit Elor United States | Anastassiya Panassovich Kazakhstan | Reetika Hooda India |
| 72 kg | Amit Elor United States | Anastassiya Panassovich Kazakhstan | Sumire Niikura Japan |
| 76 kg | Ayano Moro Japan | Priya Malik India | Tristan Kelly United States |
| 76 kg | Ayano Moro Japan | Priya Malik India | Veronika Nyikos Hungary |

## Participating nations

562 wrestlers from 49 countries:
* Algeria (5)
* Armenia (19)
* Austria (3)
* Azerbaijan (20)
* Belgium (3)
* Brazil (3)
* Bulgaria (24) (Host)
* Canada (11)
* Chile (3)
* Croatia (4)
* Czech Republic (7)
* Egypt (13)
* Spain (2)
* Estonia (5)
* Finland (5)
* France (8)
* United Kingdom (1)
* Georgia (20)
* Germany (11)
* Greece (13)
* Guatemala (2)
* Hungary (17)
* India (30)
* Iran (20)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (11)
* Japan (27)
* Kazakhstan (30)
* Kyrgyzstan (22)
* South Korea (7)
* Kosovo (2)
* Lithuania (7)
* Moldova (15)
* Mexico (6)
* Mongolia (4)
* Norway (6)
* Poland (18)
* Romania (15)
* South Africa (6)
* Serbia (4)
* Switzerland (5)
* Sweden (8)
* Tajikistan (2)
* Chinese Taipei (6)
* Tunisia (2)
* Turkey (30)
* Ukraine (28)
* United States (30)
* Uzbekistan (19)