Defunct Men’s freestyle World Wrestling Champiobships
Light flyweight 48 kg.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Mar del Plata | Ebrahim Javadi (IRI) | Roman Dmitriyev (URS) | Akihiko Umeda (JPN) |
| 1970 Edmonton | Ebrahim Javadi (IRI) | Akihiko Umeda (JPN) | Roman Dmitriyev (URS) |
| 1971 Sofia | Ebrahim Javadi (IRI) | Bazarragchaagiin Jamsran (MGL) | Ognyan Nikolov (BUL) |
| 1973 Tehran | Roman Dmitriyev (URS) | Hasan Isaev (BUL) | Ochirdolgoryn Enkhtaivan (MGL) |
| 1974 Istanbul | Hasan Isaev (BUL) | Rafig Hajiyev (URS) | Gordon Bertie (CAN) |
| 1975 Minsk | Hasan Isaev (BUL) | Anatoly Kharitonyuk (URS) | Kim Hwa-kyung (KOR) |
| 1977 Lausanne | Anatoly Beloglazov (URS) | Nobuo Fujisawa (JPN) | Kim Hwa-kyung (KOR) |
| 1978 Mexico City | Sergey Kornilayev (URS) | Nobuo Fujisawa (JPN) | Mohammad Bazmavar (IRI) |
| 1979 San Diego | Sergey Kornilayev (URS) | Bobby Weaver (USA) | Jan Falandys (POL) |
| 1981 Skopje | Sergey Kornilayev (URS) | Son Gab-do (KOR) | William Rosado (USA) |
| 1982 Edmonton | Sergey Kornilayev (URS) | Ali Mehmedov (BUL) | Šaban Trstena (YUG) |
| 1983 Kiev | Kim Chol-han (PRK) | Aleksandr Dorshu (URS) | Jan Falandys (POL) |
| 1985 Budapest | Kim Chol-han (PRK) | Majid Torkan (IRI) | Vasily Gogolev (URS) |
| 1986 Budapest | Ri Jae-sik (PRK) | László Bíró (HUN) | Mikhail Kushnir (URS) |
| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | Ri Jae-sik (PRK) | Lee Sang-ho (KOR) | Sergey Karamchakov (URS) |
| 1989 Martigny | Kim Jong-shin (KOR) | Ri Hak-son (PRK) | Gnel Medzhlumyan (URS) |
| 1990 Tokyo | Aldo Martínez (CUB) | Marian Nedkov (BUL) | Takashi Kobayashi (JPN) |
| 1991 Varna | Vugar Orujov (URS) | Kim Il (PRK) | Kim Jong-shin (KOR) |
| 1993 Toronto | Alexis Vila (CUB) | Vugar Orujov (BLR) | Jung Soon-won (KOR) |
| 1994 Istanbul | Alexis Vila (CUB) | Jung Soon-won (KOR) | Peter Yumshanov (RUS) |
| 1995 Atlanta | Vugar Orujov (RUS) | Alexis Vila (CUB) | Armen Mkrtchyan (ARM) |
Flyweight
- 52 kg: 1951–1995
- 54 kg: 1997–2001
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Helsinki | Ali Yücel (TUR) | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi (IRI) | Bengt Johansson (SWE) |
| 1954 Tokyo | Hüseyin Akbaş (TUR) | Yushu Kitano (JPN) | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze (URS) |
| 1957 Istanbul | Mehmet Kartal (TUR) | Mirian Tsalkalamanidze (URS) | Luigi Chinazzo (ITA) |
| 1959 Tehran | Ali Aliyev (URS) | Ahmet Bilek (TUR) | Muhammad Niaz Din (PAK) |
| 1961 Yokohama | Ali Aliyev (URS) | Nasrollah Soltaninejad (IRI) | Cemal Yanılmaz (TUR) |
| 1962 Toledo | Ali Aliyev (URS) | Noriyuki Harada (JPN) | Satılmış Tektaş (TUR) |
| 1963 Sofia | Cemal Yanılmaz (TUR) | Ali Aliyev (URS) | Stoyko Malov (BUL) |
| 1965 Manchester | Yoshihisa Yoshida (JPN) | Bayu Baev (BUL) | László Ölveti (HUN) |
| 1966 Toledo | Chang Chang-sun (KOR) | Yasuo Katsumura (JPN) | Rick Sanders (USA) |
| 1967 New Delhi | Shigeo Nakata (JPN) | Rick Sanders (USA) | Oh Jung-yong (KOR) |
| 1969 Mar del Plata | Rick Sanders (USA) | Mohammad Ghorbani (IRI) | Tariel Alibegashvili (URS) |
| 1970 Edmonton | Ali Rıza Alan (TUR) | Bayu Baev (BUL) | Mohammad Ghorbani (IRI) |
| 1971 Sofia | Mohammad Ghorbani (IRI) | Bayu Baev (BUL) | Aminulla Nasrullayev (URS) |
| 1973 Tehran | Ebrahim Javadi (IRI) | Arsen Allakhverdiyev (URS) | Yuji Takada (JPN) |
| 1974 Istanbul | Yuji Takada (JPN) | Ali Rıza Alan (TUR) | Roman Dmitriyev (URS) |
| 1975 Minsk | Yuji Takada (JPN) | Telman Pashayev (URS) | Dimitar Filipov (BUL) |
| 1977 Lausanne | Yuji Takada (JPN) | Władysław Stecyk (POL) | Hartmut Reich (GDR) |
| 1978 Mexico City | Anatoly Beloglazov (URS) | Hartmut Reich (GDR) | Luis Ocaña (CUB) |
| 1979 San Diego | Yuji Takada (JPN) | James Haines (USA) | Hartmut Reich (GDR) |
| 1981 Skopje | Toshio Asakura (JPN) | Hartmut Reich (GDR) | Nanzadyn Büregdaa (MGL) |
| 1982 Edmonton | Hartmut Reich (GDR) | Osman Efendiev (URS) | Joe Gonzales (USA) |
| 1983 Kiev | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | Toshio Asakura (JPN) | Anatoly Beloglazov (URS) |
| 1985 Budapest | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | Minatulla Daibov (URS) | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) |
| 1986 Budapest | Kim Yong-sik (PRK) | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) |
| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | Kim Yong-sik (PRK) | Mitsuru Sato (JPN) |
| 1989 Martigny | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) | Majid Torkan (IRI) |
| 1990 Tokyo | Majid Torkan (IRI) | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | Aslan Agayev (URS) |
| 1991 Varna | Zeke Jones (USA) | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | Vladimir Toguzov (URS) |
| 1993 Toronto | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI) | Sergey Zambalov (RUS) |
| 1994 Istanbul | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | Namig Abdullayev (AZE) | Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI) |
| 1995 Atlanta | Valentin Yordanov (BUL) | Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI) | Zeke Jones (USA) |
| 1997 Krasnoyarsk | Wilfredo García (CUB) | Jin Ju-dong (PRK) | Maulen Mamyrov (KAZ) |
| 1998 Tehran | Sammie Henson (USA) | Namig Abdullayev (AZE) | Gholamreza Mohammadi (IRI) |
| 1999 Ankara | Kim Woo-yong (KOR) | Adkham Achilov (UZB) | Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) |
| 2001 Sofia | Herman Kantoyeu (BLR) | Babak Nourzad (IRI) | Aleksandr Kantoyev (RUS) |
Bantamweight
- 58 kg: 1997–2001
- 55 kg: 2002–2013
| 1997 Krasnoyarsk | Mohammad Talaei (IRI) | Ramil Islamov (UZB) | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Tehran | Alireza Dabir (IRI) | Harun Doğan (TUR) | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) |
| 1999 Ankara | Harun Doğan (TUR) | Alireza Dabir (IRI) | Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) |
| 2001 Sofia | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL) | David Pogosian (GEO) |
| 2002 Tehran | René Montero (CUB) | Namig Abdullayev (AZE) | Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) |
| 2003 New York City | Dilshod Mansurov (UZB) | Ghenadie Tulbea (MDA) | Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) |
| 2005 Budapest | Dilshod Mansurov (UZB) | Radoslav Velikov (BUL) | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar (MGL) |
| Jon Hyon-guk (PRK) | |||
| 2006 Guangzhou | Radoslav Velikov (BUL) | Besik Kudukhov (RUS) | Namig Abdullayev (AZE) |
| Sammie Henson (USA) | |||
| 2007 Baku | Besik Kudukhov (RUS) | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar (MGL) | Rizvan Gadzhiev (BLR) |
| Andy Moreno (CUB) | |||
| 2009 Herning | Yang Kyong-il (PRK) | Sezar Akgül (TUR) | Rizvan Gadzhiev (BLR) |
| Viktor Lebedev (RUS) | |||
| 2010 Moscow | Viktor Lebedev (RUS) | Toghrul Asgarov (AZE) | Frank Chamizo (CUB) |
| Yasuhiro Inaba (JPN) | |||
| 2011 Istanbul | Viktor Lebedev (RUS) | Radoslav Velikov (BUL) | Hassan Rahimi (IRI) |
| Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ) | |||
| 2013 Budapest | Hassan Rahimi (IRI) | Amit Kumar Dahiya (IND) | Nariman Israpilov (RUS) |
| Sezar Akgül (TUR) |
Featherweight
- 62 kg: 1951–1961
- 63 kg: 1962–1967
- 62 kg: 1969–1995
- 63 kg: 1997–2001
- 60 kg: 2002–2013
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Helsinki | Nurettin Zafer (TUR) | Ilmari Ruikka (FIN) | Henry Holmberg (SWE) |
| 1954 Tokyo | Shozo Sasahara (JPN) | Bayram Şit (TUR) | Nikolay Musashvili (URS) |
| 1957 Istanbul | Mustafa Dağıstanlı (TUR) | Hossein Mollaghasemi (IRI) | Norayr Musheghyan (URS) |
| 1959 Tehran | Mustafa Dağıstanlı (TUR) | Stancho Kolev (BUL) | Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) |
| 1961 Yokohama | Vladimir Rubashvili (URS) | Yunus Pehlivan (TUR) | Hamid Tavakkol (IRI) |
| 1962 Toledo | Osamu Watanabe (JPN) | Mohammad Khadem (IRI) | Ewald Tauer (FRG) |
| 1963 Sofia | Osamu Watanabe (JPN) | Ebrahim Seifpour (IRI) | Stancho Kolev (BUL) |
| 1965 Manchester | Ebrahim Seifpour (IRI) | Stancho Kolev (BUL) | Takeo Morita (JPN) |
| 1966 Toledo | Masaaki Kaneko (JPN) | Bobby Douglas (USA) | Nihat Kabanlı (TUR) |
| 1967 New Delhi | Masaaki Kaneko (JPN) | Yelkan Tedeyev (URS) | Michael Young (USA) |
| 1969 Mar del Plata | Takeo Morita (JPN) | Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi (IRI) | Zagalav Abdulbekov (URS) |
| 1970 Edmonton | Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi (IRI) | Kiyoshi Abe (JPN) | Michael Young (USA) |
| 1971 Sofia | Zagalav Abdulbekov (URS) | Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi (IRI) | Kiyoshi Abe (JPN) |
| 1973 Tehran | Zagalav Abdulbekov (URS) | Heinz Stahr (GDR) | Mohammad Reza Navaei (IRI) |
| 1974 Istanbul | Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) | Doncho Zhekov (BUL) | Vehbi Akdağ (TUR) |
| 1975 Minsk | Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) | Théodule Toulotte (FRA) | Yang Jung-mo (KOR) |
| 1977 Lausanne | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | Jim Humphrey (USA) | Miho Dukov (BUL) |
| 1978 Mexico City | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | Yang Jung-mo (KOR) | Mohammad Rezaei (IRI) |
| 1979 San Diego | Vladimir Yumin (URS) | Miho Dukov (BUL) | Andre Metzger (USA) |
| 1981 Skopje | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | Marian Skubacz (POL) | Viktor Alekseyev (URS) |
| 1982 Edmonton | Sergey Beloglazov (URS) | Simeon Shterev (BUL) | József Orbán (HUN) |
| 1983 Kiev | Viktor Alekseyev (URS) | Lee Roy Smith (USA) | Simeon Shterev (BUL) |
| 1985 Budapest | Viktor Alekseyev (URS) | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) | Alben Kumbarov (BUL) |
| 1986 Budapest | Khazar Isayev (URS) | Joe McFarland (USA) | Avirmediin Enkhee (MGL) |
| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | John Smith (USA) | Khazar Isayev (URS) | Kazuhito Sakae (JPN) |
| 1989 Martigny | John Smith (USA) | Gary Bohay (CAN) | Karsten Polky (GDR) |
| 1990 Tokyo | John Smith (USA) | Rosen Vasilev (BUL) | Gadzhi Rashidov (URS) |
| 1991 Varna | John Smith (USA) | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | Gadzhi Rashidov (URS) |
| 1993 Toronto | Tom Brands (USA) | Lázaro Reinoso (CUB) | Ramil Ataollin (UZB) |
| 1994 Istanbul | Magomed Azizov (RUS) | Sergey Smal (BLR) | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) |
| 1995 Atlanta | Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) | Takahiro Wada (JPN) | Magomed Azizov (RUS) |
| 1997 Krasnoyarsk | Abbas Hajkenari (IRI) | Cary Kolat (USA) | Magomed Azizov (RUS) |
| 1998 Tehran | Serafim Barzakov (BUL) | Abbas Hajkenari (IRI) | Cary Kolat (USA) |
| 1999 Ankara | Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) | Jang Jae-sung (KOR) | Ramil Islamov (UZB) |
| 2001 Sofia | Serafim Barzakov (BUL) | Alireza Dabir (IRI) | Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) |
| 2002 Tehran | Aram Margaryan (ARM) | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar (MGL) | Mohammad Talaei (IRI) |
| 2003 New York City | Arif Abdullayev (AZE) | Yandro Quintana (CUB) | Song Jae-myung (KOR) |
| 2005 Budapest | Alan Dudayev (RUS) | Yandro Quintana (CUB) | Martin Berberyan (ARM) |
| Morad Mohammadi (IRI) | |||
| 2006 Guangzhou | Morad Mohammadi (IRI) | Mike Zadick (USA) | Noriyuki Takatsuka (JPN) |
| Mavlet Batirov (RUS) | |||
| 2007 Baku | Mavlet Batirov (RUS) | Anatolie Guidea (BUL) | Sahit Prizreni (ALB) |
| Bazar Bazarguruev (KGZ) | |||
| 2009 Herning | Besik Kudukhov (RUS) | Zelimkhan Huseynov (AZE) | Vasyl Fedoryshyn (UKR) |
| Dilshod Mansurov (UZB) | |||
| 2010 Moscow | Besik Kudukhov (RUS) | Vasyl Fedoryshyn (UKR) | Zelimkhan Huseynov (AZE) |
| Morad Mohammadi (IRI) | |||
| 2011 Istanbul | Besik Kudukhov (RUS) | Franklin Gómez (PUR) | Kenichi Yumoto (JPN) |
| Dauren Zhumagaziyev (KAZ) | |||
| 2013 Budapest | Bekkhan Goygereyev (RUS) | Vladimir Dubov (BUL) | Bajrang Punia (IND) |
| Masoud Esmaeilpour (IRI) |
Lightweight
- 67 kg: 1951–1961
- 70 kg: 1962–1967
- 68 kg: 1969–1995
- 69 kg: 1997–2001
- 66 kg: 2002–2013
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Helsinki | Olle Anderberg (SWE) | Garibaldo Nizzola (ITA) | İbrahim Zengin (TUR) |
| 1954 Tokyo | Jahanbakht Tofigh (IRI) | Olle Anderberg (SWE) | Sergey Gabaradze (URS) |
| 1957 Istanbul | Alimbeg Bestayev (URS) | Hayrullah Şahin (TUR) | Kazuo Abe (JPN) |
| 1959 Tehran | Vladimir Sinyavsky (URS) | Enyu Valchev (BUL) | Hayrullah Şahin (TUR) |
| 1961 Yokohama | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran (IRI) | Vladimir Sinyavsky (URS) | Udey Chand (IND) |
| 1962 Toledo | Enyu Valchev (BUL) | Robert Dzhganadze (URS) | Osvaldo Ferrari (ITA) |
| 1963 Sofia | Iwao Horiuchi (JPN) | Zarbeg Beriashvili (URS) | Gregory Ruth (USA) |
| 1965 Manchester | Abdollah Movahed (IRI) | Mahmut Atalay (TUR) | Zarbeg Beriashvili (URS) |
| 1966 Toledo | Abdollah Movahed (IRI) | Iwao Horiuchi (JPN) | Seyit Ahmet Ağralı (TUR) |
| 1967 New Delhi | Abdollah Movahed (IRI) | Zarbeg Beriashvili (URS) | Enyu Valchev (BUL) |
| 1969 Mar del Plata | Abdollah Movahed (IRI) | Enyu Valchev (BUL) | Nodar Khokhashvili (URS) |
| 1970 Edmonton | Abdollah Movahed (IRI) | Ismail Yuseinov (BUL) | Bobby Douglas (USA) |
| 1971 Sofia | Dan Gable (USA) | Vasily Kazakov (URS) | Ismail Yuseinov (BUL) |
| 1973 Tehran | Lloyd Keaser (USA) | Nasrulla Nasrullayev (URS) | János Kocsis (HUN) |
| 1974 Istanbul | Nasrulla Nasrullayev (URS) | Yasaburo Sugawara (JPN) | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) |
| 1975 Minsk | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) | Ismail Yuseinov (BUL) |
| 1977 Lausanne | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | Šaban Sejdi (YUG) | Zevegiin Oidov (MGL) |
| 1978 Mexico City | Pavel Pinigin (URS) | Akira Miyahara (JPN) | Ivan Yankov (BUL) |
| 1979 San Diego | Mikhail Charachura (URS) | Akira Miyahara (JPN) | Eberhard Probst (GDR) |
| 1981 Skopje | Saypulla Absaidov (URS) | Šaban Sejdi (YUG) | Kamen Penev (BUL) |
| 1982 Edmonton | Mikhail Charachura (URS) | Raúl Cascaret (CUB) | Eberhard Probst (GDR) |
| 1983 Kiev | Arsen Fadzayev (URS) | Buyandelgeriin Bold (MGL) | Kamen Penev (BUL) |
| 1985 Budapest | Arsen Fadzayev (URS) | Buyandelgeriin Bold (MGL) | Pat Sullivan (CAN) |
| 1986 Budapest | Arsen Fadzayev (URS) | Andre Metzger (USA) | Simeon Shterev (BUL) |
| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | Arsen Fadzayev (URS) | Georgios Athanasiadis (GRE) | Andre Metzger (USA) |
| 1989 Martigny | Boris Budayev (URS) | Kosei Akaishi (JPN) | Ahmet Çakıcı (FRG) |
| 1990 Tokyo | Arsen Fadzayev (URS) | Georgios Athanasiadis (GRE) | Jesús Rodríguez (CUB) |
| 1991 Varna | Arsen Fadzayev (URS) | Chris Wilson (CAN) | Valentin Getsov (BUL) |
| 1993 Toronto | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | Vadim Bogiyev (RUS) | Chris Wilson (CAN) |
| 1994 Istanbul | Alexander Leipold (GER) | Jesús Rodríguez (CUB) | Kenyebek Omuraliev (KGZ) |
| 1995 Atlanta | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | Akbar Fallah (IRI) | Jesús Rodríguez (CUB) |
| 1997 Krasnoyarsk | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | Hwang Sang-ho (KOR) | Zaza Zazirov (UKR) |
| 1998 Tehran | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | Zaza Zazirov (UKR) | Lincoln McIlravy (USA) |
| 1999 Ankara | Daniel Igali (CAN) | Lincoln McIlravy (USA) | Yüksel Şanlı (TUR) |
| 2001 Sofia | Nikolay Paslar (BUL) | Amir Tavakkolian (IRI) | Jang Jae-sung (KOR) |
| 2002 Tehran | Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) | Alireza Dabir (IRI) | Zaur Botaev (RUS) |
| 2003 New York City | Irbek Farniev (RUS) | Serafim Barzakov (BUL) | Kazuhiko Ikematsu (JPN) |
| 2005 Budapest | Makhach Murtazaliev (RUS) | Serafim Barzakov (BUL) | Geandry Garzón (CUB) |
| Otar Tushishvili (GEO) | |||
| 2006 Guangzhou | Bill Zadick (USA) | Otar Tushishvili (GEO) | Geandry Garzón (CUB) |
| Andriy Stadnik (UKR) | |||
| 2007 Baku | Ramazan Şahin (TUR) | Geandry Garzón (CUB) | Otar Tushishvili (GEO) |
| Irbek Farniev (RUS) | |||
| 2009 Herning | Mehdi Taghavi (IRI) | Rasul Dzhukayev (RUS) | Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (JPN) |
| Leonid Spiridonov (KAZ) | |||
| 2010 Moscow | Sushil Kumar (IND) | Alan Gogayev (RUS) | Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) |
| Geandry Garzón (CUB) | |||
| 2011 Istanbul | Mehdi Taghavi (IRI) | Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (JPN) | Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) |
| Liván López (CUB) | |||
| 2013 Budapest | David Safaryan (ARM) | Liván López (CUB) | Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran (MGL) |
| Magomed Kurbanaliev (RUS) |
Welterweight
- 73 kg: 1951–1961
- 78 kg: 1962–1967
- 76 kg: 1997–2001
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Helsinki | Celal Atik (TUR) | Aleksanteri Keisala (FIN) | Abdollah Mojtabavi (IRI) |
| 1954 Tokyo | Vakhtang Balavadze (URS) | Mohammad Ali Fardin (IRI) | Yutaka Kaneko (JPN) |
| 1957 Istanbul | Vakhtang Balavadze (URS) | İsmail Ogan (TUR) | Murtaza Murtazov (BUL) |
| 1959 Tehran | Emam-Ali Habibi (IRI) | Vakhtang Balavadze (URS) | İsmail Ogan (TUR) |
| 1961 Yokohama | Emam-Ali Habibi (IRI) | Mikhail Bekmurzov (URS) | Yutaka Kaneko (JPN) |
| 1962 Toledo | Emam-Ali Habibi (IRI) | Petko Dermendzhiev (BUL) | James Ferguson (USA) |
| 1963 Sofia | Guram Sagaradze (URS) | Petko Dermendzhiev (BUL) | İsmail Ogan (TUR) |
| 1965 Manchester | Guram Sagaradze (URS) | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran (IRI) | Yasuo Watanabe (JPN) |
| 1966 Toledo | Mahmut Atalay (TUR) | Guram Sagaradze (URS) | Hossein Tahami (IRI) |
| 1967 New Delhi | Daniel Robin (FRA) | Guram Sagaradze (URS) | Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) |
| 1997 Krasnoyarsk | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | Alexander Leipold (GER) | Miroslav Gochev (BUL) |
| 1998 Tehran | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | Moon Eui-jae (KOR) | Alexander Leipold (GER) |
| 1999 Ankara | Adam Saitiev (RUS) | Alexander Leipold (GER) | Adem Bereket (TUR) |
| 2001 Sofia | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | Moon Eui-jae (KOR) | Joe Williams (USA) |
Middleweight
- 79 kg: 1951–1961
- 87 kg: 1962–1967
- 82 kg: 1969–1995
- 85 kg: 1997–2001
- 84 kg: 2002–2013
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Helsinki | Haydar Zafer (TUR) | Gholamreza Takhti (IRI) | Göte Ekström (SWE) |
| 1954 Tokyo | Abbas Zandi (IRI) | İsmet Atlı (TUR) | Kazuo Katsuramoto (JPN) |
| 1957 Istanbul | Nabi Sorouri (IRI) | Georgy Skhirtladze (URS) | Hasan Güngör (TUR) |
| 1959 Tehran | Georgy Skhirtladze (URS) | Géza Hollósi (HUN) | Lothar Lippa (GDR) |
| 1961 Yokohama | Mansour Mehdizadeh (IRI) | Géza Hollósi (HUN) | Hans Antonsson (SWE) |
| 1962 Toledo | Mansour Mehdizadeh (IRI) | Hasan Güngör (TUR) | Shunichi Kawano (JPN) |
| 1963 Sofia | Prodan Gardzhev (BUL) | Anatoly Albul (URS) | Mansour Mehdizadeh (IRI) |
| 1965 Manchester | Mansour Mehdizadeh (IRI) | Francisc Balla (ROU) | Prodan Gardzhev (BUL) |
| 1966 Toledo | Prodan Gardzhev (BUL) | Hasan Güngör (TUR) | Josef Urban (TCH) |
| 1967 New Delhi | Boris Gurevich (URS) | Francisc Balla (ROU) | Jigjidiin Mönkhbat (MGL) |
| 1969 Mar del Plata | Fred Fozzard (USA) | None awarded | None awarded |
| 1970 Edmonton | Yury Shakhmuradov (URS) | Tatsuo Sasaki (JPN) | Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
| 1971 Sofia | Levan Tediashvili (URS) | Horst Stottmeister (GDR) | Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
| 1973 Tehran | Vasily Syulshin (URS) | Vasile Iorga (ROU) | Ismail Abilov (BUL) |
| 1974 Istanbul | Viktor Novozhilov (URS) | Mehmet Uzun (TUR) | Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
| 1975 Minsk | Adolf Seger (FRG) | Ismail Abilov (BUL) | Vasile Iorga (ROU) |
| 1977 Lausanne | Adolf Seger (FRG) | Magomedkhan Aratsilov (URS) | István Kovács (HUN) |
| 1978 Mexico City | Magomedkhan Aratsilov (URS) | Adolf Seger (FRG) | John Peterson (USA) |
| 1979 San Diego | István Kovács (HUN) | John Peterson (USA) | Magomedkhan Aratsilov (URS) |
| 1981 Skopje | Chris Campbell (USA) | Efraim Kamberov (BUL) | Grigory Danko (URS) |
| 1982 Edmonton | Taymuraz Dzgoev (URS) | Efraim Kamberov (BUL) | Dave Schultz (USA) |
| 1983 Kiev | Taymuraz Dzgoev (URS) | Zevegiin Düvchin (MGL) | Efraim Kamberov (BUL) |
| 1985 Budapest | Mark Schultz (USA) | Aleksandar Nanev (BUL) | Aleksandr Tambovtsev (URS) |
| 1986 Budapest | Vladimir Modosyan (URS) | Aleksandar Nanev (BUL) | Jozef Lohyňa (TCH) |
| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | Mark Schultz (USA) | Aleksandar Nanev (BUL) | Vladimir Modosyan (URS) |
| 1989 Martigny | Elmadi Zhabrailov (URS) | Melvin Douglas (USA) | Alcide Legrand (FRA) |
| 1990 Tokyo | Jozef Lohyňa (TCH) | Royce Alger (USA) | Puntsagiin Sükhbat (MGL) |
| 1991 Varna | Kevin Jackson (USA) | Jozef Lohyňa (TCH) | Sebahattin Öztürk (TUR) |
| 1993 Toronto | Sebahattin Öztürk (TUR) | Sagid Katinovasov (RUS) | Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) |
| 1994 Istanbul | Lukman Zhabrailov (MDA) | Sebahattin Öztürk (TUR) | Hans Gstöttner (GER) |
| 1995 Atlanta | Kevin Jackson (USA) | Elmadi Zhabrailov (KAZ) | Ruslan Khinchagov (UZB) |
| 1997 Krasnoyarsk | Les Gutches (USA) | Eldar Assanov (UKR) | Alireza Heidari (IRI) |
| 1998 Tehran | Alireza Heidari (IRI) | Magomed Ibragimov (MKD) | Yoel Romero (CUB) |
| 1999 Ankara | Yoel Romero (CUB) | Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS) | Les Gutches (USA) |
| 2001 Sofia | Khadzhimurad Magomedov (RUS) | Brandon Eggum (USA) | Yoel Romero (CUB) |
| 2002 Tehran | Adam Saitiev (RUS) | Yoel Romero (CUB) | Majid Khodaei (IRI) |
| 2003 New York City | Sazhid Sazhidov (RUS) | Cael Sanderson (USA) | Revaz Mindorashvili (GEO) |
| 2005 Budapest | Revaz Mindorashvili (GEO) | Yoel Romero (CUB) | Magomed Kurugliyev (KAZ) |
| Taras Danko (UKR) | |||
| 2006 Guangzhou | Sazhid Sazhidov (RUS) | Revaz Mindorashvili (GEO) | Reza Yazdani (IRI) |
| Zaurbek Sokhiev (UZB) | |||
| 2007 Baku | Georgy Ketoyev (RUS) | Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK) | Reza Yazdani (IRI) |
| Zaurbek Sokhiev (UZB) | |||
| 2009 Herning | Zaurbek Sokhiev (UZB) | Jake Herbert (USA) | Sharif Sharifov (AZE) |
| Ibragim Aldatov (UKR) | |||
| 2010 Moscow | Mihail Ganev (BUL) | Zaurbek Sokhiev (UZB) | Reineris Salas (CUB) |
| Soslan Ktsoyev (RUS) | |||
| 2011 Istanbul | Sharif Sharifov (AZE) | Ibragim Aldatov (UKR) | Dato Marsagishvili (GEO) |
| Albert Saritov (RUS) | |||
| 2013 Budapest | Ibragim Aldatov (UKR) | Reineris Salas (CUB) | István Veréb (HUN) |
| Ehsan Lashgari (IRI) |
Light heavyweight
- 87 kg: 1951–1961
- 90 kg: 1969–1995
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Helsinki | Yaşar Doğu (TUR) | Viking Palm (SWE) | Max Leichter (FRG) |
| 1954 Tokyo | August Englas (URS) | Adil Atan (TUR) | Viking Palm (SWE) |
| 1957 Istanbul | Petko Sirakov (BUL) | Boris Kulayev (URS) | İsmet Atlı (TUR) |
| 1959 Tehran | Gholamreza Takhti (IRI) | Petko Sirakov (BUL) | Maurice Jacquel (FRA) |
| 1961 Yokohama | Gholamreza Takhti (IRI) | Boris Gurevich (URS) | Hasan Güngör (TUR) |
| 1969 Mar del Plata | Boris Gurevich (URS) | Rusi Petrov (BUL) | Henk Schenk (USA) |
| 1970 Edmonton | Gennady Strakhov (URS) | Bill Harlow (USA) | Makoto Kamada (JPN) |
| 1971 Sofia | Rusi Petrov (BUL) | Paweł Kurczewski (POL) | Russ Hellickson (USA) |
| 1973 Tehran | Levan Tediashvili (URS) | Horst Stottmeister (GDR) | Ben Peterson (USA) |
| 1974 Istanbul | Levan Tediashvili (URS) | Ismail Abilov (BUL) | Mehmet Güçlü (TUR) |
| 1975 Minsk | Levan Tediashvili (URS) | Horst Stottmeister (GDR) | Shukri Lyutviev (BUL) |
| 1977 Lausanne | Anatoly Prokopchuk (URS) | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | Shukri Lyutviev (BUL) |
| 1978 Mexico City | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | Anatoly Prokopchuk (URS) | İsmail Temiz (TUR) |
| 1979 San Diego | Khasan Ortzev (URS) | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | Ivan Ginov (BUL) |
| 1981 Skopje | Sanasar Oganisyan (URS) | Ivan Ginov (BUL) | Uwe Neupert (GDR) |
| 1982 Edmonton | Uwe Neupert (GDR) | Clark Davis (CAN) | Viktor Batnia (URS) |
| 1983 Kiev | Petr Naniev (URS) | Ivan Ginov (BUL) | Uwe Neupert (GDR) |
| 1985 Budapest | Bill Scherr (USA) | Roland Dudziak (GDR) | Ali Aliev (BUL) |
| 1986 Budapest | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | Torsten Wagner (GDR) | Jim Scherr (USA) |
| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | Jim Scherr (USA) | Jerzy Nieć (POL) |
| 1989 Martigny | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | Jim Scherr (USA) | Gábor Tóth (HUN) |
| 1990 Tokyo | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | Chris Campbell (USA) | Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi (IRI) |
| 1991 Varna | Makharbek Khadartsev (URS) | Heraklis Deskoulidis (GRE) | Roberto Limonta (CUB) |
| 1993 Toronto | Melvin Douglas (USA) | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) |
| 1994 Istanbul | Rasoul Khadem (IRI) | Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) | Melvin Douglas (USA) |
| 1995 Atlanta | Rasoul Khadem (IRI) | Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) | Melvin Douglas (USA) |
Heavyweight
- +87 kg: 1951–1961
- +97 kg: 1962–1967
- 100 kg: 1969–1995
- 96 kg: 2002–2013
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Helsinki | Bertil Antonsson (SWE) | Pauli Riihimäki (FIN) | Natale Vecchi (ITA) |
| 1954 Tokyo | Arsen Mekokishvili (URS) | Bertil Antonsson (SWE) | İrfan Atan (TUR) |
| 1957 Istanbul | Hamit Kaplan (TUR) | Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) | Husein Mehmedov (BUL) |
| 1959 Tehran | Lyutvi Ahmedov (BUL) | Hamit Kaplan (TUR) | Savkuds Dzarasov (URS) |
| 1961 Yokohama | Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) | Hamit Kaplan (TUR) | Aleksandr Medved (URS) |
| 1962 Toledo | Aleksandr Ivanitsky (URS) | Lyutvi Ahmedov (BUL) | Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) |
| 1963 Sofia | Aleksandr Ivanitsky (URS) | Lyutvi Ahmedov (BUL) | János Reznák (HUN) |
| 1965 Manchester | Aleksandr Ivanitsky (URS) | Lyutvi Ahmedov (BUL) | Larry Kristoff (USA) |
| 1966 Toledo | Aleksandr Ivanitsky (URS) | Larry Kristoff (USA) | Abolfazl Anvari (IRI) |
| 1967 New Delhi | Aleksandr Medved (URS) | Osman Duraliev (BUL) | Larry Kristoff (USA) |
| 1969 Mar del Plata | Shota Lomidze (URS) | Larry Kristoff (USA) | Vasil Todorov (BUL) |
| 1970 Edmonton | Vladimir Gulyutkin (URS) | Larry Kristoff (USA) | Gıyasettin Yılmaz (TUR) |
| 1971 Sofia | Shota Lomidze (URS) | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL) | Vasil Todorov (BUL) |
| 1973 Tehran | Ivan Yarygin (URS) | József Csatári (HUN) | Dimitar Nekov (BUL) |
| 1974 Istanbul | Vladimir Gulyutkin (URS) | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL) | Harald Büttner (GDR) |
| 1975 Minsk | Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (MGL) | Harald Büttner (GDR) | Vladimir Gulyutkin (URS) |
| 1977 Lausanne | Aslanbek Bisultanov (URS) | Harald Büttner (GDR) | Vasile Pușcașu (ROU) |
| 1978 Mexico City | Harald Büttner (GDR) | Levan Tediashvili (URS) | Bárbaro Morgan (CUB) |
| 1979 San Diego | Ilya Mate (URS) | Russ Hellickson (USA) | Vasile Pușcașu (ROU) |
| 1981 Skopje | Roland Gehrke (GDR) | Greg Gibson (USA) | Ilya Mate (URS) |
| 1982 Edmonton | Ilya Mate (URS) | Slavcho Chervenkov (BUL) | Greg Gibson (USA) |
| 1983 Kiev | Aslan Khadartsev (URS) | Greg Gibson (USA) | Georgi Yanchev (BUL) |
| 1985 Budapest | Leri Khabelov (URS) | Clark Davis (CAN) | Uwe Neupert (GDR) |
| 1986 Budapest | Aslan Khadartsev (URS) | Bill Scherr (USA) | Georgi Yanchev (BUL) |
| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | Leri Khabelov (URS) | Vasile Pușcașu (ROU) | Bill Scherr (USA) |
| 1989 Martigny | Akhmed Atavov (URS) | Bill Scherr (USA) | Uwe Neupert (GDR) |
| 1990 Tokyo | Leri Khabelov (URS) | Stoyan Nenchev (BUL) | Kirk Trost (USA) |
| 1991 Varna | Leri Khabelov (URS) | Mark Coleman (USA) | Heiko Balz (GER) |
| 1993 Toronto | Leri Khabelov (RUS) | Ali Kayalı (TUR) | Heiko Balz (GER) |
| 1994 Istanbul | Arawat Sabejew (GER) | Davud Magomedov (AZE) | David Musulbes (RUS) |
| 1995 Atlanta | Kurt Angle (USA) | Arawat Sabejew (GER) | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) |
| 2002 Tehran | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | Alireza Heidari (IRI) | Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) |
| 2003 New York City | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | Alireza Heidari (IRI) | Krasimir Kochev (BUL) |
| 2005 Budapest | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) |
| Vasyl Tesmynetskyi (UKR) | |||
| 2006 Guangzhou | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) |
| Michel Batista (CUB) | |||
| 2007 Baku | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | Saeid Ebrahimi (IRI) | Daniel Cormier (USA) |
| Kurban Kurbanov (UZB) | |||
| 2009 Herning | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) |
| Serhat Balcı (TUR) | |||
| 2010 Moscow | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) |
| Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | |||
| 2011 Istanbul | Reza Yazdani (IRI) | Serhat Balcı (TUR) | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) |
| Jake Varner (USA) | |||
| 2013 Budapest | Reza Yazdani (IRI) | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | Anzor Boltukayev (RUS) |
| Pavlo Oliynyk (UKR) |
Super heavyweight
- +100 kg: 1969–1983
- 130 kg: 1985–2001
- 120 kg: 2002–2013
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Mar del Plata | Aleksandr Medved (URS) | Osman Duraliev (BUL) | Abolfazl Anvari (IRI) |
| 1970 Edmonton | Aleksandr Medved (URS) | Osman Duraliev (BUL) | Peter Germer (GDR) |
| 1971 Sofia | Aleksandr Medved (URS) | Osman Duraliev (BUL) | Stanisław Makowiecki (POL) |
| 1973 Tehran | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | Boyan Boev (BUL) | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) |
| 1974 Istanbul | Ladislau Șimon (ROU) | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | Boyan Boev (BUL) |
| 1975 Minsk | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | Roland Gehrke (GDR) | Heinz Eichelbaum (FRG) |
| 1977 Lausanne | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | Marin Gerchev (BUL) | József Balla (HUN) |
| 1978 Mexico City | Soslan Andiyev (URS) | Reza Soukhteh-Saraei (IRI) | Roland Gehrke (GDR) |
| 1979 San Diego | Salman Khasimikov (URS) | Roland Gehrke (GDR) | Andrei Ianko (ROU) |
| 1981 Skopje | Salman Khasimikov (URS) | Reza Soukhteh-Saraei (IRI) | Adam Sandurski (POL) |
| 1982 Edmonton | Salman Khasimikov (URS) | Adam Sandurski (POL) | Andreas Schröder (GDR) |
| 1983 Kiev | Salman Khasimikov (URS) | Adam Sandurski (POL) | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) |
| 1985 Budapest | David Gobejishvili (URS) | József Balla (HUN) | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) |
| 1986 Budapest | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) | David Gobejishvili (URS) | Andreas Schröder (GDR) |
| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand | Aslan Khadartsev (URS) | Andreas Schröder (GDR) | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) |
| 1989 Martigny | Alireza Soleimani (IRI) | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) | Aslan Khadartsev (URS) |
| 1990 Tokyo | David Gobejishvili (URS) | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) | Hayri Sezgin (TUR) |
| 1991 Varna | Andreas Schröder (GER) | Gennady Shiltsov (URS) | Jeffrey Thue (CAN) |
| 1993 Toronto | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) | Mirabi Valiyev (UKR) | Andrey Shumilin (RUS) |
| 1994 Istanbul | Mahmut Demir (TUR) | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) | Aleksey Medvedev (BLR) |
| 1995 Atlanta | Bruce Baumgartner (USA) | Sven Thiele (GER) | Leri Khabelov (RUS) |
| 1997 Krasnoyarsk | Zekeriya Güçlü (TUR) | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | David Musulbes (RUS) |
| 1998 Tehran | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | Rasoul Khadem (IRI) | Andrey Shumilin (RUS) |
| 1999 Ankara | Stephen Neal (USA) | Andrey Shumilin (RUS) | Abbas Jadidi (IRI) |
| 2001 Sofia | David Musulbes (RUS) | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) |
| 2002 Tehran | David Musulbes (RUS) | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | Aydın Polatçı (TUR) |
| 2003 New York City | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | Kerry McCoy (USA) | Alireza Rezaei (IRI) |
| 2005 Budapest | Aydın Polatçı (TUR) | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | Ottó Aubéli (HUN) |
| Tolly Thompson (USA) | |||
| 2006 Guangzhou | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov (RUS) | Ruslan Basiev (ARM) |
| Fardin Masoumi (IRI) | |||
| 2007 Baku | Bilyal Makhov (RUS) | Alexis Rodríguez (CUB) | Vadim Tasoyev (UKR) |
| Artur Taymazov (UZB) | |||
| 2009 Herning | Bilyal Makhov (RUS) | Fardin Masoumi (IRI) | Ioannis Arzoumanidis (GRE) |
| Tervel Dlagnev (USA) | |||
| 2010 Moscow | Bilyal Makhov (RUS) | Artur Taymazov (UZB) | Levan Berianidze (GEO) |
| Ioannis Arzoumanidis (GRE) | |||
| 2011 Istanbul | Aleksey Shemarov (BLR) | Bilyal Makhov (RUS) | Jamaladdin Magomedov (AZE) |
| Davit Modzmanashvili (GEO) | |||
| 2013 Budapest | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | Alen Zasyeyev (UKR) | Geno Petriashvili (GEO) |
| Taha Akgül (TUR) |