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

1908

1920

1924–1936

1948–1968

1969–1996

1997–2001

2002–2013

2014–2017

2018–2019

2021

2021–2023

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

7 World Level Championships

Makharbek Khadartsev, 1986–1992

Abdulrashid Sadulaev, 2014–2021

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

2 World Level Championships

1920–1928

1964–1968

1 World Level Championship

1908

1936

1952

2003

See also

• List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
• United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
• Soviet and Russian results in men's freestyle wrestling
• Iranian results in men's freestyle wrestling
• List of World and Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman wrestling
• List of World and Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestling

References

• FILA Wrestling Database