1955 World Wrestling Championships
| 1955 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Karlsruhe, West Germany |
| Dates | 21–25 April 1955 |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
The 1955 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships were held in Karlsruhe, West Germany from 21 to 25 April 1955.[1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's Greco-Roman | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union |
41 |
| 2 | Sweden |
23 |
| 3 | Turkey |
19 |
| 4 | Finland |
15 |
| 5 | Italy |
14 |
| 6 | Hungary |
13 |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Ignazio Fabra Italy
|
Nail Garaev Soviet Union
|
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Vladimir Stashkevich Soviet Union
|
Yaşar Yılmaz Turkey
|
Pietro Lombardi Italy
|
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Imre Polyák Hungary
|
Müzahir Sille Turkey
|
Gunnar Håkansson Sweden
|
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Grigory Gamarnik Soviet Union
|
Kyösti Lehtonen Finland
|
Gustav Freij Sweden
|
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Vladimir Maneev Soviet Union
|
Anton Mackowiak West Germany
|
Milorad Arsić Yugoslavia
|
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Givi Kartozia Soviet Union
|
György Gurics Hungary
|
Horst Heß West Germany
|
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
Valentin Nikolayev Soviet Union
|
Veikko Lahti Finland
|
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden
|
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Aleksandr Mazur Soviet Union
|
Bertil Antonsson Sweden
|
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
References
- ^ "75 Years FILA" (PDF). FILA. p. 56. Retrieved 15 April 2025.