1969 World Wrestling Championships
| 1969 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Dates | 3–10 March 1969 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The 1969 World Wrestling Championships were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from 3 to 10 March 1969.[1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | .png){kind=small} United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 58 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union |
44 | Soviet Union |
53 |
| 2 | United States |
38 | Bulgaria |
26 |
| 3 | Iran |
37 | Romania |
23 |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
27 | Sweden |
20 |
| 5 | Japan |
25 | Finland |
12.5 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mongolia |
10 | West Germany |
12.5 |
Medal summary
Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Ebrahim Javadi Iran
|
Roman Dmitriev Soviet Union
|
Akihiko Umeda Japan
|
| 52 kg | Rick Sanders United States
|
Mohammad Ghorbani Iran
|
Tariel Alibegashvili Soviet Union
|
| 57 kg | Tadamichi Tanaka Japan
|
Donald Behm United States
|
Aboutaleb Talebi Iran
|
| 62 kg | Takeo Morita Japan
|
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Iran
|
Zagalav Abdulbekov Soviet Union
|
| 68 kg | Abdollah Movahed Iran
|
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria
|
Nodar Khokhashvili Soviet Union
|
| 74 kg | Zarbeg Beriashvili Soviet Union
|
Wayne Wells United States
|
Seiji Yamagata Japan
|
| 82 kg | Fred Fozzard United States
|
None awarded | None awarded |
| 90 kg | Boris Gurevich Soviet Union
|
Rusi Petrov Bulgaria
|
Henk Schenk United States
|
| 100 kg | Shota Lomidze Soviet Union
|
Larry Kristoff United States
|
Vasil Todorov Bulgaria
|
| +100 kg | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
|
Osman Duraliev Bulgaria
|
Abolfazl Anvari Iran
|
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Gheorghe Berceanu Romania
|
Rahim Aliabadi Iran
|
Vladislav Kustov Soviet Union
|
| 52 kg | Firouz Alizadeh Iran
|
Cornel Turturea Romania
|
Ivan Mikhailishin Soviet Union
|
| 57 kg | Rustam Kazakov Soviet Union
|
An Chun-young South Korea
|
David Hazewinkel United States
|
| 62 kg | Roman Rurua Soviet Union
|
Roland Svensson Sweden
|
Martti Laakso Finland
|
| 68 kg | Simion Popescu Romania
|
Sreten Damjanović Yugoslavia
|
Yury Grigoriev Soviet Union
|
| 74 kg | Viktor Igumenov Soviet Union
|
Eero Tapio Finland
|
Matti Poikala Sweden
|
| 82 kg | Petar Krumov Bulgaria
|
Omar Bliadze Soviet Union
|
Milan Nenadić Yugoslavia
|
| 90 kg | Aleksandr Yurkevich Soviet Union
|
Venko Tsintsarov Bulgaria
|
Nicolae Neguț Romania
|
| 100 kg | Nikolay Yakovenko Soviet Union
|
Stefan Petrov Bulgaria
|
Lennart Eriksson Sweden
|
| +100 kg | Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union
|
Wilfried Dietrich West Germany
|
Petar Donev Bulgaria
|
References
- ^ "75 Years FILA" (PDF). FILA. p. 56. Retrieved 18 April 2025.