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.