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 2021–2025 ==Individual Multiple-Time World Level Champions==

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 Abdulrashid Sadulaev, 2014–2024 7 World Level Championships Makharbek Khadartsev, 1986–1992 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 Kyle Snyder, 2015–2025 ==Team Championships==

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 8 World Level Championships / / 1956–2025 7 World Level Championships 1948–1994 3 World Level Championships 1964–2024 2 World Level Championships 1920–1928 / 2003–2024 1 World Level Championship 1908 1936 1952 ==See also==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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