1961 World Wrestling Championships
| 1961 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Yokohama, Japan |
| Dates | 2–7 June |
| Stadium | Hiyoshi Commemorative Hall |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| Greco-Roman |  Soviet Union |
The 1961 World Wrestling Championships were held in Yokohama, Japan.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Romania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  United Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Turkey | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran |
41 | Soviet Union |
38 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
33 | Turkey |
27.5 |
| 3 | Turkey |
26 | Romania |
23.5 |
| 4 | Japan |
15 | Hungary |
15 |
| 5 | Hungary |
13 | Yugoslavia |
12 |
| 6 |  United States |
11.5 | Czechoslovakia |
8.5 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Ali Aliyev Soviet Union
|
Nasrollah Soltaninejad Iran
|
Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran
|
János Varga Hungary
|
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey
|
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Vladimir Rubashvili Soviet Union
|
Yunus Pehlivan Turkey
|
Hamid Tavakkol Iran
|
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran Iran
|
Vladimir Sinyavsky Soviet Union
|
Udey Chand India
|
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran
|
Mikhail Bekmurzov Soviet Union
|
Yutaka Kaneko Japan
|
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran
|
Géza Hollósi Hungary
|
Hans Antonsson Sweden
|
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran
|
Boris Gurevich Soviet Union
|
Hasan Güngör Turkey
|
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Wilfried Dietrich West Germany
|
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
|
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Armais Sayadov Soviet Union
|
Dumitru Pârvulescu Romania
|
Burhan Bozkurt Turkey
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Oleg Karavayev Soviet Union
|
Ion Cernea Romania
|
Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia
|
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Moustafa Hamid Mansour United Arab Republic
|
Yaşar Yılmaz Turkey
|
Alireza Ghelichkhani Iran
|
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Avtandil Koridze Soviet Union
|
Imre Polyák Hungary
|
Branislav Martinović Yugoslavia
|
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Valeriu Bularca Romania
|
Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia
|
Ziya Doğan Turkey
|
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Vasily Zenin Soviet Union
|
Bertil Nyström Sweden
|
Yavuz Selekman Turkey
|
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
György Gurics Hungary
|
Arkady Tkachev Soviet Union
|
Gheorghe Popovici Romania
|
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
István Kozma Hungary
|