1963 World Wrestling Championships
| 1963 World Freestyle Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Dates | 31 May – 2 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
| 1963 World Greco-Roman Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Dates | 1–3 July |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The following is the final results of the 1963 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union |
39 | Soviet Union |
37.5 |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
33.5 | Hungary |
18.5 |
| 3 | Turkey |
24 | Yugoslavia |
17 |
| 4 | Japan |
23 | Sweden |
16.5 |
| 5 | Iran |
13.5 | Bulgaria |
14.5 |
| 6 | United States |
11.5 | Turkey |
13 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey
|
Ali Aliyev Soviet Union
|
Stoyko Malov Bulgaria
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Aydin Ibrahimov Soviet Union
|
Hiroshi Ikeda Japan
|
Mladen Georgiev Bulgaria
|
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Osamu Watanabe Japan
|
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran
|
Stancho Kolev Bulgaria
|
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Iwao Horiuchi Japan
|
Zarbeg Beriashvili Soviet Union
|
Gregory Ruth United States
|
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Guram Sagaradze Soviet Union
|
Petko Dermendzhiev Bulgaria
|
İsmail Ogan Turkey
|
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria
|
Anatoly Albul Soviet Union
|
Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran
|
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
|
Valcho Kostov Bulgaria
|
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union
|
Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria
|
János Reznák Hungary
|
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Borivoj Vukov Yugoslavia
|
Ignazio Fabra Italy
|
Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
János Varga Hungary
|
Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia
|
Dinko Petrov Bulgaria
|
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Gennady Sapunov Soviet Union
|
Imre Polyák Hungary
|
Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria
|
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia
|
David Gvantseladze Soviet Union
|
Klaus Rost West Germany
|
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union
|
Rudolf Vesper East Germany
|
Bertil Nyström Sweden
|
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Tevfik Kış Turkey
|
Branislav Simić Yugoslavia
|
György Gurics Hungary
|
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Rostom Abashidze Soviet Union
|
Nicolae Martinescu Romania
|
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union
|
Ragnar Svensson Sweden
|
James Raschke United States
|