List of Cadet, Junior, and Espoir World Champions in men's freestyle wrestling

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The age limitations for many of the Cadet and Junior World Championships are no longer easily ascertainable, and in many cases the ages listed below are unverified estimates. There were two Junior World Championships held in 1979 and 1980.

In the lists below, champions whose names are colored in gold, silver, or bronze, represent the highest placing medal they would win later on at the corresponding senior level World Championships or Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling. Champions colored in blue, are those who did not medal but would later represent their country at the senior level in the World Championships or Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling.

List of 15 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Cadet Worlds, 1975 (15 and under)

Year 23 kg 26 kg 29 kg 32 kg 35 kg 38 kg 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 55 kg 60 kg 65 kg 65+ kg
1975 Dominican Republic Angel Cespedes
Saul Leslie
Peru John Trujilano United States Mark Sprague United States Stanley Kline United States Dane Tussel United States Don St. James Mexico Daniel Barrientos Argentina Sergio Rojas Venezuela Jose Ventura United States John McNolty United States Lance Anzivine Puerto Rico Carlos Rossi

Cadet Worlds, 1980 (15 and under)

Year 28 kg 30 kg 32 kg 35 kg 38 kg 41 kg 45 kg 49 kg 53 kg 57 kg 62 kg 67 kg 67+ kg
1980 India Rajender Singh Mexico Arturo Martinez United States Bobby Malatesta India Virender Singh United States Cory Baze United States Joe Melchiore India Vinod Kumar Iraq Muhtar Kassim Iraq Raid Aiyal United States Johnny Scott Iraq Hatham Challoob Iraq Mohammed Hussain Nadhum Iraq Hussain Kadhum

Cadet Worlds, 1983 (15 and under)

Year 28 kg 30 kg 32 kg 35 kg 38 kg 41 kg 45 kg 49 kg 53 kg 57 kg 62 kg 67 kg 67+ kg
1983 United States Erin Millsap United States Scott Bates United Kingdom David Ogden United States Travis West Italy Giovanni Schillaci India Sambhagi Pail India Jaspal Singh India Jai Prakash India Mahabir Singh United States Derek Fix Colombia Luis Fernando Palomino United States Todd Elrod United States Kelly Lamb

List of 16 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Cadet Worlds, 1987–1996 (16 and under)

Year 40 kg 43 kg 47 kg 51 kg 55 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 76 kg 83 kg 95 kg
1987 Turkey Fazlı Yeter Turkey Fatih Şengül India Inderji Singh United Kingdom Darren Wood United States Mark Fergeson India Ranbir Singh United States Mike Klinglesmith Turkey Mustafa Sarıoğlu Canada Justin Abdou India Randhir Singh United States Erik Wisch
1988 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1989 South Korea Chan-Yul Jeon Turkey İbrahim Üngör Turkey Mükremin Kızılkaya South Korea Sun-Hak Kim United States Cary Kolat South Korea Sang-Pil Son Hungary Imre Baranyi Turkey Osman Albayrak Hungary Tamas Gal United States Nick Hall United States David Rogers
1990 India Satyawan Turkey Harun Doğan Iran Saeid Yaghmori Turkey Ali Bekler Soviet Union David Pogoschin Soviet Union Igor Kupeev Cuba Luis Tonge Laolao Czech Republic Viliam Danis India Shamsher Singh Soviet Union Lucka Kochija Iran Mohammed Reza Kaveh Tabar
1991 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sadik Ferati Turkey Arif Kama Turkey Harun Doğan Turkey Hayri Yücel Soviet Union Zaudin Boev Turkey Adem Kaya Cuba Daniel Gonzalez Aguilllera Soviet Union Osman Dshurtubaev Turkey Günay Köseoğlu Soviet Union Murad Osmanev Turkey Tolga İpek
1992 Romania Gheorghe Corduneanu India Rajesh Kumar Turkey Recep Zencirci Iran Azizi Klarijini Russia Rafael Kurbanov Ukraine Alexander Melnik Turkey Kadir Kurtoğlu Georgia (country) Iosif Mekrishvili Turkey Vedat Kartal Russia Alexey Kaziev
Alireza Rezaie
1993 Russia Adam Saitiev Russia Murad Umakhanov India Rakesh Kumar United States Luis Blanco United States Eric Guerrero Mongolia Buyantogt Tsogtbaatar Russia Roman Dzhusoev Kazakhstan Dzhambulat Aliev Turkey Recayi Göl Georgia (country) Nikolos Begashvili Iran Jamal Abolghasem
1994 Russia Zaur Botaev South Korea Her Jung Russia Umar Gugaev Turkey Cemil Kaskaya Russia Magomedali Magomedaliev Russia Umar Raurbiev Russia Ramzan Murtazaliev Azerbaijan Giticha Ibragimov Russia Gennadiy Laliyev Hungary Andras Balla Russia Vitali Martushov
1995 Azerbaijan Gampios Ibragimov Russia Murad Umarov Russia Souchrab Khiziev Kyrgyzstan Ernis Bazrkulov Ukraine Ilya Stoyanov Russia Soslan Tomaev Russia Vadim Gigolayev Russia Shamil Aliev Russia Sazhid Sazhidov Russia Gennadiy Laliyev Armenia Magomedov Garaev
1996 Azerbaijan Reza Chalilov Azerbaijan Abil Abrahimov Iran Morteza Khoskbahkt Russia Magomed Nabiev Kyrgyzstan Symenkul Tabaldiev Iran Mashallah Hosseini Sarangkeh Russia Murad Gaidarov Russia Magomed Magomedov Iraq Ziad Raja Russia Alan Makiev Georgia (country) David Otiasvili

List of 17 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Cadet Worlds, 1997–1998 (17 and under)

Year 42 kg 45 kg 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 83 kg 95 kg
1997 Poland Krystian Brzozowski Russia Ramiz Ramzanov Azerbaijan Ibragim Abil Iran Ramin Ghorbani Kyrgyzstan Dmitri Michailov India Ramesh Kumar Russia Yusuf Gazanov Russia Rustam Tschuchev India Anil Kumar Russia Guri Gugev
1998 Azerbaijan Namig Sevdimov
Sushil Kumar
Moldova Tudor Verlan Azerbaijan A. Ismailov Turkey Erhan Bakır Russia Akhmed Yussupov Russia Khasbulatov Azerbaijan Zia Aliyev Turkey Serhat Balcı Russia Chutawa

Cadet Worlds, 1999 (17 and under)

Year 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 100 kg
1999 India Yogeshwar Dutt Azerbaijan Namig Sevdimov
Sushil Kumar
United States Justin Lester Turkey Erhan Bakır Georgia (country) Nikoloz Lobsanidze Azerbaijan Kazbek Dagataev Russia Sergey Vitkovski Kazakhstan Nurzhan Katayev Iran Yasser Nourzaee

Youth Olympic Games, 2010 (17 and Under)

Year 46 kg 54 kg 63 kg 76 kg 100 kg
2010 Russia Aldar Balzhinimayev Japan Yuki Takahashi Russia Azamatbi Pshnatlov Turkey Rasul Kalaycı Azerbaijan Ali Magomedibirov

Cadet Worlds, 2011–2013 (17 and under)

Year 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 100 kg
2011 Russia Zaur Uguev Kazakhstan Vladimir Kudrin Russia Gadzhimurad Rashidov Azerbaijan Sultan Nasrullaev India Ashih Prahlad Singh Iran Mehran Babaei Russia Magomedgadzhi Imanshapiev Kazakhstan Elkhan Assadov Iran Hatem Aliakbarzadeh United States Adam Coon
2012 Azerbaijan Cosgun Mammadov Russia Zaur Uguev Iran Ali Mohammadzadehnagharchi Russia Gadzhimurad Rashidov Azerbaijan Jahid Hasanzade United States Zain Retherford Georgia (country) Omari Gurjidze Russia Abdulrashid Sadulaev Russia Inal Tasoev Russia Georgi Gogaev
2013 Japan Matsui Ryo Kazakhstan Darkhan Kalkenov Russia Abdulgav Shakhbanov Ukraine Andriy Yatsenko Turkey Selim Kozan United States Aaron Pico Azerbaijan Abdulmuslim Mukhuddinov Russia Batyrbek Tsakulov Russia Abdulrashid Sadulaev Russia Zaur Kotchiev

Youth Olympic Games, 2014 (17 and Under)

Year 46 kg 54 kg 63 kg 76 kg 100 kg
2014 Russia Ismail Gadzhiev Kazakhstan Mukhamed Kuatbek Azerbaijan Teymur Mammadov Japan Yamasaki Yajyuro Azerbaijan Hajizada Igbal

Cadet Worlds, 2014–2017 (17 and Under)

Year 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 100 kg
2014 Iran Alireza Goodarzi Iran Erfan Aeini United States Spencer Lee Ukraine Andriy Yatsenko Russia David Baev Azerbaijan Parviz Ahmadov United States Mason Manville United States Mark Hall Azerbaijan Shamil Abdullaev Georgia (country) Givi Matcharachvili
2015 Russia Ivan Okonechnikov Russia Aleksey Kopylov India Anil Anil Japan Takuto Otoguro United States Yianni Diakomihalis United States Jarod Verkleeren United States Jacob Folsom Russia Aslanbek Gvaramia Russia Soslanbek Lavoev United States Gable Steveson
2016 United States Kurt McHenry Russia Zagir Shakhiev Russia Petr Kopylov Ukraine Andrey Dzhelep Iran Amir Hossein Maghsoudi United States Yianni Diakomihalis Azerbaijan Abubakr Abakarov Georgia (country) Miriani Maisuradze India Deepak Punia United States Gable Steveson
2017 Azerbaijan Alihasan Amirli United States Kurt McHenry Russia Fedor Baltuev Iran Mehdi Esghivasoukola Japan Ryuto Sakaki Russia Inar Ketiia United States Will Lewan United States Aaron Brooks Russia Alan Bagaev United States Daniel Kerkvliet

Youth Olympic Games, 2018 (17 and Under)

Year 48 kg 55 kg 65 kg 80 kg 110 kg
2018 Uzbekistan Umidjon Jalolov United States Robert Kelly Howard Azerbaijan Turan Bayramov Russia Akhmedkhan Tembotov Russia Sergey Kozyrev

Cadet Worlds, 2018– (17 and Under)

Year 45 kg 48 kg 51 kg 55 kg 60 kg 65 kg 71 kg 80 kg 92 kg 110 kg
2018 Iran Rahman Amouzad Azerbaijan Alihasan Amirli United States Matthew James Ramos Uzbekistan Jamshidbek Marufov Turkey Hamza Alaca Azerbaijan Turan Bayramov Georgia (country) Bagrati Gagnidze Russia Dmitrii Elkanov Iran Ali Reza Abbasali Abdollahi Iran Amir Hossein Zare
2019 United States Marc-Anthony McGowan Iran Rahman Amouzad Russia Mukhamed Takhir Khaniev Uzbekistan Umidjon Jalolov Russia Arip Abdulaev Azerbaijan Dzhabrail Gadzhiev Russia Soslan Albertovitch Tigiev Iran Amir Hossein Firouzpour Iran Soheyl Abdolghader Yousefi Sangani Russia Arsamag Zasseev
2020 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2021 United States Bowen William Bassett India Aman Iran Ali Mahmoud Khorramdel Russia Magomed Baitukaev Uzbekistan Kamronbek Kadamov United States Meyer Shapiro Iran Seyed Hassan Esmailnezhad India Sagar Jaglan Turkey Rıfat Eren Gıdak Iran Amir Reza Masoumi
2022 United States Domenic Munaretto Azerbaijan Vasif Baghirov United States Luke Lilledahl Kazakhstan Daryn Askerbek Iran Ebrahim Elahichouran Azerbaijan Ilyas Isayev United States Joseph Sealey India Mor Sachin Kazakhstan Kamil Kurugliev United States Koy Hopke
2023 Iran Ahora Khateri United States Paul Joseph Kenny Japan Yamato Ogawa United States Marcus Blaze Japan Akito MAEHARA Iran Sina Khalili United States Ladarion Lockett Russia Magomed Idrisov Georgia (country) Sandro Kurashvili Azerbaijan Yusif Dursunov

List of 18 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Junior Worlds, 1969 (18 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg
1969 Soviet Union Ilarion Fedoseev United States Bill Martin United States Larry Morgan Japan Saito Katsuhiko Japan Kikuo Wada Soviet Union Akako Chochashvili United States Richard Binek United States Bill Bragg United States Mike Brundage
Soslan Andiev

Junior Worlds, 1971 (18 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 100+ kg
1971 Japan Matsuhashi Yoshiyuki Turkey Salim Bak Japan Onishi Toshinobu Soviet Union V. Sokolov Soviet Union David Kvalelashvili Iran S. Jabbar Mehdioun Iran A. Esamaili Iran A. Pramadian
Salman Khasimikov
United States Mark Bittick

Junior Worlds, 1978 (18 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg
1978 United States ? Kistler United States ? Riley Iran ? El Yasi Belgium Sesers Iran ? Ashkenaz Iran Mahmoud Mamuran Greece ? Iraklis United States ? Tufto Iran Amir Ghanji United States ? Sherlock

Junior Worlds, 1980 (18 and Under)

Year 38 kg 40 kg 42 kg 45 kg 48 kg 51 kg 55 kg 59 kg 63 kg 68 kg 73 kg 78 kg 78+ kg
1980 United States Hans Houser Iran Majid Torkan Iran Esmail Agha Haddi Mexico Marco Antonio Martinez Iran R. Rowshan Iran Jabbar Parsi Iran Morteza Hosseinzadeh United States Mark Sprague Iran Mahmoud Kadhkodaee Iran Nasser Ahmaddi Sweden Anders Eriksson United States Mike Davies United States Dean Hall

Junior Worlds, 1980 (18 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg
1980 Mexico Bernardo Olvera Gonzalez Japan Kina Kiyokuni United States Kevin Darkus United States Mark Timok United States Duane Goldman United States John Johnson Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bairan Coroli United States Dan Chaid United States Kahlan O'Hara United States Randy Taylor

Cadet Worlds, 1982 (18 and under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg
1982 South Korea Kyung-Sun No Soviet Union Serik Alnimbaev Soviet Union Evgeni Kuralenok United States Joe Ghezzi United States Tony Cook Soviet Union Magomednebi Badatov Soviet Union Kazbek Demurov Soviet Union Makharbek Khadartsev Soviet Union Leri Khabelov Soviet Union Alexander Mutoshvili

Junior Worlds, 1983–1984 (18 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg
1983 South Korea Young-Jin Soviet Union Evgeni Musoyan United States Joe Melchiore Soviet Union Nikolai Garkin Soviet Union Magomed Magomedov Soviet Union Aleksander Siniagin Soviet Union Vakhtang Dolidze Soviet Union Yuri Ovcharenko Soviet Union Makharbek Khadartsev Greece Panagiotis Poikilidis
1984 United States Chris Bollin Japan Kanahama Ryo United States Ken Chertow United States John Fisher United States Len Bernstein South Korea Chang Jae-Myung United States Chris Geneser United States John Ginther Germany Stefan Krische United States Jeff Ellis

Junior Worlds, 1986 (18 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 130 kg
1986 Bulgaria Nikolai Kasabov
Kim Yong-Sik
Romania Danut-Dumitru Prefit North Korea Kim Song-U Soviet Union Eskender Tonsupov Soviet Union Saguid Katinovasov Soviet Union Sizajondin Kamidov Soviet Union Ranezan Umarov Bulgaria Wasil Todorov Soviet Union Oleg Naniev

Junior Worlds, 1988–1995 (18 and Under)

Year 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 68 kg 74 kg 81 kg 88 kg 115 kg
1988 Cuba Jose David Panuela
Kim Jong-Shin
Soviet Union Ramil Ataulin
Vadim Bogiyev
North Korea Kim Song-U East Germany Andre Backhaus Bulgaria Georgi Peyschev Soviet Union Sergey Gubrinyuk Soviet Union Oleg Ladik
Andrej Shumilin
1989 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1990 Soviet Union Armen Mkrtchyan
Gholam Reza Mohammadi
Anuchavan Sahakyan
Iran M. Hassan Duon Soviet Union Zaza Zazirov Soviet Union Shabdan Agrimbaev Soviet Union Roman Grigorian Bulgaria Kalojan Baev
Igors Samusonoks
Turkey Zekeriya Güçlü
1991 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1992 Cuba Roberto Romero Monzon South Korea Chon Chan Yul Bulgaria Emil Tonev United States Jeff McGinness
Jang Jae-Sung
South Korea Kim Jang-Soo Tajikistan Stanislav Albegov Turkey Osman Albayrak United States Kerry McCoy Bulgaria Miho Boev
1993 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1994 Cuba Wilfredo Garcia Quintana Iran Alireza Dabir Greece Amiran Kardanov Moldova Ruslan Bodișteanu Russia Muhammed Nartokov Kyrgyzstan Alseit Toroguldiev Russia Ruslan Gadzhinov Turkey Murat Geroturk United States Sean Hage Russia Oleg Khorpiakov
1995 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held

Junior Worlds, 1996 (18 and Under)

Year 49 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 76 kg 83 kg 90 kg 115 kg
1996 Cuba Diando Kintana Iran Babak Nourzad Uzbekistan Mais Ibadov Cuba Yendris Pompa Russia Soslan Tomaev Iran Majid Khidan Kazakhstan Ramzan Murtazaliev Turkey Taşkın Özkale Russia Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov Cuba Alexis Rodríguez

List of 20 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

Junior Worlds, 1973–1977 (20 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg
1973 Bulgaria Nermedin Selimov Japan Funatsu Kaoru United States Jimmy Carr Japan Ganiko Kazunori Soviet Union Musa ? Soviet Union Magomed ? Bulgaria ? Mustafov Soviet Union ? Ortusuev
Salman Khasimikov
Bulgaria ? Strastev
1974 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1975 Soviet Union Anatoly Beloglazov Japan Murayama Suekichi Bulgaria Micho Dukov Soviet Union Alexander Michurov Bulgaria ? Hamdiev Soviet Union Anatoli Markovich Romania Tiberiu Seregeli Bulgaria ? Marinov Soviet Union Aslanbek Bisultanov
Jozsef Balla
1976 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1977 Soviet Union ? Kasabiev Soviet Union Magomedgasan Abushev United States Randy Lewis
Saipulla Absaidov
Soviet Union ? Kordev United States Mark Churella Iran Hassan ? United States Dan Severn Soviet Union Magomed Magomedov Bulgaria Petar Ivanov

Junior Worlds, 1979 (20 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg
1979 Soviet Union Ali Nean Gulakhmedov Soviet Union Iragi Shugaev Soviet Union Andrey Jarzev Soviet Union Magomedgasan Abushev Soviet Union Boris Budaev Soviet Union Youri Vorobiev Mongolia Aduutsjin Baatarkhu Soviet Union Sanasar Oganisyan Soviet Union G. Kurashvili Bulgaria M. Blagoev
1979 United States Dave Flores United States Bruce Malinowski United States Mark Timok United States ? Moser United States ? Grasinger United States ? Coffing United States ? Grisson United States ? Kalski United States ? Glasder United States ? Vavrosky

Junior Worlds, 1981 (20 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg
1981 Japan Ishikawa Shinichi Soviet Union ? Effendiev
Arsen Fadzayev
Soviet Union Stepan Sarkisyan Bulgaria ? Arunov Soviet Union Taymuraz Dzgoev Soviet Union Youri Vorobiev Bulgaria Angel Draganov Soviet Union Aslan Khadartsev Soviet Union Victor Zangiev

Junior Worlds, 1982 (20 and Under)

1982
Noh Kyung-Sun
Soviet Union Serik Alchimbaev Soviet Union Evgeni Kuralenok United States Joe Ghezzi United States Tony Cook Soviet Union Magomednebi Babator Soviet Union Kazbek Demurov Soviet Union Makharbek Khadartsev Soviet Union Leri Khabelov Soviet Union Aleksander Motuchvili

Espoir Worlds, 1983–1995 (20 and Under)

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg (1983–1985), 130 kg (1987–1995)
1983 Soviet Union Igor Pervochuk Soviet Union Aman Japparov Czech Republic Jozef Schwendtner South Korea Sa-Yong Chang Bulgaria Yueksel Mustafov Soviet Union Vladimir Dyugutov Romania Dumitru Chiru Soviet Union Robert Tibilov Soviet Union Leri Khabelov Canada John Tenta
1984 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1985
Marian Nedkov
Ivan Tzonov
Soviet Union Evgeni Musoyan Soviet Union Artur Fadzaev Soviet Union Artur Mutabilov
Rahmat Sukra
Soviet Union Abusamad Gamisov Bulgaria Stoyan Nentchev Soviet Union Nikolai Ivanov Soviet Union Nikolai Latushkin
1986 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1987
Gnel Medshlumyan
Japan Hideo Sasayama Cuba Lazaro Reinoso Martinez Soviet Union Pashrutdin Salibekov Canada Chris Wilson United States Joe Pantaleo Soviet Union Aleksander Savko Soviet Union Magomed Gatagadshev Soviet Union Arawat Sabejew Soviet Union Alexi Medved
1988 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1989 Iran Nasser Zeinal Nia Soviet Union Bagavdin Umakhanov Mongolia Suren Erdenebayar Iran Taghi Akbar Nejad Soviet Union Georgi Khinchegashvili Germany Alexander Leipold Turkey Sabahattin Oeztuerk Canada Alf Wurr East Germany Heiko Balz Soviet Union Andrei Shumilin
1990 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1991
Il Kim
North Korea Gwang-Chol Li Soviet Union Gassa Gassanov United States Alan Fried Soviet Union Ramil Ataulin No champion
Rasul Khadem Azghadi
Soviet Union Vitali Gizoev Turkey Oemer Aslantas Soviet Union Shorik Kashinov
1992 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1993 Armenia Armen Mkrtchyan Turkey Mevlana Kulac Uzbekistan Ramil Islamov Russia Ismail Boziev
Araik Gevorgyan
Uzbekistan Taimuras Urusov Ukraine Eldar Assanov Turkey Ahmet Dogli United States Jeffrey Walter Belarus Vyasheslav Pirsky
1994 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1995 Cuba Wilfredo Garcia Quintana Iran Behnam Tayebi-Kermani Belarus Nikolai Savin Iran Bahman Shahbazi Cuba Yosmany Sanchez Larrudet Russia Buvaisar Saitiev Iran Alireza Heidari Iran Abdul Reza Karegar Russia Vadim Tasoyev Russia Timur Piliev

Junior Worlds, 1997–1998 (20 and Under)

Year 49 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 76 kg 83 kg 90 kg 115 kg
1997 Iran Mohammad Rezaei Turkey Ramazan Demir Iran Alireza Dabir Moldova Ruslan Bodișteanu Russia Dimitri Kirilov Russia Arsen Gitinov Iran Majid Khodaei Iran Fereydoun Ghanbari Turkey Sermest Bulut
Aydin Polatci
1998 Iran Alireza Darvishi Iran Babak Nourzad United States Stephen Abas Turkey Mehmet Yozgat Russia Zaur Botaev United States Donny Pritzlaff Russia Shamil Aliev Russia Sazhid Sazhidov
Georgi Gogshelidze
Russia Artyom Achigev

Junior Worlds, 1999–2001 (20 and Under)

Year 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 97 kg 130 kg
1999 United States Timothy Hill Cuba Rene Montero Rosales Iran Mehdi Nikmanesh Moldova Nicolai Paslar South Korea Kwon-Sub Choi Iran Bahram Abedi Russia Vadim Laliev
Georgi Gogshelidze
Russia Artyom Achigev
2000 Uzbekistan Dilshod Mansurov Russia Alexander Kontoev Kazakhstan Abil Ibragimov Kazakhstan Iosef Momsedlidze Russia Murat Umarov Iran Majid Ramezani Russia Sazhid Sazhidov Russia Oleg Kallagov Ukraine Ivan Ischenko
2001 Georgia (country) Amiran Elbakidze Uzbekistan Dilshod Mansurov Kyrgyzstan Ulan Nadyrbek Uulu Georgia (country) Shalva Muziashvili Abajevi India Ramesh Kumar Russia Sergey Vitkovski
Khadjimourat Gatsalov
Iran Mohammad Hossein Khaleghifar India Palwinder Singh Cheema

Junior Worlds, 2002–2017 (20 and Under)

Year 50 kg 55 kg 60 kg 66 kg 74 kg 84 kg 96 kg 120 kg
2002 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2003 Iran Farzan Bahrami Turkey Ersin Cetin Russia Makhach Murtazaliev
Geandry Garzon Caballero
Russia Sergey Vitkovski
Georgi Tibilov
Magomed Ibragimov
Iran Hadi Pouralijan
2004 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2005 Kyrgyzstan Iliaz Ozumbekov Russia Besik Kudukhov Russia Vakiv Kaziev Russia Shamil Batirov Bulgaria Mihail Ganev
Georgy Ketoyev
Iran Amir Abbas Moradi Ganji
Beylal Makhov
2006 Turkey Ahmet Peker
Djamal Otarsultanov
Iran Mehdi Taghavi Russia Darsam Dzaparov Russia Kakhaber Khubezhty Latvia Imants Lagodskis Russia Alan Lokhov
Beylal Makhov
2007 Mongolia Dashpuntsag Tulga
Djamal Otarsultanov
Iran Mehdi Taghavi United States Bubba Jenkins Russia Denis Tsargush Uzbekistan Abdul Ammaev
Valerii Andriitsev
Russia Bakhtiyar Akhmedov
2008 Turkey Ahmet Peker Russia Nariman Israpilov Iran Masoud Esmaeilpour Russia Magomedmurad Gadzhiev Russia Magomed Zubairov Russia Abdusalam Gadisov
Alen Zasyeyev
Russia Soslan Gaglojev
2009 Turkey Ahmet Peker Iran Hassan Rahimi Russia Timur Tsabolov
Jabrail Hasanov
Iran Saeid Tavakkol
Selim Yasar
Iran Erfan Amiri United States Dom Bradley
2010 Russia Zikrula Dadaev Georgia (country) Vladimer Khinchegashvili Russia Gadzhi Abdulaev Russia Alan Gogaev Georgia (country) Davit Khutsishvili Russia Andrey Valiev Russia Shamil Akhmedov Ukraine Muradin Kushkhov
2011 Russia Magomed Magomedaliev Georgia (country) Vladimer Khinchegashvili Azerbaijan Toghrul Asgarov Russia Khetag Tsabolov Russia Tamerlan Akhmedov Georgia (country) Dato Marsagishvili Iran Hamed Talebi Iran Jaber Sadeghzadeh
2012 Russia Magomed Magomedaliev Mongolia Erdenebatyn Bekhbayar Iran Behnam Ehsanpour Russia Magomed Kurbanaliev Russia Zaur Makiev Iran Mohammad Javad Ebrahimi Iran Mehran Mirzaei Russia Magomedgadzhi Nurasulov
2013 Turkey Süleyman Atlı Iran Younes Sarmasti Azerbaijan Akhmednabi Gvartzatilov Turkey Selahattin Kılıçsallayan Russia Alan Zaseev Russia Vladislav Valiev United States Kyle Snyder Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili
2014 Russia Khasan Hussein Badrudinov Russia Azamat Tuskaev Iran Iman Sadeghi Iran Hassan Yazdani France Zelimkhan Khadjiev Iran Alireza Karimi Russia Georgi Gogaev Canada Amar Dhesi
2015 United States Spencer Lee Azerbaijan Mahir Amiraslanov Iran Iman Sadeghi Azerbaijan Teymur Mammadov Russia Gadzhi Nabiev Iran Mojtaba Goleij Azerbaijan Nurmagomed Gadzhiev Azerbaijan Said Gamidov
2016 United States Spencer Lee Azerbaijan Afgan Khashalov Iran Peiman Biabani Turkey Enes Uslu United States Mark Hall Russia Arsenali Musalaliev Iran Hossein Shahbazigazvar Russia Kazbek Khubulov
2017 Azerbaijan Shahin Mukhtarov United States Daton Fix Russia Abdula Akhmedov Russia David Baev United States Mark Hall Russia Artur Naifonov Russia Shamil Ali Musaev United States Gable Steveson

Junior Worlds, 2018– (20 and Under)

Year 57 kg 61 kg 65 kg 70 kg 74 kg 79 kg 86 kg 92 kg 97 kg 125 kg
2018 Russia Akhmed Idrisov Russia Abasgadzhi Magomedov Russia Saiyn Kazyryk Azerbaijan Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev United States Mekhi Lewis Japan Hayato Ishiguro Turkey Arif Ozen Iran Abbas Ali Foroutan Russia Magomedkhan Magomedov Russia Soslan Khinchagov
2019 Japan Toshiya Abe Japan Kaiki Yamaguchi Iran Amir Hossein Maghsoudi Ukraine Erik Arushanian United States David Carr Russia Amkhad Tashukhadhziev India Deepak Punia
Alan Bagaev
Iran Abbas Ali Foroutan United States Mason Parris
2020 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2021 Russia Ramazan Bagavudinov Iran Rahman Amouzad Russia Shamil Mamedov Iran Erfan Elahi United States Keegan Daniel Otoole Iran Mohammad Nokhodi Iran Amir Hossein Firouzpour United States Rocky Joseph Elam United States Braxton James Amos Iran Ali Mohammadebrahim Akbarpour
2022 United States Jore Volk Japan Yuto Nishiuchi Uzbekistan Umidjon Jalolov Azerbaijan Kanan Heybatov Azerbaijan Dzhabrail Gadzhiev Iran Sobhan Yari France Rakhim Magamadov Iran Amir Hossein Firouzpour United States Ben Kueter Iran Amir Reza Masoumi
2023 Japan Yuto Nishiuchi India Kumar Mohit Iran Reza Shakeri United States Meyer Shapiro United States Mitchell Mesenbrink Russia Ibragim Kadiev France Rakhim Magamadov Iran Mohammadmobin Azimi Iran Abolfazl Babaloo Iran Amir Reza Masoumi

List of 23 and Under World Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling

U-23 Worlds, 2017 (23 and Under)

Year 57 kg 61 kg 65 kg 70 kg 74 kg 86 kg 97 kg 125 kg
2017
Cuba Reineri Andreu Japan Rinya Nakamura Russia Nachyn Kuular United States Richard Anthony Lewis Russia Gadzhi Nabiev Russia Alikhan Zhabrailov Iran Mojtaba Goleij Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili

U-23 Worlds, 2018– (23 and Under)

Year 57 kg 61 kg 65 kg 70 kg 74 kg 79 kg 86 kg 92 kg 97 kg 125 kg
2018 Japan Toshihiro Hasegawa Russia Magomedrasul Idrisov Japan Rei Higuchi Slovakia Tajmuraz Salkazanov Georgia (country) Avtandil Kentchadze Georgia (country) Nika Kentchadze Iran Kamran Ghasempour Azerbaijan Shamil Zubairov Georgia (country) Givi Matcharashvili Russia Said Gamidov
2019 Cuba Reineri Andreu Kyrgyzstan Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov Azerbaijan Turan Bayramov Georgia (country) Mirza Skhulukhia Russia Razambek Zhamalov Georgia (country) Tariel Gaphrindashvili Iran Kamran Ghasempour United States Bo Nickal Iran Mojtaba Goleij Iran Amir Hossein Zare
2020 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2021 Azerbaijan Aliabbas Rzazade Armenia Arsen Harutyunyan Greece Georgios Pilidis Kyrgyzstan Ernazar Akmataliev Russia Chermen Valiev Russia Magomed Magomaev Ukraine Mukhammed Aliiev Azerbaijan Osman Nurmagomedov Iran Amir Ali Azarpira United States Anthony Cassioppi
2022 India Aman Sehrawat Armenia Arsen Harutyunyan Armenia Vazgen Tevanyan Georgia (country) Giorgi Elbakidze Iran Mohammad Sadegh Firouzpour Georgia (country) Vladimeri Gamkrelidze Japan Tatsuya Shirai Iran Amir Hossein Firouzpour Iran Amir Ali Azarpira Iran Amir Reza Masoumi
2023 Authorised Neutral Athletes Nachyn Mongush Authorised Neutral Athletes Bashir Magomedov Authorised Neutral Athletes Ibragim Ibragimov Authorised Neutral Athletes Inalbek Sheriev United States Keegan O'Toole Authorised Neutral Athletes Magomed Magomaev United States Aaron Brooks Turkey Muhammed Gimri United States Isaac Trumble United States Wyatt Hendrickson

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