2002 World Wrestling Championships Explained

2002 World Wrestling Championships
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Size:110
Size2:110
Size3:110
Host City Gr: Moscow, Russia
Dates Gr:20–22 September 2002
Stadium Gr:Universal Sports Hall CSKA
Host City Fs: Tehran, Iran
Dates Fs:5–7 September 2002
Stadium Fs:Azadi Indoor Stadium
Host City W: Chalcis, Greece
Dates W:2–3 November 2002
Stadium W:Tasos Kampouris Hall
Previous:2001
Next:2003

The following are the final results of the 2002 World Wrestling Championships. The 36th Men's Freestyle Competition was held in Tehran, Iran, while the 47th Men's Greco-Roman Competition was staged in Moscow, Russia and the 15th Women's Competition in Chalcis, Greece.

Team ranking

width=50 rowspan="2"RankMen's freestyleMen's Greco-RomanWomen's freestyle
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144 45 47
242 27 34
335 26 32
434 22 27
534 22 26
619 21 25
719 20 24
816 17 21
915 17 21
10 14 16 20

Medal summary

Men's freestyle

55 kg
60 kg
66 kg
74 kg
84 kg
96 kg
120 kg

Men's Greco-Roman

55 kg
60 kg
66 kg
74 kg
84 kg
96 kg
120 kg

Women's freestyle

48 kg
51 kg
55 kg
59 kg
63 kg
67 kg
72 kg

Participating nations

Men's freestyle

183 competitors from 42 nations participated. The United States freestyle team did not participate due to security concerns.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman

215 competitors from 51 nations participated.

Women's freestyle

150 competitors from 34 nations participated.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USA Wrestling decides not to attend World Freestyle Championships in Iran and requests that FILA move the event to another location . USA Wrestling Connecticut . 14 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206062525/http://www.usawct.org/news/2002_2003/usworlds.html . 6 February 2012 . dead .