Wrestling World Cup Explained

Wrestling World Cup
Status:	Active
Genre:	Sports event
Date:	Various
Frequency:	Triennial
Location:	Various
Organised:	United World Wrestling
People:	Joe Scalzo^[1] ^[2]

Wrestling World Cup is an international wrestling competition among teams representing member nations of the United World Wrestling (UWW) the sport's global governing body. The cups have been conducted by FILA (the UWW predecessor) every year since the 1973 tournament. The World Cup began as a dual-meet competition for the top teams on each continent, but now features the top teams in the rankings of the previous year's world championships.^[3]

Two individual competitions under the same name were held in 1956 and 1958 before establishing the current World Cup comeptition in 1973.^[4] Besides that, the UWW had another competition called the Individual World Cup as a replacement event for the 2020 World Cup Championships.

Competitions

Men's freestyle

Year	Host city	Dates	1st	2nd	3rd	Ref
1973	Toledo	May 19–20
1974	Las Palmas	July 20–21
1975	Toledo	March 29–30
1976	Toledo	Feb. 29 – Mar. 1
1977	Toledo	March 26–27
1978	Toledo	April 1–2
1979	Toledo	Mar. 31 – Apr. 1
1980	Toledo	March 29–30
1981	Toledo	March 28–29
1982	Toledo	March 27–28
1983	Toledo	March 26–27
1984	Toledo	Mar. 31 – Apr. 1
1985	Toledo	March 30–31
1986	Toledo	March 22–23
1987	Ulaanbaatar	November 28–29
1988	Toledo	March 26–27
1989	Toledo	April 1–2
1990	Toledo	Mar. 31 – Apr. 1
1991	Toledo	April 6–7
1992	Moscow	November 14–15
1993	Chattanooga	April 2–3				^[5]
1994	Edmonton	March 25–26
1995	Chattanooga	April 7–8
1996	Tehran	November 7–8				^[6]
1997	Stillwater	April 4–5
1998	Stillwater	April 4–5				^[7]
1999	Spokane	April 2–3				^[8]
2000	Fairfax	February 5–6				^[9]
2001	Baltimore	May 5–6				^[10]
2002	Spokane	April 6–7				^[11]
2003	Boise	April 5–6		All-World Team		^[12]
2004	Baku	April 3–4
2005	Tashkent	March 12–13				^[13]
2006	Sari	February 18–19				^[14]
2007	Krasnoyarsk	March 24–25				^[15]
2008	Vladikavkaz	February 16–17
2009	Tehran	March 7–8
2010	Moscow	March 6–7
2011	Makhachkala	March 19–20
2012	Baku	May 12–13
2013	Tehran	February 21–22
2014	Los Angeles	March 15–16				^[16]
2015	Los Angeles	April 11–12				^[17]
2016	Los Angeles	June 11–12				^[18]
2017	Kermanshah	February 16–17				^[19]
2018	Iowa City	April 7–8				^[20]
2019	Yakutsk	March 16–17				^[21]
2022	Coralville	December 10–11			All-World Team
2025	TBD	December 6–7

Titles

• 15
• 15
• 8
• 7
• 2
• 1

Men's Greco-Roman

Year	Host city	Dates	1st	2nd	3rd	Ref
1980	Trelleborg	December 1–2
1981	Sofia	November 27–29		No data available
1982	Budapest	November 26–28			All-European Team
1983	Thessaloniki	November 25–27
1984	Seinäjoki	November 10–11
1985	Lund	November 9–10
1986	Oak Lawn	November 15–16				^[22]
1987	Albany	November 14–15
1988	Athens	November 19–20
1989	Fredrikstad	November 25–26
1990	Gothenburg	November 24–25
1991	Thessaloniki	November 9–10
1992	Besançon	November 20–21
1993	Heinola	November 6–7
1994	Kecskemét	October 29–30
1995	Schifferstadt	November 4–5
1996	Colorado Springs	November 9–10
1997	Tehran	November 13–14				^[23]
2001	Levallois-Perret	November 3–4
2002	Cairo	October 19–20
2003	Almaty	October 25–26
2004	Tbilisi	November 6–7
2005	Tehran	February 3–4
2006	Budapest	March 4–5				^[24]
2007	Antalya	February 24–25
2008	Szombathely	February 28–29
2009	Clermont-Ferrand	February 20–21
2010	Yerevan	February 13–14
2011	Minsk	February 19–20
2012	Saransk	May 19–20
2013	Tehran	February 19–20
2014	Tehran	May 15–16				^[25]
2015	Tehran	February 19–20				^[26]
2016	Shiraz	May 19–20				^[27]
2017	Abadan	March 16–17				^[28]
2022	Baku	November 5–6			All-World Team
2025	TBD	November 22–23

Titles

• 12
• 7
• 6
• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1
• 1

Women's freestyle

Year	Host city	Dates	1st	2nd	3rd	Ref
2001	Levallois-Perret	November 3–4				^[29]
2002	Cairo	October 19–20				^[30]
2003	Tokyo	October 11–12				^[31]
2004	Tokyo	October 8–9				^[32]
2005	Clermont-Ferrand	May 20–21				^[33]
2006	Nagoya	May 20–21				^[34]
2007	Krasnoyarsk	March 22–23
2008	Taiyuan	January 19–20
2009	Taiyuan	March 21–22
2010	Nanjing	March 27–28
2011	Liévin	March 5–6
2012	Tokyo	May 26–27
2013	Ulaanbaatar	March 2–3
2014	Tokyo	March 15–16				^[35]
2015	Saint Petersburg	March 7–8				^[36]
2017	Cheboksary	December 1–2				^[37]
2018	Takasaki	March 17–18				^[38]
2019	Narita	November 16–17				^[39]
2022	Coralville	December 10–11
2025	Nagoya	November 8–9

Titles

• 11
• 6
• 1
• 1

See also

• World Wrestling Championships
• 1956 Wrestling World Cup
• 1958 Wrestling World Cup
• 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup

References

General

• Всё о вольной борьбе : 1904-1996

Specific

External links

• UWW Database

See main article: world cups.

Notes and References

1. Joseph R. Scalzo was the wrestling coach at the University of Toledo and later an AAU executive, who was instrumental in promoting Toledo, Ohio, as a host city for 17 annual editions of Freestyle Wrestling World Cup.
2. Book: Golubev, V. L.. Soslan Andiyev. Сослан Андиев (1981 год, Москва, Физкультура и спорт). ru. Fizkultura i sport. Moscow. 1981.
3. Web site: Japan Qualifies for 2012 FS World Cup, 1st Time Since 1998. 30 November 2011. Japan Wrestling. 13 January 2012.
4. News: UWW Hall of Fame Joe Scalzo . 12 December 2022 . United World Wrestling.
5. Web site: Universalium Wrestling . universalium.academic.ru . 25 May 2020.
6. Web site: جام جهانی کشتی آزاد - 1996، تهران . https://web.archive.org/web/20071017051939/http://parssport.ir/wrestling/world%20cup%20fs/1996/1996.htm . dead . 17 October 2007 . parssport.ir . 25 May 2020 . fa.
7. Web site: Russia wins World Cup, after edging USA 16-15 in the final dual meet . https://web.archive.org/web/20120710203918/http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=3092 . dead . 10 July 2012 . themat.com . 25 May 2020.
8. Web site: Session 4 of Freestyle World Cup - USA defeats Iran to win World Cup title . https://web.archive.org/web/20120710192014/http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=2852 . dead . 10 July 2012 . themat.com . 25 May 2020.
9. Web site: USA wins Freestyle World Cup team title, with four individual champions . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606235307/http://themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=2570 . dead . 6 June 2014 . themat.com . 25 May 2020.
10. Web site: 2001 Freestyle World Cup of Wrestling . https://web.archive.org/web/20111224192403/http://www.themat.com/results.php?page=display_results&EventID=3356 . dead . 24 December 2011 . themat.com . 25 May 2020.
11. Web site: Team standings and Individual medalists at Northern Quest 2002 World Cup of Wrestling . https://web.archive.org/web/20120710073022/http://themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=4916 . dead . 10 July 2012 . themat.com . 25 May 2020.
12. Web site: USA edges Russia in final dual to take World Cup title; World Select team places second . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711020946/http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=7487 . dead . 11 July 2012 . themat.com . 25 May 2020.
13. Web site: Freestyle Wrestling World Cup Tashkent 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050512030131/http://www.fila-wrestling.com:80/download/wcf2005.pdf . dead . 12 May 2005 . . 21 May 2020.
14. Web site: Freestyle Wrestling World Cup Sari 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060427175711/http://www.fila-wrestling.com:80/download/wcfs06.pdf . dead . 27 April 2006 . . 21 May 2020.
15. Web site: World Cup, Krasnoyarsk, Russia . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926012003/http://www.themat.com/results.php?page=display_results_style&ResultID=100806 . dead . 26 September 2011 . themat.com . 25 May 2020.
16. Web site: Freestyle World Cup 2014 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919155232/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/results_03_losangeles.pdf . 19 September 2016 . live .
17. Web site: Freestyle World Cup 2015 . . 21 May 2020.
18. Web site: Freestyle World Cup 2016 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622135158/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_06_losangeles.pdf . 22 June 2020 . live .
19. Web site: Freestyle World Cup 2017 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827165121/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_02_kermanshah_0.pdf . 27 August 2017 . live .
20. Web site: Freestyle World Cup 2018 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171515/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-04/final-book.pdf . 9 April 2018 . live .
21. Web site: Freestyle World Cup 2019 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200623045050/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-03/2019_freestyle_world_cup_final-book_0.pdf . 23 June 2020 . live .
22. Web site: Soviets Pounce on U.S. to Win Cup . . 25 May 2020 . 17 November 1986.
23. Web site: ترک ها جام جهانی کشتی فرنگی را به ترکیه بردند . . 25 May 2020 . fa.
24. Web site: Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup Budapest 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060428061554/http://www.fila-wrestling.com:80/download/wcgr06results.pdf . dead . 28 April 2006 . . 21 May 2020.
25. Web site: Greco-Roman World Cup 2014 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200130042434/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/results_05_tehran_wc.pdf . 30 January 2020 . live .
26. Web site: Greco-Roman World Cup 2015 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908102640/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_02_tehran.pdf . 8 September 2015 . live .
27. Web site: Greco-Roman World Cup 2016 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200623031530/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/20160520_gr-world-cup_iri_final-book.pdf . 23 June 2020 . live .
28. Web site: Greco-Roman World Cup 2017 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622191549/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/2017-gr-world-cup_final-book_0.pdf . 22 June 2020 . live .
29. Web site: Women's World Cup . https://web.archive.org/web/20111224193050/http://www.themat.com/results.php?page=display_results&EventID=3084 . dead . 24 December 2011 . themat.com . 25 May 2020.
30. Web site: Women's World Cup – final results – Canada finishes in 5th place . https://web.archive.org/web/20030514045312/http://www.wrestling.ca/news/article.php?id=121 . dead . 14 May 2003 . Wrestling Canada . 25 May 2020.
31. Web site: 日本、米国が５戦全勝で対決へ…女子ワールドカップ . Japan Wrestling . 25 May 2020.
32. Web site: Women's World Cup – Results, 2nd Day . Japan Wrestling . 25 May 2020.
33. Web site: Japan Wins 4th Women's World Cup Title . Japan Wrestling . 25 May 2020.
34. Web site: Japan Wins 3rd Straight World Cup, 5th Overall . Japan Wrestling . 25 May 2020.
35. Web site: Women's World Cup 2014 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622042442/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/results_03_tokyo.pdf . 22 June 2020 . live .
36. Web site: Women's World Cup 2015 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150411093147/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_03_stpetersburg.pdf . 11 April 2015 . live .
37. Web site: Women's World Cup 2017 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211053254/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2017-12/final_book_ww_2017_1.pdf . 11 December 2017 . live .
38. Web site: Women's World Cup 2018 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180318183311/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-03/final-book.pdf . 18 March 2018 . live .
39. Web site: Women's World Cup 2019 Results Book . . 21 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191117165311/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/womens_world_cup_final-book_0.pdf . 17 November 2019 . live .