List of World Championships medalists in wrestling (freestyle) explained
See main article: World Wrestling Championships. This is a List of World Championships medalists in men's freestyle wrestling.
Light flyweight
Flyweight
- 52 kg: 1951–1995
- 54 kg: 1997–2001
Bantamweight
- 57 kg: 1951–1995
- 58 kg: 1997–2001
- 55 kg: 2002–2013
- 57 kg: 2014–
Featherweight
- 62 kg: 1951–1961
- 63 kg: 1962–1967
- 62 kg: 1969–1995
- 63 kg: 1997–2001
- 60 kg: 2002–2013
- 61 kg: 2014–
Lightweight
- 67 kg: 1951–1961
- 70 kg: 1962–1967
- 68 kg: 1969–1995
- 69 kg: 1997–2001
- 66 kg: 2002–2013
- 65 kg: 2014–
Light welterweight
Welterweight
- 73 kg: 1951–1961
- 78 kg: 1962–1967
- 74 kg: 1969–1995
- 76 kg: 1997–2001
- 74 kg: 2002–
Light middleweight
Middleweight
- 79 kg: 1951–1961
- 87 kg: 1962–1967
- 82 kg: 1969–1995
- 85 kg: 1997–2001
- 84 kg: 2002–2013
- 86 kg: 2014–
Light heavyweight
- 87 kg: 1951–1961
- 97 kg: 1962–1967
- 90 kg: 1969–1995
- 92 kg: 2018–
Heavyweight
- +87 kg: 1951–1961
- +97 kg: 1962–1967
- 100 kg: 1969–1995
- 97 kg: 1997–2001
- 96 kg: 2002–2013
- 97 kg: 2014–
Super heavyweight
- +100 kg: 1969–1983
- 130 kg: 1985–2001
- 120 kg: 2002–2013
- 125 kg: 2014–
Medal table
- Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.
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